Objective: This study aimed to identify characteristics affecting the poor sleep quality of COPD patients. Method: This quantitative study used a cross-sectional approach, involving 200 COPD patients from three referral hospitals in Jakarta, Indonesia. We employed COPD Assesment Test (CAT) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) to collect data. Results: The study revealed that patients with poor sleep quality (66%) were nearly two times more than those with good sleep quality (34%). Sleep duration value was the highest, showing that this component was the main problem among COPD patients. Poor sleep quality is relatively higher among married males, aged equal to or more than 62 years old, with lower educational level, family earnings below national minimum salary, etc. Conclusion: Patients with moderate to severe dyspnea were 2.28 times were more likely to have poor sleep quality (p = .016; OR = 2.28). © 2019 Elsevier España, S.L.U.