diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 5b1daac20..dbad93bb1 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 if UNITTESTS
-check_PROGRAMS = xkb
+check_PROGRAMS = xkb input
 check_LTLIBRARIES = libxservertest.la
 
 TESTS=$(check_PROGRAMS)
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ INCLUDES = @XORG_INCS@
 TEST_LDADD=libxservertest.la $(XORG_SYS_LIBS) $(XSERVER_SYS_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS)
 
 xkb_LDADD=$(TEST_LDADD)
-
+input_LDADD=$(TEST_LDADD)
 
 libxservertest_la_LIBADD = \
             $(XSERVER_LIBS) \
diff --git a/test/input.c b/test/input.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcb4c5786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/input.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright © 2009 Red Hat, Inc.
+ *
+ *  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.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DIX_CONFIG_H
+#include <dix-config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <X11/X.h>
+#include "misc.h"
+#include "resource.h"
+#include <X11/Xproto.h>
+#include <X11/Xatom.h>
+#include "windowstr.h"
+#include "inputstr.h"
+
+#include <glib.h>
+
+/**
+ * Init a device with axes.
+ * Verify values set on the device.
+ *
+ * Result: All axes set to default values (usually 0).
+ */
+static void dix_init_valuators(void)
+{
+    DeviceIntRec dev;
+    ValuatorClassPtr val;
+    const int num_axes = 2;
+    int i;
+
+
+    memset(&dev, 0, sizeof(DeviceIntRec));
+    dev.isMaster = TRUE; /* claim it's a master to stop ptracccel */
+
+    g_assert(InitValuatorClassDeviceStruct(NULL, 0, 0, 0) == FALSE);
+    g_assert(InitValuatorClassDeviceStruct(&dev, num_axes, 0, Absolute));
+
+    val = dev.valuator;
+    g_assert(val);
+    g_assert(val->numAxes == num_axes);
+    g_assert(val->numMotionEvents == 0);
+    g_assert(val->mode == Absolute);
+    g_assert(val->axisVal);
+
+    for (i = 0; i < num_axes; i++)
+    {
+        g_assert(val->axisVal[i] == 0);
+        g_assert(val->axes->min_value == NO_AXIS_LIMITS);
+        g_assert(val->axes->max_value == NO_AXIS_LIMITS);
+    }
+
+    g_assert(dev.last.numValuators == num_axes);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+    g_test_init(&argc, &argv,NULL);
+    g_test_bug_base("https://bugzilla.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=");
+
+    g_test_add_func("/dix/input/init-valuators", dix_init_valuators);
+
+    return g_test_run();
+}