diff --git a/src/dllmain.c b/src/dllmain.c
index 37936a1..39d7dbb 100644
--- a/src/dllmain.c
+++ b/src/dllmain.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ PVOID FakePrimarySurface;
 
 
 HMODULE g_ddraw_module;
+static BOOL g_screensaver_disabled;
 
 BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HANDLE hDll, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
 {
@@ -131,7 +132,15 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HANDLE hDll, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
                 set_aware();
         }
 
-        SetThreadExecutionState(ES_CONTINUOUS | ES_DISPLAY_REQUIRED);
+        BOOL screensaver_enabled = FALSE;
+        SystemParametersInfoA(SPI_GETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, 0, &screensaver_enabled, 0);
+
+        if (screensaver_enabled)
+        {
+            SystemParametersInfoA(SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, FALSE, NULL, 0);
+            g_screensaver_disabled = TRUE;
+        }
+
         indeo_enable();
         timeBeginPeriod(1);
         hook_init();
@@ -151,7 +160,11 @@ BOOL WINAPI DllMain(HANDLE hDll, DWORD dwReason, LPVOID lpReserved)
         keyboard_hook_exit();
         dinput_hook_exit();
         hook_exit();
-        SetThreadExecutionState(ES_CONTINUOUS);
+
+        if (g_screensaver_disabled)
+        {
+            SystemParametersInfoA(SPI_SETSCREENSAVEACTIVE, TRUE, NULL, 0);
+        }
 
         ULONG(WINAPI* remove_handler)(PVOID) =
             (void*)real_GetProcAddress(GetModuleHandleA("Kernel32.dll"), "RemoveVectoredExceptionHandler");