diff --git a/include/libweston/libweston.h b/include/libweston/libweston.h
index 95f3ce848..700a7ebb8 100644
--- a/include/libweston/libweston.h
+++ b/include/libweston/libweston.h
@@ -1460,6 +1460,7 @@ struct weston_compositor {
 	struct wl_signal output_destroyed_signal;
 	struct wl_signal output_moved_signal;
 	struct wl_signal output_resized_signal; /* callback argument: resized output */
+	struct wl_signal touch_device_created_signal;   /* callback argument: created touch device  */
 
 	/* Signal for output changes triggered by configuration from frontend
 	 * or head state changes from backend.
diff --git a/libweston/compositor.c b/libweston/compositor.c
index 36d09cda5..90c827c74 100644
--- a/libweston/compositor.c
+++ b/libweston/compositor.c
@@ -10208,6 +10208,7 @@ weston_compositor_create(struct wl_display *display,
 	wl_signal_init(&ec->output_heads_changed_signal);
 	wl_signal_init(&ec->session_signal);
 	wl_signal_init(&ec->output_capture.ask_auth);
+	wl_signal_init(&ec->touch_device_created_signal);
 	ec->session_active = true;
 
 	ec->output_id_pool = 0;
diff --git a/libweston/libinput-seat.c b/libweston/libinput-seat.c
index 189b96d50..c9b5ed2ed 100644
--- a/libweston/libinput-seat.c
+++ b/libweston/libinput-seat.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ device_added(struct udev_input *input, struct libinput_device *libinput_device)
 			seat->led_update(seat, seat->keyboard_state->xkb_state.leds);
 	}
 
+	if (device->touch_device)
+		wl_signal_emit(&seat->compositor->touch_device_created_signal, device->touch_device);
+
 	return 0;
 }