diff --git a/doc/source/plugins/index.rst b/doc/source/plugins/index.rst
index 0b30a331..d1f021de 100644
--- a/doc/source/plugins/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/plugins/index.rst
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Plugin index
     Screen Detach
         :ref:`Documentation <screendetach-plugin>`
 
-        Changes your status to **away** if the screen poezio is in is detached.
+        Changes your status to **away** if the screen (or tmux) poezio is in gets detached.
 
     Send Delayed
         :ref:`Documentation <senddelayed-plugin>`
diff --git a/doc/stub/pyinotify.py b/doc/stub/pyinotify.py
index 48721264..1f8fc574 100644
--- a/doc/stub/pyinotify.py
+++ b/doc/stub/pyinotify.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+class Notifier:
+    pass
 class WatchManager:
     pass
 class EventsCodes:
diff --git a/plugins/screen_detach.py b/plugins/screen_detach.py
index 53827c11..96339e9b 100644
--- a/plugins/screen_detach.py
+++ b/plugins/screen_detach.py
@@ -1,35 +1,85 @@
 """
 This plugin will set your status to **away** if you detach your screen.
 
+The default behaviour is to check for both tmux and screen (in that order).
+
+Configuration options
+---------------------
+
+.. glossary::
+
+    use_screen
+        **Default:** ``true``
+
+        Try to find an attached screen.
+
+    use_tmux
+        **Default:** ``true``
+
+        Try to find and attached tmux.
+
 """
+
 from plugin import BasePlugin
 import os
 import stat
 import pyinotify
+import asyncio
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
+        'screen_detach': {
+            'use_tmux': True,
+            'use_screen': True
+        }
+}
+
+
+# overload if this is not how your stuff
+# is configured
+try:
+    LOGIN = os.getlogin()
+    LOGIN_TMUX = LOGIN
+except Exception:
+    LOGIN = os.getenv('USER')
+    LOGIN_TMUX = os.getuid()
+
+SCREEN_DIR = '/var/run/screen/S-%s' % LOGIN
+TMUX_DIR = '/tmp/tmux-%s' % LOGIN_TMUX
+
+def find_screen(path):
+    for f in os.listdir(path):
+        path = os.path.join(path, f)
+        if screen_attached(path):
+            return path
+
+def screen_attached(socket):
+    return (os.stat(socket).st_mode & stat.S_IXUSR) != 0
+
+class Plugin(BasePlugin, pyinotify.Notifier):
+
+    default_config = DEFAULT_CONFIG
 
-class Plugin(BasePlugin):
     def init(self):
-        screen_dir = '/var/run/screen/S-%s' % (os.getlogin(),)
-        self.timed_event = None
         sock_path = None
-        self.thread = None
-        for f in os.listdir(screen_dir):
-            path = os.path.join(screen_dir, f)
-            if screen_attached(path):
-                sock_path = path
-                self.attached = True
-                break
+        if self.config.get('use_tmux'):
+            sock_path = find_screen(TMUX_DIR)
+        if sock_path is None and config.get('use_screen'):
+            sock_path = find_screen(SCREEN_DIR)
 
         # Only actually do something if we found an attached screen (assuming only one)
         if sock_path:
+            self.attached = True
             wm = pyinotify.WatchManager()
             wm.add_watch(sock_path, pyinotify.EventsCodes.ALL_FLAGS['IN_ATTRIB'])
-            self.thread = pyinotify.ThreadedNotifier(wm, default_proc_fun=HandleScreen(plugin=self))
-            self.thread.start()
+            pyinotify.Notifier.__init__(self, wm, default_proc_fun=HandleScreen(plugin=self))
+            asyncio.get_event_loop().add_reader(self._fd, self.process)
+
+    def process(self):
+        self.read_events()
+        self.process_events()
 
     def cleanup(self):
-        if self.thread:
-            self.thread.stop()
+        asyncio.get_event_loop().remove_reader(self._fd)
 
     def update_screen_state(self, socket):
         attached = screen_attached(socket)
@@ -38,8 +88,6 @@ class Plugin(BasePlugin):
             status = 'available' if self.attached else 'away'
             self.core.command_status(status)
 
-def screen_attached(socket):
-    return (os.stat(socket).st_mode & stat.S_IXUSR) != 0
 
 class HandleScreen(pyinotify.ProcessEvent):
     def my_init(self, **kwargs):