diff --git a/objects/drawin.c b/objects/drawin.c
index 0033aeecf..6d9abccb6 100644
--- a/objects/drawin.c
+++ b/objects/drawin.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
  * @field window The X window id.
  * @field shape_bounding The drawin's bounding shape as a (native) cairo surface.
  * @field shape_clip The drawin's clip shape as a (native) cairo surface.
+ * @field shape_input The drawin's input shape as a (native) cairo surface.
  * @table drawin
  */
 
@@ -78,6 +79,10 @@
  * @signal property::shape_clip
  */
 
+/**
+ * @signal property::shape_input
+ */
+
 /**
  * @signal property::border_width
  */
@@ -690,6 +695,45 @@ luaA_drawin_set_shape_clip(lua_State *L, drawin_t *drawin)
     return 0;
 }
 
+/** Get the drawin's input shape.
+ * \param L The Lua VM state.
+ * \param drawin The drawin object.
+ * \return The number of elements pushed on stack.
+ */
+static int
+luaA_drawin_get_shape_input(lua_State *L, drawin_t *drawin)
+{
+    cairo_surface_t *surf = xwindow_get_shape(drawin->window, XCB_SHAPE_SK_INPUT);
+    if (!surf)
+        return 0;
+    /* lua has to make sure to free the ref or we have a leak */
+    lua_pushlightuserdata(L, surf);
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/** Set the drawin's input shape.
+ * \param L The Lua VM state.
+ * \param drawin The drawin object.
+ * \return The number of elements pushed on stack.
+ */
+static int
+luaA_drawin_set_shape_input(lua_State *L, drawin_t *drawin)
+{
+    cairo_surface_t *surf = NULL;
+    if(!lua_isnil(L, -1))
+        surf = (cairo_surface_t *)lua_touserdata(L, -1);
+
+    /* The drawin might have been resized to a larger size. Apply that. */
+    drawin_apply_moveresize(drawin);
+
+    xwindow_set_shape(drawin->window,
+            drawin->geometry.width + 2*drawin->border_width,
+            drawin->geometry.height + 2*drawin->border_width,
+            XCB_SHAPE_SK_INPUT, surf, -drawin->border_width);
+    luaA_object_emit_signal(L, -3, "property::shape_input", 0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void
 drawin_class_setup(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -758,6 +802,10 @@ drawin_class_setup(lua_State *L)
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_shape_clip,
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_get_shape_clip,
                             (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_shape_clip);
+    luaA_class_add_property(&drawin_class, "shape_input",
+                            (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_shape_input,
+                            (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_get_shape_input,
+                            (lua_class_propfunc_t) luaA_drawin_set_shape_input);
 }
 
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