diff --git a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
index 3335aa368..211e24582 100644
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -8440,6 +8440,15 @@ void MainWindow::on_rptSpinBox_valueChanged(int n)
 
 void MainWindow::on_tuneButton_clicked (bool checked)
 {
+  // prevent tuning on top of a SuperFox message
+  if (SpecOp::HOUND==m_specOp && m_config.superFox()) {
+    QDateTime now = QDateTime::currentDateTimeUtc();
+    int s = now.time().toString("ss").toInt();
+    if ((s >= 0 && s < 15) || (s >= 30 && s < 45)) {
+      if (checked) ui->tuneButton->click ();
+      return;
+    }
+  }
   stopWRTimer.stop();             // stop a running Tx3 timer
   static bool lastChecked = false;
   if (lastChecked == checked) return;