diff --git a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native.cpp b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native.cpp
index f94e5f2bbf..42124bf154 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/cpp/native.cpp
+++ b/android/app/src/main/cpp/native.cpp
@@ -304,6 +304,11 @@ Java_io_highfidelity_hifiinterface_MainActivity_nativeGetDisplayName(JNIEnv *env
     return env->NewStringUTF(username.toLatin1().data());
 }
 
+JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
+Java_io_highfidelity_hifiinterface_InterfaceActivity_nativeBeforeEnterBackground(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj) {
+    AndroidHelper::instance().notifyBeforeEnterBackground();
+}
+
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_io_highfidelity_hifiinterface_InterfaceActivity_nativeEnterBackground(JNIEnv *env, jobject obj) {
     AndroidHelper::instance().notifyEnterBackground();
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/InterfaceActivity.java b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/InterfaceActivity.java
index aafde836c1..8fd8b9d0e6 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/InterfaceActivity.java
+++ b/android/app/src/main/java/io/highfidelity/hifiinterface/InterfaceActivity.java
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ public class InterfaceActivity extends QtActivity implements WebViewFragment.OnW
     private native long nativeOnCreate(InterfaceActivity instance, AssetManager assetManager);
     private native void nativeOnDestroy();
     private native void nativeGotoUrl(String url);
+    private native void nativeBeforeEnterBackground();
     private native void nativeEnterBackground();
     private native void nativeEnterForeground();
     private native long nativeOnExitVr();
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ public class InterfaceActivity extends QtActivity implements WebViewFragment.OnW
             case "Home":
             case "Privacy Policy":
             case "Login": {
+                nativeBeforeEnterBackground();
                 Intent intent = new Intent(this, MainActivity.class);
                 intent.putExtra(MainActivity.EXTRA_FRAGMENT, activityName);
                 intent.putExtra(MainActivity.EXTRA_BACK_TO_SCENE, backToScene);
diff --git a/interface/src/AndroidHelper.cpp b/interface/src/AndroidHelper.cpp
index 1e73d58939..419382f2cb 100644
--- a/interface/src/AndroidHelper.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/AndroidHelper.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ void AndroidHelper::notifyEnterForeground() {
     emit enterForeground();
 }
 
+void AndroidHelper::notifyBeforeEnterBackground() {
+    emit beforeEnterBackground();
+}
+
 void AndroidHelper::notifyEnterBackground() {
     emit enterBackground();
 }
diff --git a/interface/src/AndroidHelper.h b/interface/src/AndroidHelper.h
index 2c536268d6..03d92f91d9 100644
--- a/interface/src/AndroidHelper.h
+++ b/interface/src/AndroidHelper.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public:
     void requestActivity(const QString &activityName, const bool backToScene, QList<QString> args = QList<QString>());
     void notifyLoadComplete();
     void notifyEnterForeground();
+    void notifyBeforeEnterBackground();
     void notifyEnterBackground();
 
     void performHapticFeedback(int duration);
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ signals:
     void androidActivityRequested(const QString &activityName, const bool backToScene, QList<QString> args = QList<QString>());
     void qtAppLoadComplete();
     void enterForeground();
+    void beforeEnterBackground();
     void enterBackground();
 
     void hapticFeedbackRequested(int duration);
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 826f458f49..311c08b858 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -2258,6 +2258,7 @@ Application::Application(int& argc, char** argv, QElapsedTimer& startupTimer, bo
     qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "Metaverse session ID is" << uuidStringWithoutCurlyBraces(accountManager->getSessionID());
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+    connect(&AndroidHelper::instance(), &AndroidHelper::beforeEnterBackground, this, &Application::beforeEnterBackground);
     connect(&AndroidHelper::instance(), &AndroidHelper::enterBackground, this, &Application::enterBackground);
     connect(&AndroidHelper::instance(), &AndroidHelper::enterForeground, this, &Application::enterForeground);
     AndroidHelper::instance().notifyLoadComplete();
@@ -8342,6 +8343,13 @@ void Application::copyToClipboard(const QString& text) {
 }
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+void Application::beforeEnterBackground() {
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    nodeList->setSendDomainServerCheckInEnabled(false);
+    nodeList->reset(true);
+    clearDomainOctreeDetails();
+}
+
 void Application::enterBackground() {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(DependencyManager::get<AudioClient>().data(),
                               "stop", Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection);
@@ -8356,6 +8364,8 @@ void Application::enterForeground() {
     if (!getActiveDisplayPlugin() || getActiveDisplayPlugin()->isActive() || !getActiveDisplayPlugin()->activate()) {
         qWarning() << "Could not re-activate display plugin";
     }
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    nodeList->setSendDomainServerCheckInEnabled(true);
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index e866649079..94e561e550 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE void copyToClipboard(const QString& text);
 
 #if defined(Q_OS_ANDROID)
+    void beforeEnterBackground();
     void enterBackground();
     void enterForeground();
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
index d9d5c21e5d..2ce734dd26 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -289,6 +289,12 @@ void NodeList::addSetOfNodeTypesToNodeInterestSet(const NodeSet& setOfNodeTypes)
 }
 
 void NodeList::sendDomainServerCheckIn() {
+
+    if (!_sendDomainServerCheckInEnabled) {
+        qCDebug(networking) << "Refusing to send a domain-server check in while it is disabled.";
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (thread() != QThread::currentThread()) {
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "sendDomainServerCheckIn", Qt::QueuedConnection);
         return;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
index c5cf5e9524..78d3fad696 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ public:
     bool getRequestsDomainListData() { return _requestsDomainListData; }
     void setRequestsDomainListData(bool isRequesting);
 
+    bool getSendDomainServerCheckInEnabled() { return _sendDomainServerCheckInEnabled; }
+    void setSendDomainServerCheckInEnabled(bool enabled) { _sendDomainServerCheckInEnabled = enabled; }
+
     void removeFromIgnoreMuteSets(const QUuid& nodeID);
 
     virtual bool isDomainServer() const override { return false; }
@@ -169,6 +172,8 @@ private:
     QTimer _keepAlivePingTimer;
     bool _requestsDomainListData { false };
 
+    bool _sendDomainServerCheckInEnabled { true };
+
     mutable QReadWriteLock _ignoredSetLock;
     tbb::concurrent_unordered_set<QUuid, UUIDHasher> _ignoredNodeIDs;
     mutable QReadWriteLock _personalMutedSetLock;