diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 9192bef..8b4d284 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -932,6 +932,21 @@ version = "1.3.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "42703706b716c37f96a77aea830392ad231f44c9e9a67872fa5548707e11b11c"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures"
+version = "0.3.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8b147ee9d1f6d097cef9ce628cd2ee62288d963e16fb287bd9286455b241382d"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-executor",
+ "futures-io",
+ "futures-sink",
+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-channel"
 version = "0.3.32"
@@ -939,6 +954,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "07bbe89c50d7a535e539b8c17bc0b49bdb77747034daa8087407d655f3f7cc1d"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
+ "futures-sink",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -947,6 +963,17 @@ version = "0.3.32"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "7e3450815272ef58cec6d564423f6e755e25379b217b0bc688e295ba24df6b1d"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "futures-executor"
+version = "0.3.32"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "baf29c38818342a3b26b5b923639e7b1f4a61fc5e76102d4b1981c6dc7a7579d"
+dependencies = [
+ "futures-core",
+ "futures-task",
+ "futures-util",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-io"
 version = "0.3.32"
@@ -995,9 +1022,13 @@ version = "0.3.32"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "389ca41296e6190b48053de0321d02a77f32f8a5d2461dd38762c0593805c6d6"
 dependencies = [
+ "futures-channel",
  "futures-core",
+ "futures-io",
  "futures-macro",
+ "futures-sink",
  "futures-task",
+ "memchr",
  "pin-project-lite",
  "slab",
 ]
@@ -1468,6 +1499,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "axum-server",
  "cbc",
  "ffmpeg-next",
+ "futures-util",
  "hex",
  "libc",
  "lumen-core",
@@ -1476,6 +1508,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "pipewire",
  "rand 0.8.6",
  "rcgen",
+ "reis",
  "rsa",
  "rustls",
  "rustls-pemfile",
@@ -2172,6 +2205,19 @@ version = "0.8.10"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "dc897dd8d9e8bd1ed8cdad82b5966c3e0ecae09fb1907d58efaa013543185d0a"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "reis"
+version = "0.6.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2aee09758db35e73eb1398c6ef321973ce7f4aad86573ba08c1c8ef98d350b46"
+dependencies = [
+ "enumflags2",
+ "futures",
+ "log",
+ "rustix",
+ "tokio",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ring"
 version = "0.17.14"
diff --git a/crates/lumen-host/Cargo.toml b/crates/lumen-host/Cargo.toml
index 6ebbdd1..b487dfb 100644
--- a/crates/lumen-host/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/lumen-host/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ rustls-pemfile = "2"
 rusty_enet = "0.4"
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
-# `screencast` gates the ScreenCast portal module; `tokio` is the default runtime.
+# `screencast` gates the ScreenCast portal module; `remote_desktop` adds the RemoteDesktop
+# portal we use for libei input on KWin/GNOME; `tokio` is the default runtime.
 # `open_pipe_wire_remote` is unconditional, so ashpd's own `pipewire` feature is not
 # needed — we drive PipeWire with the `pipewire` crate below.
-ashpd = { version = "0.13", features = ["screencast"] }
+ashpd = { version = "0.13", features = ["screencast", "remote_desktop"] }
 ffmpeg-next = "7"
 libc = "0.2"
 # Must match the pipewire crate ashpd 0.13 links (libspa/pipewire-sys `links` key is
@@ -52,3 +53,8 @@ wayland-protocols-misc = { version = "0.3", features = ["client"] }
 xkbcommon = "0.8"
 # Opus encode for the GameStream audio stream (links system libopus).
 opus = "0.3"
+# libei (EI sender) for the portable input path on KWin/GNOME (RemoteDesktop portal).
+# The `tokio` feature wires reis's event stream into tokio's reactor.
+reis = { version = "0.6.1", features = ["tokio"] }
+# `StreamExt::next` on reis's tokio event stream in the libei worker loop.
+futures-util = "0.3"
diff --git a/crates/lumen-host/src/gamestream/control.rs b/crates/lumen-host/src/gamestream/control.rs
index 9688280..3584cbe 100644
--- a/crates/lumen-host/src/gamestream/control.rs
+++ b/crates/lumen-host/src/gamestream/control.rs
@@ -146,10 +146,16 @@ fn on_receive(
         return; // keepalive / QoS / unhandled input kind
     }
 
-    // Open the injector on demand — by the first input event Sway's Wayland socket is up.
+    // Open the injector on demand — by the first input event the compositor session is up.
+    // Backend auto-selects per desktop (wlr on Sway, libei on KWin/GNOME); override with
+    // LUMEN_INPUT_BACKEND.
     if injector.is_none() {
-        match crate::inject::open(crate::inject::Backend::WlrVirtual) {
-            Ok(i) => *injector = Some(i),
+        let backend = crate::inject::default_backend();
+        match crate::inject::open(backend) {
+            Ok(i) => {
+                tracing::info!(?backend, "input injection backend opened");
+                *injector = Some(i);
+            }
             Err(e) => {
                 tracing::error!(error = %format!("{e:#}"), "input injection unavailable");
                 return;
diff --git a/crates/lumen-host/src/inject.rs b/crates/lumen-host/src/inject.rs
index 6089752..2bd0675 100644
--- a/crates/lumen-host/src/inject.rs
+++ b/crates/lumen-host/src/inject.rs
@@ -42,7 +42,42 @@ pub fn open(backend: Backend) -> Result<Box<dyn InputInjector>> {
                 anyhow::bail!("wlroots virtual input requires Linux + a Wayland compositor")
             }
         }
-        other => anyhow::bail!("injection backend {other:?} not implemented; use WlrVirtual"),
+        Backend::Libei => {
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                Ok(Box::new(libei::LibeiInjector::open()?))
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+            {
+                anyhow::bail!("libei input requires Linux + a RemoteDesktop portal")
+            }
+        }
+        other => anyhow::bail!("injection backend {other:?} not implemented"),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Pick the injection backend for the current session. wlroots/Sway only implements the
+/// ScreenCast portal (no RemoteDesktop), so libei can't run there — use the wlr virtual-input
+/// protocols. KWin and GNOME implement RemoteDesktop but not the wlr protocols, so use libei.
+/// `LUMEN_INPUT_BACKEND=wlr|libei` overrides the auto-detection.
+pub fn default_backend() -> Backend {
+    if let Ok(v) = std::env::var("LUMEN_INPUT_BACKEND") {
+        match v.trim().to_ascii_lowercase().as_str() {
+            "wlr" | "wlroots" | "wlrvirtual" => return Backend::WlrVirtual,
+            "libei" | "ei" | "portal" => return Backend::Libei,
+            "uinput" => return Backend::Uinput,
+            other => tracing::warn!(
+                value = other,
+                "unknown LUMEN_INPUT_BACKEND — auto-detecting"
+            ),
+        }
+    }
+    let desktop = std::env::var("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP").unwrap_or_default();
+    let d = desktop.to_ascii_uppercase();
+    if d.contains("KDE") || d.contains("GNOME") {
+        Backend::Libei
+    } else {
+        Backend::WlrVirtual
     }
 }
 
@@ -195,266 +230,6 @@ fn gs_button_to_evdev(b: u32) -> Option<u32> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
-mod wlr {
-    use super::{gs_button_to_evdev, vk_to_evdev, InputEvent, InputInjector};
-    use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
-    use lumen_core::input::InputKind;
-    use std::io::Write;
-    use std::os::fd::{AsFd, FromRawFd};
-    use std::time::Instant;
-    use wayland_client::protocol::{wl_output::WlOutput, wl_pointer, wl_registry, wl_seat::WlSeat};
-    use wayland_client::{Connection, Dispatch, EventQueue, Proxy, QueueHandle};
-    use wayland_protocols_misc::zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1::client::{
-        zwp_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1::ZwpVirtualKeyboardManagerV1,
-        zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1::ZwpVirtualKeyboardV1,
-    };
-    use wayland_protocols_wlr::virtual_pointer::v1::client::{
-        zwlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1::ZwlrVirtualPointerManagerV1,
-        zwlr_virtual_pointer_v1::ZwlrVirtualPointerV1,
-    };
-    use xkbcommon::xkb;
-
-    /// `code` value marking a horizontal scroll event (mirrors `gamestream::input`).
-    const SCROLL_HORIZONTAL: u32 = 1;
-
-    /// Globals bound from the registry (the Wayland dispatch state).
-    #[derive(Default)]
-    struct Globals {
-        pointer_mgr: Option<ZwlrVirtualPointerManagerV1>,
-        keyboard_mgr: Option<ZwpVirtualKeyboardManagerV1>,
-        seat: Option<WlSeat>,
-        output: Option<WlOutput>,
-    }
-
-    impl Dispatch<wl_registry::WlRegistry, ()> for Globals {
-        fn event(
-            state: &mut Self,
-            registry: &wl_registry::WlRegistry,
-            event: wl_registry::Event,
-            _: &(),
-            _: &Connection,
-            qh: &QueueHandle<Self>,
-        ) {
-            if let wl_registry::Event::Global {
-                name,
-                interface,
-                version,
-            } = event
-            {
-                match interface.as_str() {
-                    "zwlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1" => {
-                        state.pointer_mgr = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(2), qh, ()));
-                    }
-                    "zwp_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1" => {
-                        state.keyboard_mgr = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(1), qh, ()));
-                    }
-                    "wl_seat" => {
-                        state.seat = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(7), qh, ()));
-                    }
-                    "wl_output" if state.output.is_none() => {
-                        state.output = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(3), qh, ()));
-                    }
-                    _ => {}
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // The managers, the two virtual devices, the seat and the output emit no events we use.
-    macro_rules! ignore_events {
-        ($($t:ty),* $(,)?) => {$(
-            impl Dispatch<$t, ()> for Globals {
-                fn event(_: &mut Self, _: &$t, _: <$t as Proxy>::Event, _: &(), _: &Connection, _: &QueueHandle<Self>) {}
-            }
-        )*};
-    }
-    ignore_events!(
-        WlSeat,
-        WlOutput,
-        ZwlrVirtualPointerManagerV1,
-        ZwlrVirtualPointerV1,
-        ZwpVirtualKeyboardManagerV1,
-        ZwpVirtualKeyboardV1,
-    );
-
-    pub struct WlrootsInjector {
-        conn: Connection,
-        queue: EventQueue<Globals>,
-        globals: Globals,
-        pointer: ZwlrVirtualPointerV1,
-        keyboard: ZwpVirtualKeyboardV1,
-        xkb_state: xkb::State,
-        _keymap_file: std::fs::File, // keep the memfd alive for the compositor's mmap
-        start: Instant,
-    }
-
-    impl WlrootsInjector {
-        pub fn open() -> Result<Self> {
-            let conn = Connection::connect_to_env().context(
-                "connect to Wayland (is Sway up + WAYLAND_DISPLAY/XDG_RUNTIME_DIR set?)",
-            )?;
-            let mut queue = conn.new_event_queue();
-            let qh = queue.handle();
-            let _registry = conn.display().get_registry(&qh, ());
-            let mut globals = Globals::default();
-            queue
-                .roundtrip(&mut globals)
-                .context("Wayland registry roundtrip")?;
-
-            let pointer_mgr = globals
-                .pointer_mgr
-                .clone()
-                .context("compositor lacks zwlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1")?;
-            let keyboard_mgr = globals
-                .keyboard_mgr
-                .clone()
-                .context("compositor lacks zwp_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1")?;
-            let seat = globals
-                .seat
-                .clone()
-                .context("compositor advertised no wl_seat")?;
-
-            let pointer = pointer_mgr.create_virtual_pointer_with_output(
-                Some(&seat),
-                globals.output.as_ref(),
-                &qh,
-                (),
-            );
-            let keyboard = keyboard_mgr.create_virtual_keyboard(&seat, &qh, ());
-
-            // A standard evdev/US keymap so raw evdev keycodes resolve to the right keysyms.
-            let ctx = xkb::Context::new(xkb::CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
-            let keymap = xkb::Keymap::new_from_names(
-                &ctx,
-                "evdev",
-                "pc105",
-                "us",
-                "",
-                None,
-                xkb::KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS,
-            )
-            .context("compile xkb keymap")?;
-            let keymap_str = keymap.get_as_string(xkb::KEYMAP_FORMAT_TEXT_V1);
-            let xkb_state = xkb::State::new(&keymap);
-
-            let file = memfd_with(&keymap_str)?;
-            let size = keymap_str.len() as u32 + 1; // include the trailing NUL
-            keyboard.keymap(1 /* XKB_V1 */, file.as_fd(), size);
-            queue
-                .roundtrip(&mut globals)
-                .context("keymap upload roundtrip")?;
-            conn.flush().ok();
-
-            tracing::info!(
-                output = globals.output.is_some(),
-                "wlroots virtual input ready (pointer + keyboard)"
-            );
-            Ok(Self {
-                conn,
-                queue,
-                globals,
-                pointer,
-                keyboard,
-                xkb_state,
-                _keymap_file: file,
-                start: Instant::now(),
-            })
-        }
-
-        fn now_ms(&self) -> u32 {
-            self.start.elapsed().as_millis() as u32
-        }
-
-        /// Update xkb state for a key and tell the compositor the resulting modifier mask.
-        fn send_modifiers(&mut self, evdev: u16, down: bool) {
-            let kc = xkb::Keycode::new(evdev as u32 + 8); // evdev -> xkb keycode
-            let dir = if down {
-                xkb::KeyDirection::Down
-            } else {
-                xkb::KeyDirection::Up
-            };
-            self.xkb_state.update_key(kc, dir);
-            let depressed = self.xkb_state.serialize_mods(xkb::STATE_MODS_DEPRESSED);
-            let latched = self.xkb_state.serialize_mods(xkb::STATE_MODS_LATCHED);
-            let locked = self.xkb_state.serialize_mods(xkb::STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
-            let group = self.xkb_state.serialize_layout(xkb::STATE_LAYOUT_EFFECTIVE);
-            self.keyboard.modifiers(depressed, latched, locked, group);
-        }
-    }
-
-    impl InputInjector for WlrootsInjector {
-        fn inject(&mut self, event: &InputEvent) -> Result<()> {
-            let t = self.now_ms();
-            match event.kind {
-                InputKind::MouseMove => {
-                    self.pointer.motion(t, event.x as f64, event.y as f64);
-                    self.pointer.frame();
-                }
-                InputKind::MouseMoveAbs => {
-                    let w = (event.flags >> 16) & 0xffff;
-                    let h = event.flags & 0xffff;
-                    if w > 0 && h > 0 {
-                        let x = event.x.clamp(0, w as i32) as u32;
-                        let y = event.y.clamp(0, h as i32) as u32;
-                        self.pointer.motion_absolute(t, x, y, w, h);
-                        self.pointer.frame();
-                    }
-                }
-                InputKind::MouseButtonDown | InputKind::MouseButtonUp => {
-                    if let Some(btn) = gs_button_to_evdev(event.code) {
-                        let st = if event.kind == InputKind::MouseButtonDown {
-                            wl_pointer::ButtonState::Pressed
-                        } else {
-                            wl_pointer::ButtonState::Released
-                        };
-                        self.pointer.button(t, btn, st);
-                        self.pointer.frame();
-                    }
-                }
-                InputKind::MouseScroll => {
-                    let axis = if event.code == SCROLL_HORIZONTAL {
-                        wl_pointer::Axis::HorizontalScroll
-                    } else {
-                        wl_pointer::Axis::VerticalScroll
-                    };
-                    // GameStream sends WHEEL_DELTA(120)-scaled units; a notch ≈ 15px. Positive
-                    // GameStream = scroll up, which is negative on the Wayland axis.
-                    let notches = event.x as f64 / 120.0;
-                    self.pointer.axis_source(wl_pointer::AxisSource::Wheel);
-                    self.pointer.axis(t, axis, -notches * 15.0);
-                    self.pointer.frame();
-                }
-                InputKind::KeyDown | InputKind::KeyUp => {
-                    let down = event.kind == InputKind::KeyDown;
-                    if let Some(evdev) = vk_to_evdev(event.code as u8) {
-                        self.keyboard.key(t, evdev as u32, if down { 1 } else { 0 });
-                        self.send_modifiers(evdev, down);
-                    } else {
-                        tracing::debug!(vk = event.code, "unmapped VK keycode — dropped");
-                    }
-                }
-                InputKind::GamepadButton | InputKind::GamepadAxis => {} // not yet injected
-            }
-            // Surface protocol errors / disconnects, then push the batch to the compositor.
-            self.queue
-                .dispatch_pending(&mut self.globals)
-                .context("wayland dispatch")?;
-            self.conn.flush().context("wayland flush")?;
-            Ok(())
-        }
-    }
-
-    /// Create an anonymous in-memory file holding `s` + a trailing NUL (for the keymap fd).
-    fn memfd_with(s: &str) -> Result<std::fs::File> {
-        let name = b"lumen-keymap\0";
-        let fd =
-            unsafe { libc::memfd_create(name.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char, libc::MFD_CLOEXEC) };
-        if fd < 0 {
-            bail!("memfd_create failed: {}", std::io::Error::last_os_error());
-        }
-        let mut f = unsafe { std::fs::File::from_raw_fd(fd) };
-        f.write_all(s.as_bytes()).context("write keymap")?;
-        f.write_all(&[0]).context("write keymap NUL")?;
-        Ok(f)
-    }
-}
+mod libei;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod wlr;
diff --git a/crates/lumen-host/src/inject/libei.rs b/crates/lumen-host/src/inject/libei.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0aaaa00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lumen-host/src/inject/libei.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,354 @@
+//! libei input injection via the RemoteDesktop portal — the portable path for KWin and
+//! GNOME/Mutter, which (unlike wlroots/Sway) implement `org.freedesktop.portal.RemoteDesktop`
+//! and route emulated input through libei/EIS rather than the wlr virtual-input protocols.
+//!
+//! We use `ashpd` to open a RemoteDesktop session and obtain the EIS socket fd, then `reis` to
+//! drive it as an EI *sender*: bind the seat's pointer/keyboard/scroll/button capabilities and,
+//! per device, `start_emulating` → emit → `frame`. The portal session and the EIS connection
+//! must stay alive and the event stream must be polled continuously (resume/pause/ping/modifier
+//! traffic), so the whole thing runs on a dedicated thread with its own tokio runtime; the
+//! synchronous control thread reaches it through an unbounded channel and [`LibeiInjector::inject`]
+//! merely enqueues.
+//!
+//! Keyboard codes are Linux evdev (the same space our VK→evdev table produces) and the
+//! compositor supplies the keymap, so — unlike the wlr path — there is no keymap to upload and
+//! no modifier mask to serialize: pressing the modifier *keys* (which Moonlight sends as normal
+//! key events) is enough.
+
+use super::{gs_button_to_evdev, vk_to_evdev, InputInjector};
+use anyhow::{anyhow, Result};
+use ashpd::desktop::{
+    remote_desktop::{
+        ConnectToEISOptions, DeviceType, RemoteDesktop, SelectDevicesOptions, StartOptions,
+    },
+    CreateSessionOptions, PersistMode,
+};
+use futures_util::StreamExt;
+use lumen_core::input::{InputEvent, InputKind};
+use reis::ei;
+use reis::event::{DeviceCapability, EiEvent};
+use std::os::unix::net::UnixStream;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
+use tokio::sync::mpsc::{unbounded_channel, UnboundedReceiver, UnboundedSender};
+
+/// `code` value marking a horizontal scroll event (mirrors `gamestream::input`).
+const SCROLL_HORIZONTAL: u32 = 1;
+
+/// Handle held by the control thread; forwards events to the libei worker thread.
+pub struct LibeiInjector {
+    tx: UnboundedSender<InputEvent>,
+}
+
+impl LibeiInjector {
+    pub fn open() -> Result<Self> {
+        let (tx, rx) = unbounded_channel::<InputEvent>();
+        std::thread::Builder::new()
+            .name("lumen-libei".into())
+            .spawn(move || worker(rx))
+            .map_err(|e| anyhow!("spawn libei worker thread: {e}"))?;
+        // Return immediately — the portal handshake must NOT run on the caller's (control)
+        // thread, or a slow/denied portal would freeze the ENet control stream and drop the
+        // client. The worker establishes the session asynchronously and logs its status;
+        // events enqueue until devices resume (a few startup events may be dropped).
+        Ok(Self { tx })
+    }
+}
+
+impl InputInjector for LibeiInjector {
+    fn inject(&mut self, event: &InputEvent) -> Result<()> {
+        self.tx
+            .send(*event)
+            .map_err(|_| anyhow!("libei worker thread has exited"))
+    }
+}
+
+/// Worker thread entry: build a tokio runtime and run the session to completion.
+fn worker(rx: UnboundedReceiver<InputEvent>) {
+    let rt = match tokio::runtime::Builder::new_multi_thread()
+        .worker_threads(1)
+        .enable_all()
+        .build()
+    {
+        Ok(rt) => rt,
+        Err(e) => {
+            tracing::error!(error = %e, "libei: build tokio runtime failed");
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    rt.block_on(session_main(rx));
+}
+
+/// Open the portal + EIS (bounded), then pump events until disconnect or shutdown.
+async fn session_main(mut rx: UnboundedReceiver<InputEvent>) {
+    // Keep `_rd`/`_session` bound for the whole loop — dropping the portal session closes the
+    // EIS connection. Bound the setup so a headless approval dialog (un-bypassed grant) can't
+    // hang the worker forever.
+    let (_rd, _session, context, mut events) = match tokio::time::timeout(
+        Duration::from_secs(30),
+        connect(),
+    )
+    .await
+    {
+        Ok(Ok(t)) => t,
+        Ok(Err(e)) => {
+            tracing::error!(error = %format!("{e:#}"), "libei: portal/EIS setup failed");
+            return;
+        }
+        Err(_) => {
+            tracing::error!(
+                    "libei: portal setup timed out (headless approval needed, or kde-authorized grant not seeded / app-id mismatch)"
+                );
+            return;
+        }
+    };
+    tracing::info!("libei: EIS connected — awaiting devices");
+
+    let mut state = EiState::new();
+    loop {
+        tokio::select! {
+            ei = events.next() => match ei {
+                Some(Ok(ev)) => state.handle_ei(ev, &context),
+                Some(Err(e)) => { tracing::warn!(error = %e, "libei: event stream error"); break; }
+                None => { tracing::info!("libei: EIS disconnected"); break; }
+            },
+            msg = rx.recv() => match msg {
+                Some(input) => state.inject(&input, &context),
+                None => { tracing::info!("libei: injector closed — ending session"); break; }
+            },
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Tie down the verbose tuple the connect step returns.
+type Connected = (
+    RemoteDesktop,
+    ashpd::desktop::Session<RemoteDesktop>,
+    ei::Context,
+    reis::tokio::EiConvertEventStream,
+);
+
+/// Open a RemoteDesktop portal session (pointer + keyboard), connect to EIS, and run the EI
+/// sender handshake. Returns the live portal + EI objects.
+async fn connect() -> Result<Connected> {
+    let rd = RemoteDesktop::new()
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("open RemoteDesktop portal (is xdg-desktop-portal-kde/gnome running and XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP set?): {e}"))?;
+    let session = rd
+        .create_session(CreateSessionOptions::default())
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("create RemoteDesktop session: {e}"))?;
+    rd.select_devices(
+        &session,
+        SelectDevicesOptions::default()
+            .set_devices(DeviceType::Keyboard | DeviceType::Pointer)
+            .set_persist_mode(PersistMode::DoNot),
+    )
+    .await
+    .map_err(|e| anyhow!("select_devices: {e}"))?
+    .response()
+    .map_err(|e| anyhow!("select_devices response: {e}"))?;
+    let started = rd
+        .start(&session, None, StartOptions::default())
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("start RemoteDesktop session: {e}"))?;
+    let granted = started
+        .response()
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("RemoteDesktop start denied: {e}"))?;
+    tracing::info!(devices = ?granted.devices(), "libei: portal granted devices");
+
+    let fd = rd
+        .connect_to_eis(&session, ConnectToEISOptions::default())
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("connect_to_eis (RemoteDesktop portal version < 2?): {e}"))?;
+    let context =
+        ei::Context::new(UnixStream::from(fd)).map_err(|e| anyhow!("reis EI context: {e}"))?;
+    let (_conn, events) = context
+        .handshake_tokio("lumen-host", ei::handshake::ContextType::Sender)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("EI handshake: {e}"))?;
+
+    Ok((rd, session, context, events))
+}
+
+/// One EI device and its emulation state.
+struct DeviceSlot {
+    device: reis::event::Device,
+    /// The device is resumed (allowed to emit). Devices arrive paused and may pause again.
+    resumed: bool,
+    /// We have issued `start_emulating` since the last resume.
+    emulating: bool,
+}
+
+/// Tracks bound devices + the serial/sequence/timebase the EI protocol requires.
+struct EiState {
+    devices: Vec<DeviceSlot>,
+    last_serial: u32,
+    sequence: u32,
+    start: Instant,
+}
+
+impl EiState {
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            devices: Vec::new(),
+            last_serial: 0,
+            sequence: 0,
+            start: Instant::now(),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn now_us(&self) -> u64 {
+        self.start.elapsed().as_micros() as u64
+    }
+
+    /// Apply a server event: bind capabilities, track devices, and follow resume/pause.
+    fn handle_ei(&mut self, ev: EiEvent, ctx: &ei::Context) {
+        match ev {
+            EiEvent::SeatAdded(e) => {
+                e.seat.bind_capabilities(
+                    DeviceCapability::Pointer
+                        | DeviceCapability::PointerAbsolute
+                        | DeviceCapability::Keyboard
+                        | DeviceCapability::Scroll
+                        | DeviceCapability::Button,
+                );
+                let _ = ctx.flush();
+            }
+            EiEvent::DeviceAdded(e) => {
+                tracing::info!(device = ?e.device.name(), ty = ?e.device.device_type(), "libei: device added");
+                self.devices.push(DeviceSlot {
+                    device: e.device,
+                    resumed: false,
+                    emulating: false,
+                });
+            }
+            EiEvent::DeviceRemoved(e) => {
+                self.devices.retain(|d| d.device != e.device);
+            }
+            EiEvent::DeviceResumed(e) => {
+                self.last_serial = e.serial;
+                if let Some(d) = self.devices.iter_mut().find(|d| d.device == e.device) {
+                    d.resumed = true;
+                    d.emulating = false; // must re-issue start_emulating after a resume
+                }
+            }
+            EiEvent::DevicePaused(e) => {
+                if let Some(d) = self.devices.iter_mut().find(|d| d.device == e.device) {
+                    d.resumed = false;
+                    d.emulating = false;
+                }
+            }
+            // Informational: the server reports resulting modifier/group state; we don't set it.
+            EiEvent::KeyboardModifiers(e) => self.last_serial = e.serial,
+            _ => {}
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Index of a resumed device exposing `cap`.
+    fn device_for(&self, cap: DeviceCapability) -> Option<usize> {
+        self.devices
+            .iter()
+            .position(|d| d.resumed && d.device.has_capability(cap))
+    }
+
+    /// Ensure the device at `idx` is in `start_emulating` state before we emit on it.
+    fn ensure_emulating(&mut self, idx: usize, dev: &ei::Device) {
+        if !self.devices[idx].emulating {
+            dev.start_emulating(self.last_serial, self.sequence);
+            self.sequence = self.sequence.wrapping_add(1);
+            self.devices[idx].emulating = true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Translate and emit one client input event, committing it as a single `frame`.
+    fn inject(&mut self, ev: &InputEvent, ctx: &ei::Context) {
+        let cap = match ev.kind {
+            InputKind::MouseMove => DeviceCapability::Pointer,
+            InputKind::MouseMoveAbs => DeviceCapability::PointerAbsolute,
+            InputKind::MouseButtonDown | InputKind::MouseButtonUp => DeviceCapability::Button,
+            InputKind::MouseScroll => DeviceCapability::Scroll,
+            InputKind::KeyDown | InputKind::KeyUp => DeviceCapability::Keyboard,
+            InputKind::GamepadButton | InputKind::GamepadAxis => return, // uinput path (later)
+        };
+        let Some(idx) = self.device_for(cap) else {
+            return; // no resumed device with this capability yet
+        };
+        let dev = self.devices[idx].device.device().clone();
+        self.ensure_emulating(idx, &dev);
+
+        let mut emitted = true;
+        let slot = &self.devices[idx].device;
+        match ev.kind {
+            InputKind::MouseMove => match slot.interface::<ei::Pointer>() {
+                Some(p) => p.motion_relative(ev.x as f32, ev.y as f32),
+                None => emitted = false,
+            },
+            InputKind::MouseMoveAbs => {
+                let w = ((ev.flags >> 16) & 0xffff) as f32;
+                let h = (ev.flags & 0xffff) as f32;
+                match (
+                    slot.interface::<ei::PointerAbsolute>(),
+                    slot.regions().first(),
+                ) {
+                    (Some(p), Some(region)) if w > 0.0 && h > 0.0 => {
+                        // Map the normalized client position into the device's first region.
+                        let nx = (ev.x as f32 / w).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+                        let ny = (ev.y as f32 / h).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+                        let x = region.x as f32 + nx * region.width as f32;
+                        let y = region.y as f32 + ny * region.height as f32;
+                        p.motion_absolute(x, y);
+                    }
+                    _ => emitted = false,
+                }
+            }
+            InputKind::MouseButtonDown | InputKind::MouseButtonUp => {
+                match (slot.interface::<ei::Button>(), gs_button_to_evdev(ev.code)) {
+                    (Some(b), Some(btn)) => {
+                        let st = if ev.kind == InputKind::MouseButtonDown {
+                            ei::button::ButtonState::Press
+                        } else {
+                            ei::button::ButtonState::Released
+                        };
+                        b.button(btn, st);
+                    }
+                    _ => emitted = false,
+                }
+            }
+            InputKind::MouseScroll => match slot.interface::<ei::Scroll>() {
+                Some(s) => {
+                    // GameStream sends WHEEL_DELTA(120)-scaled deltas in `x`; ei scroll_discrete
+                    // uses the same 120-per-detent unit. Positive GameStream = up/left, which is
+                    // negative on the ei axis (matches wl_pointer).
+                    if ev.code == SCROLL_HORIZONTAL {
+                        s.scroll_discrete(-ev.x, 0);
+                    } else {
+                        s.scroll_discrete(0, -ev.x);
+                    }
+                }
+                None => emitted = false,
+            },
+            InputKind::KeyDown | InputKind::KeyUp => {
+                match (slot.interface::<ei::Keyboard>(), vk_to_evdev(ev.code as u8)) {
+                    (Some(k), Some(evdev)) => {
+                        let st = if ev.kind == InputKind::KeyDown {
+                            ei::keyboard::KeyState::Press
+                        } else {
+                            ei::keyboard::KeyState::Released
+                        };
+                        k.key(evdev as u32, st);
+                    }
+                    _ => {
+                        emitted = false;
+                        tracing::debug!(vk = ev.code, "libei: unmapped VK keycode — dropped");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            InputKind::GamepadButton | InputKind::GamepadAxis => emitted = false,
+        }
+
+        if emitted {
+            dev.frame(self.last_serial, self.now_us());
+        }
+        let _ = ctx.flush();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/lumen-host/src/inject/wlr.rs b/crates/lumen-host/src/inject/wlr.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8700ded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/lumen-host/src/inject/wlr.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,266 @@
+//! Input injection through the wlroots virtual-input Wayland protocols
+//! (`zwlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1` + `zwp_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1`) — the headless-Sway
+//! path. We connect as an ordinary Wayland client (the host inherits Sway's
+//! `WAYLAND_DISPLAY`/`XDG_RUNTIME_DIR`), bind the two managers, upload a standard evdev/US xkb
+//! keymap, and translate events into virtual pointer/keyboard requests, tracking modifier state
+//! so the compositor resolves shifted keysyms correctly.
+
+use super::{gs_button_to_evdev, vk_to_evdev, InputEvent, InputInjector};
+use anyhow::{bail, Context, Result};
+use lumen_core::input::InputKind;
+use std::io::Write;
+use std::os::fd::{AsFd, FromRawFd};
+use std::time::Instant;
+use wayland_client::protocol::{wl_output::WlOutput, wl_pointer, wl_registry, wl_seat::WlSeat};
+use wayland_client::{Connection, Dispatch, EventQueue, Proxy, QueueHandle};
+use wayland_protocols_misc::zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1::client::{
+    zwp_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1::ZwpVirtualKeyboardManagerV1,
+    zwp_virtual_keyboard_v1::ZwpVirtualKeyboardV1,
+};
+use wayland_protocols_wlr::virtual_pointer::v1::client::{
+    zwlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1::ZwlrVirtualPointerManagerV1,
+    zwlr_virtual_pointer_v1::ZwlrVirtualPointerV1,
+};
+use xkbcommon::xkb;
+
+/// `code` value marking a horizontal scroll event (mirrors `gamestream::input`).
+const SCROLL_HORIZONTAL: u32 = 1;
+
+/// Globals bound from the registry (the Wayland dispatch state).
+#[derive(Default)]
+struct Globals {
+    pointer_mgr: Option<ZwlrVirtualPointerManagerV1>,
+    keyboard_mgr: Option<ZwpVirtualKeyboardManagerV1>,
+    seat: Option<WlSeat>,
+    output: Option<WlOutput>,
+}
+
+impl Dispatch<wl_registry::WlRegistry, ()> for Globals {
+    fn event(
+        state: &mut Self,
+        registry: &wl_registry::WlRegistry,
+        event: wl_registry::Event,
+        _: &(),
+        _: &Connection,
+        qh: &QueueHandle<Self>,
+    ) {
+        if let wl_registry::Event::Global {
+            name,
+            interface,
+            version,
+        } = event
+        {
+            match interface.as_str() {
+                "zwlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1" => {
+                    state.pointer_mgr = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(2), qh, ()));
+                }
+                "zwp_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1" => {
+                    state.keyboard_mgr = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(1), qh, ()));
+                }
+                "wl_seat" => {
+                    state.seat = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(7), qh, ()));
+                }
+                "wl_output" if state.output.is_none() => {
+                    state.output = Some(registry.bind(name, version.min(3), qh, ()));
+                }
+                _ => {}
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// The managers, the two virtual devices, the seat and the output emit no events we use.
+macro_rules! ignore_events {
+    ($($t:ty),* $(,)?) => {$(
+        impl Dispatch<$t, ()> for Globals {
+            fn event(_: &mut Self, _: &$t, _: <$t as Proxy>::Event, _: &(), _: &Connection, _: &QueueHandle<Self>) {}
+        }
+    )*};
+}
+ignore_events!(
+    WlSeat,
+    WlOutput,
+    ZwlrVirtualPointerManagerV1,
+    ZwlrVirtualPointerV1,
+    ZwpVirtualKeyboardManagerV1,
+    ZwpVirtualKeyboardV1,
+);
+
+pub struct WlrootsInjector {
+    conn: Connection,
+    queue: EventQueue<Globals>,
+    globals: Globals,
+    pointer: ZwlrVirtualPointerV1,
+    keyboard: ZwpVirtualKeyboardV1,
+    xkb_state: xkb::State,
+    _keymap_file: std::fs::File, // keep the memfd alive for the compositor's mmap
+    start: Instant,
+}
+
+impl WlrootsInjector {
+    pub fn open() -> Result<Self> {
+        let conn = Connection::connect_to_env()
+            .context("connect to Wayland (is Sway up + WAYLAND_DISPLAY/XDG_RUNTIME_DIR set?)")?;
+        let mut queue = conn.new_event_queue();
+        let qh = queue.handle();
+        let _registry = conn.display().get_registry(&qh, ());
+        let mut globals = Globals::default();
+        queue
+            .roundtrip(&mut globals)
+            .context("Wayland registry roundtrip")?;
+
+        let pointer_mgr = globals
+            .pointer_mgr
+            .clone()
+            .context("compositor lacks zwlr_virtual_pointer_manager_v1")?;
+        let keyboard_mgr = globals
+            .keyboard_mgr
+            .clone()
+            .context("compositor lacks zwp_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1")?;
+        let seat = globals
+            .seat
+            .clone()
+            .context("compositor advertised no wl_seat")?;
+
+        let pointer = pointer_mgr.create_virtual_pointer_with_output(
+            Some(&seat),
+            globals.output.as_ref(),
+            &qh,
+            (),
+        );
+        let keyboard = keyboard_mgr.create_virtual_keyboard(&seat, &qh, ());
+
+        // A standard evdev/US keymap so raw evdev keycodes resolve to the right keysyms.
+        let ctx = xkb::Context::new(xkb::CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
+        let keymap = xkb::Keymap::new_from_names(
+            &ctx,
+            "evdev",
+            "pc105",
+            "us",
+            "",
+            None,
+            xkb::KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS,
+        )
+        .context("compile xkb keymap")?;
+        let keymap_str = keymap.get_as_string(xkb::KEYMAP_FORMAT_TEXT_V1);
+        let xkb_state = xkb::State::new(&keymap);
+
+        let file = memfd_with(&keymap_str)?;
+        let size = keymap_str.len() as u32 + 1; // include the trailing NUL
+        keyboard.keymap(1 /* XKB_V1 */, file.as_fd(), size);
+        queue
+            .roundtrip(&mut globals)
+            .context("keymap upload roundtrip")?;
+        conn.flush().ok();
+
+        tracing::info!(
+            output = globals.output.is_some(),
+            "wlroots virtual input ready (pointer + keyboard)"
+        );
+        Ok(Self {
+            conn,
+            queue,
+            globals,
+            pointer,
+            keyboard,
+            xkb_state,
+            _keymap_file: file,
+            start: Instant::now(),
+        })
+    }
+
+    fn now_ms(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.start.elapsed().as_millis() as u32
+    }
+
+    /// Update xkb state for a key and tell the compositor the resulting modifier mask.
+    fn send_modifiers(&mut self, evdev: u16, down: bool) {
+        let kc = xkb::Keycode::new(evdev as u32 + 8); // evdev -> xkb keycode
+        let dir = if down {
+            xkb::KeyDirection::Down
+        } else {
+            xkb::KeyDirection::Up
+        };
+        self.xkb_state.update_key(kc, dir);
+        let depressed = self.xkb_state.serialize_mods(xkb::STATE_MODS_DEPRESSED);
+        let latched = self.xkb_state.serialize_mods(xkb::STATE_MODS_LATCHED);
+        let locked = self.xkb_state.serialize_mods(xkb::STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
+        let group = self.xkb_state.serialize_layout(xkb::STATE_LAYOUT_EFFECTIVE);
+        self.keyboard.modifiers(depressed, latched, locked, group);
+    }
+}
+
+impl InputInjector for WlrootsInjector {
+    fn inject(&mut self, event: &InputEvent) -> Result<()> {
+        let t = self.now_ms();
+        match event.kind {
+            InputKind::MouseMove => {
+                self.pointer.motion(t, event.x as f64, event.y as f64);
+                self.pointer.frame();
+            }
+            InputKind::MouseMoveAbs => {
+                let w = (event.flags >> 16) & 0xffff;
+                let h = event.flags & 0xffff;
+                if w > 0 && h > 0 {
+                    let x = event.x.clamp(0, w as i32) as u32;
+                    let y = event.y.clamp(0, h as i32) as u32;
+                    self.pointer.motion_absolute(t, x, y, w, h);
+                    self.pointer.frame();
+                }
+            }
+            InputKind::MouseButtonDown | InputKind::MouseButtonUp => {
+                if let Some(btn) = gs_button_to_evdev(event.code) {
+                    let st = if event.kind == InputKind::MouseButtonDown {
+                        wl_pointer::ButtonState::Pressed
+                    } else {
+                        wl_pointer::ButtonState::Released
+                    };
+                    self.pointer.button(t, btn, st);
+                    self.pointer.frame();
+                }
+            }
+            InputKind::MouseScroll => {
+                let axis = if event.code == SCROLL_HORIZONTAL {
+                    wl_pointer::Axis::HorizontalScroll
+                } else {
+                    wl_pointer::Axis::VerticalScroll
+                };
+                // GameStream sends WHEEL_DELTA(120)-scaled units; a notch ≈ 15px. Positive
+                // GameStream = scroll up, which is negative on the Wayland axis.
+                let notches = event.x as f64 / 120.0;
+                self.pointer.axis_source(wl_pointer::AxisSource::Wheel);
+                self.pointer.axis(t, axis, -notches * 15.0);
+                self.pointer.frame();
+            }
+            InputKind::KeyDown | InputKind::KeyUp => {
+                let down = event.kind == InputKind::KeyDown;
+                if let Some(evdev) = vk_to_evdev(event.code as u8) {
+                    self.keyboard.key(t, evdev as u32, if down { 1 } else { 0 });
+                    self.send_modifiers(evdev, down);
+                } else {
+                    tracing::debug!(vk = event.code, "unmapped VK keycode — dropped");
+                }
+            }
+            InputKind::GamepadButton | InputKind::GamepadAxis => {} // not yet injected
+        }
+        // Surface protocol errors / disconnects, then push the batch to the compositor.
+        self.queue
+            .dispatch_pending(&mut self.globals)
+            .context("wayland dispatch")?;
+        self.conn.flush().context("wayland flush")?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
+/// Create an anonymous in-memory file holding `s` + a trailing NUL (for the keymap fd).
+fn memfd_with(s: &str) -> Result<std::fs::File> {
+    let name = b"lumen-keymap\0";
+    let fd = unsafe { libc::memfd_create(name.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char, libc::MFD_CLOEXEC) };
+    if fd < 0 {
+        bail!("memfd_create failed: {}", std::io::Error::last_os_error());
+    }
+    let mut f = unsafe { std::fs::File::from_raw_fd(fd) };
+    f.write_all(s.as_bytes()).context("write keymap")?;
+    f.write_all(&[0]).context("write keymap NUL")?;
+    Ok(f)
+}
diff --git a/crates/lumen-host/src/main.rs b/crates/lumen-host/src/main.rs
index 44cf864..654225a 100644
--- a/crates/lumen-host/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/lumen-host/src/main.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ fn real_main() -> Result<()> {
     match args.first().map(String::as_str) {
         // M2 GameStream host control plane (P1.1: mDNS + serverinfo).
         Some("serve") => gamestream::serve(),
+        // Standalone input-injection smoke test (no client needed): open the session's input
+        // backend and inject a scripted mouse/keyboard pattern. Watch a focused app / `wev`.
+        Some("input-test") => input_test(),
         // M0 pipeline spike.
         Some("m0") => m0::run(parse_m0(&args[1..])?),
         Some("-h") | Some("--help") | Some("help") | None => {
@@ -60,6 +63,56 @@ fn real_main() -> Result<()> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Inject a scripted mouse + keyboard pattern through the session's input backend (libei on
+/// KWin/GNOME, wlr on Sway). Lets us validate input injection without a Moonlight client.
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn input_test() -> Result<()> {
+    use lumen_core::input::{InputEvent, InputKind};
+    use std::time::Duration;
+
+    let backend = inject::default_backend();
+    tracing::info!(?backend, "input-test: opening injector");
+    let mut inj = inject::open(backend)?;
+    // An async backend (libei) needs a moment to establish its portal/EIS session + device
+    // resume; events injected before then are dropped.
+    std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(4));
+
+    let ev = |kind, code, x, y| InputEvent {
+        kind,
+        _pad: [0; 3],
+        code,
+        x,
+        y,
+        flags: 0,
+    };
+    tracing::info!("input-test: injecting a mouse square + 'A'/click taps for ~8s (watch wev / focused app)");
+    for i in 0..160u32 {
+        let (dx, dy) = match (i / 10) % 4 {
+            0 => (12, 0),
+            1 => (0, 12),
+            2 => (-12, 0),
+            _ => (0, -12),
+        };
+        if let Err(e) = inj.inject(&ev(InputKind::MouseMove, 0, dx, dy)) {
+            tracing::warn!(error = %format!("{e:#}"), "input-test: inject failed");
+        }
+        if i % 20 == 0 {
+            let _ = inj.inject(&ev(InputKind::KeyDown, 0x41, 0, 0)); // 'A'
+            let _ = inj.inject(&ev(InputKind::KeyUp, 0x41, 0, 0));
+            let _ = inj.inject(&ev(InputKind::MouseButtonDown, 1, 0, 0)); // left click
+            let _ = inj.inject(&ev(InputKind::MouseButtonUp, 1, 0, 0));
+        }
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(50));
+    }
+    tracing::info!("input-test: done");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+fn input_test() -> Result<()> {
+    bail!("input-test requires Linux")
+}
+
 fn parse_m0(args: &[String]) -> Result<Options> {
     let mut source = Source::Portal;
     let mut width = 1920u32;