diff --git a/src/libinput-private.h b/src/libinput-private.h
index 37945202..c8b65d9b 100644
--- a/src/libinput-private.h
+++ b/src/libinput-private.h
@@ -144,12 +144,19 @@ struct libinput_device_config {
 struct libinput_device {
 	struct libinput_seat *seat;
 	struct list link;
+	struct list event_listeners;
 	void *user_data;
 	int terminated;
 	int refcount;
 	struct libinput_device_config config;
 };
 
+struct libinput_event_listener {
+	struct list link;
+	void (*notify_func)(uint64_t time, struct libinput_event *ev, void *notify_func_data);
+	void *notify_func_data;
+};
+
 typedef void (*libinput_source_dispatch_t)(void *data);
 
 
@@ -205,6 +212,18 @@ void
 libinput_device_init(struct libinput_device *device,
 		     struct libinput_seat *seat);
 
+void
+libinput_device_add_event_listener(struct libinput_device *device,
+				   struct libinput_event_listener *listener,
+				   void (*notify_func)(
+						uint64_t time,
+						struct libinput_event *event,
+						void *notify_func_data),
+				   void *notify_func_data);
+
+void
+libinput_device_remove_event_listener(struct libinput_event_listener *listener);
+
 void
 notify_added_device(struct libinput_device *device);
 
diff --git a/src/libinput.c b/src/libinput.c
index 2f172efb..f55dfad6 100644
--- a/src/libinput.c
+++ b/src/libinput.c
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ libinput_device_init(struct libinput_device *device,
 {
 	device->seat = seat;
 	device->refcount = 1;
+	list_init(&device->event_listeners);
 }
 
 LIBINPUT_EXPORT struct libinput_device *
@@ -686,6 +687,7 @@ libinput_device_ref(struct libinput_device *device)
 static void
 libinput_device_destroy(struct libinput_device *device)
 {
+	assert(list_empty(&device->event_listeners));
 	evdev_device_destroy((struct evdev_device *) device);
 }
 
@@ -732,6 +734,26 @@ libinput_dispatch(struct libinput *libinput)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void
+libinput_device_add_event_listener(struct libinput_device *device,
+				   struct libinput_event_listener *listener,
+				   void (*notify_func)(
+						uint64_t time,
+						struct libinput_event *event,
+						void *notify_func_data),
+				   void *notify_func_data)
+{
+	listener->notify_func = notify_func;
+	listener->notify_func_data = notify_func_data;
+	list_insert(&device->event_listeners, &listener->link);
+}
+
+void
+libinput_device_remove_event_listener(struct libinput_event_listener *listener)
+{
+	list_remove(&listener->link);
+}
+
 static uint32_t
 update_seat_key_count(struct libinput_seat *seat,
 		      int32_t key,
@@ -799,7 +821,13 @@ post_device_event(struct libinput_device *device,
 		  enum libinput_event_type type,
 		  struct libinput_event *event)
 {
+	struct libinput_event_listener *listener, *tmp;
+
 	init_event_base(event, device, type);
+
+	list_for_each_safe(listener, tmp, &device->event_listeners, link)
+		listener->notify_func(time, event, listener->notify_func_data);
+
 	libinput_post_event(device->seat->libinput, event);
 }