diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardCanvas.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardCanvas.java
index 51b86aec8..9e5fbe9f5 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardCanvas.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardCanvas.java
@@ -176,6 +176,11 @@ public class BoardCanvas extends Canvas implements DrawCtx {
         return m_trayOwner;
     }
 
+    public void setInTrade( boolean inTrade ) 
+    {
+        m_inTrade = inTrade;
+    }
+
     // DrawCtxt interface implementation
     public boolean scoreBegin( Rect rect, int numPlayers, int[] scores, 
                                int remCount )
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
index 314f2c799..f16c92d57 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public class BoardView extends View implements BoardHandler, SyncedDraw {
     private int m_layoutWidth;
     private int m_layoutHeight;
     private BoardCanvas m_canvas;    // owns the bitmap
-    private boolean m_inTrade = false;
     private JNIThread m_jniThread;
     private XWActivity m_parent;
     private Rect m_boundsScratch;
@@ -319,7 +318,9 @@ public class BoardView extends View implements BoardHandler, SyncedDraw {
 
     public void setInTrade( boolean inTrade ) 
     {
-        m_inTrade = inTrade;
+        if ( null != m_canvas ) {
+            m_canvas.setInTrade( inTrade );
+        }
         m_jniThread.handle( JNIThread.JNICmd.CMD_INVALALL );
     }