diff --git a/quickshell/Services/IdleService.qml b/quickshell/Services/IdleService.qml
index abadc151..46d9d2a6 100644
--- a/quickshell/Services/IdleService.qml
+++ b/quickshell/Services/IdleService.qml
@@ -138,6 +138,20 @@ Singleton {
         }
     }
 
+    // Wakes monitors powered off by the "power off monitors on lock" path.
+    // Lock.qml's own wake handlers sit outside the session-lock surface and
+    // never receive input, so wake on input via seat-level idle-notify instead.
+    IdleMonitor {
+        id: lockWakeMonitor
+        timeout: 1
+        respectInhibitors: false
+        enabled: root.enabled && root.isShellLocked && root.monitorsOff && SettingsData.lockScreenPowerOffMonitorsOnLock
+        onIsIdleChanged: {
+            if (!isIdle && root.monitorsOff)
+                root.requestMonitorOn();
+        }
+    }
+
     Connections {
         target: root
         function onRequestMonitorOff() {