diff --git a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/appimage-qt.sh b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/appimage-qt.sh
index eba55a37ef..253449b373 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/appimage-qt.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/scripts/linux/appimage-qt.sh
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ declare -a SYSLIBS=(
 	"libhx509.so.5"
 	"libsqlite3.so.0"
 	"libcrypt.so.1"
+	"libdbus-1.so.3"
 )
 
 declare -a DEPLIBS=(
diff --git a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
index 2a50035f5b..05ee34e5bd 100644
--- a/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
+++ b/cmake/BuildParameters.cmake
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
 	option(USE_LEGACY_USER_DIRECTORY "Use legacy home/PCSX2 user directory instead of XDG standard" OFF)
 	option(X11_API "Enable X11 support" ON)
 	option(WAYLAND_API "Enable Wayland support" ON)
+	option(DBUS_API "Enable DBus support for screensaver inhibiting" ON)
 endif()
 
 if(APPLE)
diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index 95927bce5b..4baa21db47 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ if(APPLE)
 	target_link_options(common PRIVATE -fobjc-link-runtime)
 endif()
 
+if(DBUS_API)
+	target_compile_definitions(common PRIVATE DBUS_API)
+	find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+	pkg_check_modules(DBUS REQUIRED dbus-1)
+	target_include_directories(common PRIVATE ${DBUS_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+	target_link_libraries(common PRIVATE ${DBUS_LINK_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 if(USE_OPENGL)
 	if(WIN32)
 		target_sources(common PRIVATE
diff --git a/common/Linux/LnxMisc.cpp b/common/Linux/LnxMisc.cpp
index 732ea683e2..7b210e5865 100644
--- a/common/Linux/LnxMisc.cpp
+++ b/common/Linux/LnxMisc.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@
 #include "common/Threading.h"
 #include "common/WindowInfo.h"
 
+#ifdef DBUS_API
+#include <dbus/dbus.h>
+#endif
+
 // Returns 0 on failure (not supported by the operating system).
 u64 GetPhysicalMemory()
 {
@@ -69,7 +73,74 @@ std::string GetOSVersionString()
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef X11_API
+#ifdef DBUS_API
+
+static dbus_uint32_t s_screensaver_dbus_cookie;
+bool ChangeScreenSaverStateDBus(const bool inhibit_requested, const char* program_name, const char* reason)
+{
+	// "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_screensaver_dbus_cookie))
+			goto cleanup;
+		s_screensaver_dbus_cookie = 0;
+	}
+	// 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_screensaver_dbus_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
+
+#if !defined(DBUS_API) && defined(X11_API)
 
 static bool SetScreensaverInhibitX11(const WindowInfo& wi, bool inhibit)
 {
@@ -88,8 +159,6 @@ static bool SetScreensaverInhibitX11(const WindowInfo& wi, bool inhibit)
 	return (res == 0);
 }
 
-#endif
-
 static bool SetScreensaverInhibit(const WindowInfo& wi, bool inhibit)
 {
 	switch (wi.type)
@@ -106,8 +175,18 @@ static bool SetScreensaverInhibit(const WindowInfo& wi, bool inhibit)
 
 static std::optional<WindowInfo> s_inhibit_window_info;
 
+#endif
+
 bool WindowInfo::InhibitScreensaver(const WindowInfo& wi, bool inhibit)
 {
+
+#ifdef DBUS_API
+
+	return ChangeScreenSaverStateDBus(inhibit, "PCSX2", "PCSX2 VM is running.");
+
+#else
+
+	//ChangeScreenSaverStateDBus
 	if (s_inhibit_window_info.has_value())
 	{
 		// Bit of extra logic here, because wx spams it and we don't want to
@@ -132,6 +211,9 @@ bool WindowInfo::InhibitScreensaver(const WindowInfo& wi, bool inhibit)
 
 	s_inhibit_window_info = wi;
 	return true;
+
+#endif
+
 }
 
 bool Common::PlaySoundAsync(const char* path)