This might be related: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753678
it's still active, it been like this since 2015-2016 ish, and other distributions report the same thing. similar links: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713640 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391126 https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/4324 (I use Ubuntu 18.04 (lightdm with gnome), and I encountered the same problem.) ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #753678 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=753678 ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #713640 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=713640 ** Bug watch added: Red Hat Bugzilla #1391126 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391126 ** Bug watch added: github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues #4324 https://github.com/linuxmint/Cinnamon/issues/4324 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1581384 Title: Desktop contents displayed on resume before lock screen is shown To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/1581384/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs