diff --git a/Xi/stubs.c b/Xi/stubs.c
index d425fe9d4..40cd02fe1 100644
--- a/Xi/stubs.c
+++ b/Xi/stubs.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ ChangeDeviceControl(ClientPtr client, DeviceIntPtr dev,
  *
  */
 int
-NewInputDeviceRequest(InputOption *options)
+NewInputDeviceRequest(InputOption *options, DeviceIntPtr *pdev)
 {
     return BadValue;
 }
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
index a9a743ba8..7edcc5106 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
@@ -2307,7 +2307,7 @@ ChangeDeviceControl(register ClientPtr client, DeviceIntPtr pDev,
 }
 
 int
-NewInputDeviceRequest(InputOption *options)
+NewInputDeviceRequest(InputOption *options, DeviceIntPtr *pdev)
 {
     InputOption *option = NULL;
     KdPointerInfo *pi = NULL;
@@ -2372,6 +2372,12 @@ NewInputDeviceRequest(InputOption *options)
         }
     }
 
+    if (pi) {
+        *pdev = pi->dixdev;
+    } else if(ki) {
+        *pdev = ki->dixdev;
+    }
+
     return Success;
 }
 
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index f662c170e..6ebb087cf 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ AddOtherInputDevices()
 #endif
 
 int
-NewInputDeviceRequest (InputOption *options)
+NewInputDeviceRequest (InputOption *options, DeviceIntPtr *pdev)
 {
     IDevRec *idev = NULL;
     InputDriverPtr drv = NULL;
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ NewInputDeviceRequest (InputOption *options)
     if (dev->inited && dev->startup)
         EnableDevice(dev);
 
+    *pdev = dev;
     return Success;
 
 unwind:
diff --git a/include/input.h b/include/input.h
index 1e657099c..b399d3ad1 100644
--- a/include/input.h
+++ b/include/input.h
@@ -445,7 +445,8 @@ extern DeviceIntPtr LookupDeviceIntRec(
 
 /* Implemented by the DDX. */
 extern int NewInputDeviceRequest(
-    InputOption *options);
+    InputOption *options,
+    DeviceIntPtr *dev);
 extern void DeleteInputDeviceRequest(
     DeviceIntPtr dev);