diff --git a/include/sway/input.h b/include/sway/input.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21ed61c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/sway/input.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#ifndef _SWAY_INPUT_H
+#define _SWAY_INPUT_H
+#include <libinput.h>
+#include "sway/server.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "list.h"
+
+struct sway_input {
+	list_t *input_devices;
+};
+
+struct input_config *new_input_config(const char* identifier);
+
+char* libinput_dev_unique_id(struct libinput_device *dev);
+
+struct sway_input *sway_input_create(struct sway_server *server);
+
+#endif
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 8e7b98ed..029aea46 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ xkbcommon      = dependency('xkbcommon')
 pango          = dependency('pango')
 pixman         = dependency('pixman-1')
 libcap         = dependency('libcap')
+libinput       = dependency('libinput')
 math           = cc.find_library('m')
 git = find_program('git', required: false)
 a2x = find_program('a2x', required: false)
diff --git a/sway/meson.build b/sway/meson.build
index 84f48137..8631b9c3 100644
--- a/sway/meson.build
+++ b/sway/meson.build
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ sway_sources = files(
 	'main.c',
 	'server.c',
 	'commands.c',
+	'input/input.c',
 	'commands/exit.c',
 	'commands/exec.c',
 	'commands/exec_always.c',
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ sway_deps = [
 	wlroots,
 	libcap,
 	math,
+	libinput,
 ]
 
 executable(
diff --git a/sway/server.c b/sway/server.c
index 024d8429..3873e625 100644
--- a/sway/server.c
+++ b/sway/server.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 // TODO WLR: make Xwayland optional
 #include <wlr/xwayland.h>
 #include "sway/server.h"
+#include "sway/input.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 bool server_init(struct sway_server *server) {
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ bool server_init(struct sway_server *server) {
 		wlr_backend_destroy(server->backend);
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	server->input = sway_input_create(server);
+
 	return true;
 }