diff --git a/keyboards/framework/config.h b/keyboards/framework/config.h
index 45bfb06bb6..54e242ffe4 100644
--- a/keyboards/framework/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/framework/config.h
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 
 // RGB config
 
+// Don't turn off backlight and caps LED when in USB suspend
+// Because with selective suspend, the driver will eagerly suspend the keyboard after only a short while of inactivity
+#define NO_SUSPEND_POWER_DOWN
+// Must keep this, so we can suspend RGB backlight with SLEEP# pin
 #define RGB_DISABLE_WHEN_USB_SUSPENDED
 
 // RGB Matrix Animation modes. Explicitly enabled
diff --git a/keyboards/framework/framework.c b/keyboards/framework/framework.c
index 346a044e51..ad7a930ec0 100644
--- a/keyboards/framework/framework.c
+++ b/keyboards/framework/framework.c
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ void suspend_power_down_kb(void) {
   suspend_power_down_user();
 
 #ifdef RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE
+#  ifndef NO_SUSPEND_POWER_DOWN
   writePinLow(IS31FL3743A_ENABLE_GPIO);
+#  endif
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -54,8 +56,9 @@ void suspend_wakeup_init_kb(void) {
   suspend_wakeup_init_user();
 
 #ifdef RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE
-    setPinOutput(IS31FL3743A_ENABLE_GPIO);
+#  ifndef NO_SUSPEND_POWER_DOWN
     writePinHigh(IS31FL3743A_ENABLE_GPIO);
+#  endif
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/keyboards/framework/matrix.c b/keyboards/framework/matrix.c
index a7608deccd..26786aa0f0 100644
--- a/keyboards/framework/matrix.c
+++ b/keyboards/framework/matrix.c
@@ -267,6 +267,11 @@ bool handle_idle(void) {
     }
 #ifdef RGB_MATRIX_ENABLE
     if (rgb_matrix_get_suspend_state() != asleep) {
+        if asleep {
+            writePinLow(IS31FL3743A_ENABLE_GPIO)
+        } else {
+            writePinHigh(IS31FL3743A_ENABLE_GPIO)
+        }
         rgb_matrix_set_suspend_state(asleep);
     }
 #endif