diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilcore.h b/daemon/powerdevilcore.h
--- a/daemon/powerdevilcore.h
+++ b/daemon/powerdevilcore.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
     QHash< Action*, QList< int > > m_registeredActionTimeouts;
     QSet<Action *> m_pendingResumeFromIdleActions;
     bool m_pendingWakeupEvent;
+    bool m_isHandlingWakeup = false;
 
     // Activity inhibition management
     QHash< QString, int > m_sessionActivityInhibit;
diff --git a/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp b/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
--- a/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
+++ b/daemon/powerdevilcore.cpp
@@ -833,11 +833,18 @@
 
 void Core::onResumingFromIdle()
 {
+    if (m_isHandlingWakeup) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_isHandlingWakeup = true;
+
     // Wake up the actions in which an idle action was triggered
     std::for_each(m_pendingResumeFromIdleActions.cbegin(), m_pendingResumeFromIdleActions.cend(),
         std::mem_fn(&PowerDevil::Action::onWakeupFromIdle));
 
     m_pendingResumeFromIdleActions.clear();
+
+    m_isHandlingWakeup = false;
 }
 
 void Core::onNotificationTimeout()