diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarAlarmManager.java b/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarAlarmManager.java
index 7019797..e64cac2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarAlarmManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarAlarmManager.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@
             // Trigger the check in 5s from now, so that we can have batch processing.
             long triggerAtTime = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + ALARM_CHECK_DELAY_MILLIS;
             // Given to the short delay, we just use setExact here.
-            setExact(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, triggerAtTime, pending);
+            setExactAndAllowWhileIdle(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP, triggerAtTime, pending);
         }
     }
 
@@ -482,6 +482,10 @@
         mAlarmManager.set(type, triggerAtTime, operation);
     }
 
+    public void setAndAllowWhileIdle(int type, long triggerAtTime, PendingIntent operation) {
+        mAlarmManager.setAndAllowWhileIdle(type, triggerAtTime, operation);
+    }
+
     public void setExact(int type, long triggerAtTime, PendingIntent operation) {
         mAlarmManager.setExact(type, triggerAtTime, operation);
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarProvider2.java b/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarProvider2.java
index b5783fd..e6cf42b 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarProvider2.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/calendar/CalendarProvider2.java
@@ -4804,14 +4804,16 @@
             Log.d(TAG, "sendUpdateNotification: delay=" + delay);
         }
 
-        mCalendarAlarm.set(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME, SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + delay,
+        mCalendarAlarm.setAndAllowWhileIdle(AlarmManager.ELAPSED_REALTIME_WAKEUP,
+                SystemClock.elapsedRealtime() + delay,
                 PendingIntent.getBroadcast(mContext, 0, createProviderChangedBroadcast(),
                         PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT));
     }
 
     private Intent createProviderChangedBroadcast() {
         return new Intent(Intent.ACTION_PROVIDER_CHANGED, CalendarContract.CONTENT_URI)
-                .addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_REPLACE_PENDING);
+                .addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_REPLACE_PENDING)
+                .addFlags(Intent.FLAG_RECEIVER_INCLUDE_BACKGROUND);
     }
 
     private static final int TRANSACTION_QUERY = 0;