diff --git a/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py b/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py
index cce11368..6287ac5e 100644
--- a/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py
+++ b/src/fenrir-package/screen/linux.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ class screen():
         except:
             return environment
         screenEncoding = environment['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting(environment,'screen', 'encoding')
+        environment['generalInformation ']['suspend'] = newTTY in \
+          environment['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting(environment,'screen', 'suspendingScreen').split(',')
         # set new "old" values
         environment['screenData']['oldContentBytes'] = environment['screenData']['newContentBytes']
         environment['screenData']['oldContentText'] = environment['screenData']['newContentText']