diff --git a/gui/blanktimer.cpp b/gui/blanktimer.cpp
index 700a9ad..0b1f008 100644
--- a/gui/blanktimer.cpp
+++ b/gui/blanktimer.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
 	setTime(0);
 	setConBlank(0);
 	orig_brightness = getBrightness();
+	screenoff = false;
+}
+
+bool blanktimer::IsScreenOff() {
+	return screenoff;
 }
 
 void blanktimer::setTime(int newtime) {
@@ -92,6 +97,7 @@
 		if (sleepTimer && diff.tv_sec > sleepTimer && conblank < 2) {
 			setConBlank(2);
 			setBrightness(0);
+			screenoff = true;
 			PageManager::ChangeOverlay("lock");
 		}
 #ifndef TW_NO_SCREEN_BLANK
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@
 			// No break here, we want to keep going
 		case 2:
 			gui_forceRender();
+			screenoff = false;
 			// No break here, we want to keep going
 		case 1:
 			setBrightness(orig_brightness);