1 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/desktop/shell.qml b/desktop/shell.qml
index 6a37827..1149124 100644
--- a/desktop/shell.qml
+++ b/desktop/shell.qml
@@ -12,18 +12,25 @@
 import Quickshell
 import Quickshell.Io
 import Quickshell.Wayland
+import QtQuick
 import "modules/appearance"
 import "modules/bluetooth"
 import "modules/kdeconnect"
 import "modules/mail"
 import "modules/network"
 import "modules/sound"
+import "modules/status"
 import "modules/vm"
 
 ShellRoot {
     // Quickshell exits once no window is visible, and the drawer is closed
     // most of the time. See AGENTS.md.
+    //
+    // It is also the window the idle inhibitor attaches to: IdleInhibitor
+    // needs a non-null window, and this is the one window that exists for
+    // the whole life of the shell.
     PanelWindow {
+        id: keepalive
         visible: true
         implicitWidth: 1
         implicitHeight: 1
@@ -31,6 +38,9 @@ ShellRoot {
         exclusionMode: ExclusionMode.Ignore
         mask: Region {}
         WlrLayershell.keyboardFocus: WlrKeyboardFocus.None
+
+        // The singleton has no window of its own and IdleInhibitor needs one.
+        Component.onCompleted: Status.inhibitWindow = keepalive
     }
 
     Drawer {
@@ -42,6 +52,7 @@ ShellRoot {
             KdeConnectModule {},
             MailModule {},
             AppearanceModule {},
+            StatusModule {},
             VmModule {},
         ]
     }