diff --git a/src/idle.rs b/src/idle.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec3939a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/idle.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+use std::{
+    num::TryFromIntError,
+    sync::{Arc, Weak},
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+use wayland_client::{
+    globals::{BindError, GlobalList},
+    protocol::wl_seat::{self, WlSeat},
+    Connection, Dispatch, Proxy, QueueHandle,
+};
+use wayland_protocols::ext::idle_notify::v1::client::{
+    ext_idle_notification_v1, ext_idle_notifier_v1,
+};
+
+use crate::globals::{GlobalData, ProvidesBoundGlobal};
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct IdleNotifier {
+    ext_idle_notifier: ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1,
+}
+
+impl IdleNotifier {
+    /// Binds the ext idle notification global, `ext_idle_notifier_v1`.
+    ///
+    /// # Errors
+    ///
+    /// This functino will return [`Err`] if the `ext_idle_notifier_v1` global is not available.
+    pub fn bind<State>(
+        globals: &GlobalList,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<State>,
+    ) -> Result<IdleNotifier, BindError>
+    where
+        State: Dispatch<ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1, GlobalData, State>
+            + IdleNotifierHandler
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        let ext_idle_notifier = globals.bind(qh, 1..=2, GlobalData)?;
+        Ok(IdleNotifier { ext_idle_notifier })
+    }
+
+    /// Get a new nodification object which triggers when the provided seat is inactive.
+    ///
+    /// The `duration` parameter is respected only at millisecond precision.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error when the duration can fit in to u32 milliseconds.
+    pub fn get_idle_notification<State>(
+        &self,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<State>,
+        timeout: Duration,
+        seat: &wl_seat::WlSeat,
+    ) -> Result<IdleNotification, TryFromIntError>
+    where
+        State: Dispatch<ext_idle_notification_v1::ExtIdleNotificationV1, IdleNotificationData>
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        let freeze = qh.freeze();
+        let timeout = timeout.as_millis().try_into()?;
+
+        let inner = Arc::new_cyclic(|weak| {
+            self.ext_idle_notifier.get_idle_notification(
+                timeout,
+                seat,
+                qh,
+                IdleNotificationData { inner: weak.clone() },
+            );
+
+            IdleNotificationInner {
+                wl_seat: seat.clone(),
+                respects_idle_inhibitors: RespectsIdleInhibitors::Yes,
+            }
+        });
+        drop(freeze);
+
+        Ok(IdleNotification(inner))
+    }
+
+    /// Get a new nodification object which triggers when the provided seat has not seen input for a
+    /// certain amount if time. This ignores idle inhibitors.
+    ///
+    /// The `duration` parameter is respected only at millisecond precision.
+    ///
+    /// Returns an error when the duration can fit in to u32 milliseconds.
+    pub fn get_input_idle_notification<State>(
+        &self,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<State>,
+        timeout: Duration,
+        seat: &wl_seat::WlSeat,
+    ) -> Result<IdleNotification, TryFromIntError>
+    where
+        State: Dispatch<ext_idle_notification_v1::ExtIdleNotificationV1, IdleNotificationData>
+            + 'static,
+    {
+        let freeze = qh.freeze();
+        let timeout = timeout.as_millis().try_into()?;
+
+        let inner = Arc::new_cyclic(|weak| {
+            self.ext_idle_notifier.get_input_idle_notification(
+                timeout,
+                seat,
+                qh,
+                IdleNotificationData { inner: weak.clone() },
+            );
+
+            IdleNotificationInner {
+                wl_seat: seat.clone(),
+                respects_idle_inhibitors: RespectsIdleInhibitors::No,
+            }
+        });
+        drop(freeze);
+
+        Ok(IdleNotification(inner))
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct IdleNotification(Arc<IdleNotificationInner>);
+
+impl PartialEq for IdleNotification {
+    fn eq(&self, other: &Self) -> bool {
+        Arc::ptr_eq(&self.0, &other.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl Eq for IdleNotification {}
+
+impl IdleNotification {
+    pub fn respects_idle(&self) -> RespectsIdleInhibitors {
+        self.0.respects_idle_inhibitors
+    }
+
+    pub fn seat(&self) -> &WlSeat {
+        &self.0.wl_seat
+    }
+}
+
+/// Whether or not a given idle notifier respect idle inhibitors.
+///
+/// # See also
+/// [`IdleNotifier::get_idle_notification`] - Construct a notification which respects idle inhibitors.
+/// [`IdleNotifier::get_input_idle_notification`] - Construct a notification which does not.
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum RespectsIdleInhibitors {
+    /// This is the case for idle notifications constructued through [`IdleNotifier::get_idle_notification`].
+    Yes,
+    /// For notifications constructed through [`IdleNotifier::get_input_idle_notification`].
+    No,
+}
+
+/// Client-side idle notification state.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct IdleNotificationData {
+    inner: Weak<IdleNotificationInner>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+struct IdleNotificationInner {
+    /// Which seat this was constructed for
+    wl_seat: wl_seat::WlSeat,
+
+    /// Whether this notifier ignores inhibitors
+    respects_idle_inhibitors: RespectsIdleInhibitors,
+}
+
+impl IdleNotification {
+    pub fn from_ext_idle_notifier(
+        notifier: &ext_idle_notification_v1::ExtIdleNotificationV1,
+    ) -> Option<IdleNotification> {
+        notifier
+            .data::<IdleNotificationData>()
+            .and_then(|data| data.inner.upgrade())
+            .map(IdleNotification)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Handler for operations on a [`IdleNotification`]
+pub trait IdleNotifierHandler: Sized {
+    /// Sent when the seat goes idle
+    fn idled(&mut self, conn: &Connection, qh: &QueueHandle<Self>, notifier: &IdleNotification);
+    /// Sent when the seat is no longer idle
+    fn resumed(&mut self, conn: &Connection, qh: &QueueHandle<Self>, notifier: &IdleNotification);
+}
+
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! delegate_idle {
+    ($(@<$( $lt:tt $( : $clt:tt $(+ $dlt:tt )* )? ),+>)? $ty: ty) => {
+        $crate::reexports::client::delegate_dispatch!($(@< $( $lt $( : $clt $(+ $dlt )* )? ),+ >)? $ty: [
+            $crate::reexports::protocols::ext::idle_notify::v1::client::ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1: $crate::globals::GlobalData
+        ] => $crate::idle::IdleNotifier);
+        $crate::reexports::client::delegate_dispatch!($(@< $( $lt $( : $clt $(+ $dlt )* )? ),+ >)? $ty: [
+            $crate::reexports::protocols::ext::idle_notify::v1::client::ext_idle_notification_v1::ExtIdleNotificationV1: $crate::idle::IdleNotificationData
+        ] => $crate::idle::IdleNotification);
+    };
+
+}
+
+impl ProvidesBoundGlobal<ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1, 1> for IdleNotifier {
+    fn bound_global(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1, crate::error::GlobalError> {
+        log::trace!(target:"sctk", "providing global v1");
+        Ok(self.ext_idle_notifier.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+impl ProvidesBoundGlobal<ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1, 2> for IdleNotifier {
+    fn bound_global(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1, crate::error::GlobalError> {
+        log::trace!(target:"sctk", "providing global v2");
+        Ok(self.ext_idle_notifier.clone())
+    }
+}
+
+impl<D> Dispatch<ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1, GlobalData, D> for IdleNotifier
+where
+    D: Dispatch<ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1, GlobalData> + 'static,
+{
+    fn event(
+        _: &mut D,
+        _: &ext_idle_notifier_v1::ExtIdleNotifierV1,
+        _: ext_idle_notifier_v1::Event,
+        _: &GlobalData,
+        _: &wayland_client::Connection,
+        _: &QueueHandle<D>,
+    ) {
+        unreachable!("ext_idle_notifier_v1 has no events");
+    }
+}
+
+impl<D> Dispatch<ext_idle_notification_v1::ExtIdleNotificationV1, IdleNotificationData, D>
+    for IdleNotification
+where
+    D: Dispatch<ext_idle_notification_v1::ExtIdleNotificationV1, IdleNotificationData>
+        + IdleNotifierHandler
+        + 'static,
+{
+    fn event(
+        state: &mut D,
+        proxy: &ext_idle_notification_v1::ExtIdleNotificationV1,
+        event: ext_idle_notification_v1::Event,
+        _data: &IdleNotificationData,
+        conn: &wayland_client::Connection,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<D>,
+    ) {
+        if let Some(notifier) = IdleNotification::from_ext_idle_notifier(proxy) {
+            match event {
+                ext_idle_notification_v1::Event::Idled => state.idled(conn, qh, &notifier),
+                ext_idle_notification_v1::Event::Resumed => state.resumed(conn, qh, &notifier),
+                _ => unreachable!(),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index a0d0f10a2..2dfb0e1ad 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub mod dmabuf;
 pub mod error;
 pub mod foreign_toplevel_list;
 pub mod globals;
+pub mod idle;
 pub mod output;
 pub mod presentation_time;
 pub mod primary_selection;