Index: apps/gui/gwps-common.c
===================================================================
--- apps/gui/gwps-common.c	(revision 16239)
+++ apps/gui/gwps-common.c	(working copy)
@@ -1872,6 +1872,7 @@
     align.right = NULL;
 
     bool update_line, new_subline_refresh;
+    bool caption = false;
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LCD_BITMAP
     gui_wps_statusbar_draw(gwps, true);
@@ -1915,6 +1916,61 @@
         return false;
     }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
+    if (global_settings.caption_backlight && state->id3)
+    {
+        /* turn on backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it off n
+           seconds into the new track. n == backlight_timeout, or 5s */
+        int n = global_settings.backlight_timeout * 1000;
+
+        if ( n < 1000 )
+            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
+
+        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
+             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
+            (state->paused == false))
+        {
+            backlight_on();
+            caption = true;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
+    if (global_settings.remote_caption_backlight && state->id3)
+    {
+        /* turn on remote backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it
+           off n seconds into the new track. n == remote_backlight_timeout,
+           or 5s */
+        int n = global_settings.remote_backlight_timeout * 1000;
+
+        if ( n < 1000 )
+            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
+
+        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
+             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
+            (state->paused == false))
+        {
+            remote_backlight_on();
+            caption = true;
+        }
+    }
+#endif
+
+    /* For some targets, the display is unreadable if the backlight is off.
+     * If so, only render the WPS if the backlight is (about to be) turned
+     * on.
+     */
+#if defined(HAVE_BACKLIGHT) && (defined(SANSA_E200))
+    if (!(caption || is_backlight_on()
+#if defined(HAVE_REMOTE_LCD)
+        || is_remote_backlight_on()
+#endif
+    ))
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+#endif
+
     state->ff_rewind_count = ffwd_offset;
 
     for (line = 0; line < data->num_lines; line++)
@@ -2001,40 +2057,6 @@
 
     display->update();
 
-#ifdef HAVE_BACKLIGHT
-    if (global_settings.caption_backlight && state->id3)
-    {
-        /* turn on backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it off n
-           seconds into the new track. n == backlight_timeout, or 5s */
-        int n = global_settings.backlight_timeout * 1000;
-
-        if ( n < 1000 )
-            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
-
-        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
-             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
-            (state->paused == false))
-            backlight_on();
-    }
-#endif
-#ifdef HAVE_REMOTE_LCD
-    if (global_settings.remote_caption_backlight && state->id3)
-    {
-        /* turn on remote backlight n seconds before track ends, and turn it
-           off n seconds into the new track. n == remote_backlight_timeout,
-           or 5s */
-        int n = global_settings.remote_backlight_timeout * 1000;
-
-        if ( n < 1000 )
-            n = 5000; /* use 5s if backlight is always on or off */
-
-        if (((state->id3->elapsed < 1000) ||
-             ((state->id3->length - state->id3->elapsed) < (unsigned)n)) &&
-            (state->paused == false))
-            remote_backlight_on();
-    }
-#endif
-
     return true;
 }