diff --git a/app/src/control_msg.c b/app/src/control_msg.c
index 436a886142..69e750140a 100644
--- a/app/src/control_msg.c
+++ b/app/src/control_msg.c
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ control_msg_serialize(const struct control_msg *msg, unsigned char *buf) {
             buffer_write32be(&buf[17],
                              (uint32_t) msg->inject_scroll_event.vscroll);
             return 21;
+        case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON:
+            buf[1] = msg->inject_keycode.action;
+            return 2;
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD: {
             buf[1] = !!msg->set_clipboard.paste;
             size_t len = write_string(msg->set_clipboard.text,
@@ -77,7 +80,6 @@ control_msg_serialize(const struct control_msg *msg, unsigned char *buf) {
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_SET_SCREEN_POWER_MODE:
             buf[1] = msg->set_screen_power_mode.mode;
             return 2;
-        case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON:
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_EXPAND_NOTIFICATION_PANEL:
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_COLLAPSE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL:
         case CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_GET_CLIPBOARD:
diff --git a/app/src/control_msg.h b/app/src/control_msg.h
index 1b25591de1..8d9ab7d42d 100644
--- a/app/src/control_msg.h
+++ b/app/src/control_msg.h
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ struct control_msg {
             int32_t hscroll;
             int32_t vscroll;
         } inject_scroll_event;
+        struct {
+            enum android_keyevent_action action; // action for the BACK key
+            // screen may only be turned on on ACTION_DOWN
+        } back_or_screen_on;
         struct {
             char *text; // owned, to be freed by free()
             bool paste;
diff --git a/app/src/input_manager.c b/app/src/input_manager.c
index 10af6e8b4e..c10e53af5d 100644
--- a/app/src/input_manager.c
+++ b/app/src/input_manager.c
@@ -146,13 +146,25 @@ action_cut(struct controller *controller, int actions) {
 }
 
 // turn the screen on if it was off, press BACK otherwise
+// If the screen is off, it is turned on only on ACTION_DOWN
 static void
-press_back_or_turn_screen_on(struct controller *controller) {
+press_back_or_turn_screen_on(struct controller *controller, int actions) {
     struct control_msg msg;
     msg.type = CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON;
 
-    if (!controller_push_msg(controller, &msg)) {
-        LOGW("Could not request 'press back or turn screen on'");
+    if (actions & ACTION_DOWN) {
+        msg.back_or_screen_on.action = AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN;
+        if (!controller_push_msg(controller, &msg)) {
+            LOGW("Could not request 'press back or turn screen on'");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (actions & ACTION_UP) {
+        msg.back_or_screen_on.action = AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP;
+        if (!controller_push_msg(controller, &msg)) {
+            LOGW("Could not request 'press back or turn screen on'");
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -650,9 +662,7 @@ input_manager_process_mouse_button(struct input_manager *im,
         int action = down ? ACTION_DOWN : ACTION_UP;
 
         if (control && event->button == SDL_BUTTON_RIGHT) {
-            if (down) {
-                press_back_or_turn_screen_on(im->controller);
-            }
+            press_back_or_turn_screen_on(im->controller, action);
             return;
         }
         if (control && event->button == SDL_BUTTON_MIDDLE) {
diff --git a/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c b/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
index dc6e082109..4771ce1fe5 100644
--- a/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
+++ b/app/tests/test_control_msg_serialize.c
@@ -146,14 +146,18 @@ static void test_serialize_inject_scroll_event(void) {
 static void test_serialize_back_or_screen_on(void) {
     struct control_msg msg = {
         .type = CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON,
+        .back_or_screen_on = {
+            .action = AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP,
+        },
     };
 
     unsigned char buf[CONTROL_MSG_MAX_SIZE];
     size_t size = control_msg_serialize(&msg, buf);
-    assert(size == 1);
+    assert(size == 2);
 
     const unsigned char expected[] = {
         CONTROL_MSG_TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON,
+        0x01, // AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP
     };
     assert(!memcmp(buf, expected, sizeof(expected)));
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java
index 736acf80b9..44cb1b599f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessage.java
@@ -71,6 +71,13 @@ public static ControlMessage createInjectScrollEvent(Position position, int hScr
         return msg;
     }
 
+    public static ControlMessage createBackOrScreenOn(int action) {
+        ControlMessage msg = new ControlMessage();
+        msg.type = TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON;
+        msg.action = action;
+        return msg;
+    }
+
     public static ControlMessage createSetClipboard(String text, boolean paste) {
         ControlMessage msg = new ControlMessage();
         msg.type = TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java
index ce18510318..7ebecf76ac 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReader.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public class ControlMessageReader {
     static final int INJECT_KEYCODE_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 13;
     static final int INJECT_TOUCH_EVENT_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 27;
     static final int INJECT_SCROLL_EVENT_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 20;
+    static final int BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON_LENGTH = 1;
     static final int SET_SCREEN_POWER_MODE_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 1;
     static final int SET_CLIPBOARD_FIXED_PAYLOAD_LENGTH = 1;
 
@@ -66,13 +67,15 @@ public ControlMessage next() {
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_INJECT_SCROLL_EVENT:
                 msg = parseInjectScrollEvent();
                 break;
+            case ControlMessage.TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON:
+                msg = parseBackOrScreenOnEvent();
+                break;
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_CLIPBOARD:
                 msg = parseSetClipboard();
                 break;
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_SET_SCREEN_POWER_MODE:
                 msg = parseSetScreenPowerMode();
                 break;
-            case ControlMessage.TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON:
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_EXPAND_NOTIFICATION_PANEL:
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_COLLAPSE_NOTIFICATION_PANEL:
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_GET_CLIPBOARD:
@@ -150,6 +153,14 @@ private ControlMessage parseInjectScrollEvent() {
         return ControlMessage.createInjectScrollEvent(position, hScroll, vScroll);
     }
 
+    private ControlMessage parseBackOrScreenOnEvent() {
+        if (buffer.remaining() < BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON_LENGTH) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        int action = toUnsigned(buffer.get());
+        return ControlMessage.createBackOrScreenOn(action);
+    }
+
     private ControlMessage parseSetClipboard() {
         if (buffer.remaining() < SET_CLIPBOARD_FIXED_PAYLOAD_LENGTH) {
             return null;
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
index 8f262ab6de..6af5ddf649 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Controller.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ private void handleEvent() throws IOException {
                 break;
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON:
                 if (device.supportsInputEvents()) {
-                    pressBackOrTurnScreenOn();
+                    pressBackOrTurnScreenOn(msg.getAction());
                 }
                 break;
             case ControlMessage.TYPE_EXPAND_NOTIFICATION_PANEL:
@@ -255,12 +255,22 @@ public void run() {
         }, 200, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
     }
 
-    private boolean pressBackOrTurnScreenOn() {
-        int keycode = Device.isScreenOn() ? KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK : KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER;
-        if (keepPowerModeOff && keycode == KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER) {
+    private boolean pressBackOrTurnScreenOn(int action) {
+        if (Device.isScreenOn()) {
+            return device.injectKeyEvent(action, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK, 0, 0);
+        }
+
+        // Screen is off
+        // Only press POWER on ACTION_DOWN
+        if (action != KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+            // do nothing,
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (keepPowerModeOff) {
             schedulePowerModeOff();
         }
-        return device.injectKeycode(keycode);
+        return device.injectKeycode(KeyEvent.KEYCODE_POWER);
     }
 
     private boolean setClipboard(String text, boolean paste) {
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
index 5eb52760fe..8dfaa5aa1b 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ControlMessageReaderTest.java
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ public void testParseBackOrScreenOnEvent() throws IOException {
         ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
         DataOutputStream dos = new DataOutputStream(bos);
         dos.writeByte(ControlMessage.TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON);
+        dos.writeByte(KeyEvent.ACTION_UP);
 
         byte[] packet = bos.toByteArray();
 
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ public void testParseBackOrScreenOnEvent() throws IOException {
         ControlMessage event = reader.next();
 
         Assert.assertEquals(ControlMessage.TYPE_BACK_OR_SCREEN_ON, event.getType());
+        Assert.assertEquals(KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, event.getAction());
     }
 
     @Test