diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/ViewMediaActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/ViewMediaActivity.kt
index 88b330c84..4569ca1dc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/ViewMediaActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/ViewMediaActivity.kt
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import android.util.Log
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.view.View
+import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.webkit.MimeTypeMap
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.core.app.ShareCompat
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ class ViewMediaActivity : BaseActivity(), HasAndroidInjector, ViewImageFragment.
         binding.viewPager.registerOnPageChangeCallback(object : ViewPager2.OnPageChangeCallback() {
             override fun onPageSelected(position: Int) {
                 binding.toolbar.title = getPageTitle(position)
+                adjustScreenWakefulness()
             }
         })
 
@@ -155,6 +157,8 @@ class ViewMediaActivity : BaseActivity(), HasAndroidInjector, ViewImageFragment.
                 window.sharedElementEnterTransition.removeListener(this)
             }
         })
+
+        adjustScreenWakefulness()
     }
 
     override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
@@ -342,6 +346,15 @@ class ViewMediaActivity : BaseActivity(), HasAndroidInjector, ViewImageFragment.
         shareFile(file, mimeType)
     }
 
+    // Prevent this activity from dimming or sleeping the screen if, and only if, it is playing video or audio
+    private fun adjustScreenWakefulness() {
+        if (attachments!![binding.viewPager.currentItem].attachment.type == Attachment.Type.IMAGE) {
+            window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
+        } else {
+            window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
+        }
+    }
+
     override fun androidInjector() = androidInjector
 
     companion object {