diff --git a/mobile/lib/core/configuration.dart b/mobile/lib/core/configuration.dart
index 4809ba863..8019e2a73 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/core/configuration.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/core/configuration.dart
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ import 'package:photos/services/sync_service.dart';
 import 'package:photos/utils/crypto_util.dart';
 import 'package:photos/utils/file_uploader.dart';
 import 'package:photos/utils/validator_util.dart';
+import "package:photos/utils/wakelock_util.dart";
 import 'package:shared_preferences/shared_preferences.dart';
 import "package:tuple/tuple.dart";
 import 'package:uuid/uuid.dart';
-import 'package:wakelock_plus/wakelock_plus.dart';
 
 class Configuration {
   Configuration._privateConstructor();
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ class Configuration {
 
   Future<void> setShouldKeepDeviceAwake(bool value) async {
     await _preferences.setBool(keyShouldKeepDeviceAwake, value);
-    await WakelockPlus.toggle(enable: value);
+    await EnteWakeLock.toggle(enable: value);
   }
 
   Future<void> setShouldBackupVideos(bool value) async {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget.dart b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget.dart
index 7f9218e9a..ed772df4f 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/ui/viewer/file/video_widget.dart
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ import 'package:photos/ui/viewer/file/video_controls.dart';
 import "package:photos/utils/dialog_util.dart";
 import 'package:photos/utils/file_util.dart';
 import 'package:photos/utils/toast_util.dart';
+import "package:photos/utils/wakelock_util.dart";
 import 'package:video_player/video_player.dart';
 import 'package:visibility_detector/visibility_detector.dart';
-import 'package:wakelock_plus/wakelock_plus.dart';
 
 class VideoWidget extends StatefulWidget {
   final EnteFile file;
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class _VideoWidgetState extends State<VideoWidget> {
   ChewieController? _chewieController;
   final _progressNotifier = ValueNotifier<double?>(null);
   bool _isPlaying = false;
-  bool _wakeLockEnabledHere = false;
+  final EnteWakeLock _wakeLock = EnteWakeLock();
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -126,13 +126,7 @@ class _VideoWidgetState extends State<VideoWidget> {
     _chewieController?.dispose();
     _progressNotifier.dispose();
 
-    if (_wakeLockEnabledHere) {
-      unawaited(
-        WakelockPlus.enabled.then((isEnabled) {
-          isEnabled ? WakelockPlus.disable() : null;
-        }),
-      );
-    }
+    _wakeLock.dispose();
     super.dispose();
   }
 
@@ -257,17 +251,10 @@ class _VideoWidgetState extends State<VideoWidget> {
 
   Future<void> _keepScreenAliveOnPlaying(bool isPlaying) async {
     if (isPlaying) {
-      return WakelockPlus.enabled.then((value) {
-        if (value == false) {
-          WakelockPlus.enable();
-          //wakeLockEnabledHere will not be set to true if wakeLock is already enabled from settings on iOS.
-          //We shouldn't disable when video is not playing if it was enabled manually by the user from ente settings by user.
-          _wakeLockEnabledHere = true;
-        }
-      });
+      _wakeLock.enable();
     }
-    if (_wakeLockEnabledHere && !isPlaying) {
-      return WakelockPlus.disable();
+    if (!isPlaying) {
+      _wakeLock.disable();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/utils/wakelock_util.dart b/mobile/lib/utils/wakelock_util.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de3de62bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/lib/utils/wakelock_util.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import "dart:async" show unawaited;
+
+import "package:wakelock_plus/wakelock_plus.dart";
+
+class EnteWakeLock {
+  bool _wakeLockEnabledHere = false;
+
+  void enable() {
+    WakelockPlus.enabled.then((value) {
+        if (value == false) {
+          WakelockPlus.enable();
+          //wakeLockEnabledHere will not be set to true if wakeLock is already enabled from settings on iOS.
+          //We shouldn't disable when video is not playing if it was enabled manually by the user from ente settings by user.
+          _wakeLockEnabledHere = true;
+        }
+      });
+  }
+
+  void disable() {
+    if (_wakeLockEnabledHere) {
+      WakelockPlus.disable();
+    }
+  }
+
+  void dispose() {
+    if (_wakeLockEnabledHere) {
+      unawaited(
+        WakelockPlus.enabled.then((isEnabled) {
+          isEnabled ? WakelockPlus.disable() : null;
+        }),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}