diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 5aafabe1a..861c81ddb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3136,9 +3136,9 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "log"
-version = "0.4.28"
+version = "0.4.29"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
-checksum = "34080505efa8e45a4b816c349525ebe327ceaa8559756f0356cba97ef3bf7432"
+checksum = "5e5032e24019045c762d3c0f28f5b6b8bbf38563a65908389bf7978758920897"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "log-panics"
@@ -4540,6 +4540,18 @@ version = "0.8.8"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7a2d987857b319362043e95f5353c0535c1f58eec5336fdfcf626430af7def58"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "reis"
+version = "0.6.0"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "abba0904a3d6c68c847b69eab28e8566be30d5a45805f69f9e8073f23500a710"
+dependencies = [
+ "calloop 0.14.3",
+ "enumflags2",
+ "log",
+ "rustix 1.1.2",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "renderdoc-sys"
 version = "1.1.0"
@@ -4992,7 +5004,7 @@ checksum = "67b1b7a3b5fe4f1376887184045fcf45c69e92af734b7aaddc05fb777b6fbd03"
 [[package]]
 name = "smithay"
 version = "0.7.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/smithay/smithay.git?rev=3d3f9e3#3d3f9e359352d95cffd1e53287d57df427fcbd34"
+source = "git+https://github.com/ids1024/smithay?branch=reis#587a092e79d716d097efefab07c52dc936eb317d"
 dependencies = [
  "aliasable",
  "appendlist",
@@ -5021,6 +5033,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pkg-config",
  "profiling",
  "rand 0.9.2",
+ "reis",
  "rustix 1.1.2",
  "scopeguard",
  "sha2",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4218c5601..82b619a79 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ features = [
     "backend_winit",
     "backend_vulkan",
     "backend_x11",
+    "backend_libei",
     "desktop",
     "renderer_glow",
     "renderer_multi",
@@ -148,4 +149,5 @@ cosmic-protocols = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os//cosmic-protocols", branch
 cosmic-client-toolkit = { git = "https://github.com/pop-os//cosmic-protocols", branch = "main" }
 
 [patch.crates-io]
-smithay = { git = "https://github.com/smithay/smithay.git", rev = "3d3f9e3" }
+# smithay = { git = "https://github.com/smithay/smithay.git", rev = "3d3f9e3" }
+smithay = {git = "https://github.com/ids1024/smithay", branch = "reis"}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 0fbb38d2f..253ac7e0d 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub mod dbus;
 pub mod debug;
 pub mod hooks;
 pub mod input;
+pub mod libei;
 mod logger;
 pub mod session;
 pub mod shell;
@@ -156,6 +157,8 @@ 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 000000000..c0c1ed3e7
--- /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();
+}