diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index 4384177f..642f441c 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ enum evdev_device_udev_tags {
         EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_JOYSTICK = (1 << 6),
         EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_ACCELEROMETER = (1 << 7),
         EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_BUTTONSET = (1 << 8),
+        EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_POINTINGSTICK = (1 << 9),
 };
 
 struct evdev_udev_tag_match {
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ static const struct evdev_udev_tag_match evdev_udev_tag_matches[] = {
 	{"ID_INPUT_TABLET_PAD",		EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_BUTTONSET},
 	{"ID_INPUT_JOYSTICK",		EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_JOYSTICK},
 	{"ID_INPUT_ACCELEROMETER",	EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_ACCELEROMETER},
+	{"ID_INPUT_POINTINGSTICK",	EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_POINTINGSTICK},
 
 	/* sentinel value */
 	{ 0 },
@@ -730,7 +732,10 @@ static void
 evdev_tag_trackpoint(struct evdev_device *device,
 		     struct udev_device *udev_device)
 {
-	if (libevdev_has_property(device->evdev, INPUT_PROP_POINTING_STICK))
+	if (libevdev_has_property(device->evdev,
+				  INPUT_PROP_POINTING_STICK) ||
+	    udev_device_get_property_value(udev_device,
+					   "ID_INPUT_POINTINGSTICK"))
 		device->tags |= EVDEV_TAG_TRACKPOINT;
 }
 
@@ -1839,13 +1844,14 @@ evdev_configure_device(struct evdev_device *device)
 	}
 
 	log_info(libinput,
-		 "input device '%s', %s is tagged by udev as:%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
+		 "input device '%s', %s is tagged by udev as:%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
 		 device->devname, devnode,
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_KEYBOARD ? " Keyboard" : "",
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_MOUSE ? " Mouse" : "",
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_TOUCHPAD ? " Touchpad" : "",
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_TOUCHSCREEN ? " Touchscreen" : "",
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_TABLET ? " Tablet" : "",
+		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_POINTINGSTICK ? " Pointingstick" : "",
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_JOYSTICK ? " Joystick" : "",
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_ACCELEROMETER ? " Accelerometer" : "",
 		 udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_BUTTONSET ? " Buttonset" : "");
@@ -1904,7 +1910,8 @@ evdev_configure_device(struct evdev_device *device)
 		return device->dispatch == NULL ? -1 : 0;
 	}
 
-	if (udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_MOUSE) {
+	if (udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_MOUSE ||
+	    udev_tags & EVDEV_UDEV_TAG_POINTINGSTICK) {
 		if (libevdev_has_event_code(evdev, EV_REL, REL_X) &&
 		    libevdev_has_event_code(evdev, EV_REL, REL_Y) &&
 		    evdev_device_init_pointer_acceleration(