diff --git a/app/mobile/package.json b/app/mobile/package.json
index aa768ecf..b52aacc6 100644
--- a/app/mobile/package.json
+++ b/app/mobile/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "axios": "^1.1.0",
     "expo": "~46.0.9",
     "expo-av": "^12.0.4",
+    "expo-keep-awake": "~10.2.0",
     "expo-splash-screen": "~0.16.2",
     "expo-status-bar": "~1.4.0",
     "moment": "^2.29.4",
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
index fbb630d8..c149b172 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
+++ b/app/mobile/src/session/conversation/Conversation.jsx
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { KeyboardAvoidingView, Modal, Platform, TextInput, View, TouchableOpacity, Text, } from 'react-native';
+import { activateKeepAwake, deactivateKeepAwake } from 'expo-keep-awake';
 import { FlatList, ScrollView } from '@stream-io/flat-list-mvcp';
 import { memo, useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useConversation } from './useConversation.hook';
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ export function ConversationBody() {
 
   const ref = useRef();
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    activateKeepAwake();
+    return () => { deactivateKeepAwake() };
+  }, []);
+
   const latch = () => {
     if (!state.momentum) {
       actions.latch();