diff --git a/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/applet.js b/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/applet.js
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+const Applet = imports.ui.applet;
+const GLib = imports.gi.GLib;
+const Gio = imports.gi.Gio;
+
+class MyTrayApplet extends Applet.IconApplet {
+    constructor(metadata, orientation, panelHeight, instanceId) {
+        super(orientation, panelHeight, instanceId);
+
+        this.appletPath = metadata.path + "/";
+
+        this.set_applet_tooltip("Laptop Suspend Inhibitor: Click to disable suspension when the laptop lid is closed, click again to re-enable. Useful for playing music with the laptop closed.");
+
+        // dconf schema and key
+        this.dconfKey = "/org/cinnamon/settings-daemon/plugins/power/";
+        this.dconfClient = new Gio.Settings({ schema_id: "org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power" });
+
+        // Watch dconf for changes
+        this.dconfClient.connect("changed", () => this.updateIcon());
+
+        this.updateIcon();
+    }
+
+    updateIcon() {
+        let value = this.dconfClient.get_string("lid-close-battery-action");
+        if (value === "suspend") {
+            this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("suspend");
+        } else {
+            this.set_applet_icon_symbolic_name("lock-screen");
+        }
+    }
+
+    on_applet_clicked(event) {
+        // Run your script when clicked
+        GLib.spawn_command_line_async(this.appletPath + "switch-mode.sh");
+    }
+}
+
+function main(metadata, orientation, panelHeight, instanceId) {
+    return new MyTrayApplet(metadata, orientation, panelHeight, instanceId);
+}
+
diff --git a/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/icon.png b/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/icon.png
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diff --git a/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/metadata.json b/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/metadata.json
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index 00000000000..e80ec5495bb
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+{
+  "uuid": "laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt",
+  "name": "Laptop Suspend Inhibitor",
+  "description": "Click to disable suspension when the laptop lid is closed. Click again to re-enable suspension. Useful for playing music with the lid closed.",
+  "icon": "icon.png"
+}
+
diff --git a/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/switch-mode.sh b/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/switch-mode.sh
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index 00000000000..552e070f131
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+++ b/laptop-suspend-inhibitor@carsongfromjpt/switch-mode.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [[ "$(gsettings get org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-battery-action)" == "'suspend'" ]]
+then
+    action="blank"
+else
+    action="suspend"
+fi
+gsettings set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-ac-action "$action"
+gsettings set org.cinnamon.settings-daemon.plugins.power lid-close-battery-action "$action"
+