diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b4b4b7cd8..ad201f9c2 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ if((LINUX OR FREEBSD) AND NOT ANDROID)
   option(USE_DRMKMS "Support DRM/KMS OpenGL contexts" OFF)
   option(USE_FBDEV "Support FBDev OpenGL contexts" OFF)
   option(USE_EVDEV "Support EVDev controller interface" OFF)
+  option(USE_DBUS "Enable DBus support for screensaver inhibiting" ON)
 endif()
 
 # Force EGL when using Wayland
diff --git a/scripts/make-appimage.sh b/scripts/make-appimage.sh
index 25518b484..2d04d0df6 100755
--- a/scripts/make-appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/make-appimage.sh
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ declare -a SYSLIBS=(
 	"libhx509.so.5"
 	"libsqlite3.so.0"
 	"libcrypt.so.1"
+	"libdbus-1.so.3"
 )
 
 declare -a DEPLIBS=(
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/frontend-common/CMakeLists.txt
index 6787bf87c..1496aad3f 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/frontend-common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ if(USE_X11)
   target_include_directories(frontend-common PRIVATE "${X11_INCLUDE_DIR}")
 endif()
 
+if(USE_DBUS)
+	target_compile_definitions(frontend-common PRIVATE USE_DBUS)
+	find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+	pkg_check_modules(DBUS REQUIRED dbus-1)
+	target_include_directories(frontend-common PRIVATE ${DBUS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+	target_link_libraries(frontend-common PRIVATE ${DBUS_LINK_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 if(ENABLE_DISCORD_PRESENCE)
   target_compile_definitions(frontend-common PUBLIC -DWITH_DISCORD_PRESENCE=1)
   target_link_libraries(frontend-common PRIVATE discord-rpc)
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/platform_misc_unix.cpp b/src/frontend-common/platform_misc_unix.cpp
index 3b48a5814..0033b1ebc 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/platform_misc_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/platform_misc_unix.cpp
@@ -3,19 +3,18 @@
 
 #include "common/log.h"
 #include "common/string.h"
-#include "platform_misc.h"
 #include "input_manager.h"
+#include "platform_misc.h"
 #include <cinttypes>
 Log_SetChannel(FrontendCommon);
 
 #include <spawn.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#ifdef USE_X11
+#if !defined(USE_DBUS) && defined(USE_X11)
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 
-
 static bool SetScreensaverInhibitX11(bool inhibit, const WindowInfo& wi)
 {
   TinyString command;
@@ -40,10 +39,80 @@ static bool SetScreensaverInhibitX11(bool inhibit, const WindowInfo& wi)
   return true;
 }
 
-#endif // USE_X11
+#elif defined(USE_DBUS)
+#include <dbus/dbus.h>
+bool ChangeScreenSaverStateDBus(const bool inhibit_requested, const char* program_name, const char* reason)
+{
+  static dbus_uint32_t s_cookie;
+  // "error_dbus" doesn't need to be cleared in the end with "dbus_message_unref" at least if there is
+  // no error set, since calling "dbus_error_free" reinitializes it like "dbus_error_init" after freeing.
+  DBusError error_dbus;
+  dbus_error_init(&error_dbus);
+  DBusConnection* connection = nullptr;
+  DBusMessage* message = nullptr;
+  DBusMessage* response = nullptr;
+  // Initialized here because initializations should be before "goto" statements.
+  const char* bus_method = (inhibit_requested) ? "Inhibit" : "UnInhibit";
+  // "dbus_bus_get" gets a pointer to the same connection in libdbus, if exists, without creating a new connection.
+  // this doesn't need to be deleted, except if there's an error then calling "dbus_connection_unref", to free it,
+  // might be better so a new connection is established on the next try.
+  if (!(connection = dbus_bus_get(DBUS_BUS_SESSION, &error_dbus)) || (dbus_error_is_set(&error_dbus)))
+    goto cleanup;
+  if (!(message = dbus_message_new_method_call("org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver", "/org/freedesktop/ScreenSaver",
+                                               "org.freedesktop.ScreenSaver", bus_method)))
+    goto cleanup;
+  // Initialize an append iterator for the message, gets freed with the message.
+  DBusMessageIter message_itr;
+  dbus_message_iter_init_append(message, &message_itr);
+  if (inhibit_requested)
+  {
+    // Append process/window name.
+    if (!dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&message_itr, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &program_name))
+      goto cleanup;
+    // Append reason for inhibiting the screensaver.
+    if (!dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&message_itr, DBUS_TYPE_STRING, &reason))
+      goto cleanup;
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // Only Append the cookie.
+    if (!dbus_message_iter_append_basic(&message_itr, DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &s_cookie))
+      goto cleanup;
+  }
+  // Send message and get response.
+  if (!(response =
+          dbus_connection_send_with_reply_and_block(connection, message, DBUS_TIMEOUT_USE_DEFAULT, &error_dbus)) ||
+      dbus_error_is_set(&error_dbus))
+    goto cleanup;
+  if (inhibit_requested)
+  {
+    // Get the cookie from the response message.
+    if (!dbus_message_get_args(response, &error_dbus, DBUS_TYPE_UINT32, &s_cookie, DBUS_TYPE_INVALID))
+      goto cleanup;
+  }
+  dbus_message_unref(message);
+  dbus_message_unref(response);
+  return true;
+cleanup:
+  if (dbus_error_is_set(&error_dbus))
+    dbus_error_free(&error_dbus);
+  if (connection)
+    dbus_connection_unref(connection);
+  if (message)
+    dbus_message_unref(message);
+  if (response)
+    dbus_message_unref(response);
+  return false;
+}
+
+#endif
 
 static bool SetScreensaverInhibit(bool inhibit)
 {
+#ifdef USE_DBUS
+  return ChangeScreenSaverStateDBus(inhibit, "DuckStation", "DuckStation VM is running.");
+#else
+
   std::optional<WindowInfo> wi(Host::GetTopLevelWindowInfo());
   if (!wi.has_value())
   {
@@ -62,6 +131,7 @@ static bool SetScreensaverInhibit(bool inhibit)
       Log_ErrorPrintf("Unknown type: %u", static_cast<unsigned>(wi->type));
       return false;
   }
+#endif
 }
 
 static bool s_screensaver_suspended;