diff --git a/src/ppd-action-amdgpu-panel-power.c b/src/ppd-action-amdgpu-panel-power.c
index b782d5a..3316a46 100644
--- a/src/ppd-action-amdgpu-panel-power.c
+++ b/src/ppd-action-amdgpu-panel-power.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #define PROC_CPUINFO_PATH      "/proc/cpuinfo"
 
 #define PANEL_POWER_SYSFS_NAME "amdgpu/panel_power_savings"
+#define PANEL_STATUS_SYSFS_NAME "status"
 
 #define UPOWER_DBUS_NAME       "org.freedesktop.UPower"
 #define UPOWER_DBUS_PATH       "/org/freedesktop/UPower"
@@ -68,6 +69,20 @@ ppd_action_amdgpu_panel_power_constructor (GType                  type,
   return object;
 }
 
+static gboolean
+panel_connected (GUdevDevice *device)
+{
+  const char *value;
+  g_autofree gchar *stripped = NULL;
+
+  value = g_udev_device_get_sysfs_attr_uncached (device, PANEL_STATUS_SYSFS_NAME);
+  if (!value)
+    return FALSE;
+  stripped = g_strchomp (g_strdup (value));
+
+  return g_strcmp0 (stripped, "connected") == 0;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 set_panel_power (PpdActionAmdgpuPanelPower *self, gint power, GError **error)
 {
@@ -91,6 +106,9 @@ set_panel_power (PpdActionAmdgpuPanelPower *self, gint power, GError **error)
     if (g_strcmp0 (value, "drm_connector") != 0)
       continue;
 
+    if (!panel_connected (dev))
+      continue;
+
     value = g_udev_device_get_sysfs_attr_uncached (dev, PANEL_POWER_SYSFS_NAME);
     if (!value)
       continue;
@@ -203,6 +221,9 @@ udev_uevent_cb (GUdevClient *client,
   if (!g_udev_device_has_sysfs_attr (device, PANEL_POWER_SYSFS_NAME))
     return;
 
+  if (!panel_connected (device))
+      return;
+
   g_debug ("Updating panel power saving for '%s' to '%d'",
            g_udev_device_get_sysfs_path (device),
            self->panel_power_saving);
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.py b/tests/integration_test.py
index ec2f26c..735833a 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration_test.py
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ class Tests(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
             "drm",
             "card1-eDP",
             None,
-            ["amdgpu/panel_power_savings", "0"],
+            ["status", "connected\n", "amdgpu/panel_power_savings", "0"],
             ["DEVTYPE", "drm_connector"],
         )
 
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@ class Tests(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
             "drm",
             "card2-eDP",
             None,
-            ["amdgpu/panel_power_savings", "0"],
+            ["status", "connected\n", "amdgpu/panel_power_savings", "0"],
             ["DEVTYPE", "drm_connector"],
         )
 
@@ -1437,6 +1437,20 @@ class Tests(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
             lambda: self.read_sysfs_attr(edp2, "amdgpu/panel_power_savings") == b"4"
         )
 
+        # add another device that supports the feature, but panel is disconnected
+        edp3 = self.testbed.add_device(
+            "drm",
+            "card3-eDP",
+            None,
+            ["status", "disconnected\n", "amdgpu/panel_power_savings", "0"],
+            ["DEVTYPE", "drm_connector"],
+        )
+
+        # verify power saver didn't get updated for it
+        self.assert_eventually(
+            lambda: self.read_sysfs_attr(edp3, "amdgpu/panel_power_savings") == b"0"
+        )
+
     def test_trickle_charge_system(self):
         """Trickle power_supply charge type"""