diff --git a/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs b/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
index ee33bad5..cbf40c1d 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/_private/client.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ pub(crate) struct Client {
     on_new_connector: RefCell<Option<Rc<dyn Fn(Connector)>>>,
     on_new_drm_device: RefCell<Option<Rc<dyn Fn(DrmDevice)>>>,
     on_del_drm_device: RefCell<Option<Rc<dyn Fn(DrmDevice)>>>,
+    on_idle: RefCell<Option<Rc<dyn Fn()>>>,
     bufs: RefCell<Vec<Vec<u8>>>,
     reload: Cell<bool>,
 }
@@ -131,6 +132,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn init(
         on_new_connector: Default::default(),
         on_new_drm_device: Default::default(),
         on_del_drm_device: Default::default(),
+        on_idle: Default::default(),
         bufs: Default::default(),
         reload: Cell::new(false),
     });
@@ -532,6 +534,10 @@ impl Client {
         *self.on_new_connector.borrow_mut() = Some(Rc::new(f));
     }
 
+    pub fn on_idle<F: Fn() + 'static>(&self, f: F) {
+        *self.on_idle.borrow_mut() = Some(Rc::new(f));
+    }
+
     pub fn on_connector_connected<F: Fn(Connector) + 'static>(&self, f: F) {
         *self.on_connector_connected.borrow_mut() = Some(Rc::new(f));
     }
@@ -718,6 +724,12 @@ impl Client {
                     handler(device);
                 }
             }
+            ServerMessage::Idle => {
+                let handler = self.on_idle.borrow_mut();
+                if let Some(handler) = handler.deref() {
+                    handler();
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs b/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs
index 84acb03f..5c2de064 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/_private/ipc.rs
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ pub enum ServerMessage {
     DelDrmDev {
         device: DrmDevice,
     },
+    Idle,
 }
 
 #[derive(Encode, BorrowDecode, Debug)]
diff --git a/jay-config/src/lib.rs b/jay-config/src/lib.rs
index aafb8dc1..051e910d 100644
--- a/jay-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/jay-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -132,3 +132,8 @@ impl Display for PciId {
         write!(f, "{:04x}:{:04x}", self.vendor, self.model)
     }
 }
+
+/// Sets the callback to be called when the display goes idle.
+pub fn on_idle<F: Fn() + 'static>(f: F) {
+    get!().on_idle(f)
+}
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 523ce7e8..00f9cb46 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ impl ConfigProxy {
     pub fn clear(&self) {
         self.send(&ServerMessage::Clear);
     }
+
+    pub fn idle(&self) {
+        self.send(&ServerMessage::Idle);
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for ConfigProxy {
diff --git a/src/tasks/idle.rs b/src/tasks/idle.rs
index 5787de03..936c0d47 100644
--- a/src/tasks/idle.rs
+++ b/src/tasks/idle.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ impl Idle {
         let since = duration_since(self.last_input);
         if since >= timeout {
             if !timeout.is_zero() && !self.is_inhibited {
+                if let Some(config) = self.state.config.get() {
+                    config.idle();
+                }
                 self.backend.set_idle(true);
                 self.idle = true;
             }