Disable Internal (Laptop) Display on Lid Close

[curtisspendlove]

My Framework 13 (2.8K Display upgrade) keeps the internal display awake even after the laptop lid is closed. This led to some fairly confusing behavior (including launching windows on the internal display--a LOT of them, since I just kept hitting the keybinds)

The following bindl directives have resolved this for me, in my testing it needs to be in hyprland.conf and not monitors.conf (binds? probably).

bindl=,switch:on:Lid Switch,exec,hyprctl keyword monitor "eDP-1, disable"
bindl=,switch:off:Lid Switch,exec,hyprctl keyword monitor "eDP-1, preferred, auto, auto"

I would like assistance testing this as I only have a single data point:

Framework 13 (I'll edit with stats in a bit)
ASUS ProArt 5K Display

PLEASE try if you are experiencing this on any laptop and I'd love non-framework feedback as well. My theory is that this is a problem for all internal displays but I'm unsure.

Prospective PR (in a fork so I can clean it up before I push the branch to upstream): knightoftheoldcode#1

TIA!

Ref: #332

[deas]

Was affected (Using Dell XPS 13). Blindly copied the two lines. Problem solved! Thanks!

[deas]

Now that there is no turning back for me, I experimented a bit with my displays. Here is what I have (found) beyond the lid close switches off display.

My hardware is:

 PC: XPS 13 9310
│ ├: Intel Iris Xe Graphics @ 1.35 GHz [Integrated]
│ ├󱄄: 3840x2160 @ 60 Hz (as 1920x1080) in 27" [External]
│ ├󱄄: 3456x2160 @ 60 Hz (as 1297x811) in 13" [Built-in]

Using auto might have surprising effects when you close and open the lid.

After opening the lid, eDP-1 appeared right of DP-7, when it was left of it before. This is likely normal behavior, but might still be surprising.

The following hyprland config (getting myself some new glasses today):

env = GDK_SCALE, 2
monitor = eDP-1, preferred, auto-left, 2.666667
monitor = DP-7, preferred, auto, 2

bindl=,switch:on:Lid Switch,exec,hyprctl keyword monitor "eDP-1, disable"
bindl=,switch:off:Lid Switch,exec,hyprctl keyword monitor "eDP-1, preferred, auto-left, 2.666667"

Keeps positioning and resolution stable for me and things a pleasure to read.

[AndreRobitaille]

It can go in monitors.conf.

Did you not have to make lid switch changes in /etc/systemd/logind.conf ?

[deas]

I actually have these lines in monitors.conf. Made no changes to logind.conf.

[curtisspendlove]

Thanks all!Great feedback. I figured it should be able to go into monitors.conf but it didn’t seem to work for me. And yes. It’s going to have to mirror your resolution and stuff probably. We will get better at auto detecting and recommending things. This is part of the research I want to do on it. I’m personally trying the auto-center-up option for my external above my laptop now that I’m down to one external from three. Thanks!!!On Aug 1, 2025, at 5:41 AM, Andreas Steffan ***@***.***> wrote:deas left a comment (basecamp/omarchy#427) I actually have these lines in monitors.conf. Made no changes to logind.conf. —Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[dakotahp]

I did a similar thing manually a couple weeks ago so it would behave like a MacBook (and probably Windows) in clamshell mode with all the workspaces usable on the monitor. It was very confusing to close the lid and see how hyprland handles it by default, which is nonsensical to me. I don't think the default is going to be what anybody expects to happen with separate workspaces per monitor even in clamshell mode.

[meta-byte]

This was amazing thank you. Dell XPS 15 and this worked first try after spending hours trying to come up with a custom solution. It does seem to break if hypridle is triggered however.

[rmateu]

@curtisspendlove thanks! placed your directive in monitors.conf saved/quit and worked instantly in MacBookPro 2015. Made afternoon of hacking with my 9yo very enjoyable.

[iamparmjeet]

It works amazing, I remove my acpid events. Just change the eDP-1 (to the your specific monitor name) that we can get using hyprctl monitors,

[daanlenaerts]

Thank you very much @curtisspendlove, this worked perfectly on first try on my Framework 13 too.

[paganotoni]

Thanks @curtisspendlove! I tried these directives in hyprland.conf and it worked perfectly for my Framework 13. Thanks!!!

[paganotoni]

Some testing notes: If the laptop is restarted with closed lid the internal monitor stays on. Probably because the events of open/close are not triggered. If the lid is opened and closed the internal display gets correctly disabled.

[netrusov]

right now I'm having a weird issue with firefox on Dell XPS 15: when I open the lid, firefox becomes blurry.

here are my settings:

$main_monitor_id = eDP-1

# tried both
$main_monitor_settings = $main_monitor_id, 3840x2400@60, 0x0, 2.4
# $main_monitor_settings = $main_monitor_id, preferred, auto, 2.4

env = GDK_SCALE,2
monitor = $main_monitor_settings

bindl = , switch:on:Lid Switch, exec, hyprctl keyword monitor "$main_monitor_id, disable"
bindl = , switch:off:Lid Switch, exec, hyprctl keyword monitor "$main_monitor_settings"

if someone knows how to fix this - I'd appreciate your help.

[mikailbayram]

Thank you @curtisspendlove this is a life saver! (it worked for me inside monitors.conf btw)

Using Lenovo Yoga Pro 7 14ASP9

[ckr]

On my Framework 13, the system doesn’t properly distinguish between being docked (connected to an external monitor) and the lid being closed. To work around this, I configured logind to ignore lid events and instead set up my own handling so I can decide whether the laptop should suspend or just disable the internal display when an external monitor is connected.

Here’s what I did in case anyone else runs into the same issue:

1. Update /etc/systemd/logind.conf with the following:

HandleLidSwitch=ignore
HandleLidSwitchDocked=ignore

2. Create a scripts directory:

mkdir -p ~/.config/hypr/scripts

3. Add these two scripts:

~/.config/hypr/scripts/lid-close.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

# Adjust this if your internal panel has a different name:
INTERNAL="eDP-1"

# Count connected EXTERNAL connectors (HDMI/DP/USB-C alt-mode). Exclude eDP/LVDS/DSI.
connected_externals() {
  local n=0
  while IFS= read -r status; do
    [[ "$status" == "connected" ]] && n=$((n+1))
  done < <(for s in /sys/class/drm/card*-HDMI-A-*/status \
                   /sys/class/drm/card*-DP-*/status \
                   /sys/class/drm/card*-USB-C-*/status; do
             [[ -e "$s" ]] && cat "$s"
           done 2>/dev/null)
  echo "$n"
}

EXT_N="$(connected_externals)"

if [[ "${EXT_N:-0}" -gt 0 ]]; then
  # External present: turn off internal, keep running on the external
  hyprctl keyword monitor "$INTERNAL,disable" >/dev/null
else
  # No external: suspend the system
  systemctl suspend
fi

~/.config/hypr/scripts/lid-open.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

INTERNAL="eDP-1"

# Re-enable the laptop panel with preferred mode, automatic position, scale 2
hyprctl keyword monitor "$INTERNAL,preferred,auto-center-down,2" >/dev/null

Make them executable:

chmod +x ~/.config/hypr/scripts/lid-*.sh

4. Finally, add these bindings to ~/.config/hypr/monitors.conf:

# On lid CLOSE: run our hybrid handler
bindl=,switch:on:Lid Switch,exec,~/.config/hypr/scripts/lid-close.sh
# On lid OPEN: re-enable the laptop panel
bindl=,switch:off:Lid Switch,exec,~/.config/hypr/scripts/lid-open.sh