diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go
index ea67a45c9..4f06eada9 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/api_windows.go
@@ -1011,12 +1011,18 @@ type _D3D12XBOX_WAIT_FRAME_OBJECT_LIST struct {
 	pSignaledObjectIndex *uint32
 }
 
+type _PAPPSTATE_CHANGE_ROUTINE func(quiesced bool, context unsafe.Pointer) uintptr
+
 var (
+	// https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/sdk-api/blob/docs/sdk-api-src/content/appnotify/nf-appnotify-registerappstatechangenotification.md
+	appnotify   = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("API-MS-Win-Core-psm-appnotify-l1-1-0.dll")
 	d3d12       = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("d3d12.dll")
 	d3d12x      = windows.NewLazySystemDLL(microsoftgdk.D3D12DLLName())
 	d3dcompiler = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("d3dcompiler_47.dll")
 	dxgi        = windows.NewLazySystemDLL("dxgi.dll")
 
+	procRegisterAppStateChangeNotification = appnotify.NewProc("RegisterAppStateChangeNotification")
+
 	procD3D12CreateDevice           = d3d12.NewProc("D3D12CreateDevice")
 	procD3D12GetDebugInterface      = d3d12.NewProc("D3D12GetDebugInterface")
 	procD3D12SerializeRootSignature = d3d12.NewProc("D3D12SerializeRootSignature")
@@ -1115,6 +1121,16 @@ func _D3DCompile(srcData []byte, sourceName string, pDefines []_D3D_SHADER_MACRO
 	return code, nil
 }
 
+func _RegisterAppStateChangeNotification(routine _PAPPSTATE_CHANGE_ROUTINE, context unsafe.Pointer) (unsafe.Pointer, error) {
+	cb := windows.NewCallback(routine)
+	var registration unsafe.Pointer
+	r, _, _ := procRegisterAppStateChangeNotification.Call(cb, uintptr(context), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&registration)))
+	if windows.Errno(r) != windows.ERROR_SUCCESS {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("directx: RegisterAppStateChangeNotification failed: %w", windows.Errno(r))
+	}
+	return registration, nil
+}
+
 func _CreateDXGIFactory2(flags uint32) (*_IDXGIFactory4, error) {
 	var factory *_IDXGIFactory4
 	r, _, _ := procCreateDXGIFactory2.Call(uintptr(flags), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&_IID_IDXGIFactory4)), uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(&factory)))
@@ -1296,8 +1312,8 @@ type _ID3D12CommandQueue_Vtbl struct {
 	// These members are for Xbox.
 	_        uintptr
 	_        uintptr
-	_        uintptr
-	_        uintptr
+	SuspendX uintptr
+	ResumeX  uintptr
 	_        uintptr
 	_        uintptr
 	_        uintptr
@@ -1326,6 +1342,18 @@ func (i *_ID3D12CommandQueue) PresentX(planeCount uint32, pPlaneParameters *_D3D
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (i *_ID3D12CommandQueue) Release() uint32 {
+	r, _, _ := syscall.Syscall(i.vtbl.Release, 1, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(i)), 0, 0)
+	return uint32(r)
+}
+
+func (i *_ID3D12CommandQueue) ResumeX() error {
+	if r, _, _ := syscall.Syscall(i.vtbl.ResumeX, 1, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(i)), 0, 0); uint32(r) != uint32(windows.S_OK) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("directx: ID3D12CommandQueue::ResumeX failed: %w", handleError(windows.Handle(uint32(r))))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (i *_ID3D12CommandQueue) Signal(signal *_ID3D12Fence, value uint64) error {
 	var r uintptr
 	if is64bit {
@@ -1342,9 +1370,11 @@ func (i *_ID3D12CommandQueue) Signal(signal *_ID3D12Fence, value uint64) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (i *_ID3D12CommandQueue) Release() uint32 {
-	r, _, _ := syscall.Syscall(i.vtbl.Release, 1, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(i)), 0, 0)
-	return uint32(r)
+func (i *_ID3D12CommandQueue) SuspendX(flags uint32) error {
+	if r, _, _ := syscall.Syscall(i.vtbl.SuspendX, 2, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(i)), uintptr(flags), 0); uint32(r) != uint32(windows.S_OK) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("directx: ID3D12CommandQueue::SuspendX failed: %w", handleError(windows.Handle(uint32(r))))
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 type _ID3D12Debug struct {
diff --git a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go
index ba90579fd..b68d71ed7 100644
--- a/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go
+++ b/internal/graphicsdriver/directx/graphics_windows.go
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ type Graphics struct {
 	newScreenWidth  int
 	newScreenHeight int
 
+	suspendingCh chan struct{}
+	suspendedCh  chan struct{}
+	resumeCh     chan struct{}
+
 	pipelineStates
 }
 
@@ -341,11 +345,35 @@ func (g *Graphics) initializeXbox(useWARP bool, useDebugLayer bool) (ferr error)
 		return err
 	}
 
-	dd, err := g.device.QueryInterface(&_IID_IDXGIDevice)
+	if err := g.registerFrameEventForXbox(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	g.suspendingCh = make(chan struct{})
+	g.suspendedCh = make(chan struct{})
+	g.resumeCh = make(chan struct{})
+	if _, err := _RegisterAppStateChangeNotification(func(quiesced bool, context unsafe.Pointer) uintptr {
+		if quiesced {
+			g.suspendingCh <- struct{}{}
+			// Confirm the suspension completed before the callback ends.
+			<-g.suspendedCh
+		} else {
+			g.resumeCh <- struct{}{}
+		}
+		return 0
+	}, nil); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (g *Graphics) registerFrameEventForXbox() error {
+	d, err := g.device.QueryInterface(&_IID_IDXGIDevice)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	dxgiDevice := (*_IDXGIDevice)(dd)
+	dxgiDevice := (*_IDXGIDevice)(d)
 	defer dxgiDevice.Release()
 
 	dxgiAdapter, err := dxgiDevice.GetAdapter()
@@ -727,6 +755,22 @@ func (g *Graphics) SetWindow(window uintptr) {
 
 func (g *Graphics) Begin() error {
 	if microsoftgdk.IsXbox() && !g.frameStarted {
+		select {
+		case <-g.suspendingCh:
+			if err := g.commandQueue.SuspendX(0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			g.suspendedCh <- struct{}{}
+			<-g.resumeCh
+			if err := g.commandQueue.ResumeX(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := g.registerFrameEventForXbox(); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+		}
+
 		g.framePipelineToken = _D3D12XBOX_FRAME_PIPELINE_TOKEN_NULL
 		if err := g.device.WaitFrameEventX(_D3D12XBOX_FRAME_EVENT_ORIGIN, windows.INFINITE, nil, _D3D12XBOX_WAIT_FRAME_EVENT_FLAG_NONE, &g.framePipelineToken); err != nil {
 			return err