diff --git a/scripts/core/sxmo_powerbutton.sh b/scripts/core/sxmo_powerbutton.sh
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+++ b/scripts/core/sxmo_powerbutton.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+# include common definitions
+# shellcheck source=scripts/core/sxmo_common.sh
+. "$(dirname "$0")/sxmo_common.sh"
+
+if [ -x "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/powerbutton" ]; then
+	"$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/sxmo/hooks/powerbutton" "$@"
+else
+	sxmo_keyboard.sh "$@"
+fi