diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index bd5881e36..7f217b7e0 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <ev.h>
 
+#include <xcb/xtest.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_event.h>
 
 #include "awesome.h"
@@ -399,6 +400,11 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     if(xcb_connection_has_error(globalconf.connection))
         fatal("cannot open display");
 
+    /* check for xtest extension */
+    const xcb_query_extension_reply_t *xtest_query;
+    xtest_query = xcb_get_extension_data(globalconf.connection, &xcb_test_id);
+    globalconf.have_xtest = xtest_query->present;
+
     /* initiliaze dbus */
     a_dbus_init();
 
diff --git a/awesomeConfig.cmake b/awesomeConfig.cmake
index 1cbccb024..dfd6a4454 100644
--- a/awesomeConfig.cmake
+++ b/awesomeConfig.cmake
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ pkg_check_modules(AWESOME_REQUIRED REQUIRED
     pangocairo>=1.19.3
     x11-xcb
     xcb-randr
+    xcb-xtest
     xcb-xinerama
     xcb-event>=0.3.0
     xcb-aux>=0.3.0
diff --git a/client.c b/client.c
index 71b6d1c07..589aa9eea 100644
--- a/client.c
+++ b/client.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <xcb/xtest.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_atom.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb_image.h>
 
@@ -1894,6 +1895,72 @@ luaA_client_buttons(lua_State *L)
     return luaA_button_array_get(L, buttons);
 }
 
+/** Send fake events to a client.
+ * \param L The Lua VM state.
+ * \return The number of element pushed on stack.
+ * \luastack
+ * \lvalue A client.
+ * \param The event type: key_press, key_release, button_press, button_release
+ * or motion_notify.
+ * \param The detail: in case of a key event, this is the keycode to send, in
+ * case of a button event this is the number of the button. In case of a motion
+ * event, this is a boolean value which if true make the coordinates relatives.
+ * \param In case of a motion event, this is the X coordinate.
+ * \param In case of a motion event, this is the Y coordinate.
+ */
+static int
+luaA_client_fake_input(lua_State *L)
+{
+    if(!globalconf.have_xtest)
+    {
+        luaA_warn(L, "XTest extension is not available, cannot fake input.");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    client_t **c = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, "client");
+    size_t tlen;
+    const char *stype = luaL_checklstring(L, 2, &tlen);
+    uint8_t type, detail;
+    int x = 0, y = 0;
+
+    switch(a_tokenize(stype, tlen))
+    {
+      case A_TK_KEY_PRESS:
+        type = XCB_KEY_PRESS;
+        detail = luaL_checknumber(L, 3); /* keycode */
+        break;
+      case A_TK_KEY_RELEASE:
+        type = XCB_KEY_RELEASE;
+        detail = luaL_checknumber(L, 3); /* keycode */
+        break;
+      case A_TK_BUTTON_PRESS:
+        type = XCB_BUTTON_PRESS;
+        detail = luaL_checknumber(L, 3); /* button number */
+        break;
+      case A_TK_BUTTON_RELEASE:
+        type = XCB_BUTTON_RELEASE;
+        detail = luaL_checknumber(L, 3); /* button number */
+        break;
+      case A_TK_MOTION_NOTIFY:
+        type = XCB_MOTION_NOTIFY;
+        detail = luaA_checkboolean(L, 3); /* relative to the current position or not */
+        x = luaL_checknumber(L, 4);
+        y = luaL_checknumber(L, 5);
+        break;
+      default:
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    xcb_test_fake_input(globalconf.connection,
+                        type,
+                        detail,
+                        XCB_CURRENT_TIME,
+                        (*c)->win,
+                        x, y,
+                        0);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 /* Client module.
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  * \return The number of pushed elements.
@@ -1985,6 +2052,7 @@ const struct luaL_reg awesome_client_meta[] =
     { "mouse_resize", luaA_client_mouse_resize },
     { "mouse_move", luaA_client_mouse_move },
     { "unmanage", luaA_client_unmanage },
+    { "fake_input", luaA_client_fake_input },
     { "__index", luaA_client_index },
     { "__newindex", luaA_client_newindex },
     { "__eq", luaA_client_eq },
diff --git a/common/tokenize.gperf b/common/tokenize.gperf
index 97df714cd..6dfcc4b71 100644
--- a/common/tokenize.gperf
+++ b/common/tokenize.gperf
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ border_padding
 border_width
 bottom
 button
+button_press
+button_release
 center
 char
 class
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ icon
 icon_name
 image
 instance
+key_press
+key_release
 leader_id
 left
 len
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ Mod2
 Mod3
 Mod4
 Mod5
+motion_notify
 mouse_enter
 mouse_leave
 name
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 97beb40af..8f75b2f2a 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@ struct awesome_t
     unsigned int capslockmask;
     /** Check for XRandR extension */
     bool have_randr;
+    /** Check for XTest extension */
+    bool have_xtest;
     /** Clients list */
     client_t *clients;
     /** Embedded windows */