diff --git a/conference.js b/conference.js
index b55c26d5a..8f04e17d7 100644
--- a/conference.js
+++ b/conference.js
@@ -1998,6 +1998,8 @@ export default {
                 this.localAudio.dispose();
                 this.localAudio = null;
             }
+
+            APP.API.notifySuspendDetected();
         });
 
         APP.UI.addListener(UIEvents.AUDIO_MUTED, muted => {
diff --git a/doc/api.md b/doc/api.md
index a5551f68d..d3cec00a6 100644
--- a/doc/api.md
+++ b/doc/api.md
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ The listener will receive an object with the following structure:
 }
 ```
 
+* **suspendDetected** - event notifications about detecting suspend event in host computer.
+
 You can also add multiple event listeners by using `addEventListeners`.
 This method requires one argument of type Object. The object argument must
 have the names of the events as keys and the listeners of the events as values.
diff --git a/modules/API/API.js b/modules/API/API.js
index f851d5167..917646d09 100644
--- a/modules/API/API.js
+++ b/modules/API/API.js
@@ -509,6 +509,15 @@ class API {
         this._sendEvent({ name: 'video-ready-to-close' });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Notify external application (if API is enabled) that a suspend event in host computer.
+     *
+     * @returns {void}
+     */
+    notifySuspendDetected() {
+        this._sendEvent({ name: 'suspend-detected' });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Notify external application (if API is enabled) for audio muted status
      * changed.
diff --git a/modules/API/external/external_api.js b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
index 0651c2b18..8d746cc2f 100644
--- a/modules/API/external/external_api.js
+++ b/modules/API/external/external_api.js
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ const events = {
     'video-mute-status-changed': 'videoMuteStatusChanged',
     'screen-sharing-status-changed': 'screenSharingStatusChanged',
     'subject-change': 'subjectChange',
+    'suspend-detected': 'suspendDetected',
     'tile-view-changed': 'tileViewChanged'
 };
 
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@ export default class JitsiMeetExternalAPI extends EventEmitter {
      * {{
      * on: on //whether screen sharing is on
      * }}
+     * {@code suspendDetected} - receives event notifications about detecting suspend event in host computer.
      * {@code readyToClose} - all hangup operations are completed and Jitsi Meet
      * is ready to be disposed.
      * @returns {void}