diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9052740..5f0be90 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@
     "expo-image": "~2.0.7",
     "expo-image-picker": "~16.0.6",
     "expo-insights": "~0.8.2",
+    "expo-keep-awake": "^15.0.8",
     "expo-linear-gradient": "~14.0.2",
     "expo-linking": "~7.0.5",
     "expo-location": "~18.0.10",
@@ -133,4 +134,4 @@
       }
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/screens/Playback/RecordPlayback.js b/src/screens/Playback/RecordPlayback.js
index 204be4c..40a4197 100644
--- a/src/screens/Playback/RecordPlayback.js
+++ b/src/screens/Playback/RecordPlayback.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useFocusEffect } from '@react-navigation/native'
 import { CameraView, useCameraPermissions } from 'expo-camera'
+import { activateKeepAwakeAsync, deactivateKeepAwake } from 'expo-keep-awake'
 import * as FileSystem from 'expo-file-system'
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import { BackHandler, Text, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native'
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ import CreateLyricsHeader from '../Writing/components/CreateLyricsHeader'
 const TIME_BEFORE_INCREMENT_MS = 20000 // 20s
 const COUNTDOWN_SECONDS = 10
 const LOG_PREFIX = '[RecordPlayback]'
+const KEEP_AWAKE_TAG = 'record-playback'
 const log =
   typeof __DEV__ === 'undefined' || __DEV__
     ? (...args) => console.log(LOG_PREFIX, ...args)
@@ -97,6 +99,25 @@ const RecordPlayback = ({ route }) => {
     isPausedRef.current = isPaused
   }, [isPaused])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const shouldKeepAwake = isPreparing || isRecording
+    const updateKeepAwake = async () => {
+      try {
+        if (shouldKeepAwake) {
+          await activateKeepAwakeAsync(KEEP_AWAKE_TAG)
+        } else {
+          await deactivateKeepAwake(KEEP_AWAKE_TAG)
+        }
+      } catch (_) { }
+    }
+    void updateKeepAwake()
+    return () => {
+      try {
+        void deactivateKeepAwake(KEEP_AWAKE_TAG)
+      } catch (_) { }
+    }
+  }, [isPreparing, isRecording])
+
   // Removed AppState listener as it was too aggressive.
   // We now use duration validation at the end of recording.
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cc875f1..d8cd0db 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -5234,6 +5234,11 @@ expo-json-utils@~0.14.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-json-utils/-/expo-json-utils-0.14.0.tgz"
   integrity sha512-xjGfK9dL0B1wLnOqNkX0jM9p48Y0I5xEPzHude28LY67UmamUyAACkqhZGaPClyPNfdzczk7Ej6WaRMT3HfXvw==
 
+expo-keep-awake@^15.0.8:
+  version "15.0.8"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/expo-keep-awake/-/expo-keep-awake-15.0.8.tgz#911c5effeba9baff2ccde79ef0ff5bf856215f8d"
+  integrity sha512-YK9M1VrnoH1vLJiQzChZgzDvVimVoriibiDIFLbQMpjYBnvyfUeHJcin/Gx1a+XgupNXy92EQJLgI/9ZuXajYQ==
+
 expo-keep-awake@~14.0.3:
   version "14.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/expo-keep-awake/-/expo-keep-awake-14.0.3.tgz"