A printing system comprising at least one printer (10) having a power-save mode setting unit (24). The printing system comprises a decision unit (30) configured to:
- check a first condition relating to information that is available in at least one printing application (26) implemented on a data processing system (12) that is connected to said at least one printer (10), said first condition indicating a probability that a printing application (26) comprised in the at least one printing application (26) will require, within a first time (t1) from the present, a printer comprised in the at least one printers (10) in a ready state for executing a print job (28),
- check a second condition relating to information that is available in said at least one printer (10), said second condition indicating that a printer comprised in the at least one printers (10) is in the ready state but will enter into a power-save mode within a second time (t2) from the present, and
- if both conditions are fulfilled, prevent the printer from going into the power-save mode before the lapse of the first time (t1).