diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 4f7c0053d0f..e8b1151393e 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@
   * [page.coverage](#pagecoverage)
   * [page.deleteCookie(...cookies)](#pagedeletecookiecookies)
   * [page.emulate(options)](#pageemulateoptions)
+  * [page.emulateIdleState(overrides)](#pageemulateidlestateoverrides)
   * [page.emulateMediaFeatures(features)](#pageemulatemediafeaturesfeatures)
   * [page.emulateMediaType(type)](#pageemulatemediatypetype)
   * [page.emulateTimezone(timezoneId)](#pageemulatetimezonetimezoneid)
@@ -1342,6 +1343,12 @@ const iPhone = puppeteer.devices['iPhone 6'];
 
 List of all available devices is available in the source code: [src/common/DeviceDescriptors.ts](https://github.com/puppeteer/puppeteer/blob/main/src/common/DeviceDescriptors.ts).
 
+#### page.emulateIdleState(overrides)
+- `overrides` <?[Object]> If not set, clears emulation
+  - `isUserActive` <[boolean]> **required**
+  - `isScreenUnlocked` <[boolean]> **required**
+- returns: <[Promise]>
+
 #### page.emulateMediaFeatures(features)
 - `features` <?[Array]<[Object]>> Given an array of media feature objects, emulates CSS media features on the page. Each media feature object must have the following properties:
   - `name` <[string]> The CSS media feature name. Supported names are `'prefers-colors-scheme'` and `'prefers-reduced-motion'`.
diff --git a/new-docs/puppeteer.page.emulateidlestate.md b/new-docs/puppeteer.page.emulateidlestate.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..def93c0252a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/new-docs/puppeteer.page.emulateidlestate.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
+
+[Home](./index.md) &gt; [puppeteer](./puppeteer.md) &gt; [Page](./puppeteer.page.md) &gt; [emulateIdleState](./puppeteer.page.emulateidlestate.md)
+
+## Page.emulateIdleState() method
+
+Emulates the idle state. If no arguments set, clears idle state emulation.
+
+<b>Signature:</b>
+
+```typescript
+emulateIdleState(overrides?: {
+        isUserActive: boolean;
+        isScreenUnlocked: boolean;
+    }): Promise<void>;
+```
+
+## Parameters
+
+|  Parameter | Type | Description |
+|  --- | --- | --- |
+|  overrides | { isUserActive: boolean; isScreenUnlocked: boolean; } | Mock idle state. If not set, clears idle overrides |
+
+<b>Returns:</b>
+
+Promise&lt;void&gt;
+
+## Example
+
+
+```js
+// set idle emulation
+await page.emulateIdleState({isUserActive: true, isScreenUnlocked: false});
+
+// do some checks here
+...
+
+// clear idle emulation
+await page.emulateIdleState();
+
+```
+
diff --git a/new-docs/puppeteer.page.md b/new-docs/puppeteer.page.md
index 2530230a600..a7b33c1f861 100644
--- a/new-docs/puppeteer.page.md
+++ b/new-docs/puppeteer.page.md
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ page.off('request', logRequest);
 |  [cookies(urls)](./puppeteer.page.cookies.md) |  | If no URLs are specified, this method returns cookies for the current page URL. If URLs are specified, only cookies for those URLs are returned. |
 |  [deleteCookie(cookies)](./puppeteer.page.deletecookie.md) |  |  |
 |  [emulate(options)](./puppeteer.page.emulate.md) |  |  |
+|  [emulateIdleState(overrides)](./puppeteer.page.emulateidlestate.md) |  | Emulates the idle state. If no arguments set, clears idle state emulation. |
 |  [emulateMediaFeatures(features)](./puppeteer.page.emulatemediafeatures.md) |  |  |
 |  [emulateMediaType(type)](./puppeteer.page.emulatemediatype.md) |  |  |
 |  [emulateTimezone(timezoneId)](./puppeteer.page.emulatetimezone.md) |  |  |
diff --git a/src/common/Page.ts b/src/common/Page.ts
index 211b1bcba84..d8fcdb1e432 100644
--- a/src/common/Page.ts
+++ b/src/common/Page.ts
@@ -1443,6 +1443,40 @@ export class Page extends EventEmitter {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Emulates the idle state.
+   * If no arguments set, clears idle state emulation.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * ```js
+   * // set idle emulation
+   * await page.emulateIdleState({isUserActive: true, isScreenUnlocked: false});
+   *
+   * // do some checks here
+   * ...
+   *
+   * // clear idle emulation
+   * await page.emulateIdleState();
+   * ```
+   *
+   * @param overrides Mock idle state. If not set, clears idle overrides
+   * @param isUserActive Mock isUserActive
+   * @param isScreenUnlocked Mock isScreenUnlocked
+   */
+  async emulateIdleState(overrides?: {
+    isUserActive: boolean;
+    isScreenUnlocked: boolean;
+  }): Promise<void> {
+    if (overrides) {
+      await this._client.send('Emulation.setIdleOverride', {
+        isUserActive: overrides.isUserActive,
+        isScreenUnlocked: overrides.isScreenUnlocked,
+      });
+    } else {
+      await this._client.send('Emulation.clearIdleOverride');
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Simulates the given vision deficiency on the page.
    *
diff --git a/src/node/Launcher.ts b/src/node/Launcher.ts
index 720ee20ef1c..4140ce815d3 100644
--- a/src/node/Launcher.ts
+++ b/src/node/Launcher.ts
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ class ChromeLauncher implements ProductLauncher {
       '--enable-automation',
       '--password-store=basic',
       '--use-mock-keychain',
+      // TODO(sadym): remove '--enable-blink-features=IdleDetection'
+      // once IdleDetection is turned on by default.
+      '--enable-blink-features=IdleDetection',
     ];
     const {
       devtools = false,
diff --git a/test/assets/idle-detector.html b/test/assets/idle-detector.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..83b496c03df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/assets/idle-detector.html
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<!DOCTYPE html>
+<div id="state"></div>
+<script>
+  const elState = document.querySelector('#state');
+  function setState(msg) {
+    elState.textContent = msg;
+  }
+  async function main() {
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const signal = controller.signal;
+    const idleDetector = new IdleDetector({
+      threshold: 60000,
+      signal,
+    });
+    idleDetector.addEventListener('change', () => {
+      const userState = idleDetector.userState;
+      const screenState = idleDetector.screenState;
+      setState(`Idle state: ${userState}, ${screenState}.`);
+    });
+    idleDetector.start();
+  }
+  main();
+</script>
diff --git a/test/idle_override.spec.ts b/test/idle_override.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31b4169a82d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/idle_override.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright 2020 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import expect from 'expect';
+import {
+  getTestState,
+  setupTestBrowserHooks,
+  setupTestPageAndContextHooks,
+  describeFailsFirefox,
+} from './mocha-utils'; // eslint-disable-line import/extensions
+
+describeFailsFirefox('Emulate idle state', () => {
+  setupTestBrowserHooks();
+  setupTestPageAndContextHooks();
+
+  async function getIdleState() {
+    const { page } = getTestState();
+
+    const stateElement = await page.$('#state');
+    return await page.evaluate((element: HTMLElement) => {
+      return element.innerText;
+    }, stateElement);
+  }
+
+  async function verifyState(expectedState: string) {
+    const actualState = await getIdleState();
+    expect(actualState).toEqual(expectedState);
+  }
+
+  it('changing idle state emulation causes change of the IdleDetector state', async () => {
+    const { page, server, context } = getTestState();
+    await context.overridePermissions(server.PREFIX + '/idle-detector.html', [
+      'notifications',
+    ]);
+
+    await page.goto(server.PREFIX + '/idle-detector.html');
+
+    // Store initial state, as soon as it is not guaranteed to be `active, unlocked`.
+    const initialState = await getIdleState();
+
+    // Emulate Idle states and verify IdleDetector updates state accordingly.
+    await page.emulateIdleState({
+      isUserActive: false,
+      isScreenUnlocked: false,
+    });
+    await verifyState('Idle state: idle, locked.');
+
+    await page.emulateIdleState({
+      isUserActive: true,
+      isScreenUnlocked: false,
+    });
+    await verifyState('Idle state: active, locked.');
+
+    await page.emulateIdleState({
+      isUserActive: true,
+      isScreenUnlocked: true,
+    });
+    await verifyState('Idle state: active, unlocked.');
+
+    await page.emulateIdleState({
+      isUserActive: false,
+      isScreenUnlocked: true,
+    });
+    await verifyState('Idle state: idle, unlocked.');
+
+    // Remove Idle emulation and verify IdleDetector is in initial state.
+    await page.emulateIdleState();
+    await verifyState(initialState);
+
+    // Emulate idle state again after removing emulation.
+    await page.emulateIdleState({
+      isUserActive: false,
+      isScreenUnlocked: false,
+    });
+    await verifyState('Idle state: idle, locked.');
+
+    // Remove emulation second time.
+    await page.emulateIdleState();
+    await verifyState(initialState);
+  });
+});