diff --git a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
index b1543dae..dd575510 100644
--- a/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
+++ b/src/evdev-mt-touchpad.c
@@ -3039,6 +3039,25 @@ tp_init_sendevents(struct tp_dispatch *tp,
 			    tp_keyboard_timeout, tp);
 }
 
+static int
+tp_read_thumb_pressure_prop(struct tp_dispatch *tp,
+			    const struct evdev_device *device)
+{
+	struct udev_device *udev_device = device->udev_device;
+	const char *prop;
+	int threshold;
+	const int default_thumb_threshold = 0;
+
+	prop = udev_device_get_property_value(udev_device,
+			      "LIBINPUT_ATTR_THUMB_PRESSURE_THRESHOLD");
+	if (!prop)
+		return default_thumb_threshold;
+
+	threshold = parse_thumb_pressure_property(prop);
+
+	return threshold > 0 ? threshold : default_thumb_threshold;
+}
+
 static void
 tp_init_thumb(struct tp_dispatch *tp)
 {
@@ -3047,8 +3066,7 @@ tp_init_thumb(struct tp_dispatch *tp)
 	double w = 0.0, h = 0.0;
 	struct device_coords edges;
 	struct phys_coords mm = { 0.0, 0.0 };
-	int xres, yres;
-	double threshold;
+	int threshold;
 
 	if (!tp->buttons.is_clickpad)
 		return;
@@ -3077,20 +3095,11 @@ tp_init_thumb(struct tp_dispatch *tp)
 	if (!abs)
 		goto out;
 
-	if (abs->maximum - abs->minimum < 255)
+	threshold = tp_read_thumb_pressure_prop(tp, device);
+	if (threshold == 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	/* Our reference touchpad is the T440s with 42x42 resolution.
-	 * Higher-res touchpads exhibit higher pressure for the same
-	 * interaction. On the T440s, the threshold value is 100, you don't
-	 * reach that with a normal finger interaction.
-	 * Note: "thumb" means massive touch that should not interact, not
-	 * "using the tip of my thumb for a pinch gestures".
-	 */
-	xres = tp->device->abs.absinfo_x->resolution;
-	yres = tp->device->abs.absinfo_y->resolution;
-	threshold = 100.0 * hypot(xres, yres)/hypot(42, 42);
-	tp->thumb.threshold = max(100, threshold);
+	tp->thumb.threshold = threshold;
 
 out:
 	evdev_log_debug(device,
diff --git a/src/libinput-util.c b/src/libinput-util.c
index 80ed489a..eb6e3ecf 100644
--- a/src/libinput-util.c
+++ b/src/libinput-util.c
@@ -456,6 +456,31 @@ parse_palm_size_property(const char *prop)
         return thr;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Helper function to parse the LIBINPUT_ATTR_THUMB_PRESSURE_THRESHOLD
+ * property from udev. Property is of the form:
+ * LIBINPUT_ATTR_THUMB_PRESSURE_THRESHOLD=<integer>
+ * Where the number indicates the minimum threshold to consider a touch to
+ * be a thumb.
+ *
+ * @param prop The value of the udev property (without the
+ * LIBINPUT_ATTR_THUMB_PRESSURE_THRESHOLD=)
+ * @return The pressure threshold or 0 on error
+ */
+int
+parse_thumb_pressure_property(const char *prop)
+{
+	int threshold = 0;
+
+	if (!prop)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (!safe_atoi(prop, &threshold) || threshold < 0)
+		return 0;
+
+        return threshold;
+}
+
 /**
  * Return the next word in a string pointed to by state before the first
  * separator character. Call repeatedly to tokenize a whole string.
diff --git a/src/libinput-util.h b/src/libinput-util.h
index c6759718..92e7cf73 100644
--- a/src/libinput-util.h
+++ b/src/libinput-util.h
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ bool parse_calibration_property(const char *prop, float calibration[6]);
 bool parse_range_property(const char *prop, int *hi, int *lo);
 int parse_palm_pressure_property(const char *prop);
 int parse_palm_size_property(const char *prop);
+int parse_thumb_pressure_property(const char *prop);
 
 enum tpkbcombo_layout {
 	TPKBCOMBO_LAYOUT_UNKNOWN,
diff --git a/udev/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb b/udev/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
index 06e48950..6b3ca196 100644
--- a/udev/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
+++ b/udev/90-libinput-model-quirks.hwdb
@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ libinput:name:SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad:dmi:*svnLENOVO:*:pvrThinkPadX1Carbon3rd
  LIBINPUT_MODEL_LENOVO_T450_TOUCHPAD=1
  LIBINPUT_ATTR_PALM_PRESSURE_THRESHOLD=150
 
+# Lenovo ThinkPad series
+libinput:name:*Synaptics*:dmi:*svnLENOVO:*:pvrThinkPad*:*
+ LIBINPUT_ATTR_THUMB_PRESSURE_THRESHOLD=100
+
 # Lenovo ThinkPad Compact USB Keyboard with TrackPoint
 libinput:keyboard:input:b0003v17EFp6047*
  LIBINPUT_ATTR_KEYBOARD_INTEGRATION=external
diff --git a/udev/parse_hwdb.py b/udev/parse_hwdb.py
index 3f47f338..d00bce4c 100755
--- a/udev/parse_hwdb.py
+++ b/udev/parse_hwdb.py
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ def property_grammar():
          Or(('reliable', 'write_open'))),
         ('LIBINPUT_ATTR_KEYBOARD_INTEGRATION', Or(('internal', 'external'))),
         ('LIBINPUT_ATTR_TRACKPOINT_RANGE', INTEGER('Y')),
+        ('LIBINPUT_ATTR_THUMB_PRESSURE_THRESHOLD', INTEGER('Y')),
     )
     value_props = [Literal(name)('NAME') - Suppress('=') - val('VALUE') for
                    name, val in vprops]