diff --git a/hypridle/hypridle.conf b/hypridle/hypridle.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d2f080
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hypridle/hypridle.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+general {
+    # Dedup: never stack a second hyprlock on top of an existing one
+    lock_cmd = pidof hyprlock || hyprlock
+    # Lock before the machine sleeps, restore monitors on wake
+    before_sleep_cmd = loginctl lock-session
+    after_sleep_cmd = niri msg action power-on-monitors
+    # Honor idle inhibitors (video, meetings, presentations) instead of
+    # blanking/locking through them — this is the swayidle behavior we lost.
+    ignore_dbus_inhibit = false
+    ignore_systemd_inhibit = false
+}
+
+# 5 min: blank the monitors
+listener {
+    timeout = 300
+    on-timeout = niri msg action power-off-monitors
+    on-resume = niri msg action power-on-monitors
+}
+
+# 10 min: lock (drives lock_cmd via logind)
+listener {
+    timeout = 600
+    on-timeout = loginctl lock-session
+}
+
+# 30 min: suspend-then-hibernate
+listener {
+    timeout = 1800
+    on-timeout = systemctl suspend-then-hibernate
+}
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index c81514d..597b219 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ ln -sf "$(pwd)/wofi/config" ~/.config/wofi/config
 ln -sf "$(pwd)/wofi/style.css" ~/.config/wofi/style.css
 mkdir -p ~/.config/hypr
 ln -sf "$(pwd)/hyprlock/hyprlock.conf" ~/.config/hypr/hyprlock.conf
+ln -sf "$(pwd)/hypridle/hypridle.conf" ~/.config/hypr/hypridle.conf
 ln -sf "$(pwd)/fish/config.fish" ~/.config/fish/config.fish
 ln -sf "$(pwd)/starship/starship.toml" ~/.config/starship.toml
 ln -sf "$(pwd)/alacritty/alacritty.toml" ~/.config/alacritty/alacritty.toml
diff --git a/niri/config.kdl b/niri/config.kdl
index 33246e3..7458191 100644
--- a/niri/config.kdl
+++ b/niri/config.kdl
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spawn-at-startup "mako"
 spawn-at-startup "awww-daemon"
 spawn-at-startup "nm-applet" "--indicator"
 spawn-at-startup "/usr/lib/polkit-gnome/polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1"
-spawn-at-startup "swayidle" "-w" "timeout" "300" "niri msg action power-off-monitors" "timeout" "600" "hyprlock" "timeout" "1800" "systemctl suspend-then-hibernate" "before-sleep" "hyprlock"
+spawn-at-startup "hypridle"
 spawn-at-startup "wl-paste" "--watch" "cliphist" "store"
 spawn-at-startup "wlsunset" "-l" "49.2" "-L" "-123.1"
 spawn-at-startup "xwayland-satellite"
diff --git a/packages.txt b/packages.txt
index cac1d80..7ae7195 100644
--- a/packages.txt
+++ b/packages.txt
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ wl-clipboard
 brightnessctl
 pamixer
 hyprlock
-swayidle
+hypridle
 ttf-jetbrains-mono-nerd
 polkit-gnome
 fprintd