diff --git a/tasmota/support_command.ino b/tasmota/support_command.ino
index b0f4d7b2d..b81a86b10 100644
--- a/tasmota/support_command.ino
+++ b/tasmota/support_command.ino
@@ -323,7 +323,11 @@ void CmndBacklog(void) {
 
   if (XdrvMailbox.data_len) {
     if (0 == XdrvMailbox.index) {
+      if (!TasmotaGlobal.backlog_nodelay) {
+        TasmotaGlobal.backlog_sleep = TasmotaGlobal.sleep;
+      }
       TasmotaGlobal.backlog_nodelay = true;
+      TasmotaGlobal.sleep = 0;
     }
 
 #ifdef SUPPORT_IF_STATEMENT
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota.ino b/tasmota/tasmota.ino
index 38aa5a8ef..94bda17b7 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota.ino
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ struct {
   uint8_t latching_relay_pulse;             // Latching relay pulse timer
   uint8_t active_device;                    // Active device in ExecuteCommandPower
   uint8_t sleep;                            // Current copy of Settings.sleep
+  uint8_t backlog_sleep;                    // Copy of sleep
   uint8_t leds_present;                     // Max number of LED supported
   uint8_t led_inverted;                     // LED inverted flag (1 = (0 = On, 1 = Off))
   uint8_t led_power;                        // LED power state
@@ -404,8 +405,9 @@ void BacklogLoop(void) {
       }
       TasmotaGlobal.backlog_mutex = false;
     }
-    if (BACKLOG_EMPTY) {
+    if (BACKLOG_EMPTY && TasmotaGlobal.backlog_nodelay) {
       TasmotaGlobal.backlog_nodelay = false;
+      TasmotaGlobal.sleep = TasmotaGlobal.backlog_sleep;
     }
   }
 }