diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp b/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp
index bdd03f9..8d383f5 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/Android.bp
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
         "libdumpstateaidl",
         "libdumpstateutil",
         "libdumputils",
+        "libhardware_legacy",
         "libhidlbase",
         "libhidltransport",
         "liblog",
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateInternal.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateInternal.cpp
index 33e35f7..bbc724c 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateInternal.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/DumpstateInternal.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@
     }
 
     static const std::vector<std::string> group_names{
-        "log", "sdcard_r", "sdcard_rw", "mount", "inet", "net_bw_stats", "readproc", "bluetooth"};
+        "log", "sdcard_r", "sdcard_rw", "mount", "inet", "net_bw_stats",
+            "readproc", "bluetooth", "wakelock"};
     std::vector<gid_t> groups(group_names.size(), 0);
     for (size_t i = 0; i < group_names.size(); ++i) {
         grp = getgrnam(group_names[i].c_str());
@@ -116,6 +117,11 @@
         capdata[cap_syslog_index].effective |= cap_syslog_mask;
     }
 
+    const uint32_t cap_block_suspend_mask = CAP_TO_MASK(CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND);
+    const uint32_t cap_block_suspend_index = CAP_TO_INDEX(CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND);
+    capdata[cap_block_suspend_index].permitted |= cap_block_suspend_mask;
+    capdata[cap_block_suspend_index].effective |= cap_block_suspend_mask;
+
     if (capset(&capheader, &capdata[0]) != 0) {
         MYLOGE("capset({%#x, %#x}) failed: %s\n", capdata[0].effective,
                capdata[1].effective, strerror(errno));
diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
index 2bcb17d..1416629 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 #include <debuggerd/client.h>
 #include <dumpsys.h>
 #include <dumputils/dump_utils.h>
+#include <hardware_legacy/power.h>
 #include <hidl/ServiceManagement.h>
 #include <log/log.h>
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
@@ -177,6 +178,8 @@
     func_ptr(__VA_ARGS__);                                  \
     RETURN_IF_USER_DENIED_CONSENT();
 
+static const char* WAKE_LOCK_NAME = "dumpstate_wakelock";
+
 namespace android {
 namespace os {
 namespace {
@@ -2468,6 +2471,13 @@
 
     MYLOGI("begin\n");
 
+    if (acquire_wake_lock(PARTIAL_WAKE_LOCK, WAKE_LOCK_NAME) < 0) {
+        MYLOGE("Failed to acquire wake lock: %s\n", strerror(errno));
+    } else {
+        // Wake lock will be released automatically on process death
+        MYLOGD("Wake lock acquired.\n");
+    }
+
     register_sig_handler();
 
     // TODO(b/111441001): maybe skip if already started?