diff --git a/app/CMakeLists.txt b/app/CMakeLists.txt
index 1492be16..f0fad2ef 100644
--- a/app/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/app/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ if (CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE AND (NOT CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL))
 endif()
 if (CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE AND CONFIG_ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL)
 	target_sources(app PRIVATE src/split/bluetooth/central.c)
+	target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE app PRIVATE src/split/bluetooth/central_listener.c)
 endif()
 target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_USB_DEVICE_STACK app PRIVATE src/usb.c)
 target_sources_ifdef(CONFIG_ZMK_USB app PRIVATE src/usb_hid.c)
diff --git a/app/Kconfig b/app/Kconfig
index 9b47c4c2..cfe5a0a7 100644
--- a/app/Kconfig
+++ b/app/Kconfig
@@ -202,6 +202,40 @@ config ZMK_BLE_SPLIT_CENTRAL_SPLIT_RUN_QUEUE_SIZE
 	int "Max number of behavior run events to queue to send to the peripheral(s)"
 	default 5
 
+config ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_INT
+	int "Peripheral connection interval in 1.25ms units"
+	default 6
+
+config ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_LATENCY
+	int "Peripheral latency in Connection Intervals"
+	default 30
+
+config ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_TIMEOUT
+	int "Peripheral supervision timeout in 10ms units"
+	default 400
+
+config ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE
+	bool "Set slower split peripheral BLE params on idle to save power"
+	depends on ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL
+	default y
+
+if ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE
+
+config ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE_INT
+	int "Peripheral idle connection interval in 1.25ms units"
+	default 18
+
+config ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE_LATENCY
+	int "Peripheral idle latency in Connection Intervals"
+	default 10
+
+config ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE_TIMEOUT
+	int "Peripheral idle supervision timeout in 10ms units"
+	default 400
+
+# ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE
+endif
+
 endif
 
 if !ZMK_SPLIT_BLE_ROLE_CENTRAL
diff --git a/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c b/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c
index 2f02faaf..d812dd35 100644
--- a/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c
+++ b/app/src/split/bluetooth/central.c
@@ -393,7 +393,9 @@ static bool split_central_eir_found(struct bt_data *data, void *user_data) {
                     LOG_ERR("Update phy conn failed (err %d)", err);
                 }
             } else {
-                param = BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(0x0006, 0x0006, 30, 400);
+                param = BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(
+                    CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_INT, CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_INT,
+                    CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_LATENCY, CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_TIMEOUT);
 
                 LOG_DBG("Initiating new connnection");
 
diff --git a/app/src/split/bluetooth/central_listener.c b/app/src/split/bluetooth/central_listener.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9e9f7ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/split/bluetooth/central_listener.c
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 The ZMK Contributors
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+ */
+
+#include <logging/log.h>
+LOG_MODULE_DECLARE(zmk, CONFIG_ZMK_LOG_LEVEL);
+
+#include <bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
+#include <bluetooth/conn.h>
+
+#include <zmk/event_manager.h>
+#include <zmk/events/activity_state_changed.h>
+
+static void set_sleep_params(struct bt_conn *conn, void *data) {
+    struct bt_conn_info info;
+
+    bt_conn_get_info(conn, &info);
+
+    if (info.role == BT_CONN_ROLE_CENTRAL) {
+        int err =
+            bt_conn_le_param_update(conn, BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE_INT,
+                                                           CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE_INT,
+                                                           CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE_LATENCY,
+                                                           CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_IDLE_TIMEOUT));
+
+        if (err) {
+            LOG_DBG("Failed to sleep split connection: %d", err);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void set_wake_params(struct bt_conn *conn, void *data) {
+    struct bt_conn_info info;
+
+    bt_conn_get_info(conn, &info);
+
+    if (info.role == BT_CONN_ROLE_CENTRAL) {
+        int err = bt_conn_le_param_update(
+            conn,
+            BT_LE_CONN_PARAM(CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_INT, CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_INT,
+                             CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_LATENCY, CONFIG_ZMK_BLE_PERIPHERAL_TIMEOUT));
+
+        if (err) {
+            LOG_DBG("Failed to wake up split connection: %d", err);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void sleep_all() {
+    LOG_DBG("Setting idle connection parameters on peripherals");
+
+    bt_conn_foreach(BT_CONN_TYPE_LE, set_sleep_params, NULL);
+}
+
+static void wake_all() {
+    LOG_DBG("Waking up from idle connection parameters on peripherals");
+
+    bt_conn_foreach(BT_CONN_TYPE_LE, set_wake_params, NULL);
+}
+
+int central_event_handler(const zmk_event_t *eh) {
+    struct zmk_activity_state_changed *ev = as_zmk_activity_state_changed(eh);
+    if (ev == NULL) {
+        return -ENOTSUP;
+    }
+
+    switch (ev->state) {
+    case ZMK_ACTIVITY_ACTIVE:
+        wake_all();
+        break;
+    case ZMK_ACTIVITY_IDLE:
+        sleep_all();
+        break;
+    case ZMK_ACTIVITY_SLEEP:
+        break;
+    default:
+        LOG_WRN("Unhandled activity state: %d", ev->state);
+        return -EINVAL;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
+ZMK_LISTENER(central, central_event_handler);
+ZMK_SUBSCRIPTION(central, zmk_activity_state_changed);