diff --git a/lime/system/System.hx b/lime/system/System.hx
index a29d8db81..c6b0712ba 100644
--- a/lime/system/System.hx
+++ b/lime/system/System.hx
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import sys.io.Process;
 class System {
 	
 	
+	public static var allowScreenTimeout (get, set):Bool;
 	public static var applicationDirectory (get, null):String;
 	public static var applicationStorageDirectory (get, null):String;
 	public static var desktopDirectory (get, null):String;
@@ -227,6 +228,28 @@ class System {
 	
 	
 	
+	private static function get_allowScreenTimeout ():Bool {
+		
+		#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && !macro)
+		return lime_system_get_allow_screen_timeout ();
+		#else
+		return true;
+		#end
+		
+	}
+	
+	
+	private static function set_allowScreenTimeout (value:Bool):Bool {
+		
+		#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && !macro)
+		return lime_system_set_allow_screen_timeout (value);
+		#else
+		return true;
+		#end
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	private static function get_applicationDirectory ():String {
 		
 		#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && !macro)
@@ -394,6 +417,8 @@ class System {
 	
 	
 	#if ((cpp || neko || nodejs) && !macro)
+	@:cffi private static function lime_system_get_allow_screen_timeout ():Bool;
+	@:cffi private static function lime_system_set_allow_screen_timeout (value:Bool):Bool;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_system_get_directory (type:Int, company:String, title:String):Dynamic;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_system_get_display (index:Int):Dynamic;
 	@:cffi private static function lime_system_get_num_displays ():Int;
diff --git a/project/include/system/System.h b/project/include/system/System.h
index 5e9516cce..971e4109a 100644
--- a/project/include/system/System.h
+++ b/project/include/system/System.h
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ namespace lime {
 		
 		public:
 			
+			static bool GetAllowScreenTimeout ();
 			static const char* GetDirectory (SystemDirectory type, const char* company, const char* title);
 			static value GetDisplay (int id);
 			static int GetNumDisplays ();
 			static double GetTimer ();
+			static bool SetAllowScreenTimeout (bool allow);
 		
 		
 	};
diff --git a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
index df4d2362f..6b496bee8 100644
--- a/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
+++ b/project/src/ExternalInterface.cpp
@@ -1029,6 +1029,13 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	bool lime_system_get_allow_screen_timeout () {
+		
+		return System::GetAllowScreenTimeout ();
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	value lime_system_get_directory (int type, HxString company, HxString title) {
 		
 		const char* path = System::GetDirectory ((SystemDirectory)type, company.__s, title.__s);
@@ -1058,6 +1065,13 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	bool lime_system_set_allow_screen_timeout (bool allow) {
+		
+		return System::SetAllowScreenTimeout (allow);
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	void lime_text_event_manager_register (value callback, value eventObject) {
 		
 		TextEvent::callback = new AutoGCRoot (callback);
@@ -1359,10 +1373,12 @@ namespace lime {
 	DEFINE_PRIME1v (lime_renderer_unlock);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2v (lime_render_event_manager_register);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2v (lime_sensor_event_manager_register);
+	DEFINE_PRIME0 (lime_system_get_allow_screen_timeout);
 	DEFINE_PRIME3 (lime_system_get_directory);
 	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_system_get_display);
 	DEFINE_PRIME0 (lime_system_get_num_displays);
 	DEFINE_PRIME0 (lime_system_get_timer);
+	DEFINE_PRIME1 (lime_system_set_allow_screen_timeout);
 	DEFINE_PRIME2v (lime_text_event_manager_register);
 	DEFINE_PRIME3 (lime_text_layout_create);
 	DEFINE_PRIME5 (lime_text_layout_position);
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLSystem.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLSystem.cpp
index ffbedafd1..d49732c57 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLSystem.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLSystem.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	bool System::GetAllowScreenTimeout () {
+		
+		return SDL_IsScreenSaverEnabled ();
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	const char* System::GetDirectory (SystemDirectory type, const char* company, const char* title) {
 		
 		switch (type) {
@@ -312,6 +319,23 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	bool System::SetAllowScreenTimeout (bool allow) {
+		
+		if (allow) {
+			
+			SDL_EnableScreenSaver ();
+			
+		} else {
+			
+			SDL_DisableScreenSaver ();
+			
+		}
+		
+		return allow;
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	FILE* FILE_HANDLE::getFile () {
 		
 		#ifndef HX_WINDOWS