diff --git a/drivers/input/Kconfig.cst816s b/drivers/input/Kconfig.cst816s
index c7cbc59e245..0b8bb058fc4 100644
--- a/drivers/input/Kconfig.cst816s
+++ b/drivers/input/Kconfig.cst816s
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ config INPUT_CST816S_INTERRUPT
 	help
 	  Enable interrupt support (requires GPIO).
 
+config INPUT_CST816S_EV_DEVICE
+	bool "Device specific event support"
+	help
+	  Enable device specific event support.
+
 endif # INPUT_CST816S
diff --git a/drivers/input/input_cst816s.c b/drivers/input/input_cst816s.c
index ee1c6c3de74..06d68d1ea75 100644
--- a/drivers/input/input_cst816s.c
+++ b/drivers/input/input_cst816s.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <zephyr/drivers/i2c.h>
 #include <zephyr/drivers/gpio.h>
 #include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
+#include <zephyr/dt-bindings/input/cst816s-gesture-codes.h>
 
 LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(cst816s, CONFIG_INPUT_LOG_LEVEL);
 
@@ -115,6 +116,16 @@ static int cst816s_process(const struct device *dev)
 	uint16_t x;
 	uint16_t y;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INPUT_CST816S_EV_DEVICE
+	uint8_t gesture;
+
+	r = i2c_burst_read_dt(&cfg->i2c, CST816S_REG_GESTURE_ID, &gesture, sizeof(gesture));
+	if (r < 0) {
+		LOG_ERR("Could not read gesture-ID data");
+		return r;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	r = i2c_burst_read_dt(&cfg->i2c, CST816S_REG_XPOS_H, (uint8_t *)&x, sizeof(x));
 	if (r < 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Could not read x data");
@@ -142,6 +153,18 @@ static int cst816s_process(const struct device *dev)
 		input_report_key(dev, INPUT_BTN_TOUCH, 0, true, K_FOREVER);
 	}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_INPUT_CST816S_EV_DEVICE
+	/* Also put the custom touch gestures into the input queue,
+	 * some applications may want to process it
+	 */
+
+	LOG_DBG("gesture: %d", gesture);
+
+	if (gesture != CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_NONE) {
+		input_report(dev, INPUT_EV_DEVICE, (uint16_t)gesture, 0, true, K_FOREVER);
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return r;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/zephyr/dt-bindings/input/cst816s-gesture-codes.h b/include/zephyr/dt-bindings/input/cst816s-gesture-codes.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ec96e193279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/zephyr/dt-bindings/input/cst816s-gesture-codes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2024 Felipe Neves.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+#ifndef ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DT_BINDINGS_INPUT_CST816S_GESTURE_CODES_H_
+#define ZEPHYR_INCLUDE_DT_BINDINGS_INPUT_CST816S_GESTURE_CODES_H_
+
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_NONE         0x00
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_SWIPE_UP     0x01
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_SWIPE_DOWN   0x02
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_SWIPE_LEFT   0x03
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_SWIPE_RIGHT  0x04
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_SINGLE_CLICK 0x05
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_DOUBLE_CLICK 0x0B
+#define CST816S_GESTURE_CODE_LONG_PRESS   0x0C
+
+#endif