diff --git a/backend/libinput/backend.c b/backend/libinput/backend.c
index 4191f350..8023807f 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/backend.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/backend.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ static void backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *wlr_backend) {
 	wl_array_for_each(wlr_devices_ptr, &backend->wlr_device_lists) {
 		struct wlr_libinput_input_device *dev, *tmp;
 		wl_list_for_each_safe(dev, tmp, *wlr_devices_ptr, link) {
-			wlr_input_device_destroy(&dev->wlr_input_device);
+			destroy_libinput_input_device(dev);
 		}
 		free(*wlr_devices_ptr);
 	}
diff --git a/backend/libinput/events.c b/backend/libinput/events.c
index 1f28b94a..67ca49d5 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/events.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/events.c
@@ -10,12 +10,6 @@
 #include "util/array.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 
-static struct wlr_libinput_input_device *get_libinput_device_from_device(
-		struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev) {
-	assert(wlr_input_device_is_libinput(wlr_dev));
-	return (struct wlr_libinput_input_device *)wlr_dev;
-}
-
 struct wlr_input_device *get_appropriate_device(
 		enum wlr_input_device_type desired_type,
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
@@ -32,18 +26,23 @@ struct wlr_input_device *get_appropriate_device(
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-static void input_device_destroy(struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev) {
-	struct wlr_libinput_input_device *dev =
-		get_libinput_device_from_device(wlr_dev);
+void destroy_libinput_input_device(struct wlr_libinput_input_device *dev)
+{
+	/**
+	 * TODO remove the redundant wlr_input_device from wlr_libinput_input_device
+	 * wlr_libinput_input_device::wlr_input_device is not owned by its input
+	 * device type, which means we have 2 wlr_input_device to cleanup
+	 */
+	if (dev->wlr_input_device._device) {
+		wlr_input_device_destroy(&dev->wlr_input_device);
+	}
+	wlr_input_device_finish(&dev->wlr_input_device);
+
 	libinput_device_unref(dev->handle);
 	wl_list_remove(&dev->link);
 	free(dev);
 }
 
-static const struct wlr_input_device_impl input_device_impl = {
-	.destroy = input_device_destroy,
-};
-
 static struct wlr_input_device *allocate_device(
 		struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev, struct wl_list *wlr_devices,
@@ -64,14 +63,29 @@ static struct wlr_input_device *allocate_device(
 	wl_list_insert(wlr_devices, &dev->link);
 	dev->handle = libinput_dev;
 	libinput_device_ref(libinput_dev);
-	wlr_input_device_init(wlr_dev, type, &input_device_impl, name);
+	wlr_input_device_init(wlr_dev, type, NULL, name);
 	wlr_dev->vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_dev->product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 	return wlr_dev;
 }
 
 bool wlr_input_device_is_libinput(struct wlr_input_device *wlr_dev) {
-	return wlr_dev->impl == &input_device_impl;
+	switch (wlr_dev->type) {
+	case WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_KEYBOARD:
+		return wlr_dev->keyboard->impl == &libinput_keyboard_impl;
+	case WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_POINTER:
+		return wlr_dev->pointer->impl == &libinput_pointer_impl;
+	case WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_TOUCH:
+		return wlr_dev->touch->impl == &libinput_touch_impl;
+	case WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_TABLET_TOOL:
+		return wlr_dev->tablet->impl == &libinput_tablet_impl;
+	case WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_TABLET_PAD:
+		return wlr_dev->tablet_pad->impl == &libinput_tablet_pad_impl;
+	case WLR_INPUT_DEVICE_SWITCH:
+		return wlr_dev->switch_device->impl == &libinput_switch_impl;
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
 }
 
 static void handle_device_added(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
@@ -216,7 +230,7 @@ static void handle_device_removed(struct wlr_libinput_backend *backend,
 	}
 	struct wlr_libinput_input_device *dev, *tmp_dev;
 	wl_list_for_each_safe(dev, tmp_dev, wlr_devices, link) {
-		wlr_input_device_destroy(&dev->wlr_input_device);
+		destroy_libinput_input_device(dev);
 	}
 	size_t i = 0;
 	struct wl_list **ptr;
diff --git a/backend/libinput/keyboard.c b/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
index be5faf3e..9127217a 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #include <libinput.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/session.h>
-#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_keyboard.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "backend/libinput.h"
@@ -12,11 +11,9 @@ struct wlr_libinput_keyboard {
 	struct libinput_device *libinput_dev;
 };
 
-static const struct wlr_keyboard_impl impl;
-
 static struct wlr_libinput_keyboard *get_libinput_keyboard_from_keyboard(
 		struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_kb) {
-	assert(wlr_kb->impl == &impl);
+	assert(wlr_kb->impl == &libinput_keyboard_impl);
 	return (struct wlr_libinput_keyboard *)wlr_kb;
 }
 
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ static void keyboard_destroy(struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_kb) {
 	free(kb);
 }
 
-static const struct wlr_keyboard_impl impl = {
+const struct wlr_keyboard_impl libinput_keyboard_impl = {
 	.destroy = keyboard_destroy,
 	.led_update = keyboard_set_leds
 };
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ struct wlr_keyboard *create_libinput_keyboard(
 	libinput_device_led_update(libinput_dev, 0);
 	struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_kb = &kb->wlr_keyboard;
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
-	wlr_keyboard_init(wlr_kb, &impl, name);
+	wlr_keyboard_init(wlr_kb, &libinput_keyboard_impl, name);
 	wlr_kb->base.vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_kb->base.product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 	return wlr_kb;
diff --git a/backend/libinput/pointer.c b/backend/libinput/pointer.c
index 305c43d9..706ace7b 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/pointer.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/pointer.c
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 #include <libinput.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/session.h>
-#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_pointer.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include "backend/libinput.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 
+const struct wlr_pointer_impl libinput_pointer_impl = {0};
+
 struct wlr_pointer *create_libinput_pointer(
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
 	assert(libinput_dev);
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ struct wlr_pointer *create_libinput_pointer(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
-	wlr_pointer_init(wlr_pointer, NULL, name);
+	wlr_pointer_init(wlr_pointer, &libinput_pointer_impl, name);
 	wlr_pointer->base.vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_pointer->base.product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 	return wlr_pointer;
diff --git a/backend/libinput/switch.c b/backend/libinput/switch.c
index 9562e185..0e710f09 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/switch.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/switch.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "backend/libinput.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 
+const struct wlr_switch_impl libinput_switch_impl;
+
 struct wlr_switch *create_libinput_switch(
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
 	assert(libinput_dev);
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ struct wlr_switch *create_libinput_switch(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
-	wlr_switch_init(wlr_switch, NULL, name);
+	wlr_switch_init(wlr_switch, &libinput_switch_impl, name);
 	wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "Created switch for device %s", name);
 	wlr_switch->base.vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_switch->base.product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
diff --git a/backend/libinput/tablet_pad.c b/backend/libinput/tablet_pad.c
index 2f1da363..50b8ad6e 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/tablet_pad.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/tablet_pad.c
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ static void add_pad_group_from_libinput(struct wlr_tablet_pad *pad,
 	wl_list_insert(&pad->groups, &group->link);
 }
 
+const struct wlr_tablet_pad_impl libinput_tablet_pad_impl;
+
 struct wlr_tablet_pad *create_libinput_tablet_pad(
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
 	assert(libinput_dev);
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ struct wlr_tablet_pad *create_libinput_tablet_pad(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
-	wlr_tablet_pad_init(wlr_tablet_pad, NULL, name);
+	wlr_tablet_pad_init(wlr_tablet_pad, &libinput_tablet_pad_impl, name);
 	wlr_tablet_pad->base.vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_tablet_pad->base.product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 
diff --git a/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c b/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c
index 31803e81..373f87d7 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/tablet_tool.c
@@ -14,10 +14,8 @@
 #include "util/array.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 
-static const struct wlr_tablet_impl tablet_impl;
-
 static bool tablet_is_libinput(struct wlr_tablet *tablet) {
-	return tablet->impl == &tablet_impl;
+	return tablet->impl == &libinput_tablet_impl;
 }
 
 struct wlr_libinput_tablet_tool {
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ static void destroy_tool(struct wlr_libinput_tablet_tool *tool) {
 	free(tool);
 }
 
-
 static void destroy_tablet(struct wlr_tablet *wlr_tablet) {
 	assert(tablet_is_libinput(wlr_tablet));
 	struct wlr_libinput_tablet *tablet =
@@ -60,7 +57,7 @@ static void destroy_tablet(struct wlr_tablet *wlr_tablet) {
 	free(tablet);
 }
 
-static const struct wlr_tablet_impl tablet_impl = {
+const struct wlr_tablet_impl libinput_tablet_impl = {
 	.destroy = destroy_tablet,
 };
 
@@ -77,7 +74,7 @@ struct wlr_tablet *create_libinput_tablet(
 	struct wlr_tablet *wlr_tablet = &libinput_tablet->wlr_tablet;
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
 
-	wlr_tablet_init(wlr_tablet, &tablet_impl, name);
+	wlr_tablet_init(wlr_tablet, &libinput_tablet_impl, name);
 	wlr_tablet->base.vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_tablet->base.product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 
diff --git a/backend/libinput/touch.c b/backend/libinput/touch.c
index d1f99611..2e22a97a 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/touch.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/touch.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #include "backend/libinput.h"
 #include "util/signal.h"
 
+const struct wlr_touch_impl libinput_touch_impl;
+
 struct wlr_touch *create_libinput_touch(
 		struct libinput_device *libinput_dev) {
 	assert(libinput_dev);
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ struct wlr_touch *create_libinput_touch(
 		return NULL;
 	}
 	const char *name = libinput_device_get_name(libinput_dev);
-	wlr_touch_init(wlr_touch, NULL, name);
+	wlr_touch_init(wlr_touch, &libinput_touch_impl, name);
 	wlr_touch->base.vendor = libinput_device_get_id_vendor(libinput_dev);
 	wlr_touch->base.product = libinput_device_get_id_product(libinput_dev);
 	return wlr_touch;
diff --git a/include/backend/libinput.h b/include/backend/libinput.h
index a6841d7e..39e6dfe5 100644
--- a/include/backend/libinput.h
+++ b/include/backend/libinput.h
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/interface.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/libinput.h>
-#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_input_device.h>
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_keyboard.h>
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_pointer.h>
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_switch.h>
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_tablet_pad.h>
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_tablet_tool.h>
+#include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_touch.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h>
 
 struct wlr_libinput_backend {
@@ -39,6 +44,15 @@ struct wlr_input_device *get_appropriate_device(
 		enum wlr_input_device_type desired_type,
 		struct libinput_device *device);
 
+void destroy_libinput_input_device(struct wlr_libinput_input_device *dev);
+
+extern const struct wlr_keyboard_impl libinput_keyboard_impl;
+extern const struct wlr_pointer_impl libinput_pointer_impl;
+extern const struct wlr_switch_impl libinput_switch_impl;
+extern const struct wlr_tablet_impl libinput_tablet_impl;
+extern const struct wlr_tablet_pad_impl libinput_tablet_pad_impl;
+extern const struct wlr_touch_impl libinput_touch_impl;
+
 struct wlr_keyboard *create_libinput_keyboard(
 		struct libinput_device *device);
 void handle_keyboard_key(struct libinput_event *event,