diff --git a/gfx/common/wayland_common.c b/gfx/common/wayland_common.c
index ebee1cb42d41..ce04121754f0 100644
--- a/gfx/common/wayland_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/wayland_common.c
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include "../../frontend/frontend_driver.h"
 #include "../../verbosity.h"
 
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+#include "dbus_common.h"
+#endif
+
 #define SPLASH_SHM_NAME "retroarch-wayland-vk-splash"
 
 #define APP_ID "org.libretro.RetroArch"
@@ -277,11 +281,15 @@ void gfx_ctx_wl_destroy_resources_common(gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t *wl)
       xdg_surface_destroy(wl->xdg_surface);
    if (wl->surface)
       wl_surface_destroy(wl->surface);
-
    if (wl->deco_manager)
       zxdg_decoration_manager_v1_destroy(wl->deco_manager);
    if (wl->idle_inhibit_manager)
       zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1_destroy(wl->idle_inhibit_manager);
+   else {
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+      dbus_screensaver_uninhibit();
+      dbus_close_connection();
+#endif
    if (wl->pointer_constraints)
       zwp_pointer_constraints_v1_destroy(wl->pointer_constraints);
    if (wl->relative_pointer_manager)
@@ -659,6 +667,9 @@ bool gfx_ctx_wl_init_common(
    if (!wl->idle_inhibit_manager)
    {
       RARCH_LOG("[Wayland]: Compositor doesn't support zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1 protocol\n");
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+      dbus_ensure_connection();
+#endif
    }
 
    if (!wl->deco_manager)
@@ -877,8 +888,14 @@ bool gfx_ctx_wl_suppress_screensaver(void *data, bool state)
 {
    gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t *wl = (gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t*)data;
 
-   if (!wl->idle_inhibit_manager)
+   if (!wl->idle_inhibit_manager) {
+#ifdef HAVE_DBUS
+      /* Some Wayland compositors (e.g. Phoc) don't implement Wayland's Idle protocol.
+       * They instead rely on things like Gnome Screensaver. */
+      return dbus_suspend_screensaver(state);
+#else
       return false;
+<<<<<<< HEAD
    if (state != (!!wl->idle_inhibitor))
    {
       if (state)
@@ -894,6 +911,12 @@ bool gfx_ctx_wl_suppress_screensaver(void *data, bool state)
          wl->idle_inhibitor = NULL;
       }
    }
+=======
+#endif
+   }
+   if (state == (!!wl->idle_inhibitor))
+      return true;
+>>>>>>> e2432ecab8ad9d0d179ef3761dba0c121d58d568
 
    return true;
 }