diff --git a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
index 3cdca9b6e..c5635e7c7 100644
--- a/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
+++ b/tdecore/tdehw/tdehardwaredevices.cpp
@@ -1940,6 +1940,10 @@ TDEGenericDevice* TDEHardwareDevices::classifyUnknownDevice(udev_device* dev, TD
 	if (syspath_tail.startsWith("input")) {
 		if (!device) device = new TDEInputDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::Input);
 	}
+	// Pull out remote-control devices and stuff them under Input
+	if (devicesubsystem == "rc") {
+		if (!device) device = new TDEInputDevice(TDEGenericDeviceType::Input);
+	}
 
 	// Check for keyboard
 	// Linux doesn't actually ID the keyboard device itself as such, it instead IDs the input device that is underneath the actual keyboard itseld