diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.cpp b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
index e60d840548..b4d2317338 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.cpp
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.cpp
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@ GMainWindow::GMainWindow()
     SDL_EnableScreenSaver();
 #endif
 
+    SetupPrepareForSleep();
+
     Common::Log::Start();
 
     QStringList args = QApplication::arguments();
@@ -1286,6 +1288,43 @@ void GMainWindow::OnDisplayTitleBars(bool show) {
     }
 }
 
+void GMainWindow::SetupPrepareForSleep() {
+#ifdef __linux__
+    auto bus = QDBusConnection::systemBus();
+    if (bus.isConnected()) {
+        const bool success = bus.connect(
+            QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.login1"), QStringLiteral("/org/freedesktop/login1"),
+            QStringLiteral("org.freedesktop.login1.Manager"), QStringLiteral("PrepareForSleep"),
+            QStringLiteral("b"), this, SLOT(OnPrepareForSleep(bool)));
+
+        if (!success) {
+            LOG_WARNING(Frontend, "Couldn't register PrepareForSleep signal");
+        }
+    } else {
+        LOG_WARNING(Frontend, "QDBusConnection system bus is not connected");
+    }
+#endif // __linux__
+}
+
+void GMainWindow::OnPrepareForSleep(bool prepare_sleep) {
+    if (emu_thread == nullptr) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (prepare_sleep) {
+        if (emu_thread->IsRunning()) {
+            auto_paused = true;
+            OnPauseGame();
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!emu_thread->IsRunning() && auto_paused) {
+            auto_paused = false;
+            RequestGameResume();
+            OnStartGame();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #ifdef __linux__
 static std::optional<QDBusObjectPath> HoldWakeLockLinux(u32 window_id = 0) {
     if (!QDBusConnection::sessionBus().isConnected()) {
diff --git a/src/yuzu/main.h b/src/yuzu/main.h
index 09e37f1528..1bbb6d6e60 100644
--- a/src/yuzu/main.h
+++ b/src/yuzu/main.h
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ private:
     void ConnectMenuEvents();
     void UpdateMenuState();
 
+    void SetupPrepareForSleep();
+
     void PreventOSSleep();
     void AllowOSSleep();
 
@@ -253,6 +255,7 @@ private slots:
     void OnPauseGame();
     void OnPauseContinueGame();
     void OnStopGame();
+    void OnPrepareForSleep(bool prepare_sleep);
     void OnMenuReportCompatibility();
     void OnOpenModsPage();
     void OnOpenQuickstartGuide();