diff --git a/testcases/lib/SocketActivation.pm b/testcases/lib/SocketActivation.pm
index 228caaa6..d32f6051 100644
--- a/testcases/lib/SocketActivation.pm
+++ b/testcases/lib/SocketActivation.pm
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ sub activate_i3 {
         if ($args{valgrind}) {
             $i3cmd =
                 qq|valgrind -v --log-file="$outdir/valgrind-for-$test.log" | .
+                qq|--suppressions="./valgrind.supp" | .
                 qq|--leak-check=full --track-origins=yes --num-callers=20 | .
                 qq|--tool=memcheck -- $i3cmd|;
         }
diff --git a/testcases/valgrind.supp b/testcases/valgrind.supp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..150e3a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testcases/valgrind.supp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#
+# Valgrind suppression file for i3 testcases
+#
+# Format specification:
+# http://valgrind.org/docs/manual/manual-core.html#manual-core.suppress
+#
+
+#
+# GLib
+#
+{
+    Ignore fundamental GType registration
+    Memcheck:Leak
+    ...
+    fun:g_type_register_fundamental
+    ...
+}
+
+{
+    Ignore static GType registration
+    Memcheck:Leak
+    match-leak-kinds: possible
+    ...
+    fun:g_type_register_static
+    ...
+}
+
+{
+    Ignore GObject init function
+    Memcheck:Leak
+    match-leak-kinds: possible
+    ...
+    obj:/usr/lib/libgobject-2.0*
+    ...
+    fun:call_init.part.0
+    ...
+}