diff --git a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp
index bd74b026e..fef2f0624 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.cpp
@@ -2996,6 +2996,8 @@ void TouchInputMapper::configureParameters() {
             mParameters.deviceType = Parameters::DEVICE_TYPE_TOUCH_NAVIGATION;
         } else if (deviceTypeString == "pointer") {
             mParameters.deviceType = Parameters::DEVICE_TYPE_POINTER;
+        } else if (deviceTypeString == "gesture") {
+            mParameters.deviceType = Parameters::DEVICE_TYPE_GESTURE_SENSOR;
         } else if (deviceTypeString != "default") {
             ALOGW("Invalid value for touch.deviceType: '%s'", deviceTypeString.string());
         }
@@ -3051,6 +3053,9 @@ void TouchInputMapper::dumpParameters(String8& dump) {
     case Parameters::DEVICE_TYPE_POINTER:
         dump.append(INDENT4 "DeviceType: pointer\n");
         break;
+    case Parameters::DEVICE_TYPE_GESTURE_SENSOR:
+        dump.append(INDENT4 "DeviceType: gesture\n");
+        break;
     default:
         ALOG_ASSERT(false);
     }
@@ -3113,6 +3118,9 @@ void TouchInputMapper::configureSurface(nsecs_t when, bool* outResetNeeded) {
     } else if (mParameters.deviceType == Parameters::DEVICE_TYPE_TOUCH_NAVIGATION) {
         mSource = AINPUT_SOURCE_TOUCH_NAVIGATION;
         mDeviceMode = DEVICE_MODE_NAVIGATION;
+    } else if (mParameters.deviceType == Parameters::DEVICE_TYPE_GESTURE_SENSOR) {
+        mSource = AINPUT_SOURCE_GESTURE_SENSOR;
+        mDeviceMode = DEVICE_MODE_UNSCALED;
     } else {
         mSource = AINPUT_SOURCE_TOUCHPAD;
         mDeviceMode = DEVICE_MODE_UNSCALED;
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h
index 7cb4680ce..b73fe61e2 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/InputReader.h
@@ -1296,6 +1296,7 @@ protected:
             DEVICE_TYPE_TOUCH_SCREEN,
             DEVICE_TYPE_TOUCH_PAD,
             DEVICE_TYPE_TOUCH_NAVIGATION,
+            DEVICE_TYPE_GESTURE_SENSOR,
             DEVICE_TYPE_POINTER,
         };