diff --git a/daemon/daemon_config.c b/daemon/daemon_config.c
index fc23154..3729bfe 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_config.c
+++ b/daemon/daemon_config.c
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ struct GameModeConfig {
 
 	char ioprio[CONFIG_VALUE_MAX];
 
+	long inhibit_screensaver;
+
 	long reaper_frequency;
 };
 
@@ -168,6 +170,8 @@ static int inih_handler(void *user, const char *section, const char *name, const
 			valid = get_long_value(name, value, &self->renice);
 		} else if (strcmp(name, "ioprio") == 0) {
 			valid = get_string_value(value, self->ioprio);
+		} else if (strcmp(name, "inhibit_screensaver") == 0) {
+			valid = get_long_value(name, value, &self->inhibit_screensaver);
 		}
 	} else if (strcmp(section, "custom") == 0) {
 		/* Custom subsection */
@@ -229,6 +233,7 @@ static void load_config_files(GameModeConfig *self)
 	memset(self->softrealtime, 0, sizeof(self->softrealtime));
 	self->renice = 4; /* default value of 4 */
 	self->reaper_frequency = DEFAULT_REAPER_FREQ;
+	self->inhibit_screensaver = 1; /* Defaults to on */
 
 	/*
 	 * Locations to load, in order
@@ -382,6 +387,16 @@ void config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(GameModeConfig *self, long *value)
 	memcpy_locked_config(self, value, &self->reaper_frequency, sizeof(long));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Gets the screensaver inhibit setting
+ */
+bool config_get_inhibit_screensaver(GameModeConfig *self)
+{
+	long val;
+	memcpy_locked_config(self, &val, &self->inhibit_screensaver, sizeof(long));
+	return val == 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * Get a set of scripts to call when gamemode starts
  */
diff --git a/daemon/daemon_config.h b/daemon/daemon_config.h
index 561db5f..608401b 100644
--- a/daemon/daemon_config.h
+++ b/daemon/daemon_config.h
@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ bool config_get_client_blacklisted(GameModeConfig *self, const char *client);
  */
 void config_get_reaper_thread_frequency(GameModeConfig *self, long *value);
 
+/*
+ * Get whether we want to inhibit the screensaver (defaults to true)
+ */
+bool config_get_inhibit_screensaver(GameModeConfig *self);
+
 /*
  * Get a set of scripts to call when gamemode starts
  */
diff --git a/daemon/gamemode.c b/daemon/gamemode.c
index ccd6e0f..8c0f3a4 100644
--- a/daemon/gamemode.c
+++ b/daemon/gamemode.c
@@ -198,7 +198,8 @@ static void game_mode_context_enter(GameModeContext *self)
 	}
 
 	/* Inhibit the screensaver */
-	game_mode_inhibit_screensaver(true);
+	if (config_get_inhibit_screensaver(self->config))
+		game_mode_inhibit_screensaver(true);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -213,7 +214,8 @@ static void game_mode_context_leave(GameModeContext *self)
 	sd_notifyf(0, "STATUS=%sGameMode is currently deactivated.%s\n", "\x1B[1;36m", "\x1B[0m");
 
 	/* UnInhibit the screensaver */
-	game_mode_inhibit_screensaver(false);
+	if (config_get_inhibit_screensaver(self->config))
+		game_mode_inhibit_screensaver(false);
 
 	/* Reset the governer state back to initial */
 	if (self->initial_cpu_mode[0] != '\0') {
diff --git a/example/gamemode.ini b/example/gamemode.ini
index 7df64aa..f6a73a4 100644
--- a/example/gamemode.ini
+++ b/example/gamemode.ini
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ renice = 4
 ; currently, only the best-effort class is supported thus you cannot set it here
 ioprio = 0
 
+; Sets whether gamemode will inhibit the screensaver when active
+; Defaults to 1
+inhibit_screensaver=1
+
 [filter]
 ; If "whitelist" entry has a value(s)
 ; gamemode will reject anything not in the whitelist