diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index ea63356d..3481b455 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -1415,6 +1415,22 @@ evdev_fix_android_mt(struct evdev_device *device)
 		      libevdev_get_abs_info(evdev, ABS_MT_POSITION_Y));
 }
 
+static int
+evdev_reject_device(struct evdev_device *device)
+{
+	struct libevdev *evdev = device->evdev;
+
+	if (libevdev_has_event_code(evdev, EV_ABS, ABS_X) ^
+	    libevdev_has_event_code(evdev, EV_ABS, ABS_Y))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (libevdev_has_event_code(evdev, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_POSITION_X) ^
+	    libevdev_has_event_code(evdev, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_POSITION_Y))
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 evdev_configure_device(struct evdev_device *device)
 {
@@ -1467,6 +1483,13 @@ evdev_configure_device(struct evdev_device *device)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (evdev_reject_device(device) == -1) {
+		log_info(libinput,
+			 "input device '%s', %s was rejected.\n",
+			 device->devname, devnode);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (libevdev_has_event_type(evdev, EV_ABS)) {
 		evdev_fix_android_mt(device);
 
diff --git a/test/device.c b/test/device.c
index 04205330..a18ec82d 100644
--- a/test/device.c
+++ b/test/device.c
@@ -716,6 +716,104 @@ START_TEST(device_group_ref)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(abs_device_no_absx)
+{
+	struct libevdev_uinput *uinput;
+	struct libinput *li;
+	struct libinput_device *device;
+
+	uinput = litest_create_uinput_device("test device", NULL,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_LEFT,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_RIGHT,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_Y,
+					     -1);
+	li = litest_create_context();
+	litest_disable_log_handler(li);
+	device = libinput_path_add_device(li,
+					  libevdev_uinput_get_devnode(uinput));
+	litest_restore_log_handler(li);
+	ck_assert(device == NULL);
+	libinput_unref(li);
+
+	libevdev_uinput_destroy(uinput);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(abs_device_no_absy)
+{
+	struct libevdev_uinput *uinput;
+	struct libinput *li;
+	struct libinput_device *device;
+
+	uinput = litest_create_uinput_device("test device", NULL,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_LEFT,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_RIGHT,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_X,
+					     -1);
+	li = litest_create_context();
+	litest_disable_log_handler(li);
+	device = libinput_path_add_device(li,
+					  libevdev_uinput_get_devnode(uinput));
+	litest_restore_log_handler(li);
+	ck_assert(device == NULL);
+	libinput_unref(li);
+
+	libevdev_uinput_destroy(uinput);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(abs_mt_device_no_absy)
+{
+	struct libevdev_uinput *uinput;
+	struct libinput *li;
+	struct libinput_device *device;
+
+	uinput = litest_create_uinput_device("test device", NULL,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_LEFT,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_RIGHT,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_X,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_Y,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_MT_SLOT,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_MT_POSITION_X,
+					     -1);
+	li = litest_create_context();
+	litest_disable_log_handler(li);
+	device = libinput_path_add_device(li,
+					  libevdev_uinput_get_devnode(uinput));
+	litest_restore_log_handler(li);
+	ck_assert(device == NULL);
+	libinput_unref(li);
+
+	libevdev_uinput_destroy(uinput);
+}
+END_TEST
+
+START_TEST(abs_mt_device_no_absx)
+{
+	struct libevdev_uinput *uinput;
+	struct libinput *li;
+	struct libinput_device *device;
+
+	uinput = litest_create_uinput_device("test device", NULL,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_LEFT,
+					     EV_KEY, BTN_RIGHT,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_X,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_Y,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_MT_SLOT,
+					     EV_ABS, ABS_MT_POSITION_Y,
+					     -1);
+	li = litest_create_context();
+	litest_disable_log_handler(li);
+	device = libinput_path_add_device(li,
+					  libevdev_uinput_get_devnode(uinput));
+	litest_restore_log_handler(li);
+	ck_assert(device == NULL);
+	libinput_unref(li);
+
+	libevdev_uinput_destroy(uinput);
+}
+END_TEST
+
 int main (int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	litest_add("device:sendevents", device_sendevents_config, LITEST_ANY, LITEST_TOUCHPAD);
@@ -744,5 +842,10 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 	litest_add("device:group", device_group_get, LITEST_ANY, LITEST_ANY);
 	litest_add_no_device("device:group", device_group_ref);
 
+	litest_add_no_device("device:invalid devices", abs_device_no_absx);
+	litest_add_no_device("device:invalid devices", abs_device_no_absy);
+	litest_add_no_device("device:invalid devices", abs_mt_device_no_absx);
+	litest_add_no_device("device:invalid devices", abs_mt_device_no_absy);
+
 	return litest_run(argc, argv);
 }