diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 1e828a1aa7..12801a535e 100755
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ STATIC void start_mp(supervisor_allocation* heap) {
 
     #if CIRCUITPY_ALARM
     // Record which alarm woke us up, if any. An object may be created so the heap must be functional.
-    shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm();
+    shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm(common_hal_alarm_create_wake_alarm());
     // Reset alarm module only after we retrieved the wakeup alarm.
     alarm_reset();
     #endif
diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/__init__.c b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/__init__.c
index 63a19ab948..f1d4bb36f5 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/__init__.c
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/__init__.c
@@ -63,15 +63,18 @@ void alarm_reset(void) {
 }
 
 STATIC esp_sleep_wakeup_cause_t _get_wakeup_cause(void) {
-    if (alarm_pin_pinalarm_woke_us_up()) {
+    // First check if the modules remember what last woke up
+    if (alarm_pin_pinalarm_woke_this_cycle()) {
         return ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_GPIO;
     }
-    if (alarm_time_timealarm_woke_us_up()) {
+    if (alarm_time_timealarm_woke_this_cycle()) {
         return ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_TIMER;
     }
-    if (alarm_touch_touchalarm_woke_us_up()) {
+    if (alarm_touch_touchalarm_woke_this_cycle()) {
         return ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_TOUCHPAD;
     }
+    // If waking from true deep sleep, modules will have lost their state,
+    // so check the deep wakeup cause manually
     return esp_sleep_get_wakeup_cause();
 }
 
@@ -79,21 +82,23 @@ bool common_hal_alarm_woken_from_sleep(void) {
     return _get_wakeup_cause() != ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_UNDEFINED;
 }
 
-STATIC mp_obj_t _get_wake_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
+mp_obj_t common_hal_alarm_create_wake_alarm(void) {
+    // If woken from deep sleep, create a copy alarm similar to what would have
+    // been passed in originally. Otherwise, just return none
     esp_sleep_wakeup_cause_t cause = _get_wakeup_cause();
     switch (cause) {
         case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_TIMER: {
-            return alarm_time_timealarm_get_wakeup_alarm(n_alarms, alarms);
+            return alarm_time_timealarm_create_wakeup_alarm();
         }
 
         case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_GPIO:
         case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_EXT0:
         case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_EXT1: {
-            return alarm_pin_pinalarm_get_wakeup_alarm(n_alarms, alarms);
+            return alarm_pin_pinalarm_create_wakeup_alarm();
         }
 
         case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_TOUCHPAD: {
-            return alarm_touch_touchalarm_get_wakeup_alarm(n_alarms, alarms);
+            return alarm_touch_touchalarm_create_wakeup_alarm();
         }
 
         case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_UNDEFINED:
@@ -104,10 +109,6 @@ STATIC mp_obj_t _get_wake_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
     return mp_const_none;
 }
 
-mp_obj_t common_hal_alarm_get_wake_alarm(void) {
-    return _get_wake_alarm(0, NULL);
-}
-
 // Set up light sleep or deep sleep alarms.
 STATIC void _setup_sleep_alarms(bool deep_sleep, size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
     alarm_pin_pinalarm_set_alarms(deep_sleep, n_alarms, alarms);
@@ -115,30 +116,44 @@ STATIC void _setup_sleep_alarms(bool deep_sleep, size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t
     alarm_touch_touchalarm_set_alarm(deep_sleep, n_alarms, alarms);
 }
 
-STATIC void _idle_until_alarm(void) {
-    // Poll for alarms.
-    while (!mp_hal_is_interrupted()) {
-        RUN_BACKGROUND_TASKS;
-        // Allow ctrl-C interrupt.
-        if (common_hal_alarm_woken_from_sleep()) {
-            shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm();
-            return;
-        }
-        port_idle_until_interrupt();
-    }
-}
-
 mp_obj_t common_hal_alarm_light_sleep_until_alarms(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
     _setup_sleep_alarms(false, n_alarms, alarms);
 
+    mp_obj_t wake_alarm = mp_const_none;
+
     // We cannot esp_light_sleep_start() here because it shuts down all non-RTC peripherals.
-    _idle_until_alarm();
+    while (!mp_hal_is_interrupted()) {
+        RUN_BACKGROUND_TASKS;
+        // Detect if interrupt was alarm or ctrl-C interrupt.
+        if (common_hal_alarm_woken_from_sleep()) {
+            esp_sleep_wakeup_cause_t cause = _get_wakeup_cause();
+            switch (cause) {
+                case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_TIMER: {
+                    wake_alarm = alarm_time_timealarm_find_triggered_alarm(n_alarms,alarms);
+                    break;
+                }
+                case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_GPIO: {
+                    wake_alarm = alarm_pin_pinalarm_find_triggered_alarm(n_alarms,alarms);
+                    break;
+                }
+                case ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_TOUCHPAD: {
+                    wake_alarm = alarm_touch_touchalarm_find_triggered_alarm(n_alarms,alarms);
+                    break;
+                }
+                default:
+                    // Should not reach this, if all light sleep types are covered correctly
+                    break;
+            }
+            shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm(wake_alarm);
+            break;
+        }
+        port_idle_until_interrupt();
+    }
 
     if (mp_hal_is_interrupted()) {
         return mp_const_none; // Shouldn't be given to python code because exception handling should kick in.
     }
 
-    mp_obj_t wake_alarm = _get_wake_alarm(n_alarms, alarms);
     alarm_reset();
     return wake_alarm;
 }
diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.c b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.c
index 9ccb5700cb..34b4a2f918 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.c
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.c
@@ -96,12 +96,11 @@ void gpio_interrupt(void *arg) {
     }
 }
 
-bool alarm_pin_pinalarm_woke_us_up(void) {
+bool alarm_pin_pinalarm_woke_this_cycle(void) {
     return pin_31_0_status != 0 || pin_63_32_status != 0;
 }
 
-mp_obj_t alarm_pin_pinalarm_get_wakeup_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
-    // First, check to see if we match any given alarms.
+mp_obj_t alarm_pin_pinalarm_find_triggered_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
     uint64_t pin_status = ((uint64_t)pin_63_32_status) << 32 | pin_31_0_status;
     for (size_t i = 0; i < n_alarms; i++) {
         if (!MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(alarms[i], &alarm_pin_pinalarm_type)) {
@@ -112,8 +111,16 @@ mp_obj_t alarm_pin_pinalarm_get_wakeup_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *al
             return alarms[i];
         }
     }
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+mp_obj_t alarm_pin_pinalarm_create_wakeup_alarm(void) {
     esp_sleep_wakeup_cause_t cause = esp_sleep_get_wakeup_cause();
+
+    // Pin status will persist into a fake deep sleep
+    uint64_t pin_status = ((uint64_t)pin_63_32_status) << 32 | pin_31_0_status;
     size_t pin_number = 64;
+
     if (cause == ESP_SLEEP_WAKEUP_EXT0) {
         pin_number = REG_GET_FIELD(RTC_IO_EXT_WAKEUP0_REG, RTC_IO_EXT_WAKEUP0_SEL);
     } else {
diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.h b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.h
index 93672c1f2d..b2326ed0d3 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.h
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/pin/PinAlarm.h
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ typedef struct {
     bool pull;
 } alarm_pin_pinalarm_obj_t;
 
+mp_obj_t alarm_pin_pinalarm_find_triggered_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
+mp_obj_t alarm_pin_pinalarm_create_wakeup_alarm(void);
+
+void alarm_pin_pinalarm_prepare_for_deep_sleep(void);
 void alarm_pin_pinalarm_reset(void);
 void alarm_pin_pinalarm_set_alarms(bool deep_sleep, size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
-void alarm_pin_pinalarm_prepare_for_deep_sleep(void);
-mp_obj_t alarm_pin_pinalarm_get_wakeup_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
-bool alarm_pin_pinalarm_woke_us_up(void);
+bool alarm_pin_pinalarm_woke_this_cycle(void);
diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.c b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.c
index 93e4f18091..24cc254032 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.c
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.c
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ mp_float_t common_hal_alarm_time_timealarm_get_monotonic_time(alarm_time_timeala
     return self->monotonic_time;
 }
 
-mp_obj_t alarm_time_timealarm_get_wakeup_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
-    // First, check to see if we match
+mp_obj_t alarm_time_timealarm_find_triggered_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < n_alarms; i++) {
         if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(alarms[i], &alarm_time_timealarm_type)) {
             return alarms[i];
         }
     }
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
+
+mp_obj_t alarm_time_timealarm_create_wakeup_alarm(void) {
     alarm_time_timealarm_obj_t *timer = m_new_obj(alarm_time_timealarm_obj_t);
     timer->base.type = &alarm_time_timealarm_type;
     // TODO: Set monotonic_time based on the RTC state.
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ void timer_callback(void *arg) {
     xTaskNotifyGive(circuitpython_task);
 }
 
-bool alarm_time_timealarm_woke_us_up(void) {
+bool alarm_time_timealarm_woke_this_cycle(void) {
     return woke_up;
 }
 
diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.h b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.h
index dfd75524fd..36986e06b2 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.h
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/time/TimeAlarm.h
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ typedef struct {
     mp_float_t monotonic_time;      // values compatible with time.monotonic_time()
 } alarm_time_timealarm_obj_t;
 
-// Find the alarm object that caused us to wake up or create an equivalent one.
-mp_obj_t alarm_time_timealarm_get_wakeup_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
-// Check for the wake up alarm from pretend deep sleep.
-bool alarm_time_timealarm_woke_us_up(void);
-void alarm_time_timealarm_set_alarms(bool deep_sleep, size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
+mp_obj_t alarm_time_timealarm_find_triggered_alarm(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
+mp_obj_t alarm_time_timealarm_create_wakeup_alarm(void);
+
 void alarm_time_timealarm_reset(void);
+void alarm_time_timealarm_set_alarms(bool deep_sleep, size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
+bool alarm_time_timealarm_woke_this_cycle(void);
diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.c b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.c
index 8c139afaf3..12c835b73c 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.c
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.c
@@ -42,14 +42,16 @@ void common_hal_alarm_touch_touchalarm_construct(alarm_touch_touchalarm_obj_t *s
     self->pin = pin;
 }
 
-mp_obj_t alarm_touch_touchalarm_get_wakeup_alarm(const size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
-    // First, check to see if we match any given alarms.
+mp_obj_t alarm_touch_touchalarm_find_triggered_alarm(const size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < n_alarms; i++) {
         if (MP_OBJ_IS_TYPE(alarms[i], &alarm_touch_touchalarm_type)) {
             return alarms[i];
         }
     }
+    return mp_const_none;
+}
 
+mp_obj_t alarm_touch_touchalarm_create_wakeup_alarm(void) {
     // Create TouchAlarm object.
     alarm_touch_touchalarm_obj_t *alarm = m_new_obj(alarm_touch_touchalarm_obj_t);
     alarm->base.type = &alarm_touch_touchalarm_type;
@@ -168,7 +170,7 @@ void alarm_touch_touchalarm_prepare_for_deep_sleep(void) {
     esp_sleep_pd_config(ESP_PD_DOMAIN_RTC_PERIPH, ESP_PD_OPTION_ON);
 }
 
-bool alarm_touch_touchalarm_woke_us_up(void) {
+bool alarm_touch_touchalarm_woke_this_cycle(void) {
     return woke_up;
 }
 
diff --git a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.h b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.h
index 755a3977ad..df2521c12a 100644
--- a/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.h
+++ b/ports/esp32s2/common-hal/alarm/touch/TouchAlarm.h
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ typedef struct {
     const mcu_pin_obj_t *pin;
 } alarm_touch_touchalarm_obj_t;
 
-// Find the alarm object that caused us to wake up or create an equivalent one.
-mp_obj_t alarm_touch_touchalarm_get_wakeup_alarm(const size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
-// Check for the wake up alarm from pretend deep sleep.
-void alarm_touch_touchalarm_set_alarm(const bool deep_sleep, const size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
+mp_obj_t alarm_touch_touchalarm_find_triggered_alarm(const size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
+mp_obj_t alarm_touch_touchalarm_create_wakeup_alarm(void);
+
 void alarm_touch_touchalarm_prepare_for_deep_sleep(void);
-bool alarm_touch_touchalarm_woke_us_up(void);
 void alarm_touch_touchalarm_reset(void);
+void alarm_touch_touchalarm_set_alarm(const bool deep_sleep, const size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
+bool alarm_touch_touchalarm_woke_this_cycle(void);
 
 #endif  // MICROPY_INCLUDED_COMMON_HAL_ALARM_TOUCH_TOUCHALARM_H
diff --git a/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.c
index 11b96ff240..58b67bc8d6 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.c
@@ -228,13 +228,13 @@ mp_obj_t shared_alarm_get_wake_alarm(void) {
 }
 
 // Initialize .wake_alarm value.
-void shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm(void) {
+void shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm(mp_obj_t alarm) {
     // Equivalent of:
     // alarm.wake_alarm = alarm
     mp_map_elem_t *elem =
         mp_map_lookup(&alarm_module_globals.map, MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_wake_alarm), MP_MAP_LOOKUP);
     if (elem) {
-        elem->value = common_hal_alarm_get_wake_alarm();
+        elem->value = alarm;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.h b/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.h
index 9c85b2e212..b1fc3ed05f 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.h
+++ b/shared-bindings/alarm/__init__.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
 
 #include "common-hal/alarm/__init__.h"
 
+// Light sleep fully self-contained and does not exit user code. It will return
+// the same alarm object that was orignally passed in, unlike deep sleep, which
+// must create an identical copy due to the VM reset
 extern mp_obj_t common_hal_alarm_light_sleep_until_alarms(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
 
 // Deep sleep is a two step process. Alarms are set when the VM is valid but
@@ -38,22 +41,26 @@ extern mp_obj_t common_hal_alarm_light_sleep_until_alarms(size_t n_alarms, const
 // not actually happen if the user is connected to the device. In this case, the
 // supervisor will idle using `port_wait_for_interrupt`. After each call, it will
 // call alarm_woken_from_sleep to see if we've been woken by an alarm and if so,
-// it will exit idle as if deep sleep was exited.
+// it will exit idle as if deep sleep was exited
 extern void common_hal_alarm_set_deep_sleep_alarms(size_t n_alarms, const mp_obj_t *alarms);
-
 extern NORETURN void common_hal_alarm_enter_deep_sleep(void);
+
+// May be used to re-initialize peripherals like GPIO, if the VM reset returned
+// them to a default state
 extern void common_hal_alarm_pretending_deep_sleep(void);
 
 // Fetches value from module dict.
 extern mp_obj_t shared_alarm_get_wake_alarm(void);
 
-extern void common_hal_alarm_gc_collect(void);
-extern mp_obj_t common_hal_alarm_get_wake_alarm(void);
+// Creates a new alarm object after exiting deep sleep (real or fake)
+extern mp_obj_t common_hal_alarm_create_wake_alarm(void);
 
-// Used by wake-up code.
-void shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm(void);
+// Saves alarm to global array
+void shared_alarm_save_wake_alarm(mp_obj_t alarm);
 
-// True if an alarm is alerting. This is most useful for pretend deep sleep.
+// True if an alarm is alerting. Used in light sleep/fake deep sleep
 extern bool common_hal_alarm_woken_from_sleep(void);
 
+extern void common_hal_alarm_gc_collect(void);
+
 #endif  // MICROPY_INCLUDED_SHARED_BINDINGS_ALARM___INIT___H