diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index cfe97687..7d4ff3af 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ features = [
     "backend_drm",
     "backend_gbm",
     "backend_egl",
+    "backend_libei",
     "backend_libinput",
     "backend_session_libseat",
     "backend_udev",
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f7282942..d0bf28b7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ pub mod dbus;
 pub mod debug;
 pub mod hooks;
 pub mod input;
+pub mod libei;
 mod logger;
 pub mod session;
 pub mod shell;
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ pub fn run(hooks: crate::hooks::Hooks) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     // init backend
     backend::init_backend_auto(&display, &mut event_loop, &mut state)?;
 
+    libei::listen_eis(&event_loop.handle());
+
     if let Err(err) = theme::watch_theme(event_loop.handle()) {
         warn!(?err, "Failed to watch theme");
     }
diff --git a/src/libei.rs b/src/libei.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0c1ed3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libei.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+use reis::calloop::EisListenerSource;
+use reis::eis;
+use smithay::reexports::reis;
+
+use smithay::backend::libei::{EiInput, EiInputEvent};
+use smithay::input::keyboard::XkbConfig;
+use smithay::reexports::calloop;
+
+use crate::state::State;
+
+pub fn listen_eis(handle: &calloop::LoopHandle<'static, State>) {
+    let listener = match eis::Listener::bind_auto() {
+        Ok(listener) => listener,
+        Err(err) => {
+            tracing::error!("Failed to bind EI listener socket: {}", err);
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+
+    unsafe { std::env::set_var("LIBEI_SOCKET", listener.path()) };
+
+    let listener_source = EisListenerSource::new(listener);
+    let handle_clone = handle.clone();
+    handle
+        .insert_source(listener_source, move |context, _, _| {
+            let source = EiInput::new(context);
+            handle_clone
+                .insert_source(source, |event, connection, data| match event {
+                    EiInputEvent::Connected => {
+                        let seat = connection.add_seat("default");
+                        // TODO config
+                        let _ = seat.add_keyboard("virtual keyboard", XkbConfig::default());
+                        seat.add_pointer("virtual pointer");
+                        seat.add_pointer_absolute("virtual absoulte pointer");
+                        seat.add_touch("virtual touch");
+                    }
+                    EiInputEvent::Disconnected => {}
+                    EiInputEvent::Event(event) => {
+                        data.process_input_event(event);
+                    }
+                })
+                .unwrap();
+            Ok(calloop::PostAction::Continue)
+        })
+        .unwrap();
+}