diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 058524b09..039b7b3bd 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     /* Creates a tray icon with a context menu and adds it to the system's * notification area. */
     createTrayIcon();
 
+    idle = new Idle();
+    idle->start();
+
     QTimer *timer = new QTimer(this);
     timer->connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), this, SLOT(updateStatus()));
     timer->start(1000);
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
index 84a37f5e0..b73fab2bc 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #include "ui_MainWindow.h"
 #include "gui/common/rwindow.h"
+#include "idle/idle.h"
 
 class PeerStatus;
 class NATStatus;
@@ -90,6 +91,8 @@ public:
     MessagesDialog    *messagesDialog;
     SharedFilesDialog *sharedfilesDialog;
     MessengerWindow   *messengerWindow;
+	Idle 			  *idle;
+
 #ifdef UNFINISHED    
     ApplicationWindow   *applicationWindow;
 #endif