diff --git a/config/hal.c b/config/hal.c
index ea574ca52..c76eced4c 100644
--- a/config/hal.c
+++ b/config/hal.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ device_added(LibHalContext * hal_ctx, const char *udi)
     free(hal_tags);
 
     if (libhal_device_query_capability(hal_ctx, udi, "input.keys", NULL))
-        attrs.flags |= ATTR_KEYBOARD;
+        attrs.flags |= ATTR_KEY | ATTR_KEYBOARD;
     if (libhal_device_query_capability(hal_ctx, udi, "input.mouse", NULL))
         attrs.flags |= ATTR_POINTER;
     if (libhal_device_query_capability(hal_ctx, udi, "input.joystick", NULL))
diff --git a/config/udev.c b/config/udev.c
index 08a954bd0..1a6e82a3c 100644
--- a/config/udev.c
+++ b/config/udev.c
@@ -239,6 +239,10 @@ device_added(struct udev_device *udev_device)
             attrs.vendor = strdup(value);
         }
         else if (!strcmp(key, "ID_INPUT_KEY")) {
+            LOG_PROPERTY(path, key, value);
+            attrs.flags |= ATTR_KEY;
+        }
+        else if (!strcmp(key, "ID_INPUT_KEYBOARD")) {
             LOG_PROPERTY(path, key, value);
             attrs.flags |= ATTR_KEYBOARD;
         }
diff --git a/config/wscons.c b/config/wscons.c
index fb114bd71..ee4567590 100644
--- a/config/wscons.c
+++ b/config/wscons.c
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ wscons_add_keyboard(void)
         }
 
  kbd_config_done:
-    attrs.flags |= ATTR_KEYBOARD;
+    attrs.flags |= ATTR_KEY | ATTR_KEYBOARD;
     rc = NewInputDeviceRequest(input_options, &attrs, &dev);
     if (rc != Success)
         goto unwind;
diff --git a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
index 836db7916..ae19a9def 100644
--- a/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
+++ b/hw/kdrive/src/kinput.c
@@ -2343,7 +2343,9 @@ NewInputDeviceRequest(InputOption *options, InputAttributes * attrs,
         *pdev = ki->dixdev;
     }
     else {
-        ErrorF("unrecognised device identifier!\n");
+        ErrorF("unrecognised device identifier: %s\n",
+               input_option_get_value(input_option_find(optionsdup,
+                                                        "device")));
         input_option_free_list(&optionsdup);
         return BadValue;
     }
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
index a9ce62a98..4f2e6c8c4 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86Xinput.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ InputClassMatches(const XF86ConfInputClassPtr iclass, const InputInfoPtr idev,
 
     /* MatchIs* booleans */
     if (iclass->is_keyboard.set &&
-        iclass->is_keyboard.val != ! !(attrs->flags & ATTR_KEYBOARD))
+        iclass->is_keyboard.val != ! !(attrs->flags & ATTR_KEY))
         return FALSE;
     if (iclass->is_pointer.set &&
         iclass->is_pointer.val != ! !(attrs->flags & ATTR_POINTER))
diff --git a/include/input.h b/include/input.h
index d8bd9c602..966212305 100644
--- a/include/input.h
+++ b/include/input.h
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ typedef struct _InputAttributes {
 #define ATTR_TABLET (1<<3)
 #define ATTR_TOUCHPAD (1<<4)
 #define ATTR_TOUCHSCREEN (1<<5)
+#define ATTR_KEY (1<<6)
 
 /* Key/Button has been run through all input processing and events sent to clients. */
 #define KEY_PROCESSED 1