diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-gifts-matter.md b/.changeset/tiny-gifts-matter.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..efd5fb96229c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-gifts-matter.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"live-mobile": patch
+---
+
+Block password lock when scanning QR
diff --git a/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/Accounts/screens/AddAccount/useAddAccountViewModel.ts b/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/Accounts/screens/AddAccount/useAddAccountViewModel.ts
index 999a2593598f..53a4a2ef8685 100644
--- a/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/Accounts/screens/AddAccount/useAddAccountViewModel.ts
+++ b/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/Accounts/screens/AddAccount/useAddAccountViewModel.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { useNavigation } from "@react-navigation/native";
 import { BaseComposite, StackNavigatorProps } from "~/components/RootNavigator/types/helpers";
 import { WalletSyncNavigatorStackParamList } from "~/components/RootNavigator/types/WalletSyncNavigator";
 import { useCurrentStep } from "LLM/features/WalletSync/hooks/useCurrentStep";
+import { blockPasswordLock } from "~/actions/appstate";
+import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
 
 type AddAccountDrawerProps = {
   isOpened: boolean;
@@ -20,18 +22,23 @@ type NavigationProps = BaseComposite<
 const startingStep = Steps.AddAccountMethod;
 
 const useAddAccountViewModel = ({ isOpened, onClose }: AddAccountDrawerProps) => {
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
   const { currentStep, setCurrentStep } = useCurrentStep();
   const [currentOption, setCurrentOption] = useState<Options>(Options.SCAN);
   const navigateToChooseSyncMethod = () => setCurrentStep(Steps.ChooseSyncMethod);
-  const navigateToQrCodeMethod = () => setCurrentStep(Steps.QrCodeMethod);
+  const navigateToQrCodeMethod = () => {
+    dispatch(blockPasswordLock(true)); // Avoid Background on Android
+    setCurrentStep(Steps.QrCodeMethod);
+  };
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProps["navigation"]>();
   const onGoBack = () => setCurrentStep(getPreviousStep(currentStep));
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setCurrentStep(startingStep);
-  }, [setCurrentStep]);
+  }, [isOpened, setCurrentStep]);
 
   const reset = () => {
+    dispatch(blockPasswordLock(false));
     setCurrentStep(startingStep);
     setCurrentOption(Options.SCAN);
   };
diff --git a/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/WalletSync/screens/Activation/useActivationDrawerModel.ts b/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/WalletSync/screens/Activation/useActivationDrawerModel.ts
index 4ae33187ffd4..a5a309f6b14f 100644
--- a/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/WalletSync/screens/Activation/useActivationDrawerModel.ts
+++ b/apps/ledger-live-mobile/src/newArch/features/WalletSync/screens/Activation/useActivationDrawerModel.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { useNavigation } from "@react-navigation/native";
 import { BaseComposite, StackNavigatorProps } from "~/components/RootNavigator/types/helpers";
 import { WalletSyncNavigatorStackParamList } from "~/components/RootNavigator/types/WalletSyncNavigator";
 import { useCurrentStep } from "../../hooks/useCurrentStep";
+import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
+import { blockPasswordLock } from "~/actions/appstate";
 
 type Props = {
   isOpen: boolean;
@@ -27,9 +29,12 @@ const useActivationDrawerModel = ({ isOpen, startingStep, handleClose }: Props)
   const { onClickTrack } = useLedgerSyncAnalytics();
   const { currentStep, setCurrentStep } = useCurrentStep();
 
+  const dispatch = useDispatch();
+
   useEffect(() => {
     setCurrentStep(startingStep);
-  }, [startingStep, setCurrentStep]);
+  }, [startingStep, isOpen, setCurrentStep]);
+
   const [currentOption, setCurrentOption] = useState<Options>(Options.SCAN);
   const navigation = useNavigation<NavigationProps["navigation"]>();
   const hasCustomHeader = useMemo(() => currentStep === Steps.QrCodeMethod, [currentStep]);
@@ -59,6 +64,8 @@ const useActivationDrawerModel = ({ isOpen, startingStep, handleClose }: Props)
       button: AnalyticsButton.ScanQRCode,
       page: AnalyticsPage.ChooseSyncMethod,
     });
+
+    dispatch(blockPasswordLock(true));
     setCurrentStep(Steps.QrCodeMethod);
   };
 
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@ const useActivationDrawerModel = ({ isOpen, startingStep, handleClose }: Props)
   const goBackToPreviousStep = () => setCurrentStep(getPreviousStep(currentStep));
 
   const onCloseDrawer = () => {
+    dispatch(blockPasswordLock(false));
     resetStep();
     resetOption();
     handleClose();