diff --git a/libinput/connection.cpp b/libinput/connection.cpp
index ca71e563f9..ac06616cd3 100644
--- a/libinput/connection.cpp
+++ b/libinput/connection.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include "connection.h"
 #include "context.h"
 #include "events.h"
+#include "../logind.h"
 
 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QSocketNotifier>
@@ -85,6 +86,13 @@ void Connection::setup()
     Q_ASSERT(!m_notifier);
     m_notifier = new QSocketNotifier(m_input->fileDescriptor(), QSocketNotifier::Read, this);
     connect(m_notifier, &QSocketNotifier::activated, this, &Connection::handleEvent);
+
+    LogindIntegration *logind = LogindIntegration::self();
+    connect(logind, &LogindIntegration::sessionActiveChanged, this,
+        [this](bool active) {
+            active ? m_input->resume() : m_input->suspend();
+        }
+    );
 }
 
 void Connection::handleEvent()
diff --git a/libinput/context.cpp b/libinput/context.cpp
index eda3ab66a2..137ef947a1 100644
--- a/libinput/context.cpp
+++ b/libinput/context.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ Udev::~Udev()
 
 Context::Context(const Udev &udev)
     : m_libinput(libinput_udev_create_context(&Context::s_interface, this, udev))
+    , m_suspended(false)
 {
     libinput_log_set_priority(m_libinput, LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG);
 }
@@ -150,5 +151,23 @@ Event *Context::event()
     return Event::create(libinput_get_event(m_libinput));
 }
 
+void Context::suspend()
+{
+    if (m_suspended) {
+        return;
+    }
+    libinput_suspend(m_libinput);
+    m_suspended = true;
+}
+
+void Context::resume()
+{
+    if (!m_suspended) {
+        return;
+    }
+    libinput_resume(m_libinput);
+    m_suspended = false;
+}
+
 }
 }
diff --git a/libinput/context.h b/libinput/context.h
index d0c65f8c56..25b40470f2 100644
--- a/libinput/context.h
+++ b/libinput/context.h
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ public:
 
     int fileDescriptor();
     void dispatch();
+    void suspend();
+    void resume();
 
     operator libinput*() {
         return m_libinput;
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ private:
     int openRestricted(const char *path, int flags);
     void closeRestricted(int fd);
     struct libinput *m_libinput;
+    bool m_suspended;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/logind.cpp b/logind.cpp
index 731d912d00..2b9aaca913 100644
--- a/logind.cpp
+++ b/logind.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const static QString s_login1Service = QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.login1");
 const static QString s_login1Path = QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/login1");
 const static QString s_login1ManagerInterface = QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.login1.Manager");
 const static QString s_login1SessionInterface = QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.login1.Session");
+const static QString s_dbusPropertiesInterface = QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties");
 
 LogindIntegration *LogindIntegration::s_self = nullptr;
 
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ LogindIntegration::LogindIntegration(const QDBusConnection &connection, QObject
                                                      this))
     , m_connected(false)
     , m_sessionControl(false)
+    , m_sessionActive(false)
 {
     connect(m_logindServiceWatcher, &QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceRegistered, this, &LogindIntegration::logindServiceRegistered);
     connect(m_logindServiceWatcher, &QDBusServiceWatcher::serviceUnregistered, this,
@@ -120,11 +122,53 @@ void LogindIntegration::logindServiceRegistered()
             m_sessionPath = reply.value().path();
             qDebug() << "Session path:" << m_sessionPath;
             m_connected = true;
+            connectSessionPropertiesChanged();
+            getSessionActive();
+
             emit connectedChanged();
         }
     );
 }
 
+void LogindIntegration::connectSessionPropertiesChanged()
+{
+    m_bus.connect(s_login1Service,
+                  m_sessionPath,
+                  s_dbusPropertiesInterface,
+                  QStringLiteral("PropertiesChanged"),
+                  this,
+                  SLOT(getSessionActive()));
+}
+
+void LogindIntegration::getSessionActive()
+{
+    if (!m_connected || m_sessionPath.isEmpty()) {
+        return;
+    }
+    QDBusMessage message = QDBusMessage::createMethodCall(s_login1Service,
+                                                          m_sessionPath,
+                                                          s_dbusPropertiesInterface,
+                                                          QStringLiteral("Get"));
+    message.setArguments(QVariantList({s_login1SessionInterface, QStringLiteral("Active")}));
+    QDBusPendingReply<QVariant> reply = m_bus.asyncCall(message);
+    QDBusPendingCallWatcher *watcher = new QDBusPendingCallWatcher(reply, this);
+    connect(watcher, &QDBusPendingCallWatcher::finished, this,
+        [this](QDBusPendingCallWatcher *self) {
+            QDBusPendingReply<QVariant> reply = *self;
+            self->deleteLater();
+            if (!reply.isValid()) {
+                qDebug() << "Failed to get Active Property of logind session:" << reply.error().message();
+                return;
+            }
+            const bool active = reply.value().toBool();
+            if (m_sessionActive != active) {
+                m_sessionActive = active;
+                emit sessionActiveChanged(m_sessionActive);
+            }
+        }
+    );
+}
+
 void LogindIntegration::takeControl()
 {
     if (!m_connected || m_sessionPath.isEmpty() || m_sessionControl) {
diff --git a/logind.h b/logind.h
index ccb318c264..bc6478af67 100644
--- a/logind.h
+++ b/logind.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ public:
     bool hasSessionControl() const {
         return m_sessionControl;
     }
+    bool isActiveSession() const {
+        return m_sessionActive;
+    }
 
     void takeControl();
     void releaseControl();
@@ -52,6 +55,10 @@ public:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void connectedChanged();
     void hasSessionControlChanged(bool);
+    void sessionActiveChanged(bool);
+
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void getSessionActive();
 
 private:
     friend class LogindTest;
@@ -63,11 +70,13 @@ private:
      **/
     explicit LogindIntegration(const QDBusConnection &connection, QObject *parent = nullptr);
     void logindServiceRegistered();
+    void connectSessionPropertiesChanged();
     QDBusConnection m_bus;
     QDBusServiceWatcher *m_logindServiceWatcher;
     bool m_connected;
     QString m_sessionPath;
     bool m_sessionControl;
+    bool m_sessionActive;
     KWIN_SINGLETON(LogindIntegration)
 };