diff --git a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
index 5bc1d1407..cd9c2ffbd 100644
--- a/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
+++ b/artiq/dashboard/moninj.py
@@ -184,14 +184,11 @@ class _DDSModel:
 
 
 class _DDSWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
-    def __init__(self, dm, title, bus_channel=0, channel=0, dds_model=None):
-        self.dm = dm
-        self.bus_channel = bus_channel
-        self.channel = channel
-        self.dds_name = title
-        self.cur_frequency = 0
-        self.dds_model = dds_model
+    apply_changes = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
+    off_clicked = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
+    set_clicked = QtCore.pyqtSignal()
 
+    def __init__(self, title, is_urukul):
         QtWidgets.QFrame.__init__(self)
 
         self.setFrameShape(QtWidgets.QFrame.Box)
@@ -253,7 +250,7 @@ class _DDSWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
         set_grid.addWidget(set_btn, 0, 1, 1, 1)
 
         # for urukuls also allow switching off RF
-        if self.dds_model.is_urukul:
+        if is_urukul:
             off_btn = QtWidgets.QToolButton()
             off_btn.setText("Off")
             off_btn.setToolTip("Switch off the output")
@@ -280,55 +277,73 @@ class _DDSWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
 
         set_btn.clicked.connect(self.set_clicked)
         apply.clicked.connect(self.apply_changes)
-        if self.dds_model.is_urukul:
+        if is_urukul:
             off_btn.clicked.connect(self.off_clicked)
             off_btn.setToolTip(textwrap.dedent(
                 """Note: If TTL RTIO sw for the channel is switched high,
                 this button will not disable the channel.
                 Use the TTL override instead."""))
-        self.value_edit.returnPressed.connect(lambda: self.apply_changes(None))
-        self.value_edit.escapePressedConnect(self.cancel_changes)
-        cancel.clicked.connect(self.cancel_changes)
+        self.value_edit.returnPressed.connect(self.apply_changes)
 
-        self.refresh_display()
+        def cancel_changes(cancel):
+            self.set_page(0)
+        self.value_edit.escapePressedConnect(cancel_changes)
+        cancel.clicked.connect(cancel_changes)
 
-    def set_clicked(self, set):
-        self.data_stack.setCurrentIndex(1)
-        self.button_stack.setCurrentIndex(1)
-        self.value_edit.setText("{:.7f}".format(self.cur_frequency / 1e6))
+    def set_page(self, page):
+        self.data_stack.setCurrentIndex(page)
+        self.button_stack.setCurrentIndex(page)
+
+    def get_value(self):
+        return float(self.value_edit.text())
+
+    def set_edit_value(self, value):
+        self.value_edit.setText("{:.7f}".format(value))
+
+    def set_value(self, value):
+        self.value_label.setText("<font size=\"4\">{:.7f}</font>".format(value))
+        self.set_edit_value(value)
+
+    def start_edit(self):
         self.value_edit.setFocus()
         self.value_edit.selectAll()
 
-    def off_clicked(self, set):
-        self.dm.dds_channel_toggle(self.dds_name, self.dds_model, sw=False)
 
-    def apply_changes(self, apply):
-        self.data_stack.setCurrentIndex(0)
-        self.button_stack.setCurrentIndex(0)
-        frequency = float(self.value_edit.text()) * 1e6
-        self.dm.dds_set_frequency(self.dds_name, self.dds_model, frequency)
-
-    def cancel_changes(self, cancel):
-        self.data_stack.setCurrentIndex(0)
-        self.button_stack.setCurrentIndex(0)
+class _DDSHandler:
+    def __init__(self, dm, title, bus_channel=0, channel=0, dds_model=None):
+        self.dm = dm
+        self.bus_channel = bus_channel
+        self.channel = channel
+        self.cur_frequency = 0
+        self.dds_name = title
+        self.dds_model = dds_model
+        self.widget = _DDSWidget(title, dds_model.is_urukul)
+        self.widget.apply_changes.connect(self.apply_changes)
+        self.widget.off_clicked.connect(self.off_clicked)
+        self.widget.set_clicked.connect(self.set_clicked)
+        self.refresh_display()
 
     def refresh_display(self):
         self.cur_frequency = self.dds_model.cur_frequency
-        self.value_label.setText("<font size=\"4\">{:.7f}</font>".format(self.cur_frequency / 1e6))
-        self.value_edit.setText("{:.7f}".format(self.cur_frequency / 1e6))
+        self.widget.set_value(self.cur_frequency / 1e6)
+
+    def apply_changes(self):
+        self.widget.set_page(0)
+        frequency = self.widget.get_value() * 1e6
+        self.dm.dds_set_frequency(self.dds_name, self.dds_model, frequency)
+
+    def set_clicked(self):
+        self.widget.set_page(1)
+        self.widget.set_edit_value(self.cur_frequency / 1e6)
+        self.widget.start_edit()
+
+    def off_clicked(self):
+        self.dm.dds_channel_toggle(self.dds_name, self.dds_model, sw=False)
 
     def sort_key(self):
         return (self.bus_channel, self.channel)
 
 
-class _DDSHandler:
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kw):
-        self.widget = _DDSWidget(*args, **kw)
-
-    def __getattr__(self, attr):
-        return getattr(self.widget, attr)
-
-
 class _DACWidget(QtWidgets.QFrame):
     def __init__(self, dm, spi_channel, channel, title):
         QtWidgets.QFrame.__init__(self)