diff --git a/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/ArrivalsListActivity.java b/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/ArrivalsListActivity.java
index 5558a8dc2..7e33aa5bb 100644
--- a/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/ArrivalsListActivity.java
+++ b/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/ArrivalsListActivity.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import org.onebusaway.android.io.elements.ObaStop;
 import org.onebusaway.android.provider.ObaContract;
 import org.onebusaway.android.util.FragmentUtils;
+import org.onebusaway.android.util.ShowcaseViewUtils;
 import org.onebusaway.android.util.UIUtils;
 
 import android.content.Context;
@@ -170,6 +171,12 @@ protected void onResume() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        ShowcaseViewUtils.hideShowcaseView();
+        super.onPause();
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onStart() {
         ObaAnalytics.reportActivityStart(this);
diff --git a/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/HomeActivity.java b/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/HomeActivity.java
index 61641bd08..e755693e6 100644
--- a/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/HomeActivity.java
+++ b/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/ui/HomeActivity.java
@@ -327,6 +327,12 @@ public void onResume() {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    protected void onPause() {
+        ShowcaseViewUtils.hideShowcaseView();
+        super.onPause();
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onStop() {
         // Tear down GoogleApiClient
diff --git a/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/util/ShowcaseViewUtils.java b/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/util/ShowcaseViewUtils.java
index 33e19044c..a87c061a4 100644
--- a/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/util/ShowcaseViewUtils.java
+++ b/onebusaway-android/src/main/java/org/onebusaway/android/util/ShowcaseViewUtils.java
@@ -315,6 +315,15 @@ public static boolean isShowcaseViewShowing() {
         return mShowcaseView != null && mShowcaseView.isShowing();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Hides a currently showing ShowcaseView
+     */
+    public static void hideShowcaseView() {
+        if (mShowcaseView != null) {
+            mShowcaseView.hide();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Adds the provided icon to the right side of the provided SpannableString
      *