diff --git a/libs/utils/android/screen.py b/libs/utils/android/screen.py
index af80a5f07e7e0c7492fecf09506691d94e400e97..971760660c46b73ff61b08aa7162324845549757 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/screen.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/screen.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #
 
 import logging
+from system import System
 
 class Screen(object):
     """
@@ -136,4 +137,20 @@ class Screen(object):
         """
         return target.execute('getprop ro.sf.lcd_density')
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def set_screen(target, on=True):
+        log = logging.getLogger('Screen')
+        if not on:
+            log.info('Setting screen OFF')
+            System.sleep(target)
+            return
+        log.info('Setting screen ON')
+        System.wakeup(target)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def unlock(target):
+       Screen.set_screen(target, on=True)
+       System.menu(target)
+       System.home(target)
+
 # vim :set tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 expandtab
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/system.py b/libs/utils/android/system.py
index 42e8c4dec7516ea88b6011d7bedb357baa55a72f..c26b0dd0830691c15e74b3892634f117662a7adc 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/system.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/system.py
@@ -254,6 +254,26 @@ class System(object):
         """
         target.execute('input keyevent KEYCODE_BACK')
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def wakeup(target):
+        """
+        Wake up the system if its sleeping
+
+        :param target: instance of devlib Android target
+        :type target: devlib.target.AndroidTarget
+        """
+        target.execute('input keyevent KEYCODE_WAKEUP')
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def sleep(target):
+        """
+        Make system sleep if its awake
+
+        :param target: instance of devlib Android target
+        :type target: devlib.target.AndroidTarget
+        """
+        target.execute('input keyevent KEYCODE_SLEEP')
+
     @staticmethod
     def gfxinfo_reset(target, apk_name):
         """
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workloads/gmaps.py b/libs/utils/android/workloads/gmaps.py
index 380686d48d967b3bbde7f8dc80d2916d2cf8869a..838f5cf0e7e5db5b5f327a0d0b4870a89a58db70 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/workloads/gmaps.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workloads/gmaps.py
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@ class GMaps(Workload):
         # Set min brightness
         Screen.set_brightness(self._target, auto=False, percent=0)
         # Unlock device screen (assume no password required)
-        System.menu(self._target)
-        # Press Back button to be sure we run the video from the start
-        System.back(self._target)
+        Screen.unlock(self._target)
 
         # Use the monkey tool to start GMaps
         # This allows to subsequently set the screen orientation to LANDSCAPE
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py b/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py
index fcf76e8a00640b8ffff194147e95fc799374e244..5d17ded927292095f7d8cf0d96c5c99203632a05 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workloads/jankbench.py
@@ -102,9 +102,8 @@ class Jankbench(Workload):
         except KeyError:
             raise ValueError('Jankbench test [%s] not supported', test_name)
 
-        # Make sure we exit the app if already open
-        System.menu(self._target)
-        System.back(self._target)
+        # Unlock device screen (assume no password required)
+        Screen.unlock(self._target)
 
         # Close and clear application
         System.force_stop(self._target, self.package, clear=True)
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py b/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py
index bdba69fa88fbf17cbc0e654c293d14585b963b1f..3b24030ee235213d4f700f90ce712eca2d7bc0d0 100755
--- a/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workloads/uibench.py
@@ -85,9 +85,8 @@ class UiBench(Workload):
         self.out_dir = out_dir
         self.collect = collect
 
-        # Press Back button to be sure we run the video from the start
-        System.menu(self._target)
-        System.back(self._target)
+        # Unlock device screen (assume no password required)
+        Screen.unlock(self._target)
 
         # Close and clear application
         System.force_stop(self._target, self.package, clear=True)
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workloads/vellamo.py b/libs/utils/android/workloads/vellamo.py
index 476266efa0959ac109917e836abd1b2f6d5e9412..c8863e8d2a0be714175262dc7d6d5886dcd7a899 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/workloads/vellamo.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workloads/vellamo.py
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ class Vellamo(Workload):
             sleep_time = 3.5
 
         # Unlock device screen (assume no password required)
-        System.menu(self._target)
-        System.back(self._target)
+        Screen.unlock(self._target)
 
         System.force_stop(self._target, self.package, clear=True)
 
diff --git a/libs/utils/android/workloads/youtube.py b/libs/utils/android/workloads/youtube.py
index a2461926e59344a7849296c27329271283658cf4..cdfbf2d0462207c3fbf5cc7e1088a272ae34a75a 100644
--- a/libs/utils/android/workloads/youtube.py
+++ b/libs/utils/android/workloads/youtube.py
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ class YouTube(Workload):
         self.collect = collect
 
         # Unlock device screen (assume no password required)
-        System.menu(self._target)
-        # Press Back button to be sure we run the video from the start
-        System.back(self._target)
+        Screen.unlock(self._target)
+
+        # Stop youtube if already running
+        System.force_stop(self._target, self.package)
 
         # Use the monkey tool to start YouTube without playing any video.
         # This allows to subsequently set the screen orientation to LANDSCAPE