diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/70-libinput-ignore-power-button.rules b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/70-libinput-ignore-power-button.rules
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdd4cfc29d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/config/70-libinput-ignore-power-button.rules
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Ignore power button input devices in libinput so logind can handle them
+ACTION=="remove", GOTO="end"
+SUBSYSTEM!="input", GOTO="end"
+KERNEL!="event*", GOTO="end"
+
+IMPORT{parent}="KEY"
+
+# match devices that only generate KEY_POWER (code 116) events
+ENV{KEY}=="10000000000000 0", ENV{LIBINPUT_IGNORE_DEVICE}="1"
+
+LABEL="end"
+
diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
index 2b91d2f096..46d7947bb1 100644
--- a/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/kodi/package.mk
@@ -407,6 +407,12 @@ post_makeinstall_target() {
   mkdir -p ${INSTALL}/usr/cache/libreelec
     cp ${PKG_DIR}/config/network_wait ${INSTALL}/usr/cache/libreelec
 
+  # GBM: install udev rule to ignore the power button in libinput/kodi so logind can handle it
+  if [ "${DISPLAYSERVER}" = "no" ]; then
+    mkdir -p ${INSTALL}/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/
+    cp ${PKG_DIR}/config/70-libinput-ignore-power-button.rules ${INSTALL}/usr/lib/udev/rules.d/
+  fi
+
   # update addon manifest
   ADDON_MANIFEST=${INSTALL}/usr/share/kodi/system/addon-manifest.xml
   xmlstarlet ed -L -d "/addons/addon[text()='service.xbmc.versioncheck']" ${ADDON_MANIFEST}