diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/QHybridSupport.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/QHybridSupport.java
index 58808c9a3..0bb4e9eea 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/QHybridSupport.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/QHybridSupport.java
@@ -269,7 +269,8 @@ public class QHybridSupport extends QHybridBaseSupport {
                     case QHYBRID_COMMAND_SET_WIDGET_CONTENT: {
                         String id = String.valueOf(intent.getExtras().get("EXTRA_WIDGET_ID"));
                         String content = String.valueOf(intent.getExtras().get("EXTRA_CONTENT"));
-                        watchAdapter.setWidgetContent(id, content);
+                        boolean render = intent.getBooleanExtra("EXTRA_RENDER", true);
+                        watchAdapter.setWidgetContent(id, content, render);
                         break;
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/WatchAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/WatchAdapter.java
index c561f2ea2..a493062b0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/WatchAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/WatchAdapter.java
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@ public abstract class WatchAdapter {
     public void setMusicState(MusicStateSpec stateSpec) {
     }
 
-    public void setWidgetContent(String widgetID, String content) {
+    public void setWidgetContent(String widgetID, String content, boolean render) {
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
index fb55b18ef..d2a106370 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/devices/qhybrid/adapter/fossil_hr/FossilHRWatchAdapter.java
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ public class FossilHRWatchAdapter extends FossilWatchAdapter {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void setWidgetContent(String widgetID, String content) {
+    public void setWidgetContent(String widgetID, String content, boolean render) {
         boolean update = false;
         for(CustomWidget widget : this.widgets){
             CustomWidgetElement element = widget.getElement(widgetID);
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public class FossilHRWatchAdapter extends FossilWatchAdapter {
             update = true;
         }
 
-        if(update) renderWidgets();
+        if(render && update) renderWidgets();
     }
 
     private void negotiateSymmetricKey() {