diff --git a/test/litest.c b/test/litest.c
index e5e7316c..ba0c9fca 100644
--- a/test/litest.c
+++ b/test/litest.c
@@ -563,6 +563,18 @@ litest_add_device_with_overrides(struct libinput *libinput,
 	return d;
 }
 
+struct litest_device *
+litest_add_device(struct libinput *libinput,
+		  enum litest_device_type which)
+{
+	return litest_add_device_with_overrides(libinput,
+						which,
+						NULL,
+						NULL,
+						NULL,
+						NULL);
+}
+
 struct litest_device *
 litest_create_device_with_overrides(enum litest_device_type which,
 				    const char *name_override,
diff --git a/test/litest.h b/test/litest.h
index cc55c8f0..11a230b2 100644
--- a/test/litest.h
+++ b/test/litest.h
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ void litest_add_no_device(const char *name, void *func);
 
 int litest_run(int argc, char **argv);
 struct litest_device * litest_create_device(enum litest_device_type which);
+struct litest_device * litest_add_device(struct libinput *libinput,
+					 enum litest_device_type which);
 struct libevdev_uinput *
 litest_create_uinput_device_from_description(const char *name,
 					     const struct input_id *id,