diff --git a/include/util/prepare_for_sleep.h b/include/util/prepare_for_sleep.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68db8d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/util/prepare_for_sleep.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "SafeSignal.hpp"
+
+namespace waybar::util {
+
+// Get a signal emited with value true when entering sleep, and false when exiting
+SafeSignal<bool>& prepare_for_sleep();
+}  // namespace waybar::util
diff --git a/include/util/sleeper_thread.hpp b/include/util/sleeper_thread.hpp
index e12287a..a724b1e 100644
--- a/include/util/sleeper_thread.hpp
+++ b/include/util/sleeper_thread.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <thread>
 
+#include "prepare_for_sleep.h"
+
 namespace waybar::util {
 
 /**
@@ -33,7 +35,11 @@ class SleeperThread {
             signal_ = false;
             func();
           }
-        }} {}
+        }} {
+    connection_ = prepare_for_sleep().connect([this](bool sleep) {
+      if (not sleep) wake_up();
+    });
+  }
 
   SleeperThread& operator=(std::function<void()> func) {
     thread_ = std::thread([this, func] {
@@ -42,6 +48,11 @@ class SleeperThread {
         func();
       }
     });
+    if (connection_.empty()) {
+      connection_ = prepare_for_sleep().connect([this](bool sleep) {
+        if (not sleep) wake_up();
+      });
+    }
     return *this;
   }
 
@@ -61,7 +72,7 @@ class SleeperThread {
     return condvar_.wait_until(lk, time_point, [this] { return signal_ || !do_run_; });
   }
 
-  auto wake_up() {
+  void wake_up() {
     {
       std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lck(mutex_);
       signal_ = true;
@@ -96,6 +107,7 @@ class SleeperThread {
   std::mutex mutex_;
   bool do_run_ = true;
   bool signal_ = false;
+  sigc::connection connection_;
 };
 
 }  // namespace waybar::util
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index beee053..0e42def 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ src_files = files(
     'src/client.cpp',
     'src/config.cpp',
     'src/group.cpp',
+    'src/util/prepare_for_sleep.cpp',
     'src/util/ustring_clen.cpp',
     'src/util/sanitize_str.cpp',
     'src/util/rewrite_string.cpp'
diff --git a/src/util/prepare_for_sleep.cpp b/src/util/prepare_for_sleep.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..221497e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/prepare_for_sleep.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#include "util/prepare_for_sleep.h"
+
+#include <gio/gio.h>
+
+namespace {
+class PrepareForSleep {
+ private:
+  PrepareForSleep() {
+    GError *error = NULL;
+    login1_connection = g_bus_get_sync(G_BUS_TYPE_SYSTEM, NULL, &error);
+    if (!login1_connection) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("Unable to connect to the SYSTEM Bus!...");
+    } else {
+      login1_id = g_dbus_connection_signal_subscribe(
+          login1_connection, "org.freedesktop.login1", "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager",
+          "PrepareForSleep", "/org/freedesktop/login1", NULL, G_DBUS_SIGNAL_FLAGS_NONE,
+          prepareForSleep_cb, this, NULL);
+    }
+  }
+
+  static void prepareForSleep_cb(GDBusConnection *system_bus, const gchar *sender_name,
+                                 const gchar *object_path, const gchar *interface_name,
+                                 const gchar *signal_name, GVariant *parameters,
+                                 gpointer user_data) {
+    if (g_variant_is_of_type(parameters, G_VARIANT_TYPE("(b)"))) {
+      gboolean sleeping;
+      g_variant_get(parameters, "(b)", &sleeping);
+
+      PrepareForSleep *self = static_cast<PrepareForSleep *>(user_data);
+      self->signal.emit(sleeping);
+    }
+  }
+
+ public:
+  static PrepareForSleep &GetInstance() {
+    static PrepareForSleep instance;
+    return instance;
+  }
+  waybar::SafeSignal<bool> signal;
+
+ private:
+  guint login1_id;
+  GDBusConnection *login1_connection;
+};
+}  // namespace
+
+waybar::SafeSignal<bool> &waybar::util::prepare_for_sleep() {
+  return PrepareForSleep::GetInstance().signal;
+}