diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 012d7eb..0252d65 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ option(DEVELOP "Enable runtime QML reloading for developing." OFF)
 
 find_package(Qt5Core REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Gui REQUIRED)
-find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED Qml Quick Gui Widgets Core)
+find_package(Qt5 CONFIG REQUIRED COMPONENTS Qml Quick Gui Widgets Core X11Extras)
 
 find_package(Qt5QuickCompiler)
 qtquick_compiler_add_resources(qml_QRC src/qml/qml.qrc)
 
 find_package(PkgConfig)
 pkg_check_modules(MPV REQUIRED mpv)
+pkg_check_modules(X11 REQUIRED x11)
+pkg_check_modules(Xext REQUIRED xext)
 
 
 set(SOURCES
@@ -54,9 +56,9 @@ endif(DEVELOP)
 add_executable(KittehPlayer ${SOURCES} ${qml_QRC})
 
 # Use the Qml/Quick modules from Qt 5.
-target_link_libraries(KittehPlayer ${MPV_LIBRARIES})
+target_link_libraries(KittehPlayer ${MPV_LIBRARIES} ${X11_LIBRARIES} ${Xext_LIBRARIES} Qt5::X11Extras)
 
-qt5_use_modules(KittehPlayer Qml Quick Core Gui Widgets)
+qt5_use_modules(KittehPlayer Qml Quick Core Gui Widgets X11Extras)
 
 install (TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME} DESTINATION bin)
 install (FILES "${PROJECT_NAME}.desktop" DESTINATION share/applications)
diff --git a/KittehPlayer.pro b/KittehPlayer.pro
index fcd6c5e..e818e9f 100644
--- a/KittehPlayer.pro
+++ b/KittehPlayer.pro
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 TARGET = KittehPlayer
 
 TEMPLATE = app
-QT += qml quickcontrols2 widgets
+QT += qml quickcontrols2 widgets x11extras
+
 SOURCES += src/main.cpp src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp
 
 CONFIG += release
 #CONFIG+=qtquickcompiler
 QT_CONFIG -= no-pkg-config
 CONFIG += link_pkgconfig
-PKGCONFIG += mpv
+PKGCONFIG += mpv x11 xext
 RESOURCES += src/qml/qml.qrc
 
 unix {
diff --git a/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp b/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp
index 66f7fb1..d8e1edb 100644
--- a/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/MpvPlayerBackend.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@
 #include <QOpenGLFramebufferObject>
 #include <QQuickWindow>
 #include <math.h>
+#include <QX11Info>
+#include <X11/extensions/Xrandr.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/dpms.h>
+#include <X11/keysym.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+
 namespace {
 
 void
@@ -149,6 +156,9 @@ MpvPlayerBackend::MpvPlayerBackend(QQuickItem* parent)
 
 MpvPlayerBackend::~MpvPlayerBackend()
 {
+  Display *dpy = QX11Info::display();
+  DPMSEnable(dpy);
+  qDebug() << "Enabled DPMS.";
   if (mpv_gl) {
     mpv_render_context_free(mpv_gl);
   }
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 03b81d8..3e71d7c 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <cstdlib>
-
 #include "MpvPlayerBackend.h"
+#include <QtCore>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QProcessEnvironment>
 #include <QQmlApplicationEngine>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <QX11Info>
+#include <X11/extensions/Xrandr.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/dpms.h>
+#include <X11/keysym.h>
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
 
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include "setenv_mingw.hpp"
@@ -38,8 +45,9 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
     }
   }
 
-  QProcess dpms;
-  dpms.start("xset", QStringList() << "-dpms");
+  Display *dpy = QX11Info::display();
+  DPMSDisable(dpy);
+  qDebug() << "Disabled DPMS.";
 
   QString newpath =
     QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment().value("APPDIR", "") +
@@ -48,8 +56,8 @@ main(int argc, char* argv[])
   setenv("PATH", newpath.toUtf8().constData(), 1);
 
   QApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
-
-  QApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_NativeWindows);
+  QApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_NativeWindows); 
+  
   qmlRegisterType<MpvPlayerBackend>("player", 1, 0, "PlayerBackend");
   std::setlocale(LC_NUMERIC, "C");