diff --git a/apps/buffering.c b/apps/buffering.c
index 99a4a3b058..f123d8fcc3 100644
--- a/apps/buffering.c
+++ b/apps/buffering.c
@@ -813,11 +813,9 @@ static bool fill_buffer(void)
     }
     else
     {
-#ifndef SIMULATOR
         /* only spin the disk down if the filling wasn't interrupted by an
            event arriving in the queue. */
         ata_sleep();
-#endif
         return false;
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/plugin.c b/apps/plugin.c
index 7a8e0e04be..a7baa6d314 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.c
+++ b/apps/plugin.c
@@ -234,8 +234,8 @@ static const struct plugin_api rockbox_api = {
     fdprintf,
     read_line,
     settings_parseline,
-#ifndef SIMULATOR
     ata_sleep,
+#ifndef SIMULATOR
     ata_disk_is_active,
 #endif
     ata_spin,
diff --git a/apps/plugin.h b/apps/plugin.h
index c638688753..2db38eda4c 100644
--- a/apps/plugin.h
+++ b/apps/plugin.h
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@
 #define PLUGIN_MAGIC 0x526F634B /* RocK */
 
 /* increase this every time the api struct changes */
-#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 107
+#define PLUGIN_API_VERSION 108
 
 /* update this to latest version if a change to the api struct breaks
    backwards compatibility (and please take the opportunity to sort in any
    new function which are "waiting" at the end of the function table) */
-#define PLUGIN_MIN_API_VERSION 107
+#define PLUGIN_MIN_API_VERSION 108
 
 /* plugin return codes */
 enum plugin_status {
@@ -331,8 +331,8 @@ struct plugin_api {
     int (*fdprintf)(int fd, const char *fmt, ...) ATTRIBUTE_PRINTF(2, 3);
     int (*read_line)(int fd, char* buffer, int buffer_size);
     bool (*settings_parseline)(char* line, char** name, char** value);
-#ifndef SIMULATOR
     void (*ata_sleep)(void);
+#ifndef SIMULATOR
     bool (*ata_disk_is_active)(void);
 #endif
     void (*ata_spin)(void);
diff --git a/apps/plugins/clock/clock_settings.c b/apps/plugins/clock/clock_settings.c
index fddea57c34..233be6565f 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/clock/clock_settings.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/clock/clock_settings.c
@@ -171,9 +171,7 @@ void load_settings(void){
             draw_message(display, MESSAGE_ERRLOAD, 1);
         display->update();
     }
-#ifndef SIMULATOR
     rb->ata_sleep();
-#endif
     rb->sleep(HZ);
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/disk_buf.c b/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/disk_buf.c
index 46a060221d..7ecf51c168 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/disk_buf.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/mpegplayer/disk_buf.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static inline void disk_buf_buffer(void)
         if (!stream_get_window(&sw))
         {
             disk_buf.state = TSTATE_DATA;
+            rb->ata_sleep();
             break;
         }
 
@@ -183,6 +184,7 @@ static inline void disk_buf_buffer(void)
             /* Free space is less than one page */
             disk_buf.state = TSTATE_DATA;
             disk_buf.low_wm = DISK_BUF_LOW_WATERMARK;
+            rb->ata_sleep();
             break;
         }
 
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ static inline void disk_buf_buffer(void)
             {
                 /* Error or end of stream */
                 disk_buf.state = TSTATE_EOS;
+                rb->ata_sleep();
                 break;
             }
 
diff --git a/uisimulator/common/stubs.c b/uisimulator/common/stubs.c
index c40d10082c..18e7a242d0 100644
--- a/uisimulator/common/stubs.c
+++ b/uisimulator/common/stubs.c
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ void ata_spin(void)
 {
 }
 
+void ata_sleep(void)
+{
+    DEBUGF("ata_sleep()\n");
+}
+
 void ata_spindown(int s)
 {
     (void)s;