diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix
index e182fe5e8c17..f70f2efa0710 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xpra/default.nix
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ in buildPythonApplication rec {
   postInstall = ''
     # append module paths to xorg.conf
     cat ${xorgModulePaths} >> $out/etc/xpra/xorg.conf
+    cat ${xorgModulePaths} >> $out/etc/xpra/xorg-uinput.conf
 
     # make application icon visible to desktop environemnts
     icon_dir="$out/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps"