diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix
index 3c912d726118..596b382b132e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/lxqt.nix
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ in
 
     services.upower.enable = config.powerManagement.enable;
 
+    services.xserver.libinput.enable = mkDefault true;
+
     xdg.portal.enable = true;
     xdg.portal.extraPortals = [ pkgs.lxqt.xdg-desktop-portal-lxqt ];
   };