diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/CryptKeeper.java b/src/com/android/settings/CryptKeeper.java
index f07d6fa..94c793d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/CryptKeeper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/CryptKeeper.java
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.android.internal.statusbar.StatusBarIcon;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.ITelephony;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.Phone;
 import com.android.internal.telephony.PhoneConstants;
@@ -229,6 +230,16 @@
     };
 
     private AudioManager mAudioManager;
+    /** The status bar where back/home/recent buttons are shown. */
+    private StatusBarManager mStatusBar;
+
+    /** All the widgets to disable in the status bar */
+    final private static int sWidgetsToDisable = StatusBarManager.DISABLE_EXPAND
+            | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_NOTIFICATION_ICONS
+            | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_NOTIFICATION_ALERTS
+            | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_SYSTEM_INFO
+            | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_HOME
+            | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_RECENT;
 
     /** @return whether or not this Activity was started for debugging the UI only. */
     private boolean isDebugView() {
@@ -269,6 +280,7 @@
      */
     @Override
     public void onBackPressed() {
+        // In the rare case that something pressed back even though we were disabled.
         if (mIgnoreBack)
             return;
         super.onBackPressed();
@@ -299,13 +311,8 @@
 
         // Disable the status bar, but do NOT disable back because the user needs a way to go
         // from keyboard settings and back to the password screen.
-        StatusBarManager sbm = (StatusBarManager) getSystemService(Context.STATUS_BAR_SERVICE);
-        sbm.disable(StatusBarManager.DISABLE_EXPAND
-                | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_NOTIFICATION_ICONS
-                | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_NOTIFICATION_ALERTS
-                | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_SYSTEM_INFO
-                | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_HOME
-                | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_RECENT);
+        mStatusBar = (StatusBarManager) getSystemService(Context.STATUS_BAR_SERVICE);
+        mStatusBar.disable(sWidgetsToDisable);
 
         setAirplaneModeIfNecessary();
         mAudioManager = (AudioManager) getSystemService(Context.AUDIO_SERVICE);
@@ -403,7 +410,7 @@
 
         ((ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progress_bar)).setIndeterminate(true);
         // Ignore all back presses from now, both hard and soft keys.
-        mIgnoreBack = true;
+        setBackFunctionality(false);
         // Start the first run of progress manually. This method sets up messages to occur at
         // repeated intervals.
         updateProgress();
@@ -469,7 +476,7 @@
         if (mCooldown <= 0) {
             // Re-enable the password entry and back presses.
             mPasswordEntry.setEnabled(true);
-            mIgnoreBack = false;
+            setBackFunctionality(true);
             status.setText(R.string.enter_password);
         } else {
             CharSequence template = getText(R.string.crypt_keeper_cooldown);
@@ -481,6 +488,19 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the back status: enabled or disabled according to the parameter.
+     * @param isEnabled true if back is enabled, false otherwise.
+     */
+    private final void setBackFunctionality(boolean isEnabled) {
+        mIgnoreBack = !isEnabled;
+        if (isEnabled) {
+            mStatusBar.disable(sWidgetsToDisable);
+        } else {
+            mStatusBar.disable(sWidgetsToDisable | StatusBarManager.DISABLE_BACK);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void passwordEntryInit() {
         mPasswordEntry = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.passwordEntry);
         mPasswordEntry.setOnEditorActionListener(this);
@@ -610,7 +630,7 @@
             // Disable the password entry and back keypress while checking the password. These
             // we either be re-enabled if the password was wrong or after the cooldown period.
             mPasswordEntry.setEnabled(false);
-            mIgnoreBack = true;
+            setBackFunctionality(false);
 
             Log.d(TAG, "Attempting to send command to decrypt");
             new DecryptTask().execute(password);