diff --git a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.cpp b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.cpp
index 31d3d351a..9b16eb95e 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.cpp
@@ -50,56 +50,3 @@ std::string ArchSystemUnix::getLibsUsed(void) const
 {
   return "not implemented.\nuse lsof on shell";
 }
-
-#ifndef __APPLE__
-bool ArchSystemUnix::DBusInhibitScreenCall(InhibitScreenServices serviceID, bool state, std::string &error)
-{
-  error = "";
-  static const std::array<QString, 2> services = {"org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver", "org.gnome.SessionManager"};
-  static const std::array<QString, 2> paths = {"/org/freedesktop/ScreenSaver", "/org/gnome/SessionManager"};
-  static std::array<uint, 2> cookies;
-
-  auto serviceNum = static_cast<uint8_t>(serviceID);
-
-  QDBusConnection bus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
-  if (!bus.isConnected()) {
-    error = "bus failed to connect";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  QDBusInterface screenSaverInterface(services[serviceNum], paths[serviceNum], services[serviceNum], bus);
-
-  if (!screenSaverInterface.isValid()) {
-    error = "screen saver interface failed to initialize";
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  QDBusReply<uint> reply;
-  if (state) {
-    if (cookies[serviceNum]) {
-      error = "coockies are not empty";
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    QString msg = "Sleep is manually prevented by the %1 preferences";
-    reply = screenSaverInterface.call("Inhibit", kAppName, msg.arg(kAppName));
-    if (reply.isValid())
-      cookies[serviceNum] = reply.value();
-  } else {
-    if (!cookies[serviceNum]) {
-      error = "coockies are empty";
-      return false;
-    }
-    reply = screenSaverInterface.call("UnInhibit", cookies[serviceNum]);
-    cookies[serviceNum] = 0;
-  }
-
-  if (!reply.isValid()) {
-    QDBusError qerror = reply.error();
-    error = qerror.name().toStdString() + " : " + qerror.message().toStdString();
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  return true;
-}
-#endif
diff --git a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.h b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.h
index e363b82fa..bf56cb352 100644
--- a/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.h
+++ b/src/lib/arch/unix/ArchSystemUnix.h
@@ -23,13 +23,4 @@ public:
   virtual void setting(const std::string &, const std::string &) const;
   virtual std::string getLibsUsed(void) const;
   virtual void clearSettings() const;
-
-#ifndef __APPLE__
-  enum class InhibitScreenServices
-  {
-    kScreenSaver,
-    kSessionManager
-  };
-  static bool DBusInhibitScreenCall(InhibitScreenServices serviceID, bool state, std::string &error);
-#endif
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.cpp b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.cpp
index b3dae1f65..cf10bc302 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.cpp
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@
 #include "XWindowsPowerManager.h"
 #include "arch/Arch.h"
 #include "base/Log.h"
+#include <common/constants.h>
+
+#include <QDBusConnection>
+#include <QDBusError>
+#include <QDBusInterface>
+#include <QDBusReply>
 
 namespace {
 
-bool sleepInhibitCall(bool state, ArchSystemUnix::InhibitScreenServices serviceID)
+bool sleepInhibitCall(bool state, XWindowsPowerManager::InhibitScreenServices serviceID)
 {
   std::string error;
 
-  if (!ArchSystemUnix::DBusInhibitScreenCall(serviceID, state, error)) {
+  if (!XWindowsPowerManager::inhibitScreenCall(serviceID, state, error)) {
     LOG((CLOG_DEBUG "dbus inhibit error %s", error.c_str()));
     return false;
   }
@@ -32,16 +38,67 @@ XWindowsPowerManager::~XWindowsPowerManager()
 
 void XWindowsPowerManager::disableSleep() const
 {
-  if (!sleepInhibitCall(true, ArchSystemUnix::InhibitScreenServices::kScreenSaver) &&
-      !sleepInhibitCall(true, ArchSystemUnix::InhibitScreenServices::kSessionManager)) {
+  if (!sleepInhibitCall(true, XWindowsPowerManager::InhibitScreenServices::kScreenSaver) &&
+      !sleepInhibitCall(true, XWindowsPowerManager::InhibitScreenServices::kSessionManager)) {
     LOG((CLOG_WARN "failed to prevent system from going to sleep"));
   }
 }
 
 void XWindowsPowerManager::enableSleep() const
 {
-  if (!sleepInhibitCall(false, ArchSystemUnix::InhibitScreenServices::kScreenSaver) &&
-      !sleepInhibitCall(false, ArchSystemUnix::InhibitScreenServices::kSessionManager)) {
+  if (!sleepInhibitCall(false, XWindowsPowerManager::InhibitScreenServices::kScreenSaver) &&
+      !sleepInhibitCall(false, XWindowsPowerManager::InhibitScreenServices::kSessionManager)) {
     LOG((CLOG_WARN "failed to enable system idle sleep"));
   }
 }
+
+bool XWindowsPowerManager::inhibitScreenCall(InhibitScreenServices serviceID, bool state, std::string &error)
+{
+  error = "";
+  static const std::array<QString, 2> services = {"org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver", "org.gnome.SessionManager"};
+  static const std::array<QString, 2> paths = {"/org/freedesktop/ScreenSaver", "/org/gnome/SessionManager"};
+  static std::array<uint, 2> cookies;
+
+  auto serviceNum = static_cast<uint8_t>(serviceID);
+
+  QDBusConnection bus = QDBusConnection::sessionBus();
+  if (!bus.isConnected()) {
+    error = "bus failed to connect";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  QDBusInterface screenSaverInterface(services[serviceNum], paths[serviceNum], services[serviceNum], bus);
+
+  if (!screenSaverInterface.isValid()) {
+    error = "screen saver interface failed to initialize";
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  QDBusReply<uint> reply;
+  if (state) {
+    if (cookies[serviceNum]) {
+      error = "cookies are not empty";
+      return false;
+    }
+
+    QString msg = "Sleep is manually prevented by the %1 preferences";
+    reply = screenSaverInterface.call("Inhibit", kAppName, msg.arg(kAppName));
+    if (reply.isValid())
+      cookies[serviceNum] = reply.value();
+  } else {
+    if (!cookies[serviceNum]) {
+      error = "cookies are empty";
+      return false;
+    }
+    reply = screenSaverInterface.call("UnInhibit", cookies[serviceNum]);
+    cookies[serviceNum] = 0;
+  }
+
+  if (!reply.isValid()) {
+    QDBusError qerror = reply.error();
+    error = qerror.name().toStdString() + " : " + qerror.message().toStdString();
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.h b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.h
index 9b26eeb8f..fc526fa86 100644
--- a/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.h
+++ b/src/lib/platform/XWindowsPowerManager.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <string>
+
 class XWindowsPowerManager
 {
 public:
@@ -25,4 +27,11 @@ public:
 
   XWindowsPowerManager(const XWindowsPowerManager &) = delete;
   XWindowsPowerManager &operator=(const XWindowsPowerManager &) = delete;
+
+  enum class InhibitScreenServices
+  {
+    kScreenSaver,
+    kSessionManager
+  };
+  static bool inhibitScreenCall(InhibitScreenServices serviceID, bool state, std::string &error);
 };