diff --git a/dix/devices.c b/dix/devices.c
index 66d440683..fd4916a3a 100644
--- a/dix/devices.c
+++ b/dix/devices.c
@@ -443,6 +443,7 @@ DisableDevice(DeviceIntPtr dev, BOOL sendevent)
     if (*prev != dev)
         return FALSE;
 
+    TouchEndPhysicallyActiveTouches(dev);
     ReleaseButtonsAndKeys(dev);
     SyncRemoveDeviceIdleTime(dev->idle_counter);
     dev->idle_counter = NULL;
diff --git a/dix/touch.c b/dix/touch.c
index 497ad7dac..e64a6262c 100644
--- a/dix/touch.c
+++ b/dix/touch.c
@@ -1029,3 +1029,31 @@ TouchAcceptReject(ClientPtr client, DeviceIntPtr dev, int mode,
 
     return TouchListenerAcceptReject(dev, ti, i, mode);
 }
+
+/**
+ * End physically active touches for a device.
+ */
+void
+TouchEndPhysicallyActiveTouches(DeviceIntPtr dev)
+{
+    InternalEvent *eventlist = InitEventList(GetMaximumEventsNum());
+    int i;
+
+    OsBlockSignals();
+    mieqProcessInputEvents();
+    for (i = 0; i < dev->last.num_touches; i++) {
+        DDXTouchPointInfoPtr ddxti = dev->last.touches + i;
+
+        if (ddxti->active) {
+            int j;
+            int nevents = GetTouchEvents(eventlist, dev, ddxti->ddx_id,
+                                         XI_TouchEnd, 0, NULL);
+
+            for (j = 0; j < nevents; j++)
+                mieqProcessDeviceEvent(dev, eventlist + j, NULL);
+        }
+    }
+    OsReleaseSignals();
+
+    FreeEventList(eventlist, GetMaximumEventsNum());
+}
diff --git a/include/input.h b/include/input.h
index 5747f3cd2..f8459b8c8 100644
--- a/include/input.h
+++ b/include/input.h
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ extern int TouchListenerAcceptReject(DeviceIntPtr dev, TouchPointInfoPtr ti,
                                      int listener, int mode);
 extern int TouchAcceptReject(ClientPtr client, DeviceIntPtr dev, int mode,
                              uint32_t touchid, Window grab_window, XID *error);
+extern void TouchEndPhysicallyActiveTouches(DeviceIntPtr dev);
 
 /* misc event helpers */
 extern Mask GetEventMask(DeviceIntPtr dev, xEvent *ev, InputClientsPtr clients);