diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/BluetoothEvent.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/BluetoothEvent.java
index 012a7393f..947ff8c88 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/BluetoothEvent.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/BluetoothEvent.java
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.event;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothEnableDisableReason;
 
 /**
- * to force enable and disable bluetooth
- * force enable means that the bluetooth adapter stay enabled until a force DisableBluetoothEvent is called
  * force disable stop the bluetooth adapter only when we turned it on
  */
 abstract class BluetoothEvent extends Event {
+	private BluetoothEnableDisableReason selectedReason;
 	private boolean force;
 
-	BluetoothEvent(boolean force){
-		this.force = force;
+	BluetoothEvent(BluetoothEnableDisableReason reason){
+		selectedReason = reason;
 	}
 
-	public boolean isForced(){
-		return force;
+	public BluetoothEnableDisableReason getReason(){
+		return selectedReason;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/DisableBluetoothEvent.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/DisableBluetoothEvent.java
index c69356a44..4dd48d458 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/DisableBluetoothEvent.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/DisableBluetoothEvent.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.event;
 
-import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothEnableDisableReason;
 
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 
@@ -12,11 +12,19 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 @Immutable
 @NotNullByDefault
 public class DisableBluetoothEvent extends BluetoothEvent {
-	public DisableBluetoothEvent(){
-		super(false);
+	private boolean force;
+
+	public DisableBluetoothEvent(BluetoothEnableDisableReason reason) {
+		super(reason);
+		force = false;
 	}
 
-	public DisableBluetoothEvent(boolean force) {
-		super(force);
+	public DisableBluetoothEvent(boolean force){
+		super(null);
+		this.force = force;
+	}
+
+	public boolean isForced(){
+		return force;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/EnableBluetoothEvent.java b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/EnableBluetoothEvent.java
index cae89da63..7c31bc73e 100644
--- a/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/EnableBluetoothEvent.java
+++ b/bramble-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/api/plugin/event/EnableBluetoothEvent.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.event;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.Event;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothEnableDisableReason;
 
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 
@@ -11,11 +12,7 @@ import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 @Immutable
 @NotNullByDefault
 public class EnableBluetoothEvent extends BluetoothEvent {
-	public EnableBluetoothEvent(){
-		super(false);
-	}
-
-	public EnableBluetoothEvent(boolean force){
-		super(force);
+	public EnableBluetoothEvent(BluetoothEnableDisableReason reason){
+		super(reason);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/keyagreement/ShowQrCodeFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/keyagreement/ShowQrCodeFragment.java
index 7c42ae855..fd851bb4d 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/keyagreement/ShowQrCodeFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/keyagreement/ShowQrCodeFragment.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.keyagreement.event.KeyAgreementWaitingEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.lifecycle.IoExecutor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothEnableDisableReason;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.event.DisableBluetoothEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.event.EnableBluetoothEvent;
 import org.briarproject.briar.R;
@@ -162,7 +163,8 @@ public class ShowQrCodeFragment extends BaseEventFragment
 				BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
 		if (adapter != null && !adapter.isEnabled()) {
 			waitingForBluetooth = true;
-			eventBus.broadcast(new EnableBluetoothEvent());
+			eventBus.broadcast(new EnableBluetoothEvent(
+					BluetoothEnableDisableReason.ADD_CONTACT));
 		} else {
 			startListening();
 		}
@@ -175,7 +177,8 @@ public class ShowQrCodeFragment extends BaseEventFragment
 		//Disable BT adapter if we enabled it
 		final BluetoothAdapter adapter = BluetoothAdapter.getDefaultAdapter();
 		if(adapter != null && adapter.isEnabled()){
-			eventBus.broadcast(new DisableBluetoothEvent());
+			eventBus.broadcast(new DisableBluetoothEvent(
+					BluetoothEnableDisableReason.ADD_CONTACT));
 		}
 
 		stopListening();
diff --git a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/settings/SettingsFragment.java b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/settings/SettingsFragment.java
index fed245fac..a2a04ebd7 100644
--- a/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/settings/SettingsFragment.java
+++ b/briar-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/android/settings/SettingsFragment.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.briarproject.bramble.api.event.EventListener;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.MethodsNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.ParametersNotNullByDefault;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothConstants;
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothEnableDisableReason;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.TorConstants;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.event.DisableBluetoothEvent;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.event.EnableBluetoothEvent;
@@ -326,8 +327,10 @@ public class SettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat
 	}
 
 	private void enableOrDisableBluetooth(boolean enable) {
-		if (enable) eventBus.broadcast(new EnableBluetoothEvent(true));
-		else eventBus.broadcast(new DisableBluetoothEvent(true));
+		if (enable) eventBus.broadcast(new EnableBluetoothEvent(
+				BluetoothEnableDisableReason.COMMUNICATION));
+		else eventBus.broadcast(new DisableBluetoothEvent(
+				BluetoothEnableDisableReason.COMMUNICATION));
 	}
 
 	private void storeTorSettings(final int torSetting) {