diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index f4bd28ae4..80663a85a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - diff kitten: Add support for files that are identical apart from mode changes (:iss:`6611`)
 
+- Wayland: Do not request idle inhibition for full screen windows (:iss:`6613`)
+
 
 0.29.2 [2023-07-27]
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/glfw/source-info.json b/glfw/source-info.json
index 13bc84db4..cd5e88548 100644
--- a/glfw/source-info.json
+++ b/glfw/source-info.json
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
       "stable/viewporter/viewporter.xml",
       "unstable/relative-pointer/relative-pointer-unstable-v1.xml",
       "unstable/pointer-constraints/pointer-constraints-unstable-v1.xml",
-      "unstable/idle-inhibit/idle-inhibit-unstable-v1.xml",
       "unstable/xdg-decoration/xdg-decoration-unstable-v1.xml",
       "unstable/primary-selection/primary-selection-unstable-v1.xml",
       "unstable/text-input/text-input-unstable-v3.xml",
diff --git a/glfw/wl_init.c b/glfw/wl_init.c
index 6994afe3e..1d6b54d61 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_init.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_init.c
@@ -692,13 +692,6 @@ static void registryHandleGlobal(void* data UNUSED,
         _glfwWaylandBindTextInput(registry, name);
         _glfwWaylandInitTextInput();
     }
-    else if (strcmp(interface, "zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1") == 0)
-    {
-        _glfw.wl.idleInhibitManager =
-            wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
-                             &zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1_interface,
-                             1);
-    }
     else if (strcmp(interface, "wl_data_device_manager") == 0)
     {
         _glfw.wl.dataDeviceManager =
@@ -937,8 +930,6 @@ void _glfwPlatformTerminate(void)
     if (_glfw.wl.pointerConstraints)
         zwp_pointer_constraints_v1_destroy(_glfw.wl.pointerConstraints);
     _glfwWaylandDestroyTextInput();
-    if (_glfw.wl.idleInhibitManager)
-        zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1_destroy(_glfw.wl.idleInhibitManager);
     if (_glfw.wl.dataSourceForClipboard)
         wl_data_source_destroy(_glfw.wl.dataSourceForClipboard);
     if (_glfw.wl.dataSourceForPrimarySelection)
diff --git a/glfw/wl_platform.h b/glfw/wl_platform.h
index 8b98bfc89..6a5fa3589 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_platform.h
+++ b/glfw/wl_platform.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ typedef VkBool32 (APIENTRY *PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceWaylandPresentationSupportKHR
 #include "wayland-xdg-decoration-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "wayland-relative-pointer-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "wayland-pointer-constraints-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
-#include "wayland-idle-inhibit-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "wayland-primary-selection-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "wayland-primary-selection-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "wl_text_input.h"
@@ -182,8 +181,6 @@ typedef struct _GLFWwindowWayland
         struct zwp_locked_pointer_v1*      lockedPointer;
     } pointerLock;
 
-    struct zwp_idle_inhibitor_v1*          idleInhibitor;
-
     struct {
         bool serverSide, buffer_destroyed;
         _GLFWdecorationSideWayland focus;
@@ -284,7 +281,6 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryWayland
     struct zxdg_decoration_manager_v1*      decorationManager;
     struct zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1* relativePointerManager;
     struct zwp_pointer_constraints_v1*      pointerConstraints;
-    struct zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1*     idleInhibitManager;
     struct wl_data_source*                  dataSourceForClipboard;
     struct zwp_primary_selection_device_manager_v1* primarySelectionDeviceManager;
     struct zwp_primary_selection_device_v1*    primarySelectionDevice;
diff --git a/glfw/wl_window.c b/glfw/wl_window.c
index 519c2de2c..1674e8b75 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_window.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_window.c
@@ -410,24 +410,6 @@ static const struct wl_surface_listener surfaceListener = {
     surfaceHandleLeave
 };
 
-static void setIdleInhibitor(_GLFWwindow* window, bool enable)
-{
-    if (enable && !window->wl.idleInhibitor && _glfw.wl.idleInhibitManager)
-    {
-        window->wl.idleInhibitor =
-            zwp_idle_inhibit_manager_v1_create_inhibitor(
-                _glfw.wl.idleInhibitManager, window->wl.surface);
-        if (!window->wl.idleInhibitor)
-            _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
-                            "Wayland: Idle inhibitor creation failed");
-    }
-    else if (!enable && window->wl.idleInhibitor)
-    {
-        zwp_idle_inhibitor_v1_destroy(window->wl.idleInhibitor);
-        window->wl.idleInhibitor = NULL;
-    }
-}
-
 static bool createSurface(_GLFWwindow* window,
                               const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig)
 {
@@ -488,7 +470,6 @@ static void setFullscreen(_GLFWwindow* window, _GLFWmonitor* monitor, bool on)
             ensure_csd_resources(window);
         }
     }
-    setIdleInhibitor(window, on);
 }
 
 
@@ -712,18 +693,15 @@ createXdgSurface(_GLFWwindow* window)
     {
         xdg_toplevel_set_fullscreen(window->wl.xdg.toplevel,
                                     window->monitor->wl.output);
-        setIdleInhibitor(window, true);
     }
     else if (window->wl.maximize_on_first_show)
     {
         window->wl.maximize_on_first_show = false;
         xdg_toplevel_set_maximized(window->wl.xdg.toplevel);
-        setIdleInhibitor(window, false);
         setXdgDecorations(window);
     }
     else
     {
-        setIdleInhibitor(window, false);
         setXdgDecorations(window);
     }
     if (strlen(window->wl.appId))
@@ -952,9 +930,6 @@ void _glfwPlatformDestroyWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
         _glfw.wl.keyRepeatInfo.keyboardFocusId = 0;
     }
 
-    if (window->wl.idleInhibitor)
-        zwp_idle_inhibitor_v1_destroy(window->wl.idleInhibitor);
-
     if (window->context.destroy)
         window->context.destroy(window);