diff --git a/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/BaseP2pModeSelectPresenter.java b/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/BaseP2pModeSelectPresenter.java
index ed9c733..be7f7e6 100644
--- a/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/BaseP2pModeSelectPresenter.java
+++ b/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/BaseP2pModeSelectPresenter.java
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package org.smartregister.p2p.presenter;
 
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
 import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.view.WindowManager;
 
 import org.smartregister.p2p.P2PLibrary;
 import org.smartregister.p2p.contract.P2pModeSelectContract;
@@ -9,6 +12,8 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 
+import timber.log.Timber;
+
 /**
  * Created by Ephraim Kigamba - ekigamba@ona.io on 08/03/2019
  */
@@ -21,6 +26,8 @@ public abstract class BaseP2pModeSelectPresenter implements P2pModeSelectContrac
     protected HashMap<String, Long> rejectedDevices = new HashMap<>();
     protected HashSet<String> blacklistedDevices = new HashSet<>();
 
+    private int keepScreenOnCounter;
+
     public BaseP2pModeSelectPresenter(@NonNull P2pModeSelectContract.View view) {
         this(view, new P2pModeSelectInteractor(view.getContext()));
     }
@@ -97,4 +104,31 @@ public void rejectDeviceOnAuthentication(@NonNull String endpointId) {
             addDeviceToRejectedList(endpointId);
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables or disables the keep screen on flag to avoid the device going to sleep while there
+     * is a sync happening
+     *
+     * @param enable {@code TRUE} to enable or {@code FALSE} disable
+     */
+    protected void keepScreenOn(boolean enable) {
+        Context context = getView().getContext();
+        if (context instanceof Activity) {
+            if (enable) {
+                keepScreenOnCounter++;
+
+                if (keepScreenOnCounter == 1) {
+                    ((Activity) context).getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
+                }
+            } else {
+                keepScreenOnCounter--;
+
+                if (keepScreenOnCounter == 0) {
+                    ((Activity) context).getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_KEEP_SCREEN_ON);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            Timber.e("Could not %s KEEP_SCREEN_ON because the view-context is not an activity", (enable ? "enable" : "disable"));
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PReceiverPresenter.java b/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PReceiverPresenter.java
index 20df8cc..aaae621 100644
--- a/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PReceiverPresenter.java
+++ b/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PReceiverPresenter.java
@@ -106,9 +106,11 @@ public void handlePermissionResult(@NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[]
     public void startAdvertisingMode() {
         if (!interactor.isAdvertising()) {
             view.enableSendReceiveButtons(false);
+            keepScreenOn(true);
             view.showReceiveProgressDialog(new P2pModeSelectContract.View.DialogCancelCallback() {
                 @Override
                 public void onCancelClicked(DialogInterface dialogInterface) {
+                    keepScreenOn(false);
                     interactor.stopAdvertising();
                     dialogInterface.dismiss();
                     view.enableSendReceiveButtons(true);
@@ -144,9 +146,10 @@ public void onConnectionInitiated(@NonNull String endpointId, @NonNull Connectio
 
         // Reject when already connected or the connecting device is blacklisted
         if (currentSender == null && !blacklistedDevices.contains(endpointId)) {
-            currentSender = new DiscoveredDevice(endpointId, connectionInfo);
+            setCurrentDevice(new DiscoveredDevice(endpointId, connectionInfo));
 
             // First stop advertising
+            keepScreenOn(false);
             interactor.stopAdvertising();
             view.removeReceiveProgressDialog();
 
@@ -527,7 +530,7 @@ private void resetState() {
         connectionLevel = null;
         view.dismissAllDialogs();
         view.enableSendReceiveButtons(true);
-        currentSender = null;
+        setCurrentDevice(null);
         currentSendingDevice = null;
     }
 
@@ -567,5 +570,6 @@ public DiscoveredDevice getCurrentPeerDevice() {
     @Override
     public void setCurrentDevice(@Nullable DiscoveredDevice discoveredDevice) {
         currentSender = discoveredDevice;
+        keepScreenOn(discoveredDevice != null);
     }
 }
diff --git a/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PSenderPresenter.java b/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PSenderPresenter.java
index a2b2efe..04e5b0a 100644
--- a/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PSenderPresenter.java
+++ b/p2p-sync/src/main/java/org/smartregister/p2p/presenter/P2PSenderPresenter.java
@@ -114,9 +114,11 @@ public void handlePermissionResult(@NonNull String[] permissions, @NonNull int[]
     public void startDiscoveringMode() {
         if (!interactor.isDiscovering()) {
             view.enableSendReceiveButtons(false);
+            keepScreenOn(true);
             view.showDiscoveringProgressDialog (new P2pModeSelectContract.View.DialogCancelCallback() {
                 @Override
                 public void onCancelClicked(DialogInterface dialogInterface) {
+                    keepScreenOn(false);
                     interactor.stopDiscovering();
                     dialogInterface.dismiss();
                     view.enableSendReceiveButtons(true);
@@ -184,9 +186,10 @@ public void onDeviceFound(@NonNull final String endpointId, @NonNull final Disco
 
         // Reject when already connected or the connecting device is blacklisted
         if (currentReceiver == null && !blacklistedDevices.contains(endpointId)) {
-            currentReceiver = new DiscoveredDevice(endpointId, discoveredEndpointInfo);
+            setCurrentDevice(new DiscoveredDevice(endpointId, discoveredEndpointInfo));
 
             // First stop discovering
+            keepScreenOn(false);
             interactor.stopDiscovering();
             view.removeDiscoveringProgressDialog();
 
@@ -492,7 +495,7 @@ public void onPayloadReceived(@NonNull String endpointId, @NonNull Payload paylo
     private void resetState() {
         connectionLevel = null;
         view.dismissAllDialogs();
-        currentReceiver = null;
+        setCurrentDevice(null);
         view.enableSendReceiveButtons(true);
     }
 
@@ -544,6 +547,7 @@ public DiscoveredDevice getCurrentPeerDevice() {
     @Override
     public void setCurrentDevice(@Nullable DiscoveredDevice discoveredDevice) {
         currentReceiver = discoveredDevice;
+        keepScreenOn(discoveredDevice != null);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/p2p-sync/src/test/java/org/smartregister/p2p/sync/SyncSenderHandlerTest.java b/p2p-sync/src/test/java/org/smartregister/p2p/sync/SyncSenderHandlerTest.java
index 4f4414c..8417887 100644
--- a/p2p-sync/src/test/java/org/smartregister/p2p/sync/SyncSenderHandlerTest.java
+++ b/p2p-sync/src/test/java/org/smartregister/p2p/sync/SyncSenderHandlerTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner;
 import org.robolectric.RuntimeEnvironment;
 import org.robolectric.annotation.Config;
-import org.robolectric.shadows.ShadowApplication;
 import org.robolectric.util.ReflectionHelpers;
 import org.smartregister.p2p.P2PLibrary;
 import org.smartregister.p2p.authorizer.P2PAuthorizationService;