diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Addresses.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Addresses.qml
index 91d7e20be..48ef0cf1b 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Addresses.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Addresses.qml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Pane {
         id: layout
         anchors.fill: parent
 
-        ListView {
+        ElListView {
             id: listview
 
             Layout.fillWidth: true
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml
index dbe3d7888..5609ff324 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Channels.qml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Pane {
                 spacing: 0
                 anchors.fill: parent
 
-                ListView {
+                ElListView {
                     id: listview
                     Layout.preferredWidth: parent.width
                     Layout.fillHeight: true
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
index 4134d9a1a..c1e9bd73e 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/History.qml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Pane {
         color: constants.darkerBackground
     }
 
-    ListView {
+    ElListView {
         id: listview
         width: parent.width
         height: parent.height
@@ -107,18 +107,6 @@ Pane {
         }
     }
 
-    MouseArea {
-        // cover list items, make left side insensitive to clicks
-        // this helps with the back gesture on newer androids
-        id: left_backgesture_hack
-        anchors {
-            top: listview.top
-            left: listview.left
-            bottom: listview.bottom
-        }
-        width: constants.fingerWidth
-    }
-
     Rectangle {
         id: dragb
         anchors.right: vdragscroll.left
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Invoices.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Invoices.qml
index 473fe8f2b..5403a7baa 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Invoices.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Invoices.qml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Pane {
                 Layout.fillHeight: true
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
 
-                ListView {
+                ElListView {
                     id: listview
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     clip: true
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml
index 5ec5356be..893333e13 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Preferences.qml
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ Pane {
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: thousands
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ Pane {
                     }
 
                     RowLayout {
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: fiatEnable
@@ -125,7 +123,6 @@ Pane {
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: historicRates
@@ -162,7 +159,6 @@ Pane {
 
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: usePin
@@ -220,7 +216,6 @@ Pane {
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: syncLabels
@@ -243,7 +238,6 @@ Pane {
 
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: spendUnconfirmed
@@ -267,7 +261,6 @@ Pane {
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: useTrampolineRouting
@@ -303,7 +296,6 @@ Pane {
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: useRecoverableChannels
@@ -338,7 +330,6 @@ Pane {
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: useFallbackAddress
@@ -362,7 +353,6 @@ Pane {
                     RowLayout {
                         Layout.columnSpan: 2
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
-                        Layout.leftMargin: -constants.paddingSmall
                         spacing: 0
                         Switch {
                             id: enableDebugLogs
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveRequests.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveRequests.qml
index 78f3bd4b3..879e3b928 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveRequests.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/ReceiveRequests.qml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Pane {
                 Layout.fillHeight: true
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
 
-                ListView {
+                ElListView {
                     id: listview
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     clip: true
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Wallets.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Wallets.qml
index f651fa33c..7d911a854 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/Wallets.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/Wallets.qml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ Pane {
                 horizontalPadding: 0
                 background: PaneInsetBackground {}
 
-                ListView {
+                ElListView {
                     id: listview
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     clip: true
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElListView.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElListView.qml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ae1c121e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ElListView.qml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import QtQuick 2.6
+import QtQuick.Layouts 1.0
+import QtQuick.Controls 2.0
+import QtQuick.Controls.Material 2.0
+
+ListView {
+    id: root
+
+    property int width_left_exclusion_zone: 0
+    property int width_right_exclusion_zone: 0
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors {top: root.top; left: root.left; bottom: root.bottom }
+        visible: width_left_exclusion_zone > 0
+        width: width_left_exclusion_zone
+    }
+
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors { top: root.top; right: root.right; bottom: root.bottom }
+        visible: width_right_exclusion_zone > 0
+        width: width_right_exclusion_zone
+    }
+
+    // determine distance from sides of window and reserve some
+    // space using noop mouseareas in order to not emit clicks when
+    // android back gesture is used
+    function layoutExclusionZones() {
+        var reserve = constants.fingerWidth / 2
+        var p = root.mapToGlobal(0, 0)
+        width_left_exclusion_zone = Math.max(0, reserve - p.x)
+        p = root.mapToGlobal(width, 0)
+        width_right_exclusion_zone = Math.max(0, reserve - (app.width - p.x))
+    }
+
+    Component.onCompleted: {
+        layoutExclusionZones()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml
index 5991a9fdf..a18056869 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/controls/ServerConfig.qml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Item {
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
                 Layout.bottomMargin: constants.paddingLarge
 
-                ListView {
+                ElListView {
                     id: serversListView
                     anchors.fill: parent
                     model: Network.serverListModel