diff --git a/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.brs b/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.brs
index 10753058..9e612373 100644
--- a/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.brs
+++ b/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.brs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 sub init()
     m.playReported = false
+    m.top.disableScreenSaver = true
     m.top.observeField("state", "audioStateChanged")
 end sub
 
diff --git a/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.xml b/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.xml
index ec105757..44525574 100644
--- a/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.xml
+++ b/components/mediaPlayers/AudioPlayer.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<component name="AudioPlayer" extends="Audio">
+<component name="AudioPlayer" extends="Video">
   <interface>
     <field id="loopMode" type="string" value="" />
   </interface>