diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0e1b04d..eba08dc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,15 @@ fn main(image_handle: Handle, mut system_table: SystemTable<Boot>) -> Status {
         // Show the UI if we can't tell the BIOS settings or they indicate we need to show the UI
         let show_ui = show_ui(boot_services) != Some(false);
 
-        let reset = if force_ui || show_ui {
+        // If a reboot into the setup menu was requested (e.g. via F12 in this app), don't get
+        // in the way. The firmware only acts on OsIndications after this driver has run.
+        let setup_requested =
+            state_machine::boot_to_fw_ui_requested(system_table.runtime_services());
+        if setup_requested {
+            info!("Boot to firmware UI requested, skipping UI");
+        }
+
+        let reset = if force_ui || (show_ui && !setup_requested) {
             ec_comm::set_uefi_app_mode(&ec, true);
             let gui_res = state_machine::start(boot_services, &system_table, &ec, force_ui);
             ec_comm::set_uefi_app_mode(&ec, false);
diff --git a/src/state_machine.rs b/src/state_machine.rs
index b1c3911..796a7dd 100644
--- a/src/state_machine.rs
+++ b/src/state_machine.rs
@@ -1000,6 +1000,18 @@ fn has_bay_issue(
     None
 }
 
+/// Check whether the firmware was asked to boot into the setup menu (`OsIndications` has
+/// `EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_BOOT_TO_FW_UI` set), for example by F12 in this app or by the OS.
+pub fn boot_to_fw_ui_requested(rt: &RuntimeServices) -> bool {
+    let vendor = VariableVendor(EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID);
+    let mut buf = [0; 8];
+    match rt.get_variable(cstr16!("OsIndications"), &vendor, &mut buf) {
+        Ok(_) => u64::from_ne_bytes(buf) & EFI_OS_INDICATIONS_BOOT_TO_FW_UI != 0,
+        // Variable doesn't exist (or is unreadable) -> nothing requested
+        Err(_) => false,
+    }
+}
+
 /// Set OS indications so that a reboot will boot into setup menu
 fn set_os_indications_setupmenu(rt: &RuntimeServices) {
     let vendor = VariableVendor(EFI_GLOBAL_VARIABLE_GUID);