diff --git a/src/backend/input/mod.rs b/src/backend/input/mod.rs
index 17c60ac6f676..01da79de5eb0 100644
--- a/src/backend/input/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/input/mod.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ pub use xkbcommon::xkb::Keycode;
 mod tablet;
 
 pub use tablet::{
-    ProximityState, TabletToolAxisEvent, TabletToolButtonEvent, TabletToolCapabilities, TabletToolDescriptor,
-    TabletToolEvent, TabletToolProximityEvent, TabletToolTipEvent, TabletToolTipState, TabletToolType,
+    ProximityState, TabletPadButtonEvent, TabletToolAxisEvent, TabletToolButtonEvent, TabletToolCapabilities,
+    TabletToolDescriptor, TabletToolEvent, TabletToolProximityEvent, TabletToolTipEvent, TabletToolTipState,
+    TabletToolType,
 };
 
 #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
@@ -671,6 +672,8 @@ pub trait InputBackend: Sized {
     type TabletToolTipEvent: TabletToolTipEvent<Self>;
     /// Type representing button events on tablet tool devices
     type TabletToolButtonEvent: TabletToolButtonEvent<Self>;
+    /// Type representing button events on tablet pad devices
+    type TabletPadButtonEvent: TabletPadButtonEvent<Self>;
     /// Type representing switch toggle events
     type SwitchToggleEvent: SwitchToggleEvent<Self>;
 
@@ -809,6 +812,12 @@ pub enum InputEvent<B: InputBackend> {
         event: B::TabletToolButtonEvent,
     },
 
+    /// A tablet pad button was pressed or released
+    TabletPadButton {
+        /// The tablet pad button event
+        event: B::TabletPadButtonEvent,
+    },
+
     /// A switch was toggled
     SwitchToggle {
         /// The switch toggle event
diff --git a/src/backend/input/tablet.rs b/src/backend/input/tablet.rs
index a281a5aa9b24..513f44d7d152 100644
--- a/src/backend/input/tablet.rs
+++ b/src/backend/input/tablet.rs
@@ -334,3 +334,24 @@ impl<B: InputBackend> TabletToolButtonEvent<B> for UnusedEvent {
         match *self {}
     }
 }
+
+/// Common methods tablet pad button events implement
+pub trait TabletPadButtonEvent<B: InputBackend>: Event<B> {
+    /// Returns the numerical button code of the tablet pad button.
+    ///
+    /// Buttons on tablet pads are numbered sequentially starting from 0.
+    fn button(&self) -> u32;
+
+    /// State of the button
+    fn state(&self) -> ButtonState;
+}
+
+impl<B: InputBackend> TabletPadButtonEvent<B> for UnusedEvent {
+    fn button(&self) -> u32 {
+        match *self {}
+    }
+
+    fn state(&self) -> ButtonState {
+        match *self {}
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/libinput/mod.rs b/src/backend/libinput/mod.rs
index d06f9d93ece3..bc63d63df2b0 100644
--- a/src/backend/libinput/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/libinput/mod.rs
@@ -606,6 +606,7 @@ impl InputBackend for LibinputInputBackend {
     type TabletToolProximityEvent = event::tablet_tool::TabletToolProximityEvent;
     type TabletToolTipEvent = event::tablet_tool::TabletToolTipEvent;
     type TabletToolButtonEvent = event::tablet_tool::TabletToolButtonEvent;
+    type TabletPadButtonEvent = event::tablet_pad::TabletPadButtonEvent;
 
     type SwitchToggleEvent = event::switch::SwitchToggleEvent;
 
@@ -857,6 +858,22 @@ impl EventSource for LibinputInputBackend {
                             trace!("Unknown libinput tablet event");
                         }
                     },
+                    libinput::Event::TabletPad(tablet_pad_event) => match tablet_pad_event {
+                        event::TabletPadEvent::Button(event) => {
+                            callback(InputEvent::TabletPadButton { event }, &mut ());
+                        }
+                        event::TabletPadEvent::Ring(event) => {
+                            // Handle ring events if needed
+                            trace!("Tablet pad ring event: {:?}", event);
+                        }
+                        event::TabletPadEvent::Strip(event) => {
+                            // Handle strip events if needed
+                            trace!("Tablet pad strip event: {:?}", event);
+                        }
+                        _ => {
+                            trace!("Unknown libinput tablet pad event");
+                        }
+                    },
                     libinput::Event::Switch(switch_event) => match switch_event {
                         event::SwitchEvent::Toggle(event) => {
                             callback(InputEvent::SwitchToggle { event }, &mut ());
diff --git a/src/backend/libinput/tablet.rs b/src/backend/libinput/tablet.rs
index 94df33af337a..7b24be5a1aba 100644
--- a/src/backend/libinput/tablet.rs
+++ b/src/backend/libinput/tablet.rs
@@ -192,3 +192,23 @@ impl backend::TabletToolButtonEvent<LibinputInputBackend> for tablet_tool::Table
         tablet_tool::TabletToolButtonEvent::button_state(self).into()
     }
 }
+
+impl backend::Event<LibinputInputBackend> for event::tablet_pad::TabletPadButtonEvent {
+    fn time(&self) -> u64 {
+        event::tablet_pad::TabletPadEventTrait::time_usec(self)
+    }
+
+    fn device(&self) -> libinput::Device {
+        event::EventTrait::device(self)
+    }
+}
+
+impl backend::TabletPadButtonEvent<LibinputInputBackend> for event::tablet_pad::TabletPadButtonEvent {
+    fn button(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.button_number()
+    }
+
+    fn state(&self) -> backend::ButtonState {
+        self.button_state().into()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/winit/input.rs b/src/backend/winit/input.rs
index b08da9067f57..bccc2883f416 100644
--- a/src/backend/winit/input.rs
+++ b/src/backend/winit/input.rs
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ impl InputBackend for WinitInput {
     type TabletToolProximityEvent = UnusedEvent;
     type TabletToolTipEvent = UnusedEvent;
     type TabletToolButtonEvent = UnusedEvent;
+    type TabletPadButtonEvent = UnusedEvent;
 
     type SwitchToggleEvent = UnusedEvent;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/x11/input.rs b/src/backend/x11/input.rs
index 48b7beccc895..5fde1b5fc5f5 100644
--- a/src/backend/x11/input.rs
+++ b/src/backend/x11/input.rs
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ impl InputBackend for X11Input {
     type TabletToolProximityEvent = UnusedEvent;
     type TabletToolTipEvent = UnusedEvent;
     type TabletToolButtonEvent = UnusedEvent;
+    type TabletPadButtonEvent = UnusedEvent;
 
     type SwitchToggleEvent = UnusedEvent;