Embodiments include methods performed by a processor of a wireless device for discontinuous reception. The processor may monitor for sidelink control signaling from a base station using a radio of the wireless device during a sidelink control signaling monitoring duration. The processor may receive sidelink control signaling that allocates a sidelink communication resource and schedules a sidelink communication. The processor may perform the scheduled sidelink communication based on the received sidelink control signaling. The processor may place the radio of the wireless device into a low power mode outside of the sidelink control signaling monitoring duration when no sidelink communication is scheduled.