diff --git a/backend/libinput/events.c b/backend/libinput/events.c
index b9f2f43c..c5d9c67a 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/events.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/events.c
@@ -176,8 +176,25 @@ void handle_libinput_event(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 		handle_pointer_button(event, &dev->pointer);
 		break;
 	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_AXIS:
+#if !LIBINPUT_HAS_SCROLL_VALUE120
+		/* This event must be ignored in favour of the SCROLL_* events */
 		handle_pointer_axis(event, &dev->pointer);
+#endif
+		break;
+#if LIBINPUT_HAS_SCROLL_VALUE120
+	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_SCROLL_WHEEL:
+		handle_pointer_axis_value120(event, &dev->pointer,
+			WLR_AXIS_SOURCE_WHEEL);
+		break;
+	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_SCROLL_FINGER:
+		handle_pointer_axis_value120(event, &dev->pointer,
+			WLR_AXIS_SOURCE_FINGER);
 		break;
+	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_SCROLL_CONTINUOUS:
+		handle_pointer_axis_value120(event, &dev->pointer,
+			WLR_AXIS_SOURCE_CONTINUOUS);
+		break;
+#endif
 	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN:
 		handle_touch_down(event, &dev->touch);
 		break;
diff --git a/backend/libinput/pointer.c b/backend/libinput/pointer.c
index b391b0e5..50b63c90 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/pointer.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/pointer.c
@@ -123,6 +123,45 @@ void handle_pointer_axis(struct libinput_event *event,
 	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&pointer->events.frame, pointer);
 }
 
+#if LIBINPUT_HAS_SCROLL_VALUE120
+void handle_pointer_axis_value120(struct libinput_event *event,
+		struct wlr_pointer *pointer, enum wlr_axis_source source) {
+	struct libinput_event_pointer *pevent =
+		libinput_event_get_pointer_event(event);
+	struct wlr_pointer_axis_event wlr_event = { 0 };
+	wlr_event.pointer = pointer;
+	wlr_event.time_msec =
+		usec_to_msec(libinput_event_pointer_get_time_usec(pevent));
+	wlr_event.source = source;
+
+	const enum libinput_pointer_axis axes[] = {
+		LIBINPUT_POINTER_AXIS_SCROLL_VERTICAL,
+		LIBINPUT_POINTER_AXIS_SCROLL_HORIZONTAL,
+	};
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < sizeof(axes) / sizeof(axes[0]); ++i) {
+		if (!libinput_event_pointer_has_axis(pevent, axes[i])) {
+			continue;
+		}
+		switch (axes[i]) {
+		case LIBINPUT_POINTER_AXIS_SCROLL_VERTICAL:
+			wlr_event.orientation = WLR_AXIS_ORIENTATION_VERTICAL;
+			break;
+		case LIBINPUT_POINTER_AXIS_SCROLL_HORIZONTAL:
+			wlr_event.orientation = WLR_AXIS_ORIENTATION_HORIZONTAL;
+			break;
+		}
+		wlr_event.delta =
+			libinput_event_pointer_get_scroll_value(pevent, axes[i]);
+		if (source == WLR_AXIS_SOURCE_WHEEL) {
+			wlr_event.delta_discrete =
+				libinput_event_pointer_get_scroll_value_v120(pevent, axes[i]);
+		}
+		wlr_signal_emit_safe(&pointer->events.axis, &wlr_event);
+	}
+	wlr_signal_emit_safe(&pointer->events.frame, pointer);
+}
+#endif
+
 void handle_pointer_swipe_begin(struct libinput_event *event,
 		struct wlr_pointer *pointer) {
 	struct libinput_event_gesture *gevent =
diff --git a/include/backend/libinput.h b/include/backend/libinput.h
index 7c1dc30a..1ec94c2d 100644
--- a/include/backend/libinput.h
+++ b/include/backend/libinput.h
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ void handle_pointer_button(struct libinput_event *event,
 	struct wlr_pointer *pointer);
 void handle_pointer_axis(struct libinput_event *event,
 	struct wlr_pointer *pointer);
+#if LIBINPUT_HAS_SCROLL_VALUE120
+void handle_pointer_axis_value120(struct libinput_event *event,
+	struct wlr_pointer *pointer, enum wlr_axis_source source);
+#endif
 void handle_pointer_swipe_begin(struct libinput_event *event,
 	struct wlr_pointer *pointer);
 void handle_pointer_swipe_update(struct libinput_event *event,