diff --git a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/display.pyi b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/display.pyi
index c46189eadc..b48361ce23 100644
--- a/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/display.pyi
+++ b/buildconfig/stubs/pygame/display.pyi
@@ -52,10 +52,11 @@ required).
 """
 
 from collections.abc import Iterable
-from typing import Literal, Optional, Union, overload
+from typing import Literal, Optional, overload
 
 from pygame._sdl2 import Window
 from pygame.constants import FULLSCREEN
+from pygame.rect import Rect
 from pygame.surface import Surface
 from pygame.typing import (
     ColorLike,
@@ -421,6 +422,24 @@ def get_desktop_sizes() -> list[tuple[int, int]]:
     .. versionaddedold:: 2.0.0
     """
 
+def get_desktop_usable_bounds() -> list[Rect]:
+    """Get the bounding rects of the usable area of active desktops.
+
+    Returns a list of :class:`pygame.Rect` representing the bounding rectangles
+    of the usable area of the currently configured virtual desktops.
+
+    The usable area is the desktop area minus the areas that are used by
+    the operating system. This includes, for example, taskbars. The location
+    and size of the unusable areas depend on the operating system and its
+    configuration. The usable area is usually the area that maximized windows
+    fill.
+
+    The length of the list is not the same as the number of attached monitors,
+    as a desktop can be mirrored across multiple monitors.
+
+    .. versionadded:: 2.5.6
+    """
+
 def list_modes(
     depth: int = 0,
     flags: int = FULLSCREEN,
diff --git a/src_c/display.c b/src_c/display.c
index 6934ca808d..49a90536cd 100644
--- a/src_c/display.c
+++ b/src_c/display.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,65 @@ pg_get_desktop_screen_sizes(PyObject *self, PyObject *_null)
     return result;
 }
 
+static PyObject *
+pg_get_desktop_usable_bounds(PyObject *self, PyObject *_null)
+{
+    int display_count, i;
+    PyObject *result = NULL;
+
+    VIDEO_INIT_CHECK();
+
+#if PG_SDL3
+    SDL_DisplayID *displays = SDL_GetDisplays(&display_count);
+    if (displays == NULL) {
+        return RAISE(pgExc_SDLError, SDL_GetError());
+    }
+#else
+    display_count = SDL_GetNumVideoDisplays();
+    if (display_count < 0) {
+        return RAISE(pgExc_SDLError, SDL_GetError());
+    }
+#endif
+
+    result = PyList_New(display_count);
+    if (!result) {
+#if PG_SDL3
+        SDL_free(displays);
+#endif
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    for (i = 0; i < display_count; i++) {
+        SDL_Rect bounds;
+#if PG_SDL3
+        SDL_DisplayID display_id = displays[i];
+        if (SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds(display_id, &bounds) == SDL_FALSE) {
+            Py_DECREF(result);
+            SDL_free(displays);
+            return RAISE(pgExc_SDLError, SDL_GetError());
+        }
+#else
+        if (SDL_GetDisplayUsableBounds(i, &bounds) < 0) {
+            Py_DECREF(result);
+            return RAISE(pgExc_SDLError, SDL_GetError());
+        }
+#endif
+        PyObject *pg_rect = pgRect_New(&bounds);
+        if (pg_rect == NULL) {
+#if PG_SDL3
+            SDL_free(displays);
+#endif
+            Py_DECREF(result);
+            return NULL; /* exception already set */
+        }
+        PyList_SET_ITEM(result, i, pg_rect);
+    }
+
+#if PG_SDL3
+    SDL_free(displays);
+#endif
+    return result;
+}
 static PyObject *
 pg_is_fullscreen(PyObject *self, PyObject *_null)
 {
@@ -3130,6 +3189,8 @@ static PyMethodDef _pg_display_methods[] = {
      METH_NOARGS, "provisional API, subject to change"},
     {"get_desktop_sizes", (PyCFunction)pg_get_desktop_screen_sizes,
      METH_NOARGS, DOC_DISPLAY_GETDESKTOPSIZES},
+    {"get_desktop_usable_bounds", (PyCFunction)pg_get_desktop_usable_bounds,
+     METH_NOARGS, DOC_DISPLAY_GETDESKTOPUSABLEBOUNDS},
     {"is_fullscreen", (PyCFunction)pg_is_fullscreen, METH_NOARGS,
      DOC_DISPLAY_ISFULLSCREEN},
     {"is_vsync", (PyCFunction)pg_is_vsync, METH_NOARGS, DOC_DISPLAY_ISVSYNC},
diff --git a/src_c/doc/display_doc.h b/src_c/doc/display_doc.h
index f449077645..3b0b732f8c 100644
--- a/src_c/doc/display_doc.h
+++ b/src_c/doc/display_doc.h
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #define DOC_DISPLAY_INFO "Info() -> _VidInfo\nCreate a video display information object."
 #define DOC_DISPLAY_GETWMINFO "get_wm_info() -> dict[str, int]\nGet information about the current windowing system."
 #define DOC_DISPLAY_GETDESKTOPSIZES "get_desktop_sizes() -> list[tuple[int, int]]\nGet sizes of active desktops."
+#define DOC_DISPLAY_GETDESKTOPUSABLEBOUNDS "get_desktop_usable_bounds() -> list[Rect]\nGet the bounding rects of the usable area of active desktops."
 #define DOC_DISPLAY_LISTMODES "list_modes(depth=0, flags=FULLSCREEN, display=0) -> list[tuple[int, int]]\nGet list of available fullscreen modes."
 #define DOC_DISPLAY_MODEOK "mode_ok(size, flags=0, depth=0, display=0) -> int\nPick the best color depth for a display mode."
 #define DOC_DISPLAY_GLGETATTRIBUTE "gl_get_attribute(flag, /) -> int\nGet the value for an OpenGL flag for the current display."
diff --git a/test/display_test.py b/test/display_test.py
index 3d7b91641f..f03baa55e6 100644
--- a/test/display_test.py
+++ b/test/display_test.py
@@ -697,6 +697,16 @@ def test_get_set_window_position(self):
         self.assertEqual(position[0], 420)
         self.assertEqual(position[1], 360)
 
+    def test_get_desktop_usable_bounds(self):
+        bounds = pygame.display.get_desktop_usable_bounds()
+        sizes = pygame.display.get_desktop_sizes()
+        self.assertIsInstance(bounds, list)
+        for i, bound in enumerate(bounds):
+            self.assertIsInstance(bound, pygame.Rect)
+            size = sizes[i]
+            self.assertLessEqual(bound.w, size[0])
+            self.assertLessEqual(bound.h, size[1])
+
 
 class DisplayUpdateTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def question(self, qstr):