diff --git a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
index 6e5b3742..63c67aaa 100644
--- a/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/video_player_screen.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:os_media_controls/os_media_controls.dart';
 import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
+import 'package:wakelock_plus/wakelock_plus.dart';
 
 import '../mpv/mpv.dart';
 
@@ -180,13 +181,18 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen>
         // Clear media controls when app truly goes to background
         // (we don't support background playback)
         OsMediaControls.clear();
+        // Disable wakelock when app goes to background
+        WakelockPlus.disable();
         appLogger.d(
-          'Media controls cleared due to app being paused/backgrounded',
+          'Media controls cleared and wakelock disabled due to app being paused/backgrounded',
         );
         break;
       case AppLifecycleState.resumed:
-        // Restore media controls when app is resumed
+        // Restore media controls and wakelock when app is resumed
         if (_isPlayerInitialized && mounted) {
+          // Re-enable wakelock since we're back in the video player
+          WakelockPlus.enable();
+
           // Restore media metadata
           final client = _getClientForMetadata(context);
           if (_mediaControlsManager != null) {
@@ -207,7 +213,7 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen>
           }
 
           _updateMediaControlsPlaybackState();
-          appLogger.d('Media controls restored on app resume');
+          appLogger.d('Media controls restored and wakelock re-enabled on app resume');
         }
         break;
       case AppLifecycleState.detached:
@@ -330,6 +336,10 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen>
         setState(() {
           _isPlayerInitialized = true;
         });
+
+        // Enable wakelock to prevent screen from turning off during playback
+        WakelockPlus.enable();
+        appLogger.d('Wakelock enabled for video playback');
       }
 
       // Get the video URL and start playback
@@ -751,6 +761,10 @@ class VideoPlayerScreenState extends State<VideoPlayerScreen>
     _mediaControlsManager?.clear();
     _mediaControlsManager?.dispose();
 
+    // Disable wakelock when leaving the video player
+    WakelockPlus.disable();
+    appLogger.d('Wakelock disabled');
+
     // Restore system UI and orientation preferences (skip if navigating to another video)
     if (!_isReplacingWithVideo) {
       OrientationHelper.restoreSystemUI();
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 69b51c86..643f5655 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -1302,6 +1302,22 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "15.0.2"
+  wakelock_plus:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: wakelock_plus
+      sha256: "9296d40c9adbedaba95d1e704f4e0b434be446e2792948d0e4aa977048104228"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.4.0"
+  wakelock_plus_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: wakelock_plus_platform_interface
+      sha256: "036deb14cd62f558ca3b73006d52ce049fabcdcb2eddfe0bf0fe4e8a943b5cf2"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.3.0"
   watcher:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index a3b3fbad..85431e65 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ dependencies:
       url: https://github.com/edde746/os-media-controls
       ref: 75dc5642cd148c54c03fe96976702b8d31c48599
   rate_limiter: ^1.0.0
+  wakelock_plus: ^1.2.10
   path_provider: ^2.1.0
   path: ^1.9.0
   gamepads: ^0.1.9