diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index 8cfcb332..5f3f3753 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "libinput-private.h"
 #include "quirks.h"
 #include "util-input-event.h"
+#include "util-udev.h"
 
 #if HAVE_LIBWACOM
 #include <libwacom/libwacom.h>
@@ -2256,6 +2257,7 @@ evdev_pre_configure_model_quirks(struct evdev_device *device)
 	struct quirks *q;
 	const struct quirk_tuples *t;
 	char *prop;
+	bool is_virtual;
 
 	/* Touchpad claims to have 4 slots but only ever sends 2
 	 * https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=98100 */
@@ -2334,6 +2336,13 @@ evdev_pre_configure_model_quirks(struct evdev_device *device)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!quirks_get_bool(q, QUIRK_ATTR_IS_VIRTUAL, &is_virtual)) {
+		is_virtual = !getenv("LIBINPUT_RUNNING_TEST_SUITE") &&
+			udev_device_is_virtual(device->udev_device);
+	}
+	if (is_virtual)
+		device->tags |= EVDEV_TAG_VIRTUAL;
+
 	quirks_unref(q);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/quirks.c b/src/quirks.c
index 69a7e31b..8f063d8b 100644
--- a/src/quirks.c
+++ b/src/quirks.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ quirk_get_name(enum quirk q)
 	case QUIRK_ATTR_MSC_TIMESTAMP:			return "AttrMscTimestamp";
 	case QUIRK_ATTR_EVENT_CODE:			return "AttrEventCode";
 	case QUIRK_ATTR_INPUT_PROP:			return "AttrInputProp";
+	case QUIRK_ATTR_IS_VIRTUAL:			return "AttrIsVirtual";
 	default:
 		abort();
 	}
@@ -878,6 +879,13 @@ parse_attr(struct quirks_context *ctx,
 		p->value.tuples.ntuples = nprops;
 		p->type = PT_TUPLES;
 
+		rc = true;
+	} else if (streq(key, quirk_get_name(QUIRK_ATTR_IS_VIRTUAL))) {
+		p->id = QUIRK_ATTR_IS_VIRTUAL;
+		if (!parse_boolean_property(value, &b))
+			goto out;
+		p->type = PT_BOOL;
+		p->value.b = b;
 		rc = true;
 	} else {
 		qlog_error(ctx, "Unknown key %s in %s\n", key, s->name);
diff --git a/src/quirks.h b/src/quirks.h
index d272ea25..24987c9c 100644
--- a/src/quirks.h
+++ b/src/quirks.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ enum quirk {
 	QUIRK_ATTR_MSC_TIMESTAMP,
 	QUIRK_ATTR_EVENT_CODE,
 	QUIRK_ATTR_INPUT_PROP,
+	QUIRK_ATTR_IS_VIRTUAL,
 
 	_QUIRK_LAST_ATTR_QUIRK_, /* Guard: do not modify */
 };
diff --git a/src/util-udev.h b/src/util-udev.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..789c73e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util-udev.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright © 2025 Ryan Hendrickson
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+ * and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+ * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER
+ * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef UTIL_UDEV_H
+#define UTIL_UDEV_H
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include <libudev.h>
+#include "util-strings.h"
+
+static inline bool
+udev_device_is_virtual(struct udev_device *udev_device)
+{
+	const char *path = udev_device_get_syspath(udev_device);
+	if (!path)
+		return false;
+	return strstartswith(path, "/sys/devices/virtual/input/");
+}
+
+#endif /* UTIL_UDEV_H */