diff --git a/backend/wayland/backend.c b/backend/wayland/backend.c
index 21dc8ca7..9d3728de 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/backend.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/backend.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "xdg-decoration-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "xdg-shell-client-protocol.h"
 #include "tablet-unstable-v2-client-protocol.h"
+#include "relative-pointer-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 
 struct wlr_wl_backend *get_wl_backend_from_backend(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
 	assert(wlr_backend_is_wl(backend));
@@ -116,6 +117,9 @@ static void registry_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
 			&zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1_interface, 3);
 		zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1_add_listener(wl->zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1,
 			&linux_dmabuf_v1_listener, wl);
+	} else if (strcmp(iface, zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_interface.name) == 0) {
+		wl->zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1 = wl_registry_bind(registry, name,
+			&zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_interface, 1);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -201,6 +205,9 @@ static void backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
 	if (wl->zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1) {
 		zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1_destroy(wl->zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1);
 	}
+	if (wl->zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1) {
+		zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_destroy(wl->zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1);
+	}
 	xdg_wm_base_destroy(wl->xdg_wm_base);
 	wl_compositor_destroy(wl->compositor);
 	wl_registry_destroy(wl->registry);
diff --git a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
index dd498153..40cbf74a 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/wl_seat.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
 #include "pointer-gestures-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
+#include "relative-pointer-unstable-v1-client-protocol.h"
 #include "backend/wayland.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 
@@ -446,6 +447,31 @@ static struct zwp_pointer_gesture_pinch_v1_listener gesture_pinch_impl = {
 };
 
 
+void relative_pointer_handle_relative_motion(void *data,
+		struct zwp_relative_pointer_v1 *relative_pointer, uint32_t utime_hi,
+		uint32_t utime_lo, wl_fixed_t dx, wl_fixed_t dy, wl_fixed_t dx_unaccel,
+		wl_fixed_t dy_unaccel) {
+	struct wlr_wl_input_device *input_device = data;
+	struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev = &input_device->wlr_input_device;
+
+	uint64_t time_usec = (uint64_t)utime_hi << 32 | utime_lo;
+
+	struct wlr_event_pointer_motion wlr_event = {
+		.device = wlr_dev,
+		.time_msec = (uint32_t)(time_usec / 1000),
+		.delta_x = wl_fixed_to_double(dx),
+		.delta_y = wl_fixed_to_double(dy),
+		.unaccel_dx = wl_fixed_to_double(dx_unaccel),
+		.unaccel_dy = wl_fixed_to_double(dy_unaccel),
+	};
+	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&wlr_dev->pointer->events.motion, &wlr_event);
+}
+
+static const struct zwp_relative_pointer_v1_listener relative_pointer_listener = {
+	.relative_motion = relative_pointer_handle_relative_motion,
+};
+
+
 static void pointer_handle_output_destroy(struct wl_listener *listener,
 		void *data) {
 	struct wlr_wl_pointer *pointer =
@@ -501,6 +527,14 @@ void create_wl_pointer(struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer, struct wlr_wl_output *outp
 		zwp_pointer_gesture_pinch_v1_add_listener(pointer->gesture_pinch, &gesture_pinch_impl, dev);
 	}
 
+	if (backend->zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1) {
+		pointer->relative_pointer =
+			zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1_get_relative_pointer(
+			backend->zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1, wl_pointer);
+		zwp_relative_pointer_v1_add_listener(pointer->relative_pointer,
+			&relative_pointer_listener, dev);
+	}
+
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&backend->backend.events.new_input, wlr_dev);
 }
 
diff --git a/include/backend/wayland.h b/include/backend/wayland.h
index 886aea9f..f2cf55ed 100644
--- a/include/backend/wayland.h
+++ b/include/backend/wayland.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ struct wlr_wl_backend {
 	struct zxdg_decoration_manager_v1 *zxdg_decoration_manager_v1;
 	struct zwp_pointer_gestures_v1 *zwp_pointer_gestures_v1;
 	struct zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1 *zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1;
+	struct zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1 *zwp_relative_pointer_manager_v1;
 	struct wl_seat *seat;
 	struct wl_pointer *pointer;
 	struct wl_keyboard *keyboard;
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ struct wlr_wl_pointer {
 	struct wl_pointer *wl_pointer;
 	struct zwp_pointer_gesture_swipe_v1 *gesture_swipe;
 	struct zwp_pointer_gesture_pinch_v1 *gesture_pinch;
+	struct zwp_relative_pointer_v1 *relative_pointer;
 	enum wlr_axis_source axis_source;
 	int32_t axis_discrete;
 	struct wlr_wl_output *output;