diff --git a/repos/os/include/input/event.h b/repos/os/include/input/event.h
index e0b453543f..77874b285d 100644
--- a/repos/os/include/input/event.h
+++ b/repos/os/include/input/event.h
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ namespace Input {
 
 	struct Touch_id { unsigned value; };
 
+	struct Axis_id
+	{
+		enum { X = 1, Y = 2 };
+
+		unsigned value;
+	};
+
 	/*
 	 * Event attributes
 	 */
@@ -40,6 +47,7 @@ namespace Input {
 	struct Touch           { Touch_id id; float x, y; };
 	struct Touch_release   { Touch_id id; };
 	struct Seq_number      { unsigned value; };
+	struct Axis            { Axis_id id; float value; };
 
 	class Event;
 	class Binding;
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ class Input::Event
 
 		enum Type { INVALID, PRESS, RELEASE, REL_MOTION, ABS_MOTION, WHEEL,
 		            FOCUS_ENTER, FOCUS_LEAVE, HOVER_LEAVE, TOUCH, TOUCH_RELEASE,
-		            SEQ_NUMBER };
+		            SEQ_NUMBER, AXIS };
 
 		Type _type = INVALID;
 
@@ -67,6 +75,7 @@ class Input::Event
 				Touch           touch;
 				Touch_release   touch_release;
 				Seq_number      seq_number;
+				Axis            axis;
 			};
 		} _attr { };
 
@@ -107,6 +116,7 @@ class Input::Event
 		Event(Touch           arg) : _type(TOUCH)         { _attr.touch = arg; }
 		Event(Touch_release   arg) : _type(TOUCH_RELEASE) { _attr.touch_release = arg; }
 		Event(Seq_number      arg) : _type(SEQ_NUMBER)    { _attr.seq_number = arg; }
+		Event(Axis            arg) : _type(AXIS)          { _attr.axis = arg; }
 
 
 		/************************************
@@ -125,6 +135,7 @@ class Input::Event
 		bool touch()           const { return _type == TOUCH;         }
 		bool touch_release()   const { return _type == TOUCH_RELEASE; }
 		bool seq_number()      const { return _type == SEQ_NUMBER;    }
+		bool axis()            const { return _type == AXIS;          }
 
 		bool key_press(Keycode key) const
 		{
@@ -199,6 +210,13 @@ class Input::Event
 				fn(_attr.seq_number);
 		}
 
+		template <typename FN>
+		void handle_axis(FN const &fn) const
+		{
+			if (axis())
+				fn(_attr.axis.id, _attr.axis.value);
+		}
+
 		inline void print(Genode::Output &out) const;
 };
 
@@ -221,6 +239,8 @@ void Input::Event::print(Genode::Output &out) const
 	case TOUCH:         print(out, "TOUCH ", _attr.touch.id.value, " ",
 	                                         _xy<float>(_attr.touch)); break;
 	case SEQ_NUMBER:    print(out, "SEQ_NUMBER ", _attr.seq_number.value); break;
+	case AXIS:          print(out, "AXIS ", _attr.axis.id.value, " ",
+	                                        _attr.axis.value); break;
 	};
 }