diff --git a/clients/android/native/src/feedback.rs b/clients/android/native/src/feedback.rs
index 88416c7..f87eeec 100644
--- a/clients/android/native/src/feedback.rs
+++ b/clients/android/native/src/feedback.rs
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ pub extern "system" fn Java_io_unom_punktfunk_kit_NativeBridge_nativeNextHidout(
                 out[2..n].copy_from_slice(&effect);
                 n
             }
+            HidOutput::TrackpadHaptic { .. } => {
+                // Steam Controller trackpad-coil haptics — no Android equivalent; drop it (motor
+                // rumble already rides the universal 0xCA plane).
+                return -1;
+            }
         };
         n as jint
     })
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/abi.rs b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/abi.rs
index 6ef215d..d3cf7e1 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/abi.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/abi.rs
@@ -492,6 +492,10 @@ pub const PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_LED: u8 = 1;
 pub const PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_PLAYER_LEDS: u8 = 2;
 /// `PunktfunkHidOutput::kind` — one adaptive-trigger effect (`which` + `effect`/`effect_len` valid).
 pub const PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_TRIGGER: u8 = 3;
+/// `PunktfunkHidOutput::kind` — a trackpad haptic pulse (Steam Controller voice-coils). `which` =
+/// side (0 = right pad, 1 = left pad); `effect[0..6]` packs `amplitude` / `period` / `count` as
+/// little-endian `u16`s with `effect_len = 6`. Clients without trackpad coils drop it.
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_TRACKPAD_HAPTIC: u8 = 4;
 /// Capacity of `PunktfunkHidOutput::effect` (the DualSense trigger parameter block).
 pub const PUNKTFUNK_HID_EFFECT_MAX: u8 = 11;
 
@@ -559,6 +563,23 @@ impl PunktfunkHidOutput {
                 out.effect[..n].copy_from_slice(&effect[..n]);
                 out.effect_len = n as u8;
             }
+            HidOutput::TrackpadHaptic {
+                pad,
+                side,
+                amplitude,
+                period,
+                count,
+            } => {
+                // No new struct (PunktfunkHidOutput has no size guard): pack into the existing
+                // `which` (side) + `effect[0..6]` (amplitude/period/count LE), `effect_len = 6`.
+                out.kind = PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_TRACKPAD_HAPTIC;
+                out.pad = *pad;
+                out.which = *side;
+                out.effect[0..2].copy_from_slice(&amplitude.to_le_bytes());
+                out.effect[2..4].copy_from_slice(&period.to_le_bytes());
+                out.effect[4..6].copy_from_slice(&count.to_le_bytes());
+                out.effect_len = 6;
+            }
         }
         out
     }
@@ -618,6 +639,11 @@ impl PunktfunkHdrMeta {
 pub const PUNKTFUNK_RICH_TOUCHPAD: u8 = 1;
 /// `PunktfunkRichInput::kind` — a motion sample (`gyro`/`accel` valid).
 pub const PUNKTFUNK_RICH_MOTION: u8 = 2;
+/// `RichInput::TouchpadEx` kind on the wire — an extended trackpad contact that identifies the
+/// surface (0 single / 1 Steam-left / 2 Steam-right) and carries click + pressure. The host decodes
+/// it today; *sending* it from a C client needs the size-prefixed `PunktfunkRichInputEx` +
+/// `punktfunk_connection_send_rich_input2` (added with client capture).
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_RICH_TOUCHPAD_EX: u8 = 3;
 
 /// One rich client→host input for the host's virtual DualSense
 /// ([`punktfunk_connection_send_rich_input`]): a touchpad contact or a motion sample. Set `kind`
@@ -714,6 +740,22 @@ pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_XBOXONE: u32 = 3;
 /// DualSense (minus adaptive triggers / player LEDs / mute). Honored only where available (Linux
 /// hosts); otherwise the host falls back to X-Box 360.
 pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_DUALSHOCK4: u32 = 4;
+/// UHID classic Steam Controller (Valve `28DE:1102`, kernel `hid-steam`): dual trackpads, gyro,
+/// two grip paddles. Reserved — currently folds to `XBOX360` until its backend lands.
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_STEAMCONTROLLER: u32 = 5;
+/// UHID Steam Deck controller (Valve `28DE:1205`, kernel `hid-steam`): full Deck gamepad incl. the
+/// four back grips, a right trackpad, and the IMU; re-grabbed by Steam Input with native glyphs when
+/// Steam runs on the host. Honored only where available (Linux hosts); else folds to X-Box 360.
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_STEAMDECK: u32 = 6;
+
+/// Extended `InputEvent` gamepad button bits for embedders building raw events: the four back grips
+/// (Steam L4/L5/R4/R5 ≙ Xbox-Elite P1–P4) + the misc/capture button, in Moonlight's
+/// `buttonFlags2 << 16` namespace. Mirror `input::gamepad::BTN_PADDLE1..4` / `BTN_MISC1`.
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE1: u32 = 0x0001_0000;
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE2: u32 = 0x0002_0000;
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE3: u32 = 0x0004_0000;
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE4: u32 = 0x0008_0000;
+pub const PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_MISC1: u32 = 0x0020_0000;
 
 /// Connect to a `punktfunk/1` host and start a session at `width`x`height`@`refresh_hz`.
 /// Blocks up to `timeout_ms` for the handshake. Returns NULL on failure. Equivalent to
@@ -742,11 +784,28 @@ const _: () = {
 // Keep the ABI gamepad constants in lockstep with the wire enum (compile-time guard against drift).
 const _: () = {
     use crate::config::GamepadPref;
+    use crate::input::gamepad as g;
     assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_AUTO == GamepadPref::Auto.to_u8() as u32);
     assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_XBOX360 == GamepadPref::Xbox360.to_u8() as u32);
     assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_DUALSENSE == GamepadPref::DualSense.to_u8() as u32);
     assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_XBOXONE == GamepadPref::XboxOne.to_u8() as u32);
     assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_DUALSHOCK4 == GamepadPref::DualShock4.to_u8() as u32);
+    assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_STEAMCONTROLLER == GamepadPref::SteamController.to_u8() as u32);
+    assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_STEAMDECK == GamepadPref::SteamDeck.to_u8() as u32);
+    // Extended button bits mirror the wire `input::gamepad` constants.
+    assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE1 == g::BTN_PADDLE1);
+    assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE2 == g::BTN_PADDLE2);
+    assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE3 == g::BTN_PADDLE3);
+    assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE4 == g::BTN_PADDLE4);
+    assert!(PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_MISC1 == g::BTN_MISC1);
+};
+
+// The additive M3 kinds (TouchpadEx / TrackpadHaptic) must never grow the legacy ABI structs —
+// they have no `struct_size` guard, so a layout change would corrupt old-built callers' buffers.
+#[cfg(feature = "quic")]
+const _: () = {
+    assert!(core::mem::size_of::<PunktfunkRichInput>() == 20);
+    assert!(core::mem::size_of::<PunktfunkHidOutput>() == 19);
 };
 
 /// Trust: `pin_sha256` (NULL or 32 bytes) is the expected SHA-256 fingerprint of the host's
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/config.rs b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/config.rs
index 1cf885d..ad6ea7e 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/config.rs
@@ -399,4 +399,27 @@ mod tests {
         c.fec.fec_percent = 15; // 250 + ceil(250*15/100)=288 > 255
         assert!(c.validate().is_err());
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn gamepad_pref_steam_roundtrip() {
+        use GamepadPref::*;
+        // Wire-byte round-trip for the Steam additions; an unknown byte still degrades to Auto.
+        for (p, b) in [(SteamController, 5u8), (SteamDeck, 6)] {
+            assert_eq!(p.to_u8(), b);
+            assert_eq!(GamepadPref::from_u8(b), p);
+        }
+        assert_eq!(GamepadPref::from_u8(99), Auto);
+        // Name parsing + canonical-name round-trip.
+        assert_eq!(GamepadPref::from_name("steamdeck"), Some(SteamDeck));
+        assert_eq!(GamepadPref::from_name("deck"), Some(SteamDeck));
+        assert_eq!(
+            GamepadPref::from_name("steamcontroller"),
+            Some(SteamController)
+        );
+        assert_eq!(SteamDeck.as_str(), "steamdeck");
+        assert_eq!(
+            GamepadPref::from_name(SteamController.as_str()),
+            Some(SteamController)
+        );
+    }
 }
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/input.rs b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/input.rs
index c95594a..9fc4d7b 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/input.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/input.rs
@@ -66,10 +66,24 @@ pub mod gamepad {
     pub const BTN_B: u32 = 0x2000;
     pub const BTN_X: u32 = 0x4000;
     pub const BTN_Y: u32 = 0x8000;
+    // Extended buttons in Moonlight's `buttonFlags2 << 16` namespace (see `gamestream/gamepad.rs`),
+    // so the GameStream paddle path and the native path share one host injector map. The four Steam
+    // Deck back grips (L4/L5/R4/R5) reuse the four GameStream/Xbox-Elite paddle slots — a semantic
+    // 1:1 for binding (the device identity carries the glyph distinction).
+    /// Back grip R4 — SDL `RightPaddle1` / GameStream `PADDLE1`.
+    pub const BTN_PADDLE1: u32 = 0x0001_0000;
+    /// Back grip L4 — SDL `LeftPaddle1` / GameStream `PADDLE2`.
+    pub const BTN_PADDLE2: u32 = 0x0002_0000;
+    /// Back grip R5 — SDL `RightPaddle2` / GameStream `PADDLE3`.
+    pub const BTN_PADDLE3: u32 = 0x0004_0000;
+    /// Back grip L5 — SDL `LeftPaddle2` / GameStream `PADDLE4`.
+    pub const BTN_PADDLE4: u32 = 0x0008_0000;
     /// DualSense touchpad click. Moonlight's extended-button position (`buttonFlags2`
     /// merges in at `<< 16`, see `gamestream/gamepad.rs`), so GameStream clients land on
     /// the same bit. Only the DualSense backend renders it; the xpad has no such button.
     pub const BTN_TOUCHPAD: u32 = 0x10_0000;
+    /// Misc / capture button — the Deck `…`/quick-access, Share/Capture / GameStream `MISC`.
+    pub const BTN_MISC1: u32 = 0x0020_0000;
 
     /// Axis ids for `InputKind::GamepadAxis`.
     pub const AXIS_LS_X: u32 = 0;
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/quic.rs b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/quic.rs
index cedb1d2..a6a4bca 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-core/src/quic.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-core/src/quic.rs
@@ -1218,6 +1218,7 @@ pub fn decode_mic_datagram(b: &[u8]) -> Option<(u32, u64, &[u8])> {
 
 const RICH_TOUCHPAD: u8 = 0x01;
 const RICH_MOTION: u8 = 0x02;
+const RICH_TOUCHPAD_EX: u8 = 0x03;
 
 /// A rich client→host controller input beyond the fixed [`InputEvent`](crate::input::InputEvent):
 /// the DualSense touchpad and motion sensors. `pad` is the gamepad index. Wire form is
@@ -1241,6 +1242,22 @@ pub enum RichInput {
         gyro: [i16; 3],
         accel: [i16; 3],
     },
+    /// A richer trackpad contact that also identifies *which* physical pad (Steam Controller / Deck
+    /// have two), carries a separate click vs touch state, and a pressure reading. `surface`:
+    /// `0` = the single / DualSense touchpad, `1` = the Steam left pad, `2` = the Steam right pad.
+    /// Coordinates are **signed** (centred at 0), matching the real Steam report; `pressure` is `0`
+    /// for a surface with no force sensor. New clients send this for every touch surface; the host
+    /// decodes both `Touchpad` (`0x01`) and `TouchpadEx` (`0x03`) indefinitely.
+    TouchpadEx {
+        pad: u8,
+        surface: u8,
+        finger: u8,
+        touch: bool,
+        click: bool,
+        x: i16,
+        y: i16,
+        pressure: u16,
+    },
 }
 
 impl RichInput {
@@ -1264,6 +1281,22 @@ impl RichInput {
                     out.extend_from_slice(&v.to_le_bytes());
                 }
             }
+            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                pad,
+                surface,
+                finger,
+                touch,
+                click,
+                x,
+                y,
+                pressure,
+            } => {
+                let state = (touch as u8) | ((click as u8) << 1);
+                out.extend_from_slice(&[RICH_TOUCHPAD_EX, pad, surface, finger, state]);
+                out.extend_from_slice(&x.to_le_bytes());
+                out.extend_from_slice(&y.to_le_bytes());
+                out.extend_from_slice(&pressure.to_le_bytes());
+            }
         }
         out
     }
@@ -1288,6 +1321,16 @@ impl RichInput {
                     accel: [i16at(9), i16at(11), i16at(13)],
                 })
             }
+            RICH_TOUCHPAD_EX if b.len() >= 12 => Some(RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                pad: b[2],
+                surface: b[3],
+                finger: b[4],
+                touch: b[5] & 0x01 != 0,
+                click: b[5] & 0x02 != 0,
+                x: i16::from_le_bytes([b[6], b[7]]),
+                y: i16::from_le_bytes([b[8], b[9]]),
+                pressure: u16::from_le_bytes([b[10], b[11]]),
+            }),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -1296,6 +1339,7 @@ impl RichInput {
 const HIDOUT_LED: u8 = 0x01;
 const HIDOUT_PLAYER_LEDS: u8 = 0x02;
 const HIDOUT_TRIGGER: u8 = 0x03;
+const HIDOUT_TRACKPAD_HAPTIC: u8 = 0x04;
 
 /// DualSense feedback flowing host → client (what a game wrote to the host's virtual pad).
 /// Wire form `[0xCD][kind][pad][fields…]`. The rich analog of the fixed rumble datagram;
@@ -1309,6 +1353,16 @@ pub enum HidOutput {
     /// One adaptive-trigger effect: `which` 0 = L2, 1 = R2; `effect` is the raw DualSense
     /// trigger parameter block (mode + params) for the client to replay on a real controller.
     Trigger { pad: u8, which: u8, effect: Vec<u8> },
+    /// A trackpad haptic pulse for a Steam Controller's voice-coil actuators (its only "rumble").
+    /// `side` 0 = right pad, 1 = left pad; `amplitude` + `period` (µs off-time) + `count` (pulses)
+    /// synthesize a buzz. A client without trackpad coils drops it (or maps it to ordinary rumble).
+    TrackpadHaptic {
+        pad: u8,
+        side: u8,
+        amplitude: u16,
+        period: u16,
+        count: u16,
+    },
 }
 
 impl HidOutput {
@@ -1325,6 +1379,18 @@ impl HidOutput {
                 out.extend_from_slice(&[HIDOUT_TRIGGER, *pad, *which]);
                 out.extend_from_slice(effect);
             }
+            HidOutput::TrackpadHaptic {
+                pad,
+                side,
+                amplitude,
+                period,
+                count,
+            } => {
+                out.extend_from_slice(&[HIDOUT_TRACKPAD_HAPTIC, *pad, *side]);
+                out.extend_from_slice(&amplitude.to_le_bytes());
+                out.extend_from_slice(&period.to_le_bytes());
+                out.extend_from_slice(&count.to_le_bytes());
+            }
         }
         out
     }
@@ -1349,6 +1415,13 @@ impl HidOutput {
                 which: b[3],
                 effect: b[4..].to_vec(),
             }),
+            HIDOUT_TRACKPAD_HAPTIC if b.len() >= 10 => Some(HidOutput::TrackpadHaptic {
+                pad: b[2],
+                side: b[3],
+                amplitude: u16::from_le_bytes([b[4], b[5]]),
+                period: u16::from_le_bytes([b[6], b[7]]),
+                count: u16::from_le_bytes([b[8], b[9]]),
+            }),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
@@ -2486,6 +2559,16 @@ mod tests {
                 gyro: [-100, 200, -300],
                 accel: [16384, -8192, 1],
             },
+            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                pad: 2,
+                surface: 1,
+                finger: 1,
+                touch: true,
+                click: false,
+                x: -12345,
+                y: 30000,
+                pressure: 4000,
+            },
         ] {
             let d = ev.encode();
             assert_eq!(d[0], RICH_INPUT_MAGIC);
@@ -2494,7 +2577,8 @@ mod tests {
         // Disjoint from the fixed input datagram (0xC8); unknown kind + truncation → None.
         assert!(RichInput::decode(&[crate::input::INPUT_MAGIC; 18]).is_none());
         assert!(RichInput::decode(&[RICH_INPUT_MAGIC, 0x7F]).is_none()); // unknown kind
-        assert!(RichInput::decode(&[RICH_INPUT_MAGIC, RICH_TOUCHPAD, 0]).is_none());
+        assert!(RichInput::decode(&[RICH_INPUT_MAGIC, RICH_TOUCHPAD, 0]).is_none()); // short
+        assert!(RichInput::decode(&[RICH_INPUT_MAGIC, RICH_TOUCHPAD_EX, 0, 0, 0, 0]).is_none());
         // short
     }
 
@@ -2516,6 +2600,13 @@ mod tests {
                 which: 1,
                 effect: vec![0x26, 0x90, 0xA0, 0xFF, 0x00, 0x00],
             },
+            HidOutput::TrackpadHaptic {
+                pad: 0,
+                side: 1,
+                amplitude: 0x1234,
+                period: 0x5678,
+                count: 9,
+            },
         ];
         for ev in &cases {
             let d = ev.encode();
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/gamestream/gamepad.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/gamestream/gamepad.rs
index 01410a2..4479479 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/gamestream/gamepad.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/gamestream/gamepad.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ pub const BTN_A: u32 = 0x1000;
 pub const BTN_B: u32 = 0x2000;
 pub const BTN_X: u32 = 0x4000;
 pub const BTN_Y: u32 = 0x8000;
+// Extended buttons in the `buttonFlags2 << 16` namespace (mirror `punktfunk_core::input::gamepad`):
+// the four back-grip paddles. `decode` already merges `buttonFlags2 << 16` into `buttons`, but the
+// injector map dropped these bits — Sunshine/Moonlight paddle clients were silently no-op'd.
+pub const BTN_PADDLE1: u32 = 0x0001_0000;
+pub const BTN_PADDLE2: u32 = 0x0002_0000;
+pub const BTN_PADDLE3: u32 = 0x0004_0000;
+pub const BTN_PADDLE4: u32 = 0x0008_0000;
 
 /// Decode one decrypted control plaintext into a controller event, if it is one. Mouse,
 /// keyboard, keepalives etc. yield `None` (they're handled by [`super::input::decode`]).
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualsense.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualsense.rs
index b86807a..2fc4e67 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualsense.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualsense.rs
@@ -252,7 +252,9 @@ impl DualSenseManager {
     /// arrived first); they're dropped if the pad isn't present.
     pub fn apply_rich(&mut self, rich: RichInput) {
         let idx = match rich {
-            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. } | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
+            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::TouchpadEx { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
         };
         if idx >= MAX_PADS || self.pads[idx].is_none() {
             return;
@@ -280,6 +282,26 @@ impl DualSenseManager {
                 self.state[idx].gyro = gyro;
                 self.state[idx].accel = accel;
             }
+            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                surface,
+                finger,
+                touch,
+                x,
+                y,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                // A Steam right/single pad maps onto the one DualSense touchpad (signed centre-0 →
+                // 0..=65535); surface 1 (the Steam left pad) has no DualSense equivalent.
+                if surface != 1 {
+                    let slot = (finger as usize).min(1);
+                    let n = |v: i16| ((v as i32) + 32768) as u32;
+                    let t = &mut self.state[idx].touch[slot];
+                    t.active = touch;
+                    t.id = slot as u8;
+                    t.x = (n(x) * (DS_TOUCH_W - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                    t.y = (n(y) * (DS_TOUCH_H - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                }
+            }
         }
         self.write(idx);
     }
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualshock4.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualshock4.rs
index 9a82960..77f0854 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualshock4.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/dualshock4.rs
@@ -439,7 +439,9 @@ impl DualShock4Manager {
     /// pad isn't present.
     pub fn apply_rich(&mut self, rich: RichInput) {
         let idx = match rich {
-            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. } | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
+            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::TouchpadEx { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
         };
         if idx >= MAX_PADS || self.pads[idx].is_none() {
             return;
@@ -466,6 +468,26 @@ impl DualShock4Manager {
                 self.state[idx].gyro = gyro;
                 self.state[idx].accel = accel;
             }
+            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                surface,
+                finger,
+                touch,
+                x,
+                y,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                // A Steam right/single pad maps onto the one DS4 touchpad (signed centre-0 →
+                // 0..=65535); surface 1 (the Steam left pad) has no DS4 equivalent.
+                if surface != 1 {
+                    let slot = (finger as usize).min(1);
+                    let n = |v: i16| ((v as i32) + 32768) as u32;
+                    let t = &mut self.state[idx].touch[slot];
+                    t.active = touch;
+                    t.id = slot as u8;
+                    t.x = (n(x) * (DS4_TOUCH_W - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                    t.y = (n(y) * (DS4_TOUCH_H - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                }
+            }
         }
         self.write(idx);
     }
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/gamepad.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/gamepad.rs
index 96784a8..edf83d5 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/gamepad.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/gamepad.rs
@@ -69,9 +69,16 @@ const BTN_START: u16 = 0x13b;
 const BTN_MODE: u16 = 0x13c;
 const BTN_THUMBL: u16 = 0x13d;
 const BTN_THUMBR: u16 = 0x13e;
+// Xbox-Elite paddle codes (the xpad convention SDL / Steam Input recognize). A client's back grips —
+// and the GameStream `buttonFlags2` paddle bits, which were silently dropped before — land here, so
+// the virtual X-Box pad exposes paddles like an Elite controller. PADDLE1/2/3/4 = R4/L4/R5/L5.
+const BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY5: u16 = 0x2c4;
+const BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY6: u16 = 0x2c5;
+const BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY7: u16 = 0x2c6;
+const BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY8: u16 = 0x2c7;
 
 /// `(GameStream button bit, evdev key code)` — D-pad is emitted as HAT axes instead.
-const BUTTON_MAP: [(u32, u16); 11] = [
+const BUTTON_MAP: [(u32, u16); 15] = [
     (gamepad::BTN_A, BTN_SOUTH),
     (gamepad::BTN_B, BTN_EAST),
     (gamepad::BTN_X, BTN_NORTH),
@@ -83,6 +90,10 @@ const BUTTON_MAP: [(u32, u16); 11] = [
     (gamepad::BTN_GUIDE, BTN_MODE),
     (gamepad::BTN_LS_CLK, BTN_THUMBL),
     (gamepad::BTN_RS_CLK, BTN_THUMBR),
+    (gamepad::BTN_PADDLE1, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY5),
+    (gamepad::BTN_PADDLE2, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY6),
+    (gamepad::BTN_PADDLE3, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY7),
+    (gamepad::BTN_PADDLE4, BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY8),
 ];
 
 /// The USB identity a virtual uinput pad presents. SDL/Steam/Proton key their built-in mapping off
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/steam_controller.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/steam_controller.rs
index 91a79b5..7461f02 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/steam_controller.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/linux/steam_controller.rs
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@ impl SteamControllerManager {
     /// Apply a rich client→host event (right trackpad / motion) to an existing pad.
     pub fn apply_rich(&mut self, rich: RichInput) {
         let idx = match rich {
-            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. } | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
+            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::TouchpadEx { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
         };
         if idx >= MAX_PADS || self.pads[idx].is_none() {
             return;
@@ -423,6 +425,19 @@ mod tests {
         rc >= 0 && (bits[(code / 8) as usize] >> (code % 8)) & 1 == 1
     }
 
+    /// Read the current value of an absolute axis (`EVIOCGABS`) — the first `i32` of `input_absinfo`.
+    fn abs_value(node: &str, abs: u16) -> Option<i32> {
+        use std::os::unix::io::AsRawFd;
+        let f = std::fs::File::open(node).ok()?;
+        let mut info = [0u8; 24]; // struct input_absinfo { value, min, max, fuzz, flat, resolution }
+        let req: libc::c_ulong =
+            (2 << 30) | (24 << 16) | (0x45 << 8) | (0x40 + abs as libc::c_ulong);
+        // SAFETY: EVIOCGABS fills the 24-byte input_absinfo for the valid evdev fd `f`; we read only
+        // the leading i32 `value`. The buffer is exactly sizeof(input_absinfo), so no overflow.
+        let rc = unsafe { libc::ioctl(f.as_raw_fd(), req, info.as_mut_ptr()) };
+        (rc >= 0).then(|| i32::from_ne_bytes([info[0], info[1], info[2], info[3]]))
+    }
+
     /// On-box smoke test for the real backend: a `SteamDeckPad` must bind `hid-steam` (creating both
     /// the gamepad + IMU evdevs), enter `gamepad_mode` via the creation pulse, and land a held button
     /// on the evdev (`BTN_A`, code 0x130) — proving the entry overlay + byte-exact serialize path —
@@ -431,11 +446,24 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     #[ignore = "creates a real /dev/uhid device; needs hid-steam + the input group"]
     fn backend_binds_and_input_flows() {
+        use punktfunk_core::input::gamepad as gs;
         const BTN_A: u16 = 0x130;
+        const ABS_HAT0X: u16 = 0x10; // left trackpad X
         let mut pad = SteamDeckPad::open(0).expect("open SteamDeckPad (/dev/uhid + input group?)");
-        // Drive past MODE_ENTER (the b9.6 pulse) then hold BTN_A, servicing the handshake.
-        let mut st = SteamState::neutral();
-        st.buttons = btn::A;
+        // Drive the full M3 wire path: build state through `from_gamepad` (BTN_A + the L4 back grip)
+        // and `apply_rich` (a left-pad TouchpadEx contact), then hold it past MODE_ENTER (the b9.6
+        // pulse), servicing the handshake.
+        let mut st = SteamState::from_gamepad(gs::BTN_A | gs::BTN_PADDLE2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+        st.apply_rich(RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+            pad: 0,
+            surface: 1,
+            finger: 0,
+            touch: true,
+            click: false,
+            x: -8000,
+            y: 9000,
+            pressure: 0,
+        });
         let start = Instant::now();
         while start.elapsed() < Duration::from_millis(1200) {
             let _ = pad.service();
@@ -453,6 +481,12 @@ mod tests {
             key_is_down(&node, BTN_A),
             "BTN_A not down — gamepad_mode entry or serialize failed"
         );
+        // The left trackpad contact (TouchpadEx surface 1, gated on LPAD_TOUCH) reaches ABS_HAT0X.
+        assert_eq!(
+            abs_value(&node, ABS_HAT0X),
+            Some(-8000),
+            "left trackpad (TouchpadEx surface 1) did not reach ABS_HAT0X"
+        );
         drop(pad);
         std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
         let devs = std::fs::read_to_string("/proc/bus/input/devices").unwrap_or_default();
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/proto/steam_proto.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/proto/steam_proto.rs
index c1b54b7..dace47b 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/proto/steam_proto.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/proto/steam_proto.rs
@@ -221,6 +221,13 @@ impl SteamState {
         // The DualSense touchpad-click wire bit maps to the Deck's RIGHT pad click (the pad that
         // stands in for the DualSense touchpad — see apply_rich).
         set(&mut b, on(gs::BTN_TOUCHPAD), btn::RPAD_CLICK);
+        // Back grips (the whole reason for the Deck identity): the wire paddle bits map to the four
+        // Deck grips — PADDLE1/2/3/4 = R4/L4/R5/L5 (see `input::gamepad`); MISC1 = the QAM '…' button.
+        set(&mut b, on(gs::BTN_PADDLE1), btn::R4);
+        set(&mut b, on(gs::BTN_PADDLE2), btn::L4);
+        set(&mut b, on(gs::BTN_PADDLE3), btn::R5);
+        set(&mut b, on(gs::BTN_PADDLE4), btn::L5);
+        set(&mut b, on(gs::BTN_MISC1), btn::QAM);
         s.buttons = b;
         s
     }
@@ -241,6 +248,28 @@ impl SteamState {
                 self.gyro = gyro;
                 self.accel = accel;
             }
+            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                surface,
+                touch,
+                click,
+                x,
+                y,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                // Steam pads are natively signed (centre 0), so x/y map straight in. surface 1 =
+                // left pad, anything else (0 single / 2 right) = right pad.
+                if surface == 1 {
+                    self.press(btn::LPAD_TOUCH, touch);
+                    self.press(btn::LPAD_CLICK, click);
+                    self.lpad_x = x;
+                    self.lpad_y = y;
+                } else {
+                    self.press(btn::RPAD_TOUCH, touch);
+                    self.press(btn::RPAD_CLICK, click);
+                    self.rpad_x = x;
+                    self.rpad_y = y;
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 }
@@ -424,6 +453,53 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(s.accel, [4, 5, 6]);
     }
 
+    /// M3: the wire back-button bits map to the four Deck grips + QAM, and `TouchpadEx` routes the
+    /// left / right surfaces to the matching pad (signed coords pass straight through).
+    #[test]
+    fn back_buttons_and_dual_trackpad_mapping() {
+        let s = SteamState::from_gamepad(
+            gs::BTN_PADDLE1 | gs::BTN_PADDLE2 | gs::BTN_PADDLE3 | gs::BTN_PADDLE4 | gs::BTN_MISC1,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+            0,
+        );
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::R4, 0); // PADDLE1 = R4
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::L4, 0); // PADDLE2 = L4
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::R5, 0); // PADDLE3 = R5
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::L5, 0); // PADDLE4 = L5
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::QAM, 0); // MISC1 = QAM
+
+        let mut s = SteamState::neutral();
+        s.apply_rich(RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+            pad: 0,
+            surface: 1,
+            finger: 0,
+            touch: true,
+            click: true,
+            x: -5000,
+            y: 6000,
+            pressure: 100,
+        });
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::LPAD_TOUCH, 0);
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::LPAD_CLICK, 0);
+        assert_eq!((s.lpad_x, s.lpad_y), (-5000, 6000));
+        s.apply_rich(RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+            pad: 0,
+            surface: 2,
+            finger: 0,
+            touch: true,
+            click: false,
+            x: 7000,
+            y: -8000,
+            pressure: 0,
+        });
+        assert_ne!(s.buttons & btn::RPAD_TOUCH, 0);
+        assert_eq!((s.rpad_x, s.rpad_y), (7000, -8000));
+    }
+
     /// The serial reply carries the leading report-id byte the kernel strips, so the *stripped*
     /// view (`reply[1..]`) is what `steam_get_serial` validates: `[0xAE, len, 0x01, ascii…]`.
     #[test]
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualsense_windows.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualsense_windows.rs
index e7bda48..d7d080c 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualsense_windows.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualsense_windows.rs
@@ -385,7 +385,9 @@ impl DualSenseWindowsManager {
     /// Apply one rich client→host event (touchpad contact / motion sample) to an existing pad.
     pub fn apply_rich(&mut self, rich: RichInput) {
         let idx = match rich {
-            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. } | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
+            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::TouchpadEx { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
         };
         if idx >= MAX_PADS || self.pads[idx].is_none() {
             return;
@@ -409,6 +411,26 @@ impl DualSenseWindowsManager {
                 self.state[idx].gyro = gyro;
                 self.state[idx].accel = accel;
             }
+            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                surface,
+                finger,
+                touch,
+                x,
+                y,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                // A Steam right/single pad maps onto the one DualSense touchpad (signed centre-0 →
+                // 0..=65535); surface 1 (the Steam left pad) has no DualSense equivalent.
+                if surface != 1 {
+                    let slot = (finger as usize).min(1);
+                    let n = |v: i16| ((v as i32) + 32768) as u32;
+                    let t = &mut self.state[idx].touch[slot];
+                    t.active = touch;
+                    t.id = slot as u8;
+                    t.x = (n(x) * (DS_TOUCH_W - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                    t.y = (n(y) * (DS_TOUCH_H - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                }
+            }
         }
         self.write(idx);
     }
diff --git a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualshock4_windows.rs b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualshock4_windows.rs
index b2b89dd..802f1c2 100644
--- a/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualshock4_windows.rs
+++ b/crates/punktfunk-host/src/inject/windows/dualshock4_windows.rs
@@ -186,7 +186,9 @@ impl DualShock4WindowsManager {
     /// Apply one rich client→host event (touchpad contact / motion sample) to an existing pad.
     pub fn apply_rich(&mut self, rich: RichInput) {
         let idx = match rich {
-            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. } | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
+            RichInput::Touchpad { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::Motion { pad, .. }
+            | RichInput::TouchpadEx { pad, .. } => pad as usize,
         };
         if idx >= MAX_PADS || self.pads[idx].is_none() {
             return;
@@ -210,6 +212,26 @@ impl DualShock4WindowsManager {
                 self.state[idx].gyro = gyro;
                 self.state[idx].accel = accel;
             }
+            RichInput::TouchpadEx {
+                surface,
+                finger,
+                touch,
+                x,
+                y,
+                ..
+            } => {
+                // A Steam right/single pad maps onto the one DS4 touchpad (signed centre-0 →
+                // 0..=65535); surface 1 (the Steam left pad) has no DS4 equivalent.
+                if surface != 1 {
+                    let slot = (finger as usize).min(1);
+                    let n = |v: i16| ((v as i32) + 32768) as u32;
+                    let t = &mut self.state[idx].touch[slot];
+                    t.active = touch;
+                    t.id = slot as u8;
+                    t.x = (n(x) * (DS4_TOUCH_W - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                    t.y = (n(y) * (DS4_TOUCH_H - 1) as u32 / u16::MAX as u32) as u16;
+                }
+            }
         }
         self.write(idx);
     }
diff --git a/design/steam-controller-deck-support.md b/design/steam-controller-deck-support.md
index 2c7565d..d3e24d0 100644
--- a/design/steam-controller-deck-support.md
+++ b/design/steam-controller-deck-support.md
@@ -1,12 +1,27 @@
 # Rich Steam Controller & Steam Deck support
 
-> **Status:** **M0–M2 GREEN — Linux virtual Deck binds, is byte-exact, AND is a wired host backend,
+> **Status:** **M0–M3 GREEN — virtual Deck binds + byte-exact + wired backend + the rich wire,
 > on-box (2026-06-29).** The greenfield virtual `hid-steam` device works end-to-end as a selectable
-> host gamepad backend: `PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD=steamdeck` builds a per-session `SteamControllerManager`
-> that creates a `/dev/uhid` `28DE:1205` device, enters `gamepad_mode`, and feeds the byte-exact Deck
-> report. Next: M3 (the protocol/ABI wire surface — back-button bits, `TouchpadEx`, the C-ABI
-> `GamepadPref` constants) + M4 (client capture). This remains the design + milestone plan; the Steam
-> analogue of the shipped virtual DualSense (`design/windows-dualsense-scoping.md`).
+> host gamepad backend (`PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD=steamdeck`), and the protocol now carries the rich Steam
+> inputs (back buttons + second trackpad). Next: M4 (client capture — SDL Steam hints, paddles, 2nd
+> touchpad, the Decky Disable-Steam-Input UX, + the C-ABI `PunktfunkRichInputEx`/`send_rich_input2`
+> for the Apple/embedder send path). The Steam analogue of the shipped virtual DualSense.
+>
+> **M3 result (protocol / ABI wire, on-box):** strictly additive + forward-compatible (§5).
+> Core: back-button bits `BTN_PADDLE1..4` + `BTN_MISC1` (in Moonlight's `buttonFlags2<<16`
+> namespace, so GameStream paddle + native grips share one map); `RichInput::TouchpadEx` (kind
+> `0x03` — surface 0/1/2, click, signed coords, pressure); `HidOutput::TrackpadHaptic` (kind `0x04`).
+> ABI: `PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_STEAMDECK=6`/`_STEAMCONTROLLER=5` + the paddle/`RICH_TOUCHPAD_EX`/
+> `HIDOUT_TRACKPAD_HAPTIC` constants, `from_hid` packs `TrackpadHaptic` into the existing
+> `which`+`effect[0..6]` (the legacy structs do **not** grow — guarded by `size_of==20/19` asserts);
+> regenerated `punktfunk_core.h`. Host: `steam_proto::from_gamepad` maps the paddles → the four Deck
+> grips + QAM; `apply_rich` routes `TouchpadEx` left/right → the matching pad; every DS manager
+> (DualSense/DS4, Linux + Windows) gained a `TouchpadEx` arm (surface 0/2 → its one touchpad); the
+> xpad `BUTTON_MAP` finally consumes the GameStream paddle bits (`BTN_TRIGGER_HAPPY5-8`, previously
+> dropped). Wire round-trips + mapping unit-tested; the on-box backend test now drives the full path
+> (`from_gamepad` grip + `apply_rich` left-pad) → evdev `BTN_A` + `ABS_HAT0X`. Workspace
+> clippy/fmt/test green. **Deferred to M4:** the C-ABI `PunktfunkRichInputEx` + `send_rich_input2`
+> (only the Apple/C *send* path needs it; the host decodes `TouchpadEx` today).
 >
 > **M2 result (backend + wiring, on-box):** `inject/linux/steam_controller.rs`
 > (`SteamControllerManager`/`SteamDeckPad`, mirroring `dualsense.rs`) is wired into `PadBackend`
diff --git a/include/punktfunk_core.h b/include/punktfunk_core.h
index d963b57..c1f446c 100644
--- a/include/punktfunk_core.h
+++ b/include/punktfunk_core.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
 // `PunktfunkHidOutput::kind` — one adaptive-trigger effect (`which` + `effect`/`effect_len` valid).
 #define PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_TRIGGER 3
 
+// `PunktfunkHidOutput::kind` — a trackpad haptic pulse (Steam Controller voice-coils). `which` =
+// side (0 = right pad, 1 = left pad); `effect[0..6]` packs `amplitude` / `period` / `count` as
+// little-endian `u16`s with `effect_len = 6`. Clients without trackpad coils drop it.
+#define PUNKTFUNK_HIDOUT_TRACKPAD_HAPTIC 4
+
 // Capacity of `PunktfunkHidOutput::effect` (the DualSense trigger parameter block).
 #define PUNKTFUNK_HID_EFFECT_MAX 11
 
@@ -37,6 +42,12 @@
 // `PunktfunkRichInput::kind` — a motion sample (`gyro`/`accel` valid).
 #define PUNKTFUNK_RICH_MOTION 2
 
+// `RichInput::TouchpadEx` kind on the wire — an extended trackpad contact that identifies the
+// surface (0 single / 1 Steam-left / 2 Steam-right) and carries click + pressure. The host decodes
+// it today; *sending* it from a C client needs the size-prefixed `PunktfunkRichInputEx` +
+// `punktfunk_connection_send_rich_input2` (added with client capture).
+#define PUNKTFUNK_RICH_TOUCHPAD_EX 3
+
 // Compositor preference for [`punktfunk_connect_ex`] (`compositor` arg). `AUTO` lets the host
 // pick (auto-detect from its running desktop); a concrete value is honored only if that backend
 // is available on the host right now, else the host falls back to auto-detect. The resolved
@@ -82,6 +93,28 @@
 // hosts); otherwise the host falls back to X-Box 360.
 #define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_DUALSHOCK4 4
 
+// UHID classic Steam Controller (Valve `28DE:1102`, kernel `hid-steam`): dual trackpads, gyro,
+// two grip paddles. Reserved — currently folds to `XBOX360` until its backend lands.
+#define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_STEAMCONTROLLER 5
+
+// UHID Steam Deck controller (Valve `28DE:1205`, kernel `hid-steam`): full Deck gamepad incl. the
+// four back grips, a right trackpad, and the IMU; re-grabbed by Steam Input with native glyphs when
+// Steam runs on the host. Honored only where available (Linux hosts); else folds to X-Box 360.
+#define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_STEAMDECK 6
+
+// Extended `InputEvent` gamepad button bits for embedders building raw events: the four back grips
+// (Steam L4/L5/R4/R5 ≙ Xbox-Elite P1–P4) + the misc/capture button, in Moonlight's
+// `buttonFlags2 << 16` namespace. Mirror `input::gamepad::BTN_PADDLE1..4` / `BTN_MISC1`.
+#define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE1 65536
+
+#define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE2 131072
+
+#define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE3 262144
+
+#define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_PADDLE4 524288
+
+#define PUNKTFUNK_GAMEPAD_BTN_MISC1 2097152
+
 // Connect to a `punktfunk/1` host and start a session at `width`x`height`@`refresh_hz`.
 // Blocks up to `timeout_ms` for the handshake. Returns NULL on failure. Equivalent to
 // [`punktfunk_connect_ex`] with `compositor = PUNKTFUNK_COMPOSITOR_AUTO`.
@@ -139,11 +172,26 @@
 
 #define PUNKTFUNK_BTN_Y 32768
 
+// Back grip R4 — SDL `RightPaddle1` / GameStream `PADDLE1`.
+#define BTN_PADDLE1 65536
+
+// Back grip L4 — SDL `LeftPaddle1` / GameStream `PADDLE2`.
+#define BTN_PADDLE2 131072
+
+// Back grip R5 — SDL `RightPaddle2` / GameStream `PADDLE3`.
+#define BTN_PADDLE3 262144
+
+// Back grip L5 — SDL `LeftPaddle2` / GameStream `PADDLE4`.
+#define BTN_PADDLE4 524288
+
 // DualSense touchpad click. Moonlight's extended-button position (`buttonFlags2`
 // merges in at `<< 16`, see `gamestream/gamepad.rs`), so GameStream clients land on
 // the same bit. Only the DualSense backend renders it; the xpad has no such button.
 #define PUNKTFUNK_BTN_TOUCHPAD 1048576
 
+// Misc / capture button — the Deck `…`/quick-access, Share/Capture / GameStream `MISC`.
+#define BTN_MISC1 2097152
+
 // Axis ids for `InputKind::GamepadAxis`.
 #define PUNKTFUNK_AXIS_LS_X 0