diff --git a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
index d8a659340c..dfd584d09d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gdk/gdk3-sections.txt
@@ -849,6 +849,8 @@ gdk_event_get_device
 gdk_event_set_device
 gdk_event_get_source_device
 gdk_event_set_source_device
+gdk_event_get_device_tool
+gdk_event_set_device_tool
 
 <SUBSECTION>
 gdk_setting_get
diff --git a/gdk/gdkevents.c b/gdk/gdkevents.c
index 3d8d7bc290..c87af12dc3 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkevents.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkevents.c
@@ -642,6 +642,7 @@ gdk_event_copy (const GdkEvent *event)
       new_private->screen = private->screen;
       new_private->device = private->device;
       new_private->source_device = private->source_device;
+      new_private->tool = private->tool;
     }
 
   switch (event->any.type)
@@ -2262,3 +2263,54 @@ gdk_event_get_event_type (const GdkEvent *event)
 
   return event->type;
 }
+
+/**
+ * gdk_event_get_device_tool:
+ * @event: a #GdkEvent
+ *
+ * If the event was generated by a device that supports
+ * different tools (eg. a tablet), this function will
+ * return a #GdkDeviceTool representing the tool that
+ * caused the event. Otherwise, %NULL will be returned.
+ *
+ * Note: the #GdkDeviceTool<!-- -->s will be constant during
+ * the application lifetime, if settings must be stored
+ * persistently across runs, see gdk_device_tool_get_serial()
+ *
+ * Returns: The current device tool, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Since: 3.16
+ **/
+GdkDeviceTool *
+gdk_event_get_device_tool (const GdkEvent *event)
+{
+  GdkEventPrivate *private;
+
+  if (!gdk_event_is_allocated (event))
+    return NULL;
+
+  private = (GdkEventPrivate *) event;
+  return private->tool;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gdk_event_set_device_tool:
+ * @event: a #GdkEvent
+ * @tool: (nullable): tool to set on the event, or %NULL
+ *
+ * Sets the device tool for this event, should be rarely used.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.16
+ **/
+void
+gdk_event_set_device_tool (GdkEvent      *event,
+                           GdkDeviceTool *tool)
+{
+  GdkEventPrivate *private;
+
+  if (!gdk_event_is_allocated (event))
+    return;
+
+  private = (GdkEventPrivate *) event;
+  private->tool = tool;
+}
diff --git a/gdk/gdkevents.h b/gdk/gdkevents.h
index d681de7a88..b98fae959f 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkevents.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkevents.h
@@ -1309,6 +1309,13 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 gboolean gdk_setting_get                (const gchar    *name,
                                          GValue         *value);
 
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_16
+GdkDeviceTool *gdk_event_get_device_tool (const GdkEvent *event);
+
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_16
+void           gdk_event_set_device_tool (GdkEvent       *event,
+                                          GdkDeviceTool  *tool);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GDK_EVENTS_H__ */
diff --git a/gdk/gdkinternals.h b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
index cbb87e44a2..0427bf3bb7 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkinternals.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkinternals.h
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ struct _GdkEventPrivate
   gpointer   windowing_data;
   GdkDevice *device;
   GdkDevice *source_device;
+  GdkDeviceTool *tool;
 };
 
 typedef struct _GdkWindowPaint GdkWindowPaint;