diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 25286b2e61..262f92cc68 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -612,6 +612,11 @@ ifeq ($(HAVE_XKBCOMMON), 1)
    LIBS += $(XKBCOMMON_LIBS)
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_DBUS), 1)
+	LIBS += $(DBUS_LIBS)
+	CFLAGS += $(DBUS_CFLAGS)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(HAVE_UDEV), 1)
    DEFINES += $(UDEV_CFLAGS)
    LIBS += $(UDEV_LIBS)
diff --git a/gfx/common/x11_common.c b/gfx/common/x11_common.c
index 7f1058b785..86fe77ec13 100644
--- a/gfx/common/x11_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/x11_common.c
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@
 #include "../../verbosity.h"
 #include "../../runloop.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+#include <dbus/dbus.h>
+static DBusConnection* dbus_connection;
+static unsigned int dbus_screensaver_cookie = 0;
+#endif
+
 Colormap g_x11_cmap;
 Window   g_x11_win;
 Display *g_x11_dpy;
@@ -56,6 +62,122 @@ unsigned g_x11_screen;
 #define MOVERESIZE_X_SHIFT 8
 #define MOVERESIZE_Y_SHIFT 9
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+static void dbus_get_connection()
+{
+    DBusError err;
+    int ret;
+    
+    dbus_error_init(&err);
+
+    dbus_connection = dbus_bus_get_private(DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &err);
+    if (dbus_error_is_set(&err))
+    {
+        RARCH_ERR("[DBus]: Failed to get DBus connection. Screensaver will not be suspended via DBus.\n");
+        dbus_error_free(&err);
+    }
+
+    if (dbus_connection != NULL) {
+        dbus_connection_set_exit_on_disconnect(dbus_connection, true);
+    }
+}
+
+static void dbus_close_connection()
+{
+    if (dbus_connection != NULL)
+    {
+        dbus_connection_close(dbus_connection);
+        dbus_connection_unref(dbus_connection);
+    }   
+}
+
+static void dbus_screensaver_inhibit()
+{
+    const char *app = "RetroArch";
+    const char *reason = "Playing a game";
+    DBusMessage *msg, *reply;
+
+    if (dbus_connection == NULL)
+        return; // DBus connection was not obtained
+
+    if (dbus_screensaver_cookie > 0)
+        return; // Already inhibited
+
+    msg = dbus_message_new_method_call("org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver",
+        "/org/freedesktop/ScreenSaver",
+        "org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver",
+        "Inhibit");
+
+    if (msg != NULL)
+    {
+        dbus_message_append_args(msg,
+            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &app,
+            DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &reason,
+            DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+    }
+
+    if (msg != NULL)
+    {
+        reply = dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(dbus_connection, msg, 300, NULL);
+        if (reply != NULL) {
+            if (!dbus_message_get_args(reply, NULL,
+                DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &dbus_screensaver_cookie,
+                DBUS_TYPE_INVALID))
+            {
+                dbus_screensaver_cookie = 0;
+            }
+
+            dbus_message_unref(reply);
+        }
+
+        dbus_message_unref(msg);
+    }
+
+    if (dbus_screensaver_cookie == 0)
+    {
+        RARCH_ERR("[DBus]: Failed to suspend screensaver via DBus.\n");
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        RARCH_LOG("[DBus]: Suspended screensaver via DBus.\n");
+    }
+}
+
+static void dbus_screensaver_uninhibit()
+{
+    if (dbus_connection != NULL && dbus_screensaver_cookie > 0)
+    {
+        DBusMessage *msg = dbus_message_new_method_call("org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver",
+            "/org/freedesktop/ScreenSaver",
+            "org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver",
+            "UnInhibit");
+        dbus_message_append_args (msg,
+                                  DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &dbus_screensaver_cookie,
+                                  DBUS_TYPE_INVALID);
+        if (msg != NULL) {
+            if (dbus_connection_send(dbus_connection, msg, NULL)) {
+                dbus_connection_flush(dbus_connection);
+            }
+            dbus_message_unref(msg);
+        }
+
+        dbus_screensaver_cookie = 0;
+    }
+}
+
+void x11_suspend_screensaver_dbus(bool enable)
+{
+    if (!enable && !dbus_screensaver_cookie == 0)
+       return;  // Disable requested and was not already suspended
+
+    if (!enable && dbus_screensaver_cookie > 0)
+        dbus_screensaver_uninhibit();   // Disable requesed and was suspended -> unsuspend
+
+    if (enable)
+        dbus_screensaver_inhibit();
+}
+#endif
+
 static void x11_hide_mouse(Display *dpy, Window win)
 {
    static char bm_no_data[] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
@@ -145,7 +267,7 @@ void x11_set_window_attr(Display *dpy, Window win)
    x11_set_window_class(dpy, win);
 }
 
-void x11_suspend_screensaver(Window wnd, bool enable)
+static void x11_suspend_screensaver_xdg_screensaver(Window wnd, bool enable)
 {
    int ret;
    char cmd[64] = {0};
@@ -174,6 +296,14 @@ void x11_suspend_screensaver(Window wnd, bool enable)
    }
 }
 
+void x11_suspend_screensaver(Window wnd, bool enable)
+{
+    x11_suspend_screensaver_xdg_screensaver(wnd, enable);
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+    x11_suspend_screensaver_dbus(enable);
+#endif
+}
+
 static bool get_video_mode(Display *dpy, unsigned width, unsigned height,
       XF86VidModeModeInfo *mode, XF86VidModeModeInfo *desktop_mode)
 {
@@ -533,6 +663,11 @@ bool x11_connect(void)
          return false;
    }
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+    dbus_get_connection();
+#endif
+
+
    return true;
 }
 
@@ -573,6 +708,11 @@ void x11_window_destroy(bool fullscreen)
    if (!fullscreen)
       XDestroyWindow(g_x11_dpy, g_x11_win);
    g_x11_win = None;
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+    dbus_screensaver_uninhibit();
+    dbus_close_connection();
+#endif
 }
 
 void x11_colormap_destroy(void)
diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index d6a4f1a6e2..8a7b2fec22 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -382,6 +382,7 @@ check_pkgconf XCB xcb
 check_pkgconf WAYLAND wayland-egl
 
 check_pkgconf XKBCOMMON xkbcommon 0.3.2
+check_pkgconf DBUS dbus-1
 check_pkgconf XEXT xext
 check_pkgconf XF86VM xxf86vm
 check_pkgconf XINERAMA xinerama