diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index fd40d911..15e22014 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ public:
 
     bool                    m_bReadyToProcess = false;
     bool                    m_bSessionActive = true;
+    bool                    m_bDPMSStateON = true;
 
     // ------------------------------------------------- //
 
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 88ed90e3..f327c0aa 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ void CConfigManager::setDefaultVars() {
     configValues["misc:disable_splash_rendering"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["misc:no_vfr"].intValue = 1;
     configValues["misc:damage_entire_on_snapshot"].intValue = 0;
+    configValues["misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms"].intValue = 0;
 
     configValues["debug:int"].intValue = 0;
     configValues["debug:log_damage"].intValue = 0;
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 9da1b0b6..155cc38b 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -1340,4 +1340,6 @@ void CKeybindManager::dpms(std::string arg) {
         if (enable)
             g_pHyprRenderer->damageMonitor(m.get());
     }
+
+    g_pCompositor->m_bDPMSStateON = enable;
 }
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
index b938c557..4f0d29f9 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <functional>
 
+class CInputManager;
+
 struct SKeybind {
     std::string       key = "";
     int               keycode = -1;
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ private:
     static void         dpms(std::string);
 
     friend class CCompositor;
+    friend class CInputManager;
 };
 
 inline std::unique_ptr<CKeybindManager> g_pKeybindManager;
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 21c3be68..29b16c3b 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ void CInputManager::onMouseWarp(wlr_pointer_motion_absolute_event* e) {
 void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
 
     static auto *const PFOLLOWMOUSE = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("input:follow_mouse")->intValue;
+    static auto* const PMOUSEDPMS = &g_pConfigManager->getConfigValuePtr("misc:mouse_move_enables_dpms")->intValue;
 
     if (!g_pCompositor->m_bReadyToProcess)
         return;
@@ -41,6 +42,11 @@ void CInputManager::mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t time, bool refocus) {
     if (g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.mouse->virt)
         return; // don't refocus on virt
 
+    if (!g_pCompositor->m_bDPMSStateON && *PMOUSEDPMS) {
+        // enable dpms
+        g_pKeybindManager->dpms("on");
+    }
+
     Vector2D mouseCoords = getMouseCoordsInternal();
     const auto MOUSECOORDSFLOORED = mouseCoords.floor();