diff --git a/obs/obs-app.cpp b/obs/obs-app.cpp
index 75b08b02a..be1d306b7 100644
--- a/obs/obs-app.cpp
+++ b/obs/obs-app.cpp
@@ -524,7 +524,15 @@ bool OBSApp::InitTheme()
 OBSApp::OBSApp(int &argc, char **argv, profiler_name_store_t *store)
 	: QApplication(argc, argv),
 	  profilerNameStore(store)
-{}
+{
+	sleepInhibitor = os_inhibit_sleep_create("OBS Video/audio");
+}
+
+OBSApp::~OBSApp()
+{
+	os_inhibit_sleep_set_active(sleepInhibitor, false);
+	os_inhibit_sleep_destroy(sleepInhibitor);
+}
 
 static void move_basic_to_profiles(void)
 {
diff --git a/obs/obs-app.hpp b/obs/obs-app.hpp
index 7e57379e2..93bf53c06 100644
--- a/obs/obs-app.hpp
+++ b/obs/obs-app.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <util/lexer.h>
 #include <util/profiler.h>
 #include <util/util.hpp>
+#include <util/platform.h>
 #include <string>
 #include <memory>
 #include <vector>
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ private:
 	QPointer<OBSMainWindow>        mainWindow;
 	profiler_name_store_t          *profilerNameStore = nullptr;
 
+	os_inhibit_t                   *sleepInhibitor = nullptr;
+	int                            sleepInhibitRefs = 0;
+
 	bool InitGlobalConfig();
 	bool InitGlobalConfigDefaults();
 	bool InitLocale();
@@ -72,6 +76,7 @@ private:
 
 public:
 	OBSApp(int &argc, char **argv, profiler_name_store_t *store);
+	~OBSApp();
 
 	void AppInit();
 	bool OBSInit();
@@ -109,6 +114,21 @@ public:
 	const char *OutputAudioSource() const;
 
 	const char *GetRenderModule() const;
+
+	inline void IncrementSleepInhibition()
+	{
+		if (!sleepInhibitor) return;
+		if (sleepInhibitRefs++ == 0)
+			os_inhibit_sleep_set_active(sleepInhibitor, true);
+	}
+
+	inline void DecrementSleepInhibition()
+	{
+		if (!sleepInhibitor) return;
+		if (sleepInhibitRefs == 0) return;
+		if (--sleepInhibitRefs == 0)
+			os_inhibit_sleep_set_active(sleepInhibitor, false);
+	}
 };
 
 int GetConfigPath(char *path, size_t size, const char *name);
diff --git a/obs/window-basic-main.cpp b/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
index 841167af9..6f255d7cd 100644
--- a/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
+++ b/obs/window-basic-main.cpp
@@ -924,8 +924,6 @@ void OBSBasic::OBSInit()
 
 	connect(ui->preview, &OBSQTDisplay::DisplayCreated, addDisplay);
 
-	sleepInhibitor = os_inhibit_sleep_create("OBS Video/audio");
-	os_inhibit_sleep_set_active(sleepInhibitor, true);
 	show();
 }
 
@@ -1178,9 +1176,6 @@ OBSBasic::~OBSBasic()
 		}
 	}
 #endif
-
-	os_inhibit_sleep_set_active(sleepInhibitor, false);
-	os_inhibit_sleep_destroy(sleepInhibitor);
 }
 
 void OBSBasic::SaveProjectNow()
@@ -3080,8 +3075,9 @@ void OBSBasic::StopStreaming()
 	if (outputHandler->StreamingActive())
 		outputHandler->StopStreaming();
 
-	if (!outputHandler->Active()) {
+	if (!outputHandler->Active() && !ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
 		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(true);
+		App()->DecrementSleepInhibition();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3092,8 +3088,9 @@ void OBSBasic::ForceStopStreaming()
 	if (outputHandler->StreamingActive())
 		outputHandler->ForceStopStreaming();
 
-	if (!outputHandler->Active()) {
+	if (!outputHandler->Active() && !ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
 		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(true);
+		App()->DecrementSleepInhibition();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3113,6 +3110,11 @@ void OBSBasic::StreamDelayStarting(int sec)
 	ui->streamButton->setMenu(startStreamMenu);
 
 	ui->statusbar->StreamDelayStarting(sec);
+
+	if (ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
+		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(false);
+		App()->IncrementSleepInhibition();
+	}
 }
 
 void OBSBasic::StreamDelayStopping(int sec)
@@ -3138,7 +3140,12 @@ void OBSBasic::StreamingStart()
 	ui->streamButton->setText(QTStr("Basic.Main.StopStreaming"));
 	ui->streamButton->setEnabled(true);
 	ui->statusbar->StreamStarted(outputHandler->streamOutput);
-	ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(false);
+
+	if (ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
+		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(false);
+		App()->IncrementSleepInhibition();
+	}
+
 	blog(LOG_INFO, STREAMING_START);
 }
 
@@ -3175,8 +3182,10 @@ void OBSBasic::StreamingStop(int code)
 	ui->streamButton->setText(QTStr("Basic.Main.StartStreaming"));
 	ui->streamButton->setEnabled(true);
 
-	if (!outputHandler->Active())
+	if (!outputHandler->Active() && !ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
 		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(true);
+		App()->DecrementSleepInhibition();
+	}
 
 	blog(LOG_INFO, STREAMING_STOP);
 
@@ -3207,8 +3216,9 @@ void OBSBasic::StopRecording()
 	if (outputHandler->RecordingActive())
 		outputHandler->StopRecording();
 
-	if (!outputHandler->Active()) {
+	if (!outputHandler->Active() && !ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
 		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(true);
+		App()->DecrementSleepInhibition();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -3216,7 +3226,12 @@ void OBSBasic::RecordingStart()
 {
 	ui->statusbar->RecordingStarted(outputHandler->fileOutput);
 	ui->recordButton->setText(QTStr("Basic.Main.StopRecording"));
-	ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(false);
+
+	if (ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
+		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(false);
+		App()->IncrementSleepInhibition();
+	}
+
 	blog(LOG_INFO, RECORDING_START);
 }
 
@@ -3242,8 +3257,9 @@ void OBSBasic::RecordingStop(int code)
 				QTStr("Output.RecordError.Msg"));
 	}
 
-	if (!outputHandler->Active()) {
+	if (!outputHandler->Active() && !ui->profileMenu->isEnabled()) {
 		ui->profileMenu->setEnabled(true);
+		App()->DecrementSleepInhibition();
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/obs/window-basic-main.hpp b/obs/window-basic-main.hpp
index 78a40ecfa..4595069eb 100644
--- a/obs/window-basic-main.hpp
+++ b/obs/window-basic-main.hpp
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ private:
 
 	QPointer<QTimer>    cpuUsageTimer;
 	os_cpu_usage_info_t *cpuUsageInfo = nullptr;
-	os_inhibit_t        *sleepInhibitor = nullptr;
 
 	OBSService service;
 	std::unique_ptr<BasicOutputHandler> outputHandler;
diff --git a/obs/window-projector.cpp b/obs/window-projector.cpp
index 505e52cf4..ff23406f1 100644
--- a/obs/window-projector.cpp
+++ b/obs/window-projector.cpp
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ OBSProjector::OBSProjector(QWidget *widget, obs_source_t *source_)
 	};
 
 	connect(this, &OBSQTDisplay::DisplayCreated, addDrawCallback);
+
+	App()->IncrementSleepInhibition();
 }
 
 OBSProjector::~OBSProjector()
 {
 	if (source)
 		obs_source_dec_showing(source);
+	App()->DecrementSleepInhibition();
 }
 
 void OBSProjector::Init(int monitor)