diff --git a/android/app/capacitor.build.gradle b/android/app/capacitor.build.gradle
index 93cc75c..458b57d 100644
--- a/android/app/capacitor.build.gradle
+++ b/android/app/capacitor.build.gradle
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ android {
 
 apply from: "../capacitor-cordova-android-plugins/cordova.variables.gradle"
 dependencies {
+    implementation project(':capacitor-community-keep-awake')
     implementation project(':capacitor-community-native-audio')
     implementation project(':capacitor-community-sqlite')
     implementation project(':capacitor-community-text-to-speech')
diff --git a/android/capacitor.settings.gradle b/android/capacitor.settings.gradle
index 224b553..d616aab 100644
--- a/android/capacitor.settings.gradle
+++ b/android/capacitor.settings.gradle
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 include ':capacitor-android'
 project(':capacitor-android').projectDir = new File('../node_modules/@capacitor/android/capacitor')
 
+include ':capacitor-community-keep-awake'
+project(':capacitor-community-keep-awake').projectDir = new File('../node_modules/@capacitor-community/keep-awake/android')
+
 include ':capacitor-community-native-audio'
 project(':capacitor-community-native-audio').projectDir = new File('../node_modules/@capacitor-community/native-audio/android')
 
diff --git a/bun.lock b/bun.lock
index 25bc995..a9cda75 100644
--- a/bun.lock
+++ b/bun.lock
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     "": {
       "name": "librenav",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@capacitor-community/keep-awake": "^7.1.0",
         "@capacitor-community/native-audio": "^7.0.0",
         "@capacitor-community/sqlite": "^7.0.0",
         "@capacitor-community/text-to-speech": "^6.0.0",
@@ -54,6 +55,8 @@
 
     "@babel/runtime": ["@babel/runtime@7.27.3", "", {}, "sha512-7EYtGezsdiDMyY80+65EzwiGmcJqpmcZCojSXaRgdrBaGtWTgDZKq69cPIVped6MkIM78cTQ2GOiEYjwOlG4xw=="],
 
+    "@capacitor-community/keep-awake": ["@capacitor-community/keep-awake@7.1.0", "", { "peerDependencies": { "@capacitor/core": ">=7.0.0" } }, "sha512-4Hj6OKnBd/DAOeiMnqBy74tg1rwC+qLYWQbWJmysMZm2e2nptz43hxaKu22Xlyyw5O71CwwskLCM0skDFMPpQQ=="],
+
     "@capacitor-community/native-audio": ["@capacitor-community/native-audio@7.0.0", "", { "peerDependencies": { "@capacitor/core": ">=7.0.0" } }, "sha512-wi2l68tU6KDLJWKL6I0lPUKOdB+hNxlvF7RMe/jfkKOMZnd1eUq7kszmbMqyGFZFIxdNG/GMiZrEztZHDypf8A=="],
 
     "@capacitor-community/sqlite": ["@capacitor-community/sqlite@7.0.0", "", { "dependencies": { "jeep-sqlite": "^2.7.2" }, "peerDependencies": { "@capacitor/core": ">=7.0.0" } }, "sha512-GSHxLEiyuhPoWwpMLOwfaOhLpfZglhfI1sqEgA5bSbtIYt1I+iK02b/ymonaghB176NhA5wuGd+spOIaL0kgHw=="],
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8fdd36b..a21e66f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 	},
 	"type": "module",
 	"dependencies": {
+		"@capacitor-community/keep-awake": "^7.1.0",
 		"@capacitor-community/native-audio": "^7.0.0",
 		"@capacitor-community/sqlite": "^7.0.0",
 		"@capacitor-community/text-to-speech": "^6.0.0",
diff --git a/src/lib/services/navigation/routing.svelte.ts b/src/lib/services/navigation/routing.svelte.ts
index 5576ee4..1cc61e6 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/navigation/routing.svelte.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/navigation/routing.svelte.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import say from "./TTS";
 import type { ValhallaRequest } from "./ValhallaRequest";
 import type { LngLatBoundsLike } from "maplibre-gl";
 import { generateVoiceGuidance } from "./VoiceGuidance";
+import { Capacitor } from "@capacitor/core";
+import { KeepAwake } from "@capacitor-community/keep-awake";
 
 export const routing = $state({
 	geojson: {
@@ -128,6 +130,9 @@ function drawCurrentTrip() {
 }
 
 export async function startRoute(trip: Trip) {
+	if(Capacitor.isNativePlatform()) {
+		await KeepAwake.keepAwake();
+	}
 	routing.currentTrip = trip;
 	removeAllRoutes();
 	routing.geojson.route = tripToGeoJSON(trip);
@@ -266,6 +271,9 @@ export function stopNavigation() {
 	routing.currentTrip = null;
 	map.updateMapPadding(); // TODO: REMOVE
 	removeAllRoutes();
+	if(Capacitor.isNativePlatform()) {
+		KeepAwake.allowSleep();
+	}
 }
 
 // function getUserLocation(): WorldLocation {