diff --git a/src/main/anr.ts b/src/main/anr.ts
index df864611..2efa3ef5 100644
--- a/src/main/anr.ts
+++ b/src/main/anr.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { callFrameToStackFrame, Event, logger, stripSentryFramesAndReverse, watchdogTimer } from '@sentry/core';
 import { captureEvent, createGetModuleFromFilename, getClient, StackFrame } from '@sentry/node';
-import { app, WebContents } from 'electron';
+import { app, powerMonitor, WebContents } from 'electron';
 
 import { RendererStatus } from '../common/ipc';
 import { ElectronMainOptions } from './sdk';
@@ -133,6 +133,14 @@ export function createRendererAnrStatusHandler(): (status: RendererStatus, conte
 
     let watchdog = rendererWatchdogTimers.get(contents);
 
+    function disable(): void {
+      watchdog?.enabled(false);
+    }
+
+    function enable(): void {
+      watchdog?.enabled(true);
+    }
+
     if (watchdog === undefined) {
       log('Renderer sent first status message', message.config);
       let pauseAndCapture: (() => void) | undefined;
@@ -158,8 +166,20 @@ export function createRendererAnrStatusHandler(): (status: RendererStatus, conte
 
       contents.once('destroyed', () => {
         rendererWatchdogTimers?.delete(contents);
+
+        powerMonitor.off('suspend', disable);
+        powerMonitor.off('resume', enable);
+        powerMonitor.off('lock-screen', disable);
+        powerMonitor.off('unlock-screen', enable);
       });
 
+      contents.once('blur', disable);
+      contents.once('focus', enable);
+      powerMonitor.on('suspend', disable);
+      powerMonitor.on('resume', enable);
+      powerMonitor.on('lock-screen', disable);
+      powerMonitor.on('unlock-screen', enable);
+
       rendererWatchdogTimers.set(contents, watchdog);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/anr.ts b/src/renderer/anr.ts
index cfe073c4..c35b2c40 100644
--- a/src/renderer/anr.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/anr.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint-disable no-restricted-globals */
 import { RendererProcessAnrOptions } from '../common/ipc';
 import { getIPC } from './ipc';
 
@@ -15,10 +14,7 @@ export function enableAnrRendererMessages(options: Partial<RendererProcessAnrOpt
 
   const ipc = getIPC();
 
-  document.addEventListener('visibilitychange', () => {
-    ipc.sendStatus({ status: document.visibilityState, config });
-  });
-
+  // eslint-disable-next-line no-restricted-globals
   ipc.sendStatus({ status: document.visibilityState, config });
 
   setInterval(() => {