diff --git a/app/menu.c b/app/menu.c
index 5afc1d513..ecfc245fc 100644
--- a/app/menu.c
+++ b/app/menu.c
@@ -1339,6 +1339,10 @@ static void MENU_Key_EXIT(bool bKeyPressed, bool bKeyHeld)
 
 	if (!gCssBackgroundScan)
 	{
+		/* Backlight related menus set full brightness. Set it back to the configured value,
+		   just in case we are exiting from one of them. */
+		BACKLIGHT_SetBrightness(gEeprom.BACKLIGHT_MAX);
+
 		if (gIsInSubMenu)
 		{
 			if (gInputBoxIndex == 0 || UI_MENU_GetCurrentMenuId() != MENU_OFFSET)
diff --git a/ui/menu.c b/ui/menu.c
index 327646d58..d484dbf91 100644
--- a/ui/menu.c
+++ b/ui/menu.c
@@ -488,6 +488,12 @@ void UI_DisplayMenu(void)
 
 	bool already_printed = false;
 
+	/* Brightness is set to max in some entries of this menu. Return it to the configured brightness
+	   level the "next" time we enter here.I.e., when we move from one menu to another.
+	   It also has to be set back to max when pressing the Exit key. */
+
+	BACKLIGHT_SetBrightness(gEeprom.BACKLIGHT_MAX);
+
 	switch (UI_MENU_GetCurrentMenuId())
 	{
 		case MENU_SQL: