diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0f173fe6..9e662c30 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## XX.XX.XX
+* Added a new config option disableViewRestartForManualRecording to disable auto close/restart behavior of manual views on app background/foreground actions.
+
 ## 25.4.8
 * Mitigated an issue where "giveAllConsent" did not include metrics consent.
 
diff --git a/Countly.m b/Countly.m
index 7d220020..a6f25e1d 100644
--- a/Countly.m
+++ b/Countly.m
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ - (void)startWithConfig:(CountlyConfig *)config
     }
 #endif
     
+    if(config.disableViewRestartForManualRecording){
+        CountlyViewTrackingInternal.sharedInstance.isManualViewRestartActive = NO;
+    }
+    
     if(config.experimental.enablePreviousNameRecording) {
         CountlyViewTrackingInternal.sharedInstance.enablePreviousNameRecording = YES;
     }
diff --git a/CountlyConfig.h b/CountlyConfig.h
index 6c268a18..215586a5 100644
--- a/CountlyConfig.h
+++ b/CountlyConfig.h
@@ -693,6 +693,11 @@ typedef enum : NSUInteger
  */
 @property (nonatomic) BOOL disableBackoffMechanism;
 
+/**
+ * Disable view restarting for manual view recording
+ */
+@property(nonatomic) BOOL disableViewRestartForManualRecording;
+
 #if (TARGET_OS_IOS)
 /**
  * Variable to access content configurations.
diff --git a/CountlyTests/CountlyBaseTestCase.swift b/CountlyTests/CountlyBaseTestCase.swift
index e98a6147..d85115d0 100644
--- a/CountlyTests/CountlyBaseTestCase.swift
+++ b/CountlyTests/CountlyBaseTestCase.swift
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class CountlyBaseTestCase: XCTestCase {
     }
     
     func cleanupState() {
-        Countly.sharedInstance().halt(true)
+        // TODO: This also nils the instances which makes testing bad
+        // Shared instances are static they must not be nilled for multi instance cases.
+        //Countly.sharedInstance().halt(true)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/CountlyTests/CountlyViewTests.swift b/CountlyTests/CountlyViewTests.swift
index 6569fd76..541deb59 100644
--- a/CountlyTests/CountlyViewTests.swift
+++ b/CountlyTests/CountlyViewTests.swift
@@ -701,9 +701,43 @@ class CountlyViewForegroundBackgroundTests: CountlyViewBaseTest {
     func testBackgroundAndForegroundTriggers() throws {
         let config = createBaseConfig()
         Countly.sharedInstance().start(with: config)
+
+        Countly.sharedInstance().views().startView("View1")
+        
+        goBackgroundForeground()
         
+        let startedQueuedEventsCount = ["View1": 1]
+        
+        let endedQueuedEventsDurations = ["View1": [3]]
+        
+        // Call validateRecordedEvents to check if the events match expectations
+        validateQueuedViews(startedEventsCount: startedQueuedEventsCount, endedEventsDurations: endedQueuedEventsDurations)
+        
+        let startedEventsCount = ["View1": 1]
+        
+        let endedEventsDurations: [String: [Int]]  = [:]
+        
+        // Call validateRecordedEvents to check if the events match expectations
+        validateRecordedViews(startedEventsCount: startedEventsCount, endedEventsDurations: endedEventsDurations)
+    }
+    
+    func testBackgroundAndForegroundTriggers_manualViewRestartDisabled() throws {
+        let config = createBaseConfig()
+        config.disableViewRestartForManualRecording = true
+        Countly.sharedInstance().start(with: config)
+
         Countly.sharedInstance().views().startView("View1")
         
+        goBackgroundForeground()
+                    
+        // Call validateRecordedEvents to check if the events match expectations
+        validateQueuedViews(startedEventsCount: ["View1": 1], endedEventsDurations: [:]) // no end view now
+        
+        // Call validateRecordedEvents to check if the events match expectations
+        validateRecordedViews(startedEventsCount: [:], endedEventsDurations: [:])
+    }
+    
+    private func goBackgroundForeground() {
         // Create expectations for various events
         let waitForStart = XCTestExpectation(description: "Wait for 3 seconds before backgrounding app.")
         let waitForBackground = XCTestExpectation(description: "Wait for 4 seconds in background.")
@@ -730,20 +764,6 @@ class CountlyViewForegroundBackgroundTests: CountlyViewBaseTest {
         
         // Wait for all expectations to be fulfilled
         wait(for: [waitForStart, waitForBackground, waitForForeground], timeout: 15.0)
-        
-        let startedQueuedEventsCount = ["View1": 1]
-        
-        let endedQueuedEventsDurations = ["View1": [3]]
-        
-        // Call validateRecordedEvents to check if the events match expectations
-        validateQueuedViews(startedEventsCount: startedQueuedEventsCount, endedEventsDurations: endedQueuedEventsDurations)
-        
-        let startedEventsCount = ["View1": 1]
-        
-        let endedEventsDurations: [String: [Int]]  = [:]
-        
-        // Call validateRecordedEvents to check if the events match expectations
-        validateRecordedViews(startedEventsCount: startedEventsCount, endedEventsDurations: endedEventsDurations)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.h b/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.h
index b21e2e1e..4f342350 100644
--- a/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.h
+++ b/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ extern NSString* const kCountlyVTKeyVisit;
 @property (nonatomic) NSString* currentViewName;
 @property (nonatomic) NSString* previousViewName;
 
+@property (nonatomic) BOOL isManualViewRestartActive;
+
 + (instancetype)sharedInstance;
 
 #if (TARGET_OS_IOS || TARGET_OS_VISION || TARGET_OS_TV)
diff --git a/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.m b/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.m
index 8331e2af..8407db6d 100644
--- a/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.m
+++ b/CountlyViewTrackingInternal.m
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ - (instancetype)init
         self.viewDataDictionary = NSMutableDictionary.new;
         self.viewSegmentation = nil;
         self.isFirstView = YES;
+        self.isManualViewRestartActive = YES;
     }
     
     return self;
@@ -753,11 +754,13 @@ - (NSString*)titleForViewController:(UIViewController *)viewController
 
 - (void)applicationWillEnterForeground {
 #if (TARGET_OS_IOS  || TARGET_OS_VISION || TARGET_OS_TV)
-    if (!self.isAutoViewTrackingActive) {
+    if (!self.isAutoViewTrackingActive && self.isManualViewRestartActive) {
         [self startStoppedViewsInternal];
     }
 #else
-    [self startStoppedViewsInternal];
+    if (self.isManualViewRestartActive) {
+        [self startStoppedViewsInternal];
+    }
 #endif
 }
 - (void)applicationDidEnterBackground {
@@ -765,11 +768,13 @@ - (void)applicationDidEnterBackground {
     if (self.isAutoViewTrackingActive) {
         [self stopCurrentView];
     }
-    else {
+    else if (self.isManualViewRestartActive) {
         [self stopRunningViewsInternal];
     }
 #else
-    [self stopRunningViewsInternal];
+    if (self.isManualViewRestartActive) {
+        [self stopRunningViewsInternal];
+    }
 #endif
 }