diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index a2349a915..a87258edf 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ The following enviroment variables are interpreted by syncthing:
  STGUIADDRESS  Override GUI listen address set in config. Expects protocol type
                followed by hostname or an IP address, followed by a port, such
                as "https://127.0.0.1:8888".
-			
- STGUIAUTH     Override GUI authentication credentials set in config. Expects 
+
+ STGUIAUTH     Override GUI authentication credentials set in config. Expects
                a colon separated username and password, such as "admin:secret".
 
  STGUIAPIKEY   Override GUI API key set in config.
@@ -559,6 +559,8 @@ nextRepo:
 		}()
 	}
 
+	go standbyMonitor()
+
 	events.Default.Log(events.StartupComplete, nil)
 	go generateEvents()
 
@@ -1164,3 +1166,15 @@ func overrideGUIConfig(originalCfg config.GUIConfiguration, address, authenticat
 	}
 	return cfg
 }
+
+func standbyMonitor() {
+	now := time.Now()
+	for {
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Second)
+		if time.Since(now) > 2*time.Minute {
+			l.Infoln("Paused state detected, possibly woke up from standby.")
+			restart()
+		}
+		now = time.Now()
+	}
+}