diff --git a/mgr/src/cli.rs b/mgr/src/cli.rs
index 988217c..b1724d7 100644
--- a/mgr/src/cli.rs
+++ b/mgr/src/cli.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ pub enum ParseError {
     UnknownAction { action: String },
     #[error("unexpected input: {rest:?}")]
     UnexpectedInput { rest: Vec<String> },
+    #[error("missing argument")]
+    MissingArgument,
+    #[error("error parsing argument: {message}")]
+    ArgumentParse { message: String },
 }
 
 pub trait CliCommand {
diff --git a/mgr/src/lib.rs b/mgr/src/lib.rs
index 241474c..f103f92 100644
--- a/mgr/src/lib.rs
+++ b/mgr/src/lib.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ pub mod power;
 pub mod present;
 pub(crate) mod pulseaudio;
 pub(crate) mod redshift;
+pub(crate) mod sleep;
 pub(crate) mod spotify;
 pub(crate) mod systemd;
 pub(crate) mod theme;
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ pub enum ExecError {
     #[error(transparent)]
     Brightness(#[from] brightness::Error),
     #[error(transparent)]
+    Sleep(#[from] sleep::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
     Parse(#[from] cli::ParseError),
 }
 
@@ -49,6 +52,7 @@ pub enum Action {
     Redshift(redshift::Action),
     Weather(weather::Action),
     Brightness(brightness::Action),
+    Sleep(sleep::Action),
 }
 
 impl wire::WireCommand for Action {
@@ -62,6 +66,7 @@ impl wire::WireCommand for Action {
             0x06 => Ok(Self::Redshift(redshift::Action::parse_wire(input)?)),
             0x07 => Ok(Self::Weather(weather::Action::parse_wire(input)?)),
             0x08 => Ok(Self::Brightness(brightness::Action::parse_wire(input)?)),
+            0x09 => Ok(Self::Sleep(sleep::Action::parse_wire(input)?)),
             other => Err(wire::server::ParseError::Unknown(other)),
         }
     }
@@ -108,6 +113,11 @@ impl wire::WireCommand for Action {
                 v.extend_from_slice(&action.to_wire());
                 v
             }
+            Self::Sleep(action) => {
+                let mut v = vec![0x09];
+                v.extend_from_slice(&action.to_wire());
+                v
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -159,6 +169,10 @@ impl cli::CliCommand for Action {
                     &choice, rest,
                 )?))
             }
+            "sleep" => {
+                let choice = rest.next().ok_or(cli::ParseError::MissingAction)?;
+                Ok(Self::Sleep(sleep::Action::parse_str(&choice, rest)?))
+            }
             s => Err(cli::ParseError::UnknownAction {
                 action: s.to_owned(),
             }),
@@ -185,6 +199,7 @@ impl Exec for Action {
             Self::Redshift(action) => Ok(action.execute()?),
             Self::Weather(action) => Ok(action.execute()?),
             Self::Brightness(action) => Ok(action.execute()?),
+            Self::Sleep(action) => Ok(action.execute()?),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/mgr/src/sleep.rs b/mgr/src/sleep.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2362ffe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mgr/src/sleep.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+use super::{
+    Exec,
+    cli::{self, CliCommand},
+    cmd,
+    wire::{WireCommand, server},
+};
+
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum Error {
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Cmd(#[from] cmd::Error),
+    #[error(transparent)]
+    Cli(#[from] cli::ParseError),
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+pub enum Action {
+    Sleep(std::time::Duration),
+}
+
+impl WireCommand for Action {
+    fn parse_wire(mut input: impl Iterator<Item = u8>) -> Result<Self, server::ParseError> {
+        match input.next().ok_or(server::ParseError::Eof)? {
+            0x01 => {
+                const BYTES: usize = (u64::BITS / 8) as usize;
+                let input = input.take(BYTES).collect::<Vec<u8>>();
+                let input: [u8; BYTES] =
+                    input
+                        .try_into()
+                        .map_err(|vec: Vec<u8>| server::ParseError::MissingBytes {
+                            expected: BYTES,
+                            received: vec.len(),
+                        })?;
+
+                let secs = u64::from_le_bytes(input);
+                let duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(secs);
+                Ok(Self::Sleep(duration))
+            }
+            byte => Err(server::ParseError::Unknown(byte)),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn to_wire(&self) -> Vec<u8> {
+        match *self {
+            Self::Sleep(duration) => {
+                let mut v = vec![0x01];
+                v.extend(duration.as_secs().to_le_bytes());
+                v
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Exec for Action {
+    type ExecErr = Error;
+
+    fn execute(&self) -> Result<Option<String>, Self::ExecErr> {
+        match *self {
+            Self::Sleep(duration) => {
+                std::thread::sleep(duration);
+                Ok(None)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl CliCommand for Action {
+    type ExecErr = Error;
+
+    fn parse_str(
+        input: &str,
+        mut rest: impl Iterator<Item = String>,
+    ) -> Result<Self, cli::ParseError>
+    where
+        Self: Sized,
+    {
+        let result = match input {
+            "sleep" => {
+                let input = rest.next().ok_or(cli::ParseError::MissingArgument)?;
+                let seconds =
+                    input
+                        .parse::<u64>()
+                        .map_err(|err| cli::ParseError::ArgumentParse {
+                            message: err.to_string(),
+                        })?;
+                Self::Sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(seconds))
+            }
+            s => {
+                return Err(cli::ParseError::UnknownAction {
+                    action: s.to_owned(),
+                });
+            }
+        };
+
+        let rest = rest.collect::<Vec<String>>();
+        if rest.is_empty() {
+            Ok(result)
+        } else {
+            Err(cli::ParseError::UnexpectedInput { rest })
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mgr/src/wire/server.rs b/mgr/src/wire/server.rs
index ad37b0b..87e4682 100644
--- a/mgr/src/wire/server.rs
+++ b/mgr/src/wire/server.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ pub enum ParseError {
     Unknown(u8),
     #[error("received surplus input: {0:?}")]
     Surplus(Vec<u8>),
+    #[error("expected {expected} bytes, received only {received}")]
+    MissingBytes { expected: usize, received: usize },
 }
 
 fn handle_client(stream: &mut UnixStream) -> Result<(), Error> {