diff --git a/data/org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power.gschema.xml.in b/data/org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power.gschema.xml.in
index 051bcf70307122c1c0fc47813c6fe4e0ed78d8b2..894d554c63290c4061011d6c5172df611e103320 100644
--- a/data/org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power.gschema.xml.in
+++ b/data/org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power.gschema.xml.in
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
       <summary>Dim the screen after a period of inactivity</summary>
       <description>If the screen should be dimmed to save power when the computer is idle.</description>
     </key>
+    <key name="show-sleep-warnings" type="b">
+      <default>true</default>
+      <summary>Show warnings before sleep</summary>
+      <description>Weather to show notifications before sleep because of inactivity. This setting is ignored and always false on tablets and handsets.</description>
+    </key>
     <key name="sleep-inactive-ac-timeout" type="i">
       <default>900</default>
       <summary>Sleep timeout computer when on AC</summary>
diff --git a/plugins/power/gsd-power-manager.c b/plugins/power/gsd-power-manager.c
index 9ba6536fd455638f43a26c4fd54971cf73b488c3..3925696781ab598797bbb0070199f2a8ef696628 100644
--- a/plugins/power/gsd-power-manager.c
+++ b/plugins/power/gsd-power-manager.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ struct _GsdPowerManager
         GsdPowerIdleMode         previous_idle_mode;
 
         /* Device Properties */
-        gboolean                 show_sleep_warnings;
+        gboolean                 is_mobile_device;
 
         /* Screens */
         GsdDisplayConfig        *display_config;
@@ -2549,7 +2549,8 @@ idle_triggered_idle_cb (GnomeIdleMonitor *monitor,
         } else if (watch_id == manager->idle_sleep_id) {
                 idle_set_mode_no_temp (manager, GSD_POWER_IDLE_MODE_SLEEP);
         } else if (watch_id == manager->idle_sleep_warning_id) {
-                if (manager->show_sleep_warnings) {
+                if (!manager->is_mobile_device &&
+                    g_settings_get_boolean (manager->settings, "show-sleep-warnings")) {
                         show_sleep_warning (manager);
                 }
                 if (manager->user_active_id < 1) {
@@ -3024,9 +3025,9 @@ gsd_power_manager_startup (GApplication *app)
 
         chassis_type = gnome_settings_get_chassis_type ();
         if (g_strcmp0 (chassis_type, "tablet") == 0 || g_strcmp0 (chassis_type, "handset") == 0) {
-                manager->show_sleep_warnings = FALSE;
+                manager->is_mobile_device = TRUE;
         } else {
-                manager->show_sleep_warnings = TRUE;
+                manager->is_mobile_device = FALSE;
         }
 
         manager->settings = g_settings_new (GSD_POWER_SETTINGS_SCHEMA);