config.def.h |  2 ++
 noice.c      | 13 +++++++++++++

diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index a355333108195390263411fc771aec6287560516..80cb48c37abb5b69819967a027ae8605250f74ef 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ #define CURSR " > "
 #define EMPTY "   "
 
 int mtimeorder = 0; /* Set to 1 to sort by time in the default case */
+int idletimeout = 0; /* Screensaver timeout in seconds, 0 to disable */
+char *idlecmd = "rain"; /* The screensaver program */
 
 struct assoc assocs[] = {
 	{ "\\.(avi|mp4|mkv|mp3|ogg|flac|mov)$", "mplayer" },
diff --git a/noice.c b/noice.c
index ba529d6c325509d04b8fe4d8cbdeaeb9a9feba37..18577d3888c96e29054fb37b93cb3d824cb10c98 100644
--- a/noice.c
+++ b/noice.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct entry *dents;
 int n, cur;
 char *path, *oldpath;
 char *fltr;
+int idle;
 
 /*
  * Layout:
@@ -259,6 +260,7 @@ 	nonl();
 	intrflush(stdscr, FALSE);
 	keypad(stdscr, TRUE);
 	curs_set(FALSE); /* Hide cursor */
+	timeout(1000); /* One second */
 }
 
 void
@@ -314,6 +316,10 @@ {
 	int c, i;
 
 	c = getch();
+	if (c == -1)
+		idle++;
+	else
+		idle = 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < LEN(bindings); i++)
 		if (c == bindings[i].sym) {
@@ -878,6 +884,13 @@ 			exitcurses();
 			spawn(run, name, path);
 			initcurses();
 			break;
+		}
+		/* Screensaver */
+		if (idletimeout != 0 && idle == idletimeout) {
+			idle = 0;
+			exitcurses();
+			spawn(idlecmd, NULL, NULL);
+			initcurses();
 		}
 	}
 }