diff --git a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java
index 9b121f09d..258085393 100644
--- a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java
+++ b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothPlugin.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ class AndroidBluetoothPlugin extends BluetoothPlugin<BluetoothServerSocket> {
 	private DuplexTransportConnection wrapSocket(BluetoothSocket s)
 			throws IOException {
 		return new AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection(this, connectionLimiter,
-				timeoutMonitor, s);
+				timeoutMonitor, appContext, s);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java
index bf6b3d69f..54df326c9 100644
--- a/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java
+++ b/bramble-android/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/plugin/bluetooth/AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package org.briarproject.bramble.plugin.bluetooth;
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.bluetooth.BluetoothSocket;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.os.PowerManager;
+import android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock;
 
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.io.TimeoutMonitor;
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NotNullByDefault;
@@ -11,6 +15,9 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 
+import static android.content.Context.POWER_SERVICE;
+import static android.os.PowerManager.PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK;
+import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.nullsafety.NullSafety.requireNonNull;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.api.plugin.BluetoothConstants.PROP_ADDRESS;
 import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.AndroidUtils.isValidBluetoothAddress;
 
@@ -18,19 +25,28 @@ import static org.briarproject.bramble.util.AndroidUtils.isValidBluetoothAddress
 class AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection
 		extends AbstractDuplexTransportConnection {
 
+	private static final String WAKE_LOCK_TAG =
+			"org.briarproject.briar.android:bluetooth";
+
 	private final BluetoothConnectionLimiter connectionLimiter;
 	private final BluetoothSocket socket;
 	private final InputStream in;
+	private final WakeLock wakeLock;
 
+	@SuppressLint("WakelockTimeout")
 	AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection(Plugin plugin,
 			BluetoothConnectionLimiter connectionLimiter,
-			TimeoutMonitor timeoutMonitor, BluetoothSocket socket)
-			throws IOException {
+			TimeoutMonitor timeoutMonitor, Context appContext,
+			BluetoothSocket socket) throws IOException {
 		super(plugin);
 		this.connectionLimiter = connectionLimiter;
 		this.socket = socket;
 		in = timeoutMonitor.createTimeoutInputStream(
 				socket.getInputStream(), plugin.getMaxIdleTime() * 2);
+		PowerManager pm = (PowerManager)
+				requireNonNull(appContext.getSystemService(POWER_SERVICE));
+		wakeLock = pm.newWakeLock(PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, WAKE_LOCK_TAG);
+		wakeLock.acquire();
 		String address = socket.getRemoteDevice().getAddress();
 		if (isValidBluetoothAddress(address)) remote.put(PROP_ADDRESS, address);
 	}
@@ -50,6 +66,7 @@ class AndroidBluetoothTransportConnection
 		try {
 			socket.close();
 		} finally {
+			wakeLock.release();
 			connectionLimiter.connectionClosed(this);
 		}
 	}