diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 8361a8f1..cf882b0c 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["misc:vfr"].intValue                          = 1;
     configValues["misc:vrr"].intValue                          = 0;
     configValues["misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms"].intValue      = 0;
+    configValues["misc:key_press_enables_dpms"].intValue       = 0;
     configValues["misc:always_follow_on_dnd"].intValue         = 1;
     configValues["misc:layers_hog_keyboard_focus"].intValue    = 1;
     configValues["misc:animate_manual_resizes"].intValue       = 1;
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index bac3b83e..5b59f7f1 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -963,6 +963,12 @@ void CInputManager::onKeyboardKey(wlr_keyboard_key_event* e, SKeyboard* pKeyboar
     if (!pKeyboard->enabled)
         return;
 
+    static auto* const PDPMS = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("key_press_enables_dpms")->intValue;
+    if (*PDPMS && g_pCompositor->m_bDPMSStateON) {
+        // enable dpms
+        g_pKeybindManager->dpms("on");
+    }
+
     bool passEvent = g_pKeybindManager->onKeyEvent(e, pKeyboard);
 
     wlr_idle_notify_activity(g_pCompositor->m_sWLRIdle, g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat);