diff --git a/source/TVOverlayManager.cpp b/source/TVOverlayManager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc7d64a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/TVOverlayManager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#include "TVOverlayManager.h"
+#include "ButtonComboManager.h"
+#include "export.h"
+#include "globals.h"
+#include "logger.h"
+
+#include <coreinit/cache.h>
+#include <coreinit/debug.h>
+#include <coreinit/time.h>
+
+static ButtonComboModule_ComboHandle sTVButtonHandle;
+static OSTime sTVPressed[2]; // when the button was last pressed, or zero if timeout expired
+static bool sTVMenuBlocked[2];
+
+static void TVComboCallback(ButtonComboModule_ControllerTypes triggeredBy,
+                            ButtonComboModule_ComboHandle,
+                            void *) {
+    VPADChan chan;
+    switch (triggeredBy) {
+        case BUTTON_COMBO_MODULE_CONTROLLER_VPAD_0:
+            chan = VPAD_CHAN_0;
+            break;
+        case BUTTON_COMBO_MODULE_CONTROLLER_VPAD_1:
+            chan = VPAD_CHAN_1;
+            break;
+        default:
+            return;
+    }
+    // OSReport("TV pressed\n");
+    sTVPressed[chan] = OSGetSystemTime();
+    OSMemoryBarrier();
+}
+
+void registerTVCombo() {
+    ButtonComboModule_ComboOptions opt               = {};
+    opt.version                                      = BUTTON_COMBO_MODULE_COMBO_OPTIONS_VERSION;
+    opt.metaOptions.label                            = "TV remote overlay combo";
+    opt.callbackOptions.callback                     = TVComboCallback;
+    opt.callbackOptions.context                      = {};
+    opt.buttonComboOptions.type                      = BUTTON_COMBO_MODULE_COMBO_TYPE_PRESS_DOWN_OBSERVER;
+    opt.buttonComboOptions.basicCombo.combo          = BCMPAD_BUTTON_TV;
+    opt.buttonComboOptions.basicCombo.controllerMask = BUTTON_COMBO_MODULE_CONTROLLER_VPAD;
+    opt.buttonComboOptions.optionalHoldForXMs        = 0;
+    if (ButtonComboModule_AddButtonCombo(&opt, &sTVButtonHandle, nullptr) != BUTTON_COMBO_MODULE_ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+        DEBUG_FUNCTION_LINE("FAILED TO SET UP TV COMBO!");
+    }
+}
+
+void unregisterTVCombo() {
+    ButtonComboModule_RemoveButtonCombo(sTVButtonHandle);
+}
+
+void initTVStatus(VPADChan channel, bool block) {
+    VPADSetTVMenuInvalid(channel, block);
+    sTVMenuBlocked[channel] = block;
+
+    sTVPressed[channel] = 0;
+    OSMemoryBarrier();
+}
+
+void resetTVStatus(VPADChan channel) {
+    sTVPressed[channel] = 0;
+    OSMemoryBarrier();
+}
+
+void updateTVStatus(VPADChan channel) {
+    if (sTVPressed[channel]) {
+        uint64_t elapsed = OSGetSystemTime() - sTVPressed[channel];
+        if (elapsed > OSMillisecondsToTicks(100) && sTVMenuBlocked[channel]) {
+            // OSReport("TV menu unblocked\n");
+            VPADSetTVMenuInvalid(channel, false);
+            sTVMenuBlocked[channel] = false;
+        }
+        if (elapsed > OSMillisecondsToTicks(1000) && !VPADGetTVMenuStatus(channel)) {
+            bool block = gButtonComboManager->hasActiveComboWithTVButton();
+            // OSReport("TV timeout reached, setting TV Menu block to %s\n",
+            //          block ? "blocked" : "unblocked");
+            VPADSetTVMenuInvalid(channel, block);
+            sTVMenuBlocked[channel] = block;
+            sTVPressed[channel]     = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/TVOverlayManager.h b/source/TVOverlayManager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc3b5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/TVOverlayManager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vpad/input.h>
+
+void registerTVCombo();
+
+void unregisterTVCombo();
+
+void initTVStatus(VPADChan channel, bool block);
+
+void resetTVStatus(VPADChan channel);
+
+void updateTVStatus(VPADChan channel);
diff --git a/source/export.cpp b/source/export.cpp
index 24c1e20..6b77a01 100644
--- a/source/export.cpp
+++ b/source/export.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
+#include "export.h"
 #include "ButtonComboManager.h"
 #include "globals.h"
 
-#include <buttoncombo/defines.h>
 #include <logger.h>
 
 #include <wums/exports.h>
@@ -227,4 +227,4 @@ WUMS_EXPORT_FUNCTION(ButtonComboModule_GetButtonComboCallback);
 WUMS_EXPORT_FUNCTION(ButtonComboModule_GetButtonComboInfoEx);
 WUMS_EXPORT_FUNCTION(ButtonComboModule_CheckComboAvailable);
 WUMS_EXPORT_FUNCTION(ButtonComboModule_DetectButtonCombo_Blocking);
-WUMS_EXPORT_FUNCTION(ButtonComboModule_GetVersion);
\ No newline at end of file
+WUMS_EXPORT_FUNCTION(ButtonComboModule_GetVersion);
diff --git a/source/export.h b/source/export.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23117c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/export.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <buttoncombo/defines.h>
+
+extern ButtonComboModule_Error ButtonComboModule_AddButtonCombo(const ButtonComboModule_ComboOptions *options,
+                                                                ButtonComboModule_ComboHandle *outHandle,
+                                                                ButtonComboModule_ComboStatus *outStatus);
+
+extern ButtonComboModule_Error ButtonComboModule_RemoveButtonCombo(const ButtonComboModule_ComboHandle handle);
diff --git a/source/function_patches.cpp b/source/function_patches.cpp
index d890c72..0635598 100644
--- a/source/function_patches.cpp
+++ b/source/function_patches.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "ButtonComboInfo.h"
 #include "ButtonComboManager.h"
+#include "TVOverlayManager.h"
 #include "globals.h"
 
 #include <function_patcher/fpatching_defines.h>
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ DECL_FUNCTION(int32_t, VPADRead, VPADChan chan, VPADStatus *buffer, uint32_t buf
     if (error) {
         *error = real_error;
     }
+
+    updateTVStatus(chan);
+
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -37,10 +41,11 @@ struct WUT_PACKED CCRCDCCallbackData {
 DECL_FUNCTION(void, __VPADBASEAttachCallback, CCRCDCCallbackData *data, void *context) {
     real___VPADBASEAttachCallback(data, context);
 
-    if (data && data->attached) {
-        if (gButtonComboManager) {
-            const bool block = gButtonComboManager->hasActiveComboWithTVButton();
-            VPADSetTVMenuInvalid(data->chan, block);
+    if (data) {
+        if (data->attached && gButtonComboManager) {
+            initTVStatus(data->chan, gButtonComboManager->hasActiveComboWithTVButton());
+        } else {
+            resetTVStatus(data->chan);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/source/globals.cpp b/source/globals.cpp
index 0faee48..4d7dd1c 100644
--- a/source/globals.cpp
+++ b/source/globals.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "ButtonComboManager.h"
 
-std::unique_ptr<ButtonComboManager> gButtonComboManager = {};
\ No newline at end of file
+std::unique_ptr<ButtonComboManager> gButtonComboManager = {};
diff --git a/source/globals.h b/source/globals.h
index d94388d..669adb2 100644
--- a/source/globals.h
+++ b/source/globals.h
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 class ButtonComboManager;
 
-extern std::unique_ptr<ButtonComboManager> gButtonComboManager;
\ No newline at end of file
+extern std::unique_ptr<ButtonComboManager> gButtonComboManager;
diff --git a/source/main.cpp b/source/main.cpp
index 74123f6..f41d618 100644
--- a/source/main.cpp
+++ b/source/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #include "ButtonComboManager.h"
+#include "TVOverlayManager.h"
+#include "export.h"
 #include "function_patches.h"
 #include "globals.h"
 #include "logger.h"
@@ -34,10 +36,13 @@ WUMS_INITIALIZE() {
 
     gButtonComboManager = std::make_unique<ButtonComboManager>();
 
+    registerTVCombo();
+
     deinitLogging();
 }
 
 WUMS_DEINITIALIZE() {
+    unregisterTVCombo();
     gButtonComboManager.reset();
 }