diff --git a/lib/main.dart b/lib/main.dart
index 3c2bd3e..8b180bc 100644
--- a/lib/main.dart
+++ b/lib/main.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import 'package:provider/provider.dart';
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import 'package:geolocator/geolocator.dart';
 import 'package:url_launcher/url_launcher.dart';
+import 'package:wakelock_plus/wakelock_plus.dart';
 import 'providers/connection_provider.dart';
 import 'providers/contacts_provider.dart';
 import 'providers/messages_provider.dart';
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ import 'screens/welcome_wizard_screen.dart';
 import 'theme/app_theme.dart';
 import 'l10n/app_localizations.dart';
 
-void main() {
+Future<void> main() async {
+  WidgetsFlutterBinding.ensureInitialized();
+  await WakelockPlus.enable();
   runApp(const MeshCoreSarApp());
 }
 
diff --git a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
index f189caf..9e5eda2 100644
--- a/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
+++ b/macos/Flutter/GeneratedPluginRegistrant.swift
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import share_plus
 import shared_preferences_foundation
 import sqflite_darwin
 import url_launcher_macos
+import wakelock_plus
 
 func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   AudioplayersDarwinPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "AudioplayersDarwinPlugin"))
@@ -39,4 +40,5 @@ func RegisterGeneratedPlugins(registry: FlutterPluginRegistry) {
   SharedPreferencesPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SharedPreferencesPlugin"))
   SqflitePlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "SqflitePlugin"))
   UrlLauncherPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "UrlLauncherPlugin"))
+  WakelockPlusMacosPlugin.register(with: registry.registrar(forPlugin: "WakelockPlusMacosPlugin"))
 }
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 729e760..3676757 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -1443,6 +1443,22 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "15.0.2"
+  wakelock_plus:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: wakelock_plus
+      sha256: "8b12256f616346910c519a35606fb69b1fe0737c06b6a447c6df43888b097f39"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.5.1"
+  wakelock_plus_platform_interface:
+    dependency: transitive
+    description:
+      name: wakelock_plus_platform_interface
+      sha256: "24b84143787220a403491c2e5de0877fbbb87baf3f0b18a2a988973863db4b03"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "1.4.0"
   web:
     dependency: transitive
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 6258c79..167d88f 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ dependencies:
 
   # Package info
   package_info_plus: ^9.0.0
+  wakelock_plus: ^1.4.0
 
   # Background services
   flutter_background_service: ^5.0.13