diff --git a/test/litest.c b/test/litest.c
index 05ed2b23..6d4bfdbc 100644
--- a/test/litest.c
+++ b/test/litest.c
@@ -1404,6 +1404,27 @@ litest_assert_button_event(struct libinput *li, unsigned int button,
 	libinput_event_destroy(event);
 }
 
+void
+litest_assert_tablet_button_event(struct libinput *li, unsigned int button,
+				  enum libinput_button_state state)
+{
+	struct libinput_event *event;
+	struct libinput_event_tablet *tev;
+
+	litest_wait_for_event(li);
+	event = libinput_get_event(li);
+
+	ck_assert(event != NULL);
+	ck_assert_int_eq(libinput_event_get_type(event),
+			 LIBINPUT_EVENT_TABLET_BUTTON);
+	tev = libinput_event_get_tablet_event(event);
+	ck_assert_int_eq(libinput_event_tablet_get_button(tev),
+			 button);
+	ck_assert_int_eq(libinput_event_tablet_get_button_state(tev),
+			 state);
+	libinput_event_destroy(event);
+}
+
 void
 litest_assert_scroll(struct libinput *li,
 		     enum libinput_pointer_axis axis,
diff --git a/test/litest.h b/test/litest.h
index 9345d9c2..40b3910e 100644
--- a/test/litest.h
+++ b/test/litest.h
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ void litest_assert_scroll(struct libinput *li,
 			  int minimum_movement);
 void litest_assert_only_typed_events(struct libinput *li,
 				     enum libinput_event_type type);
+void litest_assert_tablet_button_event(struct libinput *li,
+				       unsigned int button,
+				       enum libinput_button_state state);
 
 struct libevdev_uinput * litest_create_uinput_device(const char *name,
 						     struct input_id *id,