diff --git a/remote/RemoteMatrix.go b/remote/RemoteMatrix.go
index 0b2bfd9..499ab7c 100644
--- a/remote/RemoteMatrix.go
+++ b/remote/RemoteMatrix.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ type pane interface {
 	Gesture(*gestic.GestureMessage)
 }
 
+type lockable interface {
+	Locked() bool
+}
+
 type Matrix struct {
 	Disconnected chan bool
 	log          *logger.Logger
@@ -83,7 +87,12 @@ func (m *Matrix) start() {
 				m.log.Errorf("Pane returned an error: %s", err)
 			}
 
-			if err := m.outgoing.Encode(&Incoming{img, err, m.pane.KeepAwake()}); err != nil {
+			var locked = false
+			if lockablePane, ok := m.pane.(lockable); ok {
+				locked = lockablePane.Locked()
+			}
+
+			if err := m.outgoing.Encode(&Incoming{img, err, m.pane.KeepAwake(), locked}); err != nil {
 				m.log.Errorf("Remote matrix error: %s. Disconnecting.", err)
 				m.Close()
 				break
diff --git a/remote/RemotePane.go b/remote/RemotePane.go
index d21b3c7..78e8d9c 100644
--- a/remote/RemotePane.go
+++ b/remote/RemotePane.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Pane struct {
 	enabled        bool
 	incomingFrames chan *Incoming
 	keepAwake      bool
+	locked         bool
 }
 
 type Outgoing struct {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ type Incoming struct {
 	Image     *image.RGBA
 	Err       error
 	KeepAwake bool
+	Locked    bool
 }
 
 func NewPane(conn net.Conn) *Pane {
@@ -74,6 +76,10 @@ func (p *Pane) KeepAwake() bool {
 	return p.keepAwake
 }
 
+func (p *Pane) Locked() bool {
+	return p.locked
+}
+
 func (p *Pane) Gesture(gesture *gestic.GestureMessage) {
 	if !p.enabled {
 		return
@@ -106,6 +112,7 @@ func (p *Pane) listen() {
 		}
 
 		p.keepAwake = msg.KeepAwake
+		p.locked = msg.Locked
 
 		p.incomingFrames <- &msg
 	}
diff --git a/ui/PaneLayout.go b/ui/PaneLayout.go
index 4a41bb7..6eabb01 100644
--- a/ui/PaneLayout.go
+++ b/ui/PaneLayout.go
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ type Pane interface {
 	Gesture(*gestic.GestureMessage)
 }
 
+type lockable interface {
+	Locked() bool
+}
+
 func (l *PaneLayout) Wake() {
 
 	l.log.Infof("Waking up")
@@ -206,25 +210,36 @@ func (l *PaneLayout) OnGesture(g *gestic.GestureMessage) {
 	// Ignore all gestures while we're fading in or out
 	if l.fadeTween == nil {
 
-		if g.Gesture.Gesture == gestic.GestureFlickEastToWest {
-			l.panBy(1)
-			l.log.Infof("East to west, panning by 1")
+		pane := l.panes[l.currentPane]
+
+		if pane == nil {
+			return
 		}
 
-		if g.Gesture.Gesture == gestic.GestureFlickWestToEast {
-			l.panBy(-1)
-			l.log.Infof("West to east, panning by -1")
+		// Panes implementing lockable can force the pane layout to stay on them.
+		// This should only be done temporarily to force display some information,
+		// or to interact using east-to-west or west-to-east gestures
+		var locked = false
+		if lockablePane, ok := pane.(lockable); ok {
+			locked = lockablePane.Locked()
 		}
 
-		// Don't send gestures to panes while we are panning
-		if l.panTween == nil {
-			pane := l.panes[l.currentPane]
+		if !locked {
+			if g.Gesture.Gesture == gestic.GestureFlickEastToWest {
+				l.panBy(1)
+				l.log.Infof("East to west, panning by 1")
+			}
 
-			// Sometimes they can disappear.
-			if pane != nil {
-				pane.Gesture(g)
+			if g.Gesture.Gesture == gestic.GestureFlickWestToEast {
+				l.panBy(-1)
+				l.log.Infof("West to east, panning by -1")
 			}
 		}
+
+		// Don't send gestures to panes while we are panning
+		if l.panTween == nil {
+			pane.Gesture(g)
+		}
 	}
 }