diff --git a/etc/udev/udev.rules b/etc/udev/udev.rules
index a2279976fe..1f3ef07242 100644
--- a/etc/udev/udev.rules
+++ b/etc/udev/udev.rules
@@ -63,3 +63,11 @@ KERNEL="midi[CD0-9]*",   NAME="snd/%k"
 KERNEL="timer",          NAME="snd/%k"
 KERNEL="seq",            NAME="snd/%k"
 
+# input devices
+KERNEL="mice",		NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="keyboard",	NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="mouse*",	NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="event*",	NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="js*",		NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="ts*",		NAME="input/%k"
+
diff --git a/etc/udev/udev.rules.devfs b/etc/udev/udev.rules.devfs
index bc3f26c1cc..026e9465b1 100644
--- a/etc/udev/udev.rules.devfs
+++ b/etc/udev/udev.rules.devfs
@@ -69,3 +69,11 @@ KERNEL="midi[CD0-9]*",   NAME="snd/%k"
 KERNEL="timer",          NAME="snd/%k"
 KERNEL="seq",            NAME="snd/%k"
 
+# input devices
+KERNEL="mice",		NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="keyboard",	NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="mouse*",	NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="event*",	NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="js*",		NAME="input/%k"
+KERNEL="ts*",		NAME="input/%k"
+