diff --git a/src/bin/e_screensaver.c b/src/bin/e_screensaver.c
index a969267e6..6a69ac137 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_screensaver.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_screensaver.c
@@ -436,3 +436,28 @@ e_screensaver_on_get(void)
 {
    return _e_screensaver_on;
 }
+
+EAPI void
+e_screensaver_activate(void)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_WAYLAND_ONLY
+   if (e_comp_get(NULL)->comp_type == E_PIXMAP_TYPE_X)
+     {
+        ecore_x_screensaver_activate();
+     }
+#else
+#endif
+}
+
+EAPI void
+e_screensaver_deactivate(void)
+{
+#ifndef HAVE_WAYLAND_ONLY
+   if (e_comp_get(NULL)->comp_type == E_PIXMAP_TYPE_X)
+     {
+        ecore_x_screensaver_reset();
+     }
+#else
+#endif
+}
+
diff --git a/src/bin/e_screensaver.h b/src/bin/e_screensaver.h
index 684985d8c..511610e50 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_screensaver.h
+++ b/src/bin/e_screensaver.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ EAPI void e_screensaver_force_update(void);
 EAPI int e_screensaver_timeout_get(Eina_Bool use_idle);
 EAPI void e_screensaver_attrs_set(int timeout, int blanking, int expose);
 EAPI Eina_Bool e_screensaver_on_get(void);
+EAPI void e_screensaver_activate(void);
+EAPI void e_screensaver_deactivate(void);
+
 EAPI extern int E_EVENT_SCREENSAVER_ON;
 EAPI extern int E_EVENT_SCREENSAVER_OFF;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/e_sys.c b/src/bin/e_sys.c
index 1d06cb483..070056960 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_sys.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_sys.c
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ _e_sys_comp_resume(void)
    EINA_LIST_FOREACH(e_comp_list(), l, c)
      evas_damage_rectangle_add(c->evas, 0, 0, c->man->w, c->man->h);
    _e_sys_comp_emit_cb_wait(E_SYS_SUSPEND, "e,state,sys,resume", NULL, EINA_FALSE);
+   e_screensaver_deactivate();
 }
 
 /* externally accessible functions */