--- a/src/shared/sleep-config.c
+++ b/src/shared/sleep-config.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "string-util.h"
 #include "strv.h"
 #include "time-util.h"
+#include "udev-util.h"
 
 #define BATTERY_LOW_CAPACITY_LEVEL 5
 #define DISCHARGE_RATE_FILEPATH "/var/lib/systemd/sleep/battery_discharge_percentage_rate_per_hour"
@@ -196,8 +197,8 @@ static int read_battery_capacity_percent
         return battery_capacity;
 }
 
-/* If battery percentage capacity is <= 5%, return success */
-int battery_is_low(void) {
+/* If a battery whose percentage capacity is <= 5% exists, and we're not on AC power, return success */
+int battery_is_discharging_and_low(void) {
         _cleanup_(sd_device_enumerator_unrefp) sd_device_enumerator *e = NULL;
         sd_device *dev;
         int r;
@@ -206,6 +207,12 @@ int battery_is_low(void) {
          * or Normal in case ACPI is not working properly. In case of no battery
          * 0 will be returned and system will be suspended for 1st cycle then hibernated */
 
+        r = on_ac_power();
+        if (r < 0)
+                log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to check if the system is running on AC, assuming it is not: %m");
+        if (r > 0)
+                return false;
+
         r = battery_enumerator_new(&e);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_debug_errno(r, "Failed to initialize battery enumerator: %m");
--- a/src/shared/sleep-config.h
+++ b/src/shared/sleep-config.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ int find_hibernate_location(HibernateLoc
 int can_sleep(SleepOperation operation);
 int can_sleep_disk(char **types);
 int can_sleep_state(char **types);
-int battery_is_low(void);
+int battery_is_discharging_and_low(void);
 int get_total_suspend_interval(Hashmap *last_capacity, usec_t *ret);
 int fetch_batteries_capacity_by_name(Hashmap **ret_current_capacity);
 int get_capacity_by_name(Hashmap *capacities_by_name, const char *name);
--- a/src/sleep/sleep.c
+++ b/src/sleep/sleep.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ static int custom_timer_suspend(const Sl
 
         hibernate_timestamp = usec_add(now(CLOCK_BOOTTIME), sleep_config->hibernate_delay_usec);
 
-        while (battery_is_low() == 0) {
+        while (battery_is_discharging_and_low() == 0) {
                 _cleanup_hashmap_free_ Hashmap *last_capacity = NULL, *current_capacity = NULL;
                 _cleanup_close_ int tfd = -EBADF;
                 struct itimerspec ts = {};