diff --git a/dix/devices.c b/dix/devices.c
index e8ca5dfa7..e227617ef 100644
--- a/dix/devices.c
+++ b/dix/devices.c
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ RemoveDevice(DeviceIntPtr dev)
         return BadImplementation;
 
     deviceid = dev->id;
+    DisableDevice(dev);
 
     prev = NULL;
     for (tmp = inputInfo.devices; tmp; (prev = tmp), (tmp = next)) {
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index 0af1c6a59..2d0a37674 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -771,11 +771,30 @@ xf86InitValuatorDefaults(DeviceIntPtr dev, int axnum)
  * Device will be moved to the off_devices list, but it will still be there
  * until you really clean up after it.
  * Notifies the client about an inactive device.
+ * 
+ * @param panic True if device is unrecoverable and needs to be removed.
  */
 _X_EXPORT void
-xf86DisableDevice(DeviceIntPtr dev)
+xf86DisableDevice(DeviceIntPtr dev, Bool panic)
 {
-    DisableDevice(dev);
+    devicePresenceNotify ev;
+    DeviceIntRec dummyDev;
+
+    if(!panic)
+    {
+        DisableDevice(dev);
+    } else
+    {
+        ev.type = DevicePresenceNotify;
+        ev.time = currentTime.milliseconds;
+        ev.devchange = DeviceUnrecoverable;
+        ev.deviceid = dev->id;
+        dummyDev.id = 0;
+        SendEventToAllWindows(&dummyDev, DevicePresenceNotifyMask,
+                (xEvent *) &ev, 1);
+
+        DeleteInputDeviceRequest(dev);
+    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
index f5beb6c94..7ef28ed73 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.h
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void xf86InitValuatorAxisStruct(DeviceIntPtr dev, int axnum, int minval,
 void xf86InitValuatorDefaults(DeviceIntPtr dev, int axnum);
 void xf86AddEnabledDevice(InputInfoPtr pInfo);
 void xf86RemoveEnabledDevice(InputInfoPtr pInfo);
-void xf86DisableDevice(DeviceIntPtr dev);
+void xf86DisableDevice(DeviceIntPtr dev, Bool panic);
 void xf86EnableDevice(DeviceIntPtr dev);
 
 /* xf86Helper.c */