diff --git a/backend/libinput/backend.c b/backend/libinput/backend.c
index 42c1eac9..0fa3aca7 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/backend.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/backend.c
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 #include "backend/libinput.h"
 
 static int wlr_libinput_open_restricted(const char *path,
-		int flags, void *_state) {
-	struct wlr_backend_state *state = _state;
-	return wlr_session_open_file(state->session, path);
+		int flags, void *_backend) {
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend = _backend;
+	return wlr_session_open_file(backend->session, path);
 }
 
-static void wlr_libinput_close_restricted(int fd, void *_state) {
-	struct wlr_backend_state *state = _state;
-	wlr_session_close_file(state->session, fd);
+static void wlr_libinput_close_restricted(int fd, void *_backend) {
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend = _backend;
+	wlr_session_close_file(backend->session, fd);
 }
 
 static const struct libinput_interface libinput_impl = {
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ static const struct libinput_interface libinput_impl = {
 	.close_restricted = wlr_libinput_close_restricted
 };
 
-static int wlr_libinput_readable(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *_state) {
-	struct wlr_backend_state *state = _state;
-	if (libinput_dispatch(state->libinput) != 0) {
+static int wlr_libinput_readable(int fd, uint32_t mask, void *_backend) {
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend = _backend;
+	if (libinput_dispatch(backend->libinput) != 0) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Failed to dispatch libinput");
 		// TODO: some kind of abort?
 		return 0;
 	}
 	struct libinput_event *event;
-	while ((event = libinput_get_event(state->libinput))) {
-		wlr_libinput_event(state, event);
+	while ((event = libinput_get_event(backend->libinput))) {
+		wlr_libinput_event(backend, event);
 		libinput_event_destroy(event);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -43,34 +43,35 @@ static void wlr_libinput_log(struct libinput *libinput,
 	_wlr_vlog(L_ERROR, fmt, args);
 }
 
-static bool wlr_libinput_backend_init(struct wlr_backend_state *state) {
+static bool wlr_libinput_backend_init(struct wlr_backend *_backend) {
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend = (struct wlr_libinput_backend *)_backend;
 	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Initializing libinput");
-	state->libinput = libinput_udev_create_context(&libinput_impl, state,
-			state->udev->udev);
-	if (!state->libinput) {
+	backend->libinput = libinput_udev_create_context(&libinput_impl, backend,
+			backend->udev->udev);
+	if (!backend->libinput) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Failed to create libinput context");
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	// TODO: Let user customize seat used
-	if (libinput_udev_assign_seat(state->libinput, "seat0") != 0) {
+	if (libinput_udev_assign_seat(backend->libinput, "seat0") != 0) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Failed to assign libinput seat");
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	// TODO: More sophisticated logging
-	libinput_log_set_handler(state->libinput, wlr_libinput_log);
-	libinput_log_set_priority(state->libinput, LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR);
+	libinput_log_set_handler(backend->libinput, wlr_libinput_log);
+	libinput_log_set_priority(backend->libinput, LIBINPUT_LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR);
 
 	struct wl_event_loop *event_loop =
-		wl_display_get_event_loop(state->display);
-	if (state->input_event) {
-		wl_event_source_remove(state->input_event);
+		wl_display_get_event_loop(backend->display);
+	if (backend->input_event) {
+		wl_event_source_remove(backend->input_event);
 	}
-	state->input_event = wl_event_loop_add_fd(event_loop,
-			libinput_get_fd(state->libinput), WL_EVENT_READABLE,
-			wlr_libinput_readable, state);
-	if (!state->input_event) {
+	backend->input_event = wl_event_loop_add_fd(event_loop,
+			libinput_get_fd(backend->libinput), WL_EVENT_READABLE,
+			wlr_libinput_readable, backend);
+	if (!backend->input_event) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Failed to create input event on event loop");
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -78,22 +79,23 @@ static bool wlr_libinput_backend_init(struct wlr_backend_state *state) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-static void wlr_libinput_backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend_state *state) {
-	if (!state) {
+static void wlr_libinput_backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *_backend) {
+	if (!_backend) {
 		return;
 	}
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < state->devices->length; i++) {
-		list_t *wlr_devices = state->devices->items[i];
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend = (struct wlr_libinput_backend *)_backend;
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < backend->devices->length; i++) {
+		list_t *wlr_devices = backend->devices->items[i];
 		for (size_t j = 0; j < wlr_devices->length; j++) {
 			struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = wlr_devices->items[j];
-			wl_signal_emit(&state->backend->events.input_remove, wlr_device);
+			wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_remove, wlr_device);
 			wlr_input_device_destroy(wlr_device);
 		}
 		list_free(wlr_devices);
 	}
-	list_free(state->devices);
-	libinput_unref(state->libinput);
-	free(state);
+	list_free(backend->devices);
+	libinput_unref(backend->libinput);
+	free(backend);
 }
 
 static struct wlr_backend_impl backend_impl = {
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ static struct wlr_backend_impl backend_impl = {
 };
 
 static void session_signal(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
-	struct wlr_backend_state *backend = wl_container_of(listener, backend, session_signal);
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend = wl_container_of(listener, backend, session_signal);
 	struct wlr_session *session = data;
 
 	if (!backend->libinput) {
@@ -120,35 +122,27 @@ struct wlr_backend *wlr_libinput_backend_create(struct wl_display *display,
 		struct wlr_session *session, struct wlr_udev *udev) {
 	assert(display && session && udev);
 
-	struct wlr_backend_state *state = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_backend_state));
-	if (!state) {
-		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Allocation failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	struct wlr_backend *backend = wlr_backend_create(&backend_impl, state);
+	struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_libinput_backend));
 	if (!backend) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Allocation failed: %s", strerror(errno));
-		goto error_state;
+		return NULL;
 	}
+	wlr_backend_create(&backend->backend, &backend_impl);
 
-	if (!(state->devices = list_create())) {
+	if (!(backend->devices = list_create())) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Allocation failed: %s", strerror(errno));
 		goto error_backend;
 	}
 
-	state->backend = backend;
-	state->session = session;
-	state->udev = udev;
-	state->display = display;
+	backend->session = session;
+	backend->udev = udev;
+	backend->display = display;
 
-	state->session_signal.notify = session_signal;
-	wl_signal_add(&session->session_signal, &state->session_signal);
+	backend->session_signal.notify = session_signal;
+	wl_signal_add(&session->session_signal, &backend->session_signal);
 
-	return backend;
-error_state:
-	free(state);
+	return &backend->backend;
 error_backend:
-	wlr_backend_destroy(backend);
+	free(backend);
 	return NULL;
 }
diff --git a/backend/libinput/events.c b/backend/libinput/events.c
index aa5c315d..f4a8e50a 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/events.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/events.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ static struct wlr_input_device_impl input_device_impl = {
 };
 
 static struct wlr_input_device *allocate_device(
-		struct wlr_backend_state *state, struct libinput_device *device,
+		struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend, struct libinput_device *device,
 		list_t *devices, enum wlr_input_device_type type) {
 	int vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(device);
 	int product = libinput_device_get_id_product(device);
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ static struct wlr_input_device *allocate_device(
 	return wlr_device;
 }
 
-static void handle_device_added(struct wlr_backend_state *state,
+static void handle_device_added(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 		struct libinput_device *device) {
-	assert(state && device);
+	assert(backend && device);
 	/*
 	 * Note: the wlr API exposes only devices with a single capability, because
 	 * that meshes better with how Wayland does things and is a bit simpler.
@@ -65,34 +65,34 @@ static void handle_device_added(struct wlr_backend_state *state,
 	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Added %s [%d:%d]", name, vendor, product);
 
 	if (libinput_device_has_capability(device, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_KEYBOARD)) {
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(state,
+		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(backend,
 				device, devices, WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_KEYBOARD);
 		wlr_device->keyboard = wlr_libinput_keyboard_create(device);
-		wl_signal_emit(&state->backend->events.input_add, wlr_device);
+		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_add, wlr_device);
 	}
 	if (libinput_device_has_capability(device, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_POINTER)) {
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(state,
+		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(backend,
 				device, devices, WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_POINTER);
 		wlr_device->pointer = wlr_libinput_pointer_create(device);
-		wl_signal_emit(&state->backend->events.input_add, wlr_device);
+		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_add, wlr_device);
 	}
 	if (libinput_device_has_capability(device, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_TOUCH)) {
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(state,
+		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(backend,
 				device, devices, WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_TOUCH);
 		wlr_device->touch = wlr_libinput_touch_create(device);
-		wl_signal_emit(&state->backend->events.input_add, wlr_device);
+		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_add, wlr_device);
 	}
 	if (libinput_device_has_capability(device, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_TABLET_TOOL)) {
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(state,
+		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(backend,
 				device, devices, WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_TABLET_TOOL);
 		wlr_device->tablet_tool = wlr_libinput_tablet_tool_create(device);
-		wl_signal_emit(&state->backend->events.input_add, wlr_device);
+		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_add, wlr_device);
 	}
 	if (libinput_device_has_capability(device, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_TABLET_PAD)) {
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(state,
+		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = allocate_device(backend,
 				device, devices, WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_TABLET_PAD);
 		wlr_device->tablet_pad = wlr_libinput_tablet_pad_create(device);
-		wl_signal_emit(&state->backend->events.input_add, wlr_device);
+		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_add, wlr_device);
 	}
 	if (libinput_device_has_capability(device, LIBINPUT_DEVICE_CAP_GESTURE)) {
 		// TODO
@@ -103,47 +103,47 @@ static void handle_device_added(struct wlr_backend_state *state,
 
 	if (devices->length > 0) {
 		libinput_device_set_user_data(device, devices);
-		list_add(state->devices, devices);
+		list_add(backend->devices, devices);
 	} else {
 		list_free(devices);
 	}
 }
 
-static void handle_device_removed(struct wlr_backend_state *state,
+static void handle_device_removed(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 		struct libinput_device *device) {
 	list_t *devices = libinput_device_get_user_data(device);
 	if (!devices) {
 		return;
 	}
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < devices->length; i++) {
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < devices->length; i++) {
 		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device = devices->items[i];
 		wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "Removing %s [%d:%d]", wlr_device->name,
 			wlr_device->vendor, wlr_device->product);
-		wl_signal_emit(&state->backend->events.input_remove, wlr_device);
+		wl_signal_emit(&backend->backend.events.input_remove, wlr_device);
 		wlr_input_device_destroy(wlr_device);
 	}
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < state->devices->length; i++) {
-		if (state->devices->items[i] == devices) {
-			list_del(state->devices, i);
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < backend->devices->length; i++) {
+		if (backend->devices->items[i] == devices) {
+			list_del(backend->devices, i);
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 	list_free(devices);
 }
 
-void wlr_libinput_event(struct wlr_backend_state *state,
+void wlr_libinput_event(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 		struct libinput_event *event) {
-	assert(state && event);
+	assert(backend && event);
 	struct libinput *context = libinput_event_get_context(event);
 	struct libinput_device *device = libinput_event_get_device(event);
 	enum libinput_event_type event_type = libinput_event_get_type(event);
 	(void)context;
 	switch (event_type) {
 	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_DEVICE_ADDED:
-		handle_device_added(state, device);
+		handle_device_added(backend, device);
 		break;
 	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_DEVICE_REMOVED:
-		handle_device_removed(state, device);
+		handle_device_removed(backend, device);
 		break;
 	case LIBINPUT_EVENT_KEYBOARD_KEY:
 		handle_keyboard_key(event, device);
diff --git a/backend/meson.build b/backend/meson.build
index 44d7ba03..a8e13b99 100644
--- a/backend/meson.build
+++ b/backend/meson.build
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ backend_files = files(
   #'drm/drm-legacy.c',
   #'drm/drm-properties.c',
   #'drm/drm-util.c',
-  #'libinput/backend.c',
-  #'libinput/events.c',
-  #'libinput/keyboard.c',
-  #'libinput/pointer.c',
-  #'libinput/tablet_pad.c',
-  #'libinput/tablet_tool.c',
-  #'libinput/touch.c',
+  'libinput/backend.c',
+  'libinput/events.c',
+  'libinput/keyboard.c',
+  'libinput/pointer.c',
+  'libinput/tablet_pad.c',
+  'libinput/tablet_tool.c',
+  'libinput/touch.c',
   'multi/backend.c',
   'wayland/backend.c',
   'wayland/output.c',
diff --git a/include/backend/libinput.h b/include/backend/libinput.h
index 0a93e1f6..84914460 100644
--- a/include/backend/libinput.h
+++ b/include/backend/libinput.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <wlr/util/list.h>
 #include "backend/udev.h"
 
-struct wlr_libinput_backend_state {
+struct wlr_libinput_backend {
 	struct wlr_backend backend;
 
 	struct wlr_session *session;
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ struct wlr_input_device_state {
 	struct libinput_device *handle;
 };
 
-void wlr_libinput_event(struct wlr_backend_state *state,
+void wlr_libinput_event(struct wlr_libinput_backend *state,
 		struct libinput_event *event);
 
 struct wlr_input_device *get_appropriate_device(