diff --git a/src/evdev.h b/src/evdev.h
index 9be84df3..766df563 100644
--- a/src/evdev.h
+++ b/src/evdev.h
@@ -392,15 +392,7 @@ evdev_libinput_context(const struct evdev_device *device)
 static inline bool
 evdev_device_has_model_quirk(struct evdev_device *device, enum quirk model_quirk)
 {
-	assert(quirk_get_name(model_quirk) != NULL);
-
-	_unref_(quirks) *q = libinput_device_get_quirks(&device->base);
-	bool result = false;
-
-	if (q)
-		quirks_get_bool(q, model_quirk, &result);
-
-	return result;
+	return libinput_device_has_model_quirk(&device->base, model_quirk);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/libinput-private.h b/src/libinput-private.h
index 1fd918b3..4d6511dc 100644
--- a/src/libinput-private.h
+++ b/src/libinput-private.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "libinput-version.h"
 #include "libinput.h"
 #include "linux/input.h"
+#include "quirks.h"
 
 struct libinput_source;
 
@@ -720,6 +721,9 @@ libinput_seat_init(struct libinput_seat *seat,
 void
 libinput_device_init(struct libinput_device *device, struct libinput_seat *seat);
 
+bool
+libinput_device_has_model_quirk(struct libinput_device *device, enum quirk model_quirk);
+
 struct libinput_device_group *
 libinput_device_group_create(struct libinput *libinput, const char *identifier);
 
diff --git a/src/libinput.c b/src/libinput.c
index eef19a4f..d2412f21 100644
--- a/src/libinput.c
+++ b/src/libinput.c
@@ -2230,6 +2230,20 @@ libinput_device_remove_event_listener(struct libinput_event_listener *listener)
 	list_remove(&listener->link);
 }
 
+bool
+libinput_device_has_model_quirk(struct libinput_device *device, enum quirk model_quirk)
+{
+	assert(quirk_get_name(model_quirk) != NULL);
+
+	_unref_(quirks) *q = libinput_device_get_quirks(device);
+	bool result = false;
+
+	if (q)
+		quirks_get_bool(q, model_quirk, &result);
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 static uint32_t
 update_seat_key_count(struct libinput_seat *seat,
 		      keycode_t keycode,