diff --git a/shared/config-parser.c b/shared/config-parser.c
index 4e6cf7fb..f98209cb 100644
--- a/shared/config-parser.c
+++ b/shared/config-parser.c
@@ -335,6 +335,32 @@ weston_config_section_get_uint(struct weston_config_section *section,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+WL_EXPORT
+int
+weston_config_section_get_double(struct weston_config_section *section,
+				 const char *key,
+				 double *value, double default_value)
+{
+	struct weston_config_entry *entry;
+	char *end;
+
+	entry = config_section_get_entry(section, key);
+	if (entry == NULL) {
+		*value = default_value;
+		errno = ENOENT;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	*value = strtod(entry->value, &end);
+	if (*end != '\0') {
+		*value = default_value;
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 WL_EXPORT
 int
 weston_config_section_get_string(struct weston_config_section *section,
diff --git a/shared/config-parser.h b/shared/config-parser.h
index 794e09cd..410a7ef1 100644
--- a/shared/config-parser.h
+++ b/shared/config-parser.h
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ weston_config_section_get_uint(struct weston_config_section *section,
 			       const char *key,
 			       uint32_t *value, uint32_t default_value);
 int
+weston_config_section_get_double(struct weston_config_section *section,
+				 const char *key,
+				 double *value, double default_value);
+int
 weston_config_section_get_string(struct weston_config_section *section,
 				 const char *key,
 				 char **value,
diff --git a/src/evdev-touchpad.c b/src/evdev-touchpad.c
index 53300ce8..81acbd04 100644
--- a/src/evdev-touchpad.c
+++ b/src/evdev-touchpad.c
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
 #include <math.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 
 #include "filter.h"
 #include "evdev.h"
+#include "../shared/config-parser.h"
 
 /* Default values */
 #define DEFAULT_CONSTANT_ACCEL_NUMERATOR 50
@@ -670,6 +672,38 @@ struct evdev_dispatch_interface touchpad_interface = {
 	touchpad_destroy
 };
 
+static void
+touchpad_parse_config(struct touchpad_dispatch *touchpad, double diagonal)
+{
+	struct weston_config *config;
+	struct weston_config_section *s;
+	int config_fd;
+
+	double constant_accel_factor;
+	double min_accel_factor;
+	double max_accel_factor;
+
+	config_fd = open_config_file("weston.ini");
+	config = weston_config_parse(config_fd);
+	close(config_fd);
+
+	s = weston_config_get_section(config, "touchpad", NULL, NULL);
+	weston_config_section_get_double(s, "constant_accel_factor",
+					 &constant_accel_factor,
+					 DEFAULT_CONSTANT_ACCEL_NUMERATOR);
+	weston_config_section_get_double(s, "min_accel_factor",
+					 &min_accel_factor,
+					 DEFAULT_MIN_ACCEL_FACTOR);
+	weston_config_section_get_double(s, "max_accel_factor",
+					 &max_accel_factor,
+					 DEFAULT_MAX_ACCEL_FACTOR);
+
+	touchpad->constant_accel_factor =
+		constant_accel_factor / diagonal;
+	touchpad->min_accel_factor = min_accel_factor;
+	touchpad->max_accel_factor = max_accel_factor;
+}
+
 static int
 touchpad_init(struct touchpad_dispatch *touchpad,
 	      struct evdev_device *device)
@@ -710,11 +744,7 @@ touchpad_init(struct touchpad_dispatch *touchpad,
 	height = abs(device->abs.max_y - device->abs.min_y);
 	diagonal = sqrt(width*width + height*height);
 
-	touchpad->constant_accel_factor =
-		DEFAULT_CONSTANT_ACCEL_NUMERATOR / diagonal;
-
-	touchpad->min_accel_factor = DEFAULT_MIN_ACCEL_FACTOR;
-	touchpad->max_accel_factor = DEFAULT_MAX_ACCEL_FACTOR;
+	touchpad_parse_config(touchpad, diagonal);
 
 	touchpad->hysteresis.margin_x =
 		diagonal / DEFAULT_HYSTERESIS_MARGIN_DENOMINATOR;
diff --git a/weston.ini b/weston.ini
index f2abceb7..ff0f3baa 100644
--- a/weston.ini
+++ b/weston.ini
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ path=/usr/libexec/weston-keyboard
 #name=X1
 #mode=1024x768
 #transform=flipped-270
+
+#[touchpad]
+#constant_accel_factor = 50
+#min_accel_factor = 0.16
+#max_accel_factor = 1.0