diff --git a/common/menu.c b/common/menu.c
index 74bf456..7916ac4 100644
--- a/common/menu.c
+++ b/common/menu.c
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ void launchApplyThemeTask(menuEntry_s* arg) {
     computeFrontGradient(themeCurrent.frontWaveColor, 280); 
 }
 
+bool menuIsNetloaderActive(void) {
+    return hbmenu_state == HBMENU_NETLOADER_ACTIVE;
+}
+
 //Draws an RGB888 or RGBA8888 image.
 static void drawImage(int x, int y, int width, int height, const uint8_t *image, ImageMode mode) {
     int tmpx, tmpy;
diff --git a/common/menu.h b/common/menu.h
index 44ff1dd..bd7894f 100644
--- a/common/menu.h
+++ b/common/menu.h
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ char *menuGetRootBasePath(void);
 
 void menuHandleAButton(void);
 
+bool menuIsNetloaderActive(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/nx_main/nx_touch.c b/nx_main/nx_touch.c
index 2d499c9..d8d3fe5 100644
--- a/nx_main/nx_touch.c
+++ b/nx_main/nx_touch.c
@@ -93,7 +93,9 @@ void handleTouch(menu_s* menu) {
         int x2 = touchInfo.prevTouch.px;
         int y2 = touchInfo.prevTouch.py;
 
-        if (menuIsMsgBoxOpen()) {
+        bool netloader_active = menuIsNetloaderActive();
+
+        if (menuIsMsgBoxOpen() && !netloader_active) {
             MessageBox currMsgBox = menuGetCurrentMsgBox();
             int start_x = 1280 / 2 - currMsgBox.width / 2;
             int start_y = (720 / 2 - currMsgBox.height / 2) + (currMsgBox.height - 80);
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ void handleTouch(menu_s* menu) {
             if (x1 > start_x && x1 < end_x && y1 > start_y && y1 < end_y && touchInfo.isTap) {
                 menuCloseMsgBox();
             }
-        } else if (touchInfo.isTap) {
+        } else if (touchInfo.isTap && !netloader_active) {
             // App Icons
             if (y1 > LISTING_START_Y && y1 < LISTING_END_Y) {
                 handleTappingOnApp(menu, touchInfo.prevTouch.px);
@@ -138,4 +140,4 @@ void handleTouch(menu_s* menu) {
 
         touchInfo.gestureInProgress = false;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}