diff --git a/input.cpp b/input.cpp
index 9235c98a8e..50fedbb966 100644
--- a/input.cpp
+++ b/input.cpp
@@ -244,17 +244,13 @@ void InputRedirection::setupLibInput()
         disconnect(m_sessionControlConnection);
         m_sessionControlConnection = QMetaObject::Connection();
     }
+    if (m_libInput) {
+        return;
+    }
     LibInput::Connection *conn = LibInput::Connection::create(this);
+    m_libInput = conn;
     if (conn) {
         conn->setup();
-        if (screens()) {
-            conn->setScreenSize(screens()->size());
-            connect(screens(), &Screens::sizeChanged, this,
-                [this, conn] {
-                    conn->setScreenSize(screens()->size());
-                }
-            );
-        }
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::pointerButtonChanged, this, &InputRedirection::processPointerButton);
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::pointerAxisChanged, this, &InputRedirection::processPointerAxis);
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::keyChanged, this, &InputRedirection::processKeyboardKey);
@@ -274,13 +270,10 @@ void InputRedirection::setupLibInput()
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::touchMotion, this, &InputRedirection::processTouchMotion);
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::touchCanceled, this, &InputRedirection::cancelTouch);
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::touchFrame, this, &InputRedirection::touchFrame);
-        // set pos to center of all screens
         if (screens()) {
-            connect(screens(), &Screens::changed, this, &InputRedirection::updatePointerAfterScreenChange);
-            m_globalPointer = screens()->geometry().center();
-            emit globalPointerChanged(m_globalPointer);
-            // sanitize
-            updatePointerAfterScreenChange();
+            setupLibInputWithScreens();
+        } else {
+            connect(kwinApp(), &Application::screensCreated, this, &InputRedirection::setupLibInputWithScreens);
         }
 #if HAVE_WAYLAND
         if (auto s = findSeat()) {
@@ -296,6 +289,27 @@ void InputRedirection::setupLibInput()
 #endif
 }
 
+void InputRedirection::setupLibInputWithScreens()
+{
+#if HAVE_INPUT
+    if (!screens() || !m_libInput) {
+        return;
+    }
+    m_libInput->setScreenSize(screens()->size());
+    connect(screens(), &Screens::sizeChanged, this,
+        [this] {
+            m_libInput->setScreenSize(screens()->size());
+        }
+    );
+    // set pos to center of all screens
+    connect(screens(), &Screens::changed, this, &InputRedirection::updatePointerAfterScreenChange);
+    m_globalPointer = screens()->geometry().center();
+    emit globalPointerChanged(m_globalPointer);
+    // sanitize
+    updatePointerAfterScreenChange();
+#endif
+}
+
 void InputRedirection::updatePointerWindow()
 {
     // TODO: handle pointer grab aka popups
diff --git a/input.h b/input.h
index 8115a2282b..9f6c455ab8 100644
--- a/input.h
+++ b/input.h
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ class GlobalShortcutsManager;
 class Toplevel;
 class Xkb;
 
+namespace LibInput
+{
+    class Connection;
+}
+
 /**
  * @brief This class is responsible for redirecting incoming input to the surface which currently
  * has input or send enter/leave events.
@@ -171,6 +176,7 @@ private:
     static Qt::MouseButton buttonToQtMouseButton(uint32_t button);
     Toplevel *findToplevel(const QPoint &pos);
     void setupLibInput();
+    void setupLibInputWithScreens();
     void updatePointerPosition(const QPointF &pos);
     void updatePointerAfterScreenChange();
     void registerShortcutForGlobalAccelTimestamp(QAction *action);
@@ -199,6 +205,8 @@ private:
 
     QMetaObject::Connection m_sessionControlConnection;
 
+    LibInput::Connection *m_libInput = nullptr;
+
     KWIN_SINGLETON(InputRedirection)
     friend InputRedirection *input();
 };