diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a97c3da55a..9fce12bb4d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -452,31 +452,41 @@ if test "$use_consolekit" = "yes"; then
 fi
 session_tracking="$(printf '%s' "${session_tracking}" | sed 's/^, //')"
 
-AC_ARG_WITH(suspend-resume, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-suspend-resume=upower|systemd], [Build NetworkManager with specific suspend/resume support]))
+AC_ARG_WITH(suspend-resume, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-suspend-resume=upower|systemd|consolekit], [Build NetworkManager with specific suspend/resume support]))
 if test "z$with_suspend_resume" = "z"; then
     PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libsystemd >= 209], [have_systemd_inhibit=yes],
                      [PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([libsystemd-login >= 183], [have_systemd_inhibit=yes], [have_systemd_inhibit=no])])
     if test "z${have_systemd_inhibit}" = "zyes"; then
-	# Use systemd if it's new enough
-	with_suspend_resume="systemd"
+        # Use systemd if it's new enough
+        with_suspend_resume="systemd"
     else
-	# Fall back to upower
-	with_suspend_resume="upower"
+        if test "$use_consolekit" = "yes"; then
+                # Use consolekit suspend if session tracking is consolekit
+                with_suspend_resume="consolekit"
+        else
+                # Fall back to upower
+                with_suspend_resume="upower"
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 
 case $with_suspend_resume in
     upower) ;;
     systemd)
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SYSTEMD_INHIBIT, [libsystemd >= 209],,
-	                  [PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SYSTEMD_INHIBIT, [libsystemd-login >= 183])])
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SYSTEMD_INHIBIT, [libsystemd >= 209],,
+                          [PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SYSTEMD_INHIBIT, [libsystemd-login >= 183])])
+        AC_DEFINE([SUSPEND_RESUME_SYSTEMD], 1, [Define to 1 to use systemd suspend api])
+        ;;
+    consolekit)
+        AC_DEFINE([SUSPEND_RESUME_CONSOLEKIT], 1, [Define to 1 to use ConsoleKit2 suspend api])
         ;;
     *)
-	AC_MSG_ERROR(--with-suspend-resume must be one of [upower, systemd])
+        AC_MSG_ERROR(--with-suspend-resume must be one of [upower, systemd, consolekit])
         ;;
 esac
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SUSPEND_RESUME_UPOWER, test "x$with_suspend_resume" = "xupower")
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SUSPEND_RESUME_SYSTEMD, test "x$with_suspend_resume" = "xsystemd")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(SUSPEND_RESUME_CONSOLEKIT, test "x$with_suspend_resume" = "xconsolekit")
 
 # SELinux support
 AC_ARG_WITH(selinux, AS_HELP_STRING([--with-selinux=yes|no|auto], [Build with SELinux (default: auto)]),,[with_selinux=auto])
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index d8e9327a3b..fbd64722ec 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -361,11 +361,11 @@ nm_sources = \
 	NetworkManagerUtils.h
 
 
-if SUSPEND_RESUME_SYSTEMD
-nm_sources += nm-sleep-monitor-systemd.c
-else
-# UPower suspend/resume used whenever systemd is not enabled
+if SUSPEND_RESUME_UPOWER
 nm_sources += nm-sleep-monitor-upower.c
+else
+# systemd/consolekit suspend/resume used whenever upower is not enabled
+nm_sources += nm-sleep-monitor-systemd.c
 endif
 
 if WITH_WEXT
diff --git a/src/nm-sleep-monitor-systemd.c b/src/nm-sleep-monitor-systemd.c
index 5748cba983..12db56b296 100644
--- a/src/nm-sleep-monitor-systemd.c
+++ b/src/nm-sleep-monitor-systemd.c
@@ -30,10 +30,27 @@
 
 #include "nm-sleep-monitor.h"
 
-#define SD_NAME              "org.freedesktop.login1"
-#define SD_PATH              "/org/freedesktop/login1"
-#define SD_INTERFACE         "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager"
+#if defined (SUSPEND_RESUME_SYSTEMD) == defined (SUSPEND_RESUME_CONSOLEKIT)
+#error either define SUSPEND_RESUME_SYSTEMD or SUSPEND_RESUME_CONSOLEKIT
+#endif
 
+#ifdef SUSPEND_RESUME_SYSTEMD
+
+#define SUSPEND_DBUS_NAME               "org.freedesktop.login1"
+#define SUSPEND_DBUS_PATH               "/org/freedesktop/login1"
+#define SUSPEND_DBUS_INTERFACE          "org.freedesktop.login1.Manager"
+
+#else
+
+/* ConsoleKit2 has added the same suspend/resume DBUS API that Systemd
+ * uses. http://consolekit2.github.io/ConsoleKit2/#Manager.Inhibit
+ */
+
+#define SUSPEND_DBUS_NAME               "org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit"
+#define SUSPEND_DBUS_PATH               "/org/freedesktop/ConsoleKit/Manager"
+#define SUSPEND_DBUS_INTERFACE          "org.freedesktop.ConsoleKit.Manager"
+
+#endif
 
 struct _NMSleepMonitor {
 	GObject parent_instance;
@@ -192,7 +209,7 @@ nm_sleep_monitor_init (NMSleepMonitor *self)
 	                          G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_AUTO_START |
 	                          G_DBUS_PROXY_FLAGS_DO_NOT_LOAD_PROPERTIES,
 	                          NULL,
-	                          SD_NAME, SD_PATH, SD_INTERFACE,
+	                          SUSPEND_DBUS_NAME, SUSPEND_DBUS_PATH, SUSPEND_DBUS_INTERFACE,
 	                          NULL,
 	                          (GAsyncReadyCallback) on_proxy_acquired, self);
 }