diff --git a/devices/neo/server/neosuspend.cpp b/devices/neo/server/neosuspend.cpp
index 3023b70..8458fcc 100644
--- a/devices/neo/server/neosuspend.cpp
+++ b/devices/neo/server/neosuspend.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ public:
     virtual bool canSuspend() const;
     virtual bool suspend();
     virtual bool wake();
-private slots:
+private:
+    QProcess afterSuspend;
 };

 QTOPIA_DEMAND_TASK(NeoSuspend, NeoSuspend);
@@ -66,6 +67,8 @@ bool NeoSuspend::suspend()
 {
     qLog(PowerManagement)<< __PRETTY_FUNCTION__;

+    QProcess::execute("before-suspend.sh");
+
     QFile powerStateFile("/sys/power/state");
     if( !powerStateFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite | QIODevice::Text | QIODevice::Truncate)) {
         qWarning()<<"File not opened";
@@ -100,5 +103,12 @@ bool NeoSuspend::wake()
         QtopiaIpcEnvelope("QPE/NetworkState", "updateNetwork()"); //might have changed
     }
 #endif
+
+    /* waitForFinished so that we can call start */
+    afterSuspend.waitForFinished();
+
+    afterSuspend.start("after-suspend.sh");
+    /* no waitForFinished after start, because we want the command to complete in the background */
+
     return true;
 }