diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/CameraActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/CameraActivity.kt
index b10238d..faffcbc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/CameraActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/CameraActivity.kt
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@
         cameraSoundsUtils = CameraSoundsUtils(sharedPreferences)
 
         // Initialize camera mode and facing
-        cameraMode = sharedPreferences.lastCameraMode
+        cameraMode = overrideInitialCameraMode() ?: sharedPreferences.lastCameraMode
         cameraFacing = sharedPreferences.lastCameraFacing
 
         // Handle intent
@@ -539,6 +539,12 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * This is a method that can be overridden to set the initial camera mode and facing.
+     * It's gonna have priority over shared preferences and intents.
+     */
+    protected open fun overrideInitialCameraMode(): CameraMode? = null
+
     private fun startShutterAnimation(shutterAnimation: ShutterAnimation) {
         // Get appropriate drawable
         val drawable = ContextCompat.getDrawable(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/QrScannerActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/QrScannerActivity.kt
index e9e050e..42d46f8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/QrScannerActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/lineageos/aperture/QrScannerActivity.kt
@@ -13,8 +13,5 @@
 @androidx.camera.core.ExperimentalZeroShutterLag
 @androidx.camera.view.video.ExperimentalVideo
 class QrScannerActivity : CameraActivity() {
-    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
-        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
-        changeCameraMode(CameraMode.QR)
-    }
+    override fun overrideInitialCameraMode() = CameraMode.QR
 }