diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 4c367b3db..d5eaa720a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ To update |kitty|, :doc:`follow the instructions <binary>`.
 - Fix a regression that caused closing an overlay window to focus
   the previously focused window rather than the underlying window (:iss:`1720`)
 
+- macOS: Reduce energy consumption when idle by shutting down Apple's display
+  link thread after 30 second of inactivity (:iss:`1763`)
+
 0.14.2 [2019-06-09]
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_platform.h b/glfw/cocoa_platform.h
index ce081afbf..3f7f8b6dd 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_platform.h
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_platform.h
@@ -229,3 +229,4 @@ void _glfwRestartDisplayLinks(void);
 void _glfwCocoaPostEmptyEvent(short subtype, long data1, bool at_start);
 void _glfwDispatchTickCallback(void);
 void _glfwDispatchRenderFrame(CGDirectDisplayID);
+void _glfwShutdownCVDisplayLink(unsigned long long, void*);
diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index 5c4b91965..d98487d68 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ CGDirectDisplayID displayIDForWindow(_GLFWwindow *w) {
     return (CGDirectDisplayID)-1;
 }
 
+static unsigned long long display_link_shutdown_timer = 0;
+#define DISPLAY_LINK_SHUTDOWN_CHECK_INTERVAL 30
+
+void
+_glfwShutdownCVDisplayLink(unsigned long long timer_id, void *user_data) {
+    [_glfw.ns.displayLinks.lock lock];
+    display_link_shutdown_timer = 0;
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < _glfw.ns.displayLinks.count; i++) {
+        _GLFWDisplayLinkNS *dl = &_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i];
+        if (dl->displayLink) CVDisplayLinkStop(dl->displayLink);
+    }
+    [_glfw.ns.displayLinks.lock unlock];
+}
 
 static inline void
 requestRenderFrame(_GLFWwindow *w, GLFWcocoarenderframefun callback) {
@@ -74,6 +87,11 @@ requestRenderFrame(_GLFWwindow *w, GLFWcocoarenderframefun callback) {
     w->ns.renderFrameRequested = true;
     CGDirectDisplayID displayID = displayIDForWindow(w);
     [_glfw.ns.displayLinks.lock lock];
+    if (display_link_shutdown_timer) {
+        _glfwPlatformUpdateTimer(display_link_shutdown_timer, DISPLAY_LINK_SHUTDOWN_CHECK_INTERVAL, true);
+    } else {
+        display_link_shutdown_timer = _glfwPlatformAddTimer(DISPLAY_LINK_SHUTDOWN_CHECK_INTERVAL, false, _glfwShutdownCVDisplayLink, NULL, NULL);
+    }
     for (size_t i = 0; i < _glfw.ns.displayLinks.count; i++) {
         _GLFWDisplayLinkNS *dl = &_glfw.ns.displayLinks.entries[i];
         if (dl->displayID == displayID) {