Index: gnome-power-manager-2.24.1/src/gpm-manager.c
===================================================================
--- gnome-power-manager-2.24.1.orig/src/gpm-manager.c
+++ gnome-power-manager-2.24.1/src/gpm-manager.c
@@ -859,8 +859,11 @@ idle_changed_cb (GpmIdle    *idle,
 	 * already off, and we don't want to perform policy actions or re-enable
 	 * the screen when the user moves the mouse on systems that do not
 	 * support hardware blanking.
+	 * However, we accept the sleep timeout since it won't enable the
+	 * screen.
 	 * Details are here: https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/22522 */
-	if (gpm_button_is_lid_closed (manager->priv->button)) {
+	if (gpm_button_is_lid_closed (manager->priv->button) &&
+	    mode != GPM_IDLE_MODE_SYSTEM) {
 		egg_debug ("lid is closed, so we are ignoring idle state changes");
 		return;
 	}
