diff --git a/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Menus.vue b/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Menus.vue
index edc2c31..5df5a8e 100644
--- a/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Menus.vue
+++ b/app/components/Settings/BottomScreen/Menus/Menus.vue
@@ -69,12 +69,12 @@ const { selectedButton: selected, selectorPosition } = useButtonNavigation({
       right: "optionsGbaMode",
     },
     optionsGbaMode: {
-      down: "options",
+      down: ["options", false],
       left: "optionsLanguage",
-      up: "optionsStartUp",
+      up: ["optionsStartUp", false],
     },
     optionsStartUp: {
-      right: "optionsGbaMode",
+      right: ["optionsGbaMode", false],
       down: "optionsLanguage",
     },
 
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ const { selectedButton: selected, selectorPosition } = useButtonNavigation({
       right: "clockTime",
     },
     clockTime: {
-      down: "clock",
+      down: ["clock", false],
       left: "clockAlarm",
-      up: "clockDate",
+      up: ["clockDate", false],
     },
     clockDate: {
-      right: "clockTime",
+      right: ["clockTime", false],
       down: "clockAlarm",
     },
 
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ const { selectedButton: selected, selectorPosition } = useButtonNavigation({
       up: "userName",
     },
     userBirthday: {
-      down: "user",
-      up: "userColor",
+      down: ["user", false],
+      up: ["userColor", false],
       right: "userName",
     },
     userName: {
@@ -115,13 +115,13 @@ const { selectedButton: selected, selectorPosition } = useButtonNavigation({
       up: "userColor",
     },
     userMessage: {
-      down: "user",
+      down: ["user", false],
       left: "userName",
-      up: "userColor",
+      up: ["userColor", false],
     },
     userColor: {
-      left: "userBirthday",
-      right: "userMessage",
+      left: ["userBirthday", false],
+      right: ["userMessage", false],
       down: "userName",
     },
 
diff --git a/app/composables/useButtonNavigation.ts b/app/composables/useButtonNavigation.ts
index 1ff8350..0c77738 100644
--- a/app/composables/useButtonNavigation.ts
+++ b/app/composables/useButtonNavigation.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ export const useButtonNavigation = <T extends Record<string, Rect>>({
   navigation: Record<
     keyof T,
     {
-      up?: keyof T | "last";
-      down?: keyof T | "last";
-      left?: keyof T;
-      right?: keyof T;
+      up?: keyof T | "last" | [buttonName: keyof T, blocked: boolean];
+      down?: keyof T | "last" | [buttonName: keyof T, blocked: boolean];
+      left?: keyof T | [buttonName: keyof T, blocked: boolean];
+      right?: keyof T | [buttonName: keyof T, blocked: boolean];
       horizontalMode?: "navigate" | "preview";
     }
   >;
@@ -30,6 +30,16 @@ export const useButtonNavigation = <T extends Record<string, Rect>>({
   const selectorPosition = ref<Rect>(buttons[initialButton]!);
   const nextButton = ref<Entry | undefined>();
 
+  const getNavigationTarget = (
+    value: Entry | [buttonName: Entry, blocked: boolean] | undefined,
+  ): { target: Entry | "last"; blocked: boolean } | null => {
+    if (!value) return null;
+    if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+      return { target: value[0]!, blocked: value[1] === false };
+    }
+    return { target: value, blocked: false };
+  };
+
   const buildNavigationGraph = (
     nav: typeof navigation,
   ): Map<Entry, Set<Entry>> => {
@@ -43,31 +53,42 @@ export const useButtonNavigation = <T extends Record<string, Rect>>({
         edges.set(button, new Set());
       }
 
-      if (navConfig.up && navConfig.up !== "last") {
-        edges.get(button)!.add(navConfig.up);
+      const up = getNavigationTarget(navConfig.up);
+      const down = getNavigationTarget(navConfig.down);
+      const left = getNavigationTarget(navConfig.left);
+      const right = getNavigationTarget(navConfig.right);
+
+      // handle blocked paths
+      if (up && up.target !== "last" && !up.blocked) {
+        edges.get(button)!.add(up.target);
       }
-      if (navConfig.down && navConfig.down !== "last") {
-        edges.get(button)!.add(navConfig.down);
+      if (down && down.target !== "last" && !down.blocked) {
+        edges.get(button)!.add(down.target);
       }
-      if (navConfig.left) {
-        edges.get(button)!.add(navConfig.left);
+      if (left && !left.blocked) {
+        edges.get(button)!.add(left.target);
       }
-      if (navConfig.right) {
-        edges.get(button)!.add(navConfig.right);
+      if (right && !right.blocked) {
+        edges.get(button)!.add(right.target);
       }
 
-      if (navConfig.up === "last" || navConfig.down === "last") {
+      if (up?.target === "last" || down?.target === "last") {
         for (const [otherButton, otherNav] of Object.entries(nav) as [
           Entry,
           (typeof nav)[Entry],
         ][]) {
           if (otherButton === button) continue;
 
+          const otherUp = getNavigationTarget(otherNav.up);
+          const otherDown = getNavigationTarget(otherNav.down);
+          const otherLeft = getNavigationTarget(otherNav.left);
+          const otherRight = getNavigationTarget(otherNav.right);
+
           if (
-            otherNav.up === button ||
-            otherNav.down === button ||
-            otherNav.left === button ||
-            otherNav.right === button
+            (otherUp?.target === button && !otherUp.blocked) ||
+            (otherDown?.target === button && !otherDown.blocked) ||
+            (otherLeft?.target === button && !otherLeft.blocked) ||
+            (otherRight?.target === button && !otherRight.blocked)
           ) {
             edges.get(button)!.add(otherButton);
           }
@@ -203,72 +224,90 @@ export const useButtonNavigation = <T extends Record<string, Rect>>({
     let targetButton: Entry | undefined;
 
     switch (key) {
-      case "NDS_UP":
-        if (!currentNav.up) return;
+      case "NDS_UP": {
+        const upConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.up);
+        if (!upConfig) return;
 
-        if (currentNav.up === "last") {
+        if (upConfig.target === "last") {
           if (nextButton.value) {
             targetButton = nextButton.value;
           } else {
-            targetButton = currentNav.left ?? currentNav.right;
+            const leftConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.left);
+            const rightConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.right);
+            targetButton = leftConfig?.target ?? rightConfig?.target;
           }
         } else {
-          if (navigation[currentNav.up].down === "last") {
+          const targetNav = navigation[upConfig.target];
+          const targetDownConfig = getNavigationTarget(targetNav?.down);
+          if (targetDownConfig?.target === "last") {
             nextButton.value = selectedButton.value as Entry;
           }
-          targetButton = currentNav.up;
+          targetButton = upConfig.target;
         }
 
         break;
+      }
 
-      case "NDS_DOWN":
-        if (!currentNav.down) return;
+      case "NDS_DOWN": {
+        const downConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.down);
+        if (!downConfig) return;
 
-        if (currentNav.down === "last") {
+        if (downConfig.target === "last") {
           if (nextButton.value) {
             targetButton = nextButton.value;
           } else {
-            targetButton = currentNav.left ?? currentNav.right;
+            const leftConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.left);
+            const rightConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.right);
+            targetButton = leftConfig?.target ?? rightConfig?.target;
           }
         } else {
-          if (navigation[currentNav.down].up === "last") {
+          const targetNav = navigation[downConfig.target];
+          const targetUpConfig = getNavigationTarget(targetNav?.up);
+          if (targetUpConfig?.target === "last") {
             nextButton.value = selectedButton.value as Entry;
           }
-          targetButton = currentNav.down;
+          targetButton = downConfig.target;
         }
         break;
+      }
 
-      case "NDS_LEFT":
-        if (!currentNav.left) return;
+      case "NDS_LEFT": {
+        const leftConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.left);
+        if (!leftConfig) return;
 
         if (currentNav.horizontalMode === "preview") {
-          nextButton.value = currentNav.left;
+          nextButton.value = leftConfig.target;
         } else {
-          targetButton = currentNav.left;
+          targetButton = leftConfig.target;
         }
         break;
+      }
 
-      case "NDS_RIGHT":
-        if (!currentNav.right) return;
+      case "NDS_RIGHT": {
+        const rightConfig = getNavigationTarget(currentNav.right);
+        if (!rightConfig) return;
 
         if (currentNav.horizontalMode === "preview") {
-          nextButton.value = currentNav.right;
+          nextButton.value = rightConfig.target;
         } else {
-          targetButton = currentNav.right;
+          targetButton = rightConfig.target;
         }
         break;
+      }
 
       case "NDS_START":
-      case "NDS_A":
+      case "NDS_A": {
         onButtonClick?.(selectedButton.value);
         break;
+      }
 
       default:
         return;
     }
 
     if (targetButton) {
-      animateToButton(targetButton, null);
+      const path = findPath(graph, selectedButton.value, targetButton);
+      animateToButton(targetButton, path);
     }
   });