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 1diff --git a/quantum/keyboard.c b/quantum/keyboard.c
 2index e8e3292dbc5b9c304e453043163248406075b65c..ec2f2e4496ffcdeffe80135c042c93c64bf201d5 100644
 3--- a/quantum/keyboard.c
 4+++ b/quantum/keyboard.c
 5@@ -252,6 +252,14 @@ __attribute__((weak)) void keyboard_post_init_kb(void) {
 6     keyboard_post_init_user();
 7 }
 8 
 9+/** \brief matrix_can_read
10+ *
11+ * Allows overriding when matrix scanning operations should be executed.
12+ */
13+__attribute__((weak)) bool matrix_can_read(void) {
14+    return true;
15+}
16+
17 /** \brief keyboard_setup
18  *
19  * FIXME: needs doc
20@@ -449,10 +457,14 @@ static inline void generate_tick_event(void) {
21  * @return false Matrix didn't change
22  */
23 static bool matrix_task(void) {
24+    if (!matrix_can_read()) {
25+        generate_tick_event();
26+        return false;
27+    }
28+
29     static matrix_row_t matrix_previous[MATRIX_ROWS];
30 
31     matrix_scan();
32-
33     bool matrix_changed = false;
34     for (uint8_t row = 0; row < MATRIX_ROWS && !matrix_changed; row++) {
35         matrix_changed |= matrix_previous[row] ^ matrix_get_row(row);
36diff --git a/quantum/matrix.h b/quantum/matrix.h
37index 760d21e0c1a4b95df039509208af21530c75d16e..a5b628fc59c9514e50a3ef4ef45344a276d39c36 100644
38--- a/quantum/matrix.h
39+++ b/quantum/matrix.h
40@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ void matrix_setup(void);
41 void matrix_init(void);
42 /* scan all key states on matrix */
43 uint8_t matrix_scan(void);
44+/* whether matrix scanning operations should be executed */
45+bool matrix_can_read(void);
46 /* whether a switch is on */
47 bool matrix_is_on(uint8_t row, uint8_t col);
48 /* matrix state on row */