diff --git a/lib/x11/ext/dpms.js b/lib/x11/ext/dpms.js
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+// http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/doc/xextproto/dpms.txt
+
+var x11 = require('..');
+// TODO: move to templates
+exports.requireExt = function(display, callback)
+{
+    var X = display.client;
+    X.QueryExtension('DPMS', function(err, ext) {
+
+        if (!ext.present)
+            return callback(new Error('extension not available'));
+
+        ext.GetVersion = function(clientMaj, clientMin, callback)
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCSSS', [ext.majorOpcode, 0, 2, clientMaj, clientMin]);
+            X.replies[X.seq_num] = [
+                function(buf, opt) {
+                    var res = buf.unpack('SS');
+                    return res;
+                },
+                callback
+            ];
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        ext.Capable = function(callback)
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCS', [ext.majorOpcode, 1, 1]);
+            X.replies[X.seq_num] = [
+                function(buf, opt) {
+                    var res = buf.unpack('C');
+                    return res;
+                },
+                callback
+            ];
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        ext.GetTimeouts = function(callback)
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCS', [ext.majorOpcode, 2, 1]);
+            X.replies[X.seq_num] = [
+                function(buf, opt) {
+                    var res = buf.unpack('SSS');
+                    return res;
+                },
+                callback
+            ];
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        ext.SetTimeouts = function(standby_t, suspend_t, off_t)
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCSSSSxx', [ext.majorOpcode, 3, 3, standby_t, suspend_t, off_t]);
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        ext.Enable = function()
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCS', [ext.majorOpcode, 4, 1]);
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        ext.Disable = function()
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCS', [ext.majorOpcode, 5, 1]);
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        ext.ForceLevel = function(level) // 0 : On, 1 : Standby, 2 : Suspend, 3 : Off
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCSSxx', [ext.majorOpcode, 6, 2, level]);
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        ext.Info = function(callback)
+        {
+            X.seq_num++;
+            X.pack_stream.pack('CCS', [ext.majorOpcode, 7, 1]);
+            X.replies[X.seq_num] = [
+                function(buf, opt) {
+                    var res = buf.unpack('SC');
+                    return res;
+                },
+                callback
+            ];
+            X.pack_stream.flush();
+        };
+
+        callback(ext);
+    });
+};
+
diff --git a/test/dpms.js b/test/dpms.js
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+var x11 = require('../lib/x11');
+var should = require('should');
+var assert = require('assert');
+var util = require('util');
+
+describe('DPMS extension', function() {
+    var display;
+    var X;
+    var dpms;
+    before(function(done) {
+        var client = x11.createClient(function(dpy) {
+            display = dpy;
+            X = display.client;
+            // To be able to perform the tests we need the server:
+            // 1 - to support the dpms extension.
+            // 2 - dpms version is 1.1.
+            // 3 - to be dpms capable.
+            X.require('dpms', function(ext) {
+                if (util.isError(ext)) {
+                    done(ext);
+                } else {
+                    dpms = ext;
+                    dpms.GetVersion(undefined, undefined, function(err, version) {
+                        if (err) return done(err);
+                        version.should.eql([1, 1]);
+                        dpms.Capable(function(err, capable) {
+                            if (!err) capable.should.eql([1]);
+                            done(err);
+                        });
+                    });
+                }
+            });
+        });
+
+        client.on('error', done);
+    });
+
+    describe('Setting the DPMS timeouts to specific values', function() {
+
+        var prev_timeouts;
+        before(function(done) {
+            dpms.GetTimeouts(function(err, timeouts) {
+                prev_timeouts = timeouts;
+                done(err);
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('GetTimeouts should return those values', function(done) {
+            dpms.SetTimeouts(110, 110, 110);
+            dpms.GetTimeouts(function(err, timeouts) {
+                if (!err) timeouts.should.eql([110, 110, 110]);
+                done(err);
+            });
+        });
+
+        after(function(done) {
+            dpms.SetTimeouts(prev_timeouts[0], prev_timeouts[1], prev_timeouts[2]);
+            dpms.GetTimeouts(function(err, timeouts) {
+                if (!err) timeouts.should.eql(prev_timeouts);
+                done(err);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    describe('Changing status and level of DPMS', function() {
+        var prev_status;
+        var prev_level;
+        before(function(done) {
+            dpms.Info(function(err, info) {
+                if (!err) {
+                    prev_level = info[0];
+                    prev_status = info[1];
+                }
+
+                done(err);
+            });
+        });
+
+        it('Info should return the correct values', function(done) {
+            if (prev_status === 0) dpms.Enable(); // for force level to work dpms must be enabled
+            var new_level = prev_level === 0 ? 1 : 0;
+            dpms.ForceLevel(new_level);
+            dpms.Info(function(err, info) {
+                if (!err) {
+                    info[0].should.equal(new_level);
+                    info[1].should.equal(1);
+                }
+
+                done(err);
+            });
+        });
+
+        after(function(done) {
+            dpms.ForceLevel(prev_level);
+            if (prev_status) dpms.Enable();
+            else dpms.Disable();
+            dpms.Info(function(err, info) {
+                if (!err) {
+                    info[0].should.equal(prev_level);
+                    info[1].should.equal(prev_status);
+                }
+
+                done(err);
+            });
+        });
+    });
+
+    after(function(done) {
+        X.terminate();
+        X.on('end', done);
+    });
+});