diff --git a/app/src/main/java/me/zobrist/tichucounter/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/me/zobrist/tichucounter/MainActivity.kt
index 7da4264..c528d15 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/me/zobrist/tichucounter/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/me/zobrist/tichucounter/MainActivity.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.text.InputType
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuItem
+import android.view.WindowManager
 import android.widget.ScrollView
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         inputTeamA.requestFocus()
         disableSubmitButton()
         updateTheme(this.getSharedPreferences("Settings", Context.MODE_PRIVATE).getInt("Theme", 2))
+        keepScreenOn(
+            this.getSharedPreferences("Settings", Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
+                .getBoolean("Screen_On", false)
+        )
+
+
 
         history = savedInstanceState?.getParcelable("history") ?: History()
         updateView()
@@ -265,9 +272,14 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
     override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu): Boolean {
         // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
         menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu)
+
+        menu.findItem(R.id.action_screenOn).isChecked =
+            this.getSharedPreferences("Settings", Context.MODE_PRIVATE)
+                .getBoolean("Screen_On", false)
         return true
     }
 
+
     override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
         return when (item.itemId) {
             R.id.action_clear -> {
@@ -282,6 +294,11 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 chooseThemeDialog()
                 true
             }
+            R.id.action_screenOn -> {
+                item.isChecked = !item.isChecked
+                keepScreenOn(item.isChecked)
+                true
+            }
             else -> super.onOptionsItemSelected(item)
         }
     }
@@ -381,4 +398,16 @@ class MainActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         }
         delegate.applyDayNight()
     }
+
+    private fun keepScreenOn(keepOn: Boolean) {
+        if (keepOn) {
+            window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
+        } else {
+            window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON)
+        }
+
+        val prefs = this.getSharedPreferences("Settings", Context.MODE_PRIVATE).edit()
+        prefs.putBoolean("Screen_On", keepOn)
+        prefs.apply()
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml
index 779bead..dd7f051 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/menu_main.xml
@@ -17,4 +17,9 @@
         android:id="@+id/action_theme"
         android:orderInCategory="15"
         android:title="@string/choose_theme_text" />
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_screenOn"
+        android:checkable="true"
+        android:orderInCategory="20"
+        android:title="@string/keep_screen_on" />
 </menu>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index 560610f..d7fc65a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
     <string name="clear">Neues Spiel Starten</string>
     <string name="undo">Letzte Runde Löschen</string>
     <string name="choose_theme_text">Theme auswählen</string>
+    <string name="keep_screen_on">Bildschirm eingeschaltet lassen</string>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-gsw-rCH/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-gsw-rCH/strings.xml
index c8d4afd..b6bd626 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-gsw-rCH/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-gsw-rCH/strings.xml
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
     <string name="clear">Neus Spil Starte</string>
     <string name="undo">Letschti Rundi Lösche</string>
     <string name="choose_theme_text">Usgsehe ändere</string>
+    <string name="keep_screen_on">Bildschirm igschalted la</string>
 </resources>
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diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 0e770fb..2ecf4a7 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@
     <string name="clear">Start New Game</string>
     <string name="undo">Undo Last Round</string>
     <string name="choose_theme_text">Choose theme</string>
+    <string name="keep_screen_on">Keep screen on</string>
 </resources>
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