diff --git a/src/components/motion/MotionController.cpp b/src/components/motion/MotionController.cpp
index 69e418ce..feb9ead0 100644
--- a/src/components/motion/MotionController.cpp
+++ b/src/components/motion/MotionController.cpp
@@ -87,26 +87,22 @@ MotionController::AccelStats MotionController::GetAccelStats() const {
   return stats;
 }
 
-bool MotionController::ShouldRaiseWake(bool isSleeping) {
-  if ((x + 335) <= 670 && zHistory[0] < 0) {
-    if (!isSleeping) {
-      if (yHistory[0] <= 0) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      lastYForRaiseWake = 0;
-      return false;
-    }
+bool MotionController::ShouldRaiseWake() const {
+  constexpr uint32_t varianceThresh = 56 * 56;
+  constexpr int16_t xThresh = 384;
+  constexpr int16_t yThresh = -64;
+  constexpr int16_t rollDegreesThresh = -45;
 
-    if (yHistory[0] >= 0) {
-      lastYForRaiseWake = 0;
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (yHistory[0] + 230 < lastYForRaiseWake) {
-      lastYForRaiseWake = yHistory[0];
-      return true;
-    }
+  if (x < -xThresh || x > xThresh) {
+    return false;
   }
-  return false;
+
+  // if the variance is below the threshold, the accelerometer values can be considered to be from acceleration due to gravity
+  if (stats.yVariance > varianceThresh || (stats.yMean < -724 && stats.zVariance > varianceThresh) || stats.yMean > yThresh) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return DegreesRolled(stats.yMean, stats.zMean, stats.prevYMean, stats.prevZMean) < rollDegreesThresh;
 }
 
 bool MotionController::ShouldShakeWake(uint16_t thresh) {
diff --git a/src/components/motion/MotionController.h b/src/components/motion/MotionController.h
index de86d44c..1ad032b8 100644
--- a/src/components/motion/MotionController.h
+++ b/src/components/motion/MotionController.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Pinetime {
       }
 
       bool ShouldShakeWake(uint16_t thresh);
-      bool ShouldRaiseWake(bool isSleeping);
+      bool ShouldRaiseWake() const;
 
       int32_t CurrentShakeSpeed() const {
         return accumulatedSpeed;
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ namespace Pinetime {
 
       int16_t lastX = 0;
       int16_t x = 0;
-      int16_t lastYForRaiseWake = 0;
       static constexpr uint8_t histSize = 8;
       Utility::CircularBuffer<int16_t, histSize> yHistory = {};
       Utility::CircularBuffer<int16_t, histSize> zHistory = {};
diff --git a/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp b/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp
index b199d53f..4719bb50 100644
--- a/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp
+++ b/src/systemtask/SystemTask.cpp
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ void SystemTask::UpdateMotion() {
 
   if (settingsController.GetNotificationStatus() != Controllers::Settings::Notification::Sleep) {
     if ((settingsController.isWakeUpModeOn(Pinetime::Controllers::Settings::WakeUpMode::RaiseWrist) &&
-         motionController.ShouldRaiseWake(state == SystemTaskState::Sleeping)) ||
+         motionController.ShouldRaiseWake()) ||
         (settingsController.isWakeUpModeOn(Pinetime::Controllers::Settings::WakeUpMode::Shake) &&
          motionController.ShouldShakeWake(settingsController.GetShakeThreshold()))) {
       GoToRunning();