diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
index e6c5ef38..92647f58 100644
--- a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/default.nix
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ let
   hookPkgs = {
     inputhandler = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
       pname = "sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh";
-      src = ./hooks;
       pkgs = [ "coreutils" ];
+      src = ./hooks;
     };
     postwake = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
       pname = "sxmo_hook_postwake.sh";
@@ -80,18 +80,23 @@ let
     };
     rotate = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
       pname = "sxmo_hook_rotate.sh";
-      src = ./hooks;
       pkgs = [ "sway" ];
+      src = ./hooks;
+    };
+    screenoff = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
+      pname = "sxmo_hook_screenoff.sh";
+      pkgs = [ "sway" ];
+      src = ./hooks;
     };
     start = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
       pname = "sxmo_hook_start.sh";
-      src = ./hooks;
       pkgs = [ "systemd" "xdg-user-dirs" ];
+      src = ./hooks;
     };
     suspend = pkgs.static-nix-shell.mkBash {
       pname = "sxmo_suspend.sh";
-      src = ./hooks;
       pkgs = [ "coreutils" "rtl8723cs-wowlan" "time" "util-linux" ];
+      src = ./hooks;
     };
   };
 in
@@ -183,6 +188,7 @@ in
         "sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh" = "${hookPkgs.inputhandler}/bin/sxmo_hook_inputhandler.sh";
         "sxmo_hook_postwake.sh" = "${hookPkgs.postwake}/bin/sxmo_hook_postwake.sh";
         "sxmo_hook_rotate.sh" = "${hookPkgs.rotate}/bin/sxmo_hook_rotate.sh";
+        "sxmo_hook_screenoff.sh" = "${hookPkgs.screenoff}/bin/sxmo_hook_screenoff.sh";
         "sxmo_hook_start.sh" = "${hookPkgs.start}/bin/sxmo_hook_start.sh";
         "sxmo_suspend.sh" = "${hookPkgs.suspend}/bin/sxmo_suspend.sh";
       };
diff --git a/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/hooks/sxmo_hook_screenoff.sh b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/hooks/sxmo_hook_screenoff.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..295be591
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/modules/gui/sxmo/hooks/sxmo_hook_screenoff.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p sway
+
+# this hook is mostly identical to default sxmo_hook_screenoff.sh except:
+# - the LED frequency is adjusted from its default of "blink every 2s"
+# - dwm-specific bits are removed
+
+BLINK_FREQ=5
+
+swaymsg mode default
+sxmo_wm.sh dpms on
+sxmo_wm.sh inputevent touchscreen off
+
+sxmo_daemons.sh start periodic_blink sxmo_run_periodically.sh "$BLINK_FREQ" sxmo_led.sh blink red blue
+
+wait
+
+# avoid immediate suspension. particularly, ensure that we get at least one blink in
+sxmo_wakelock.sh lock sxmo_hold_a_bit "$BLINK_FREQ"s
+sxmo_wakelock.sh unlock sxmo_not_screenoff
+
+