diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_vk_ctx.m b/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_vk_ctx.m
index 19417d0a2c..d93fbe214b 100755
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_vk_ctx.m
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/cocoa_vk_ctx.m
@@ -86,7 +86,10 @@ static void cocoa_vk_gfx_ctx_destroy(void *data)
 
 static enum gfx_ctx_api cocoa_vk_gfx_ctx_get_api(void *data) { return GFX_CTX_VULKAN_API; }
 
-static bool cocoa_vk_gfx_ctx_suppress_screensaver(void *data, bool enable) { return false; }
+static bool cocoa_vk_gfx_ctx_suppress_screensaver(void *data, bool disable)
+{
+    return [apple_platform setDisableDisplaySleep:disable];
+}
 
 static void cocoa_vk_gfx_ctx_input_driver(void *data,
       const char *name,
diff --git a/menu/menu_setting.c b/menu/menu_setting.c
index 96a320b32d..90918e615e 100644
--- a/menu/menu_setting.c
+++ b/menu/menu_setting.c
@@ -11571,7 +11571,7 @@ static bool setting_append_list(
 
             START_SUB_GROUP(list, list_info, "State", &group_info, &subgroup_info, parent_group);
 
-#if !defined(RARCH_CONSOLE) && !defined(RARCH_MOBILE)
+#if (!defined(RARCH_CONSOLE) && !defined(RARCH_MOBILE)) || (defined(IOS) && TARGET_OS_TV)
             CONFIG_BOOL(
                   list, list_info,
                   &settings->bools.ui_suspend_screensaver_enable,
diff --git a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
index 0129c9e3f0..61502d2540 100644
--- a/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
+++ b/ui/drivers/ui_cocoatouch.m
@@ -336,7 +336,10 @@ enum
 
 #pragma mark - ApplePlatform
 -(id)renderView { return _renderView; }
--(bool)hasFocus { return YES; }
+-(bool)hasFocus
+{
+    return [[UIApplication sharedApplication] applicationState] == UIApplicationStateActive;
+}
 
 - (void)setViewType:(apple_view_type_t)vt
 {
@@ -400,7 +403,15 @@ enum
 }
 
 - (void)setCursorVisible:(bool)v { /* no-op for iOS */ }
-- (bool)setDisableDisplaySleep:(bool)disable { /* no-op for iOS */ return NO; }
+- (bool)setDisableDisplaySleep:(bool)disable
+{
+#if TARGET_OS_TV
+   [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setIdleTimerDisabled:disable];
+   return YES;
+#else
+   return NO;
+#endif
+}
 + (RetroArch_iOS*)get { return (RetroArch_iOS*)[[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate]; }
 
 -(NSString*)documentsDirectory
@@ -500,9 +511,9 @@ enum
 #if TARGET_OS_IOS
    [self setToolbarHidden:true animated:NO];
    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setStatusBarHidden:true withAnimation:UIStatusBarAnimationNone];
+   [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setIdleTimerDisabled:true];
 #endif
 
-   [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setIdleTimerDisabled:true];
    [self.window setRootViewController:[CocoaView get]];
 
    dispatch_after(dispatch_time(DISPATCH_TIME_NOW, 1.0 * NSEC_PER_SEC), dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{