diff --git a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
index dd503bbe6..866676395 100644
--- a/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
+++ b/clutter/evdev/clutter-device-manager-evdev.c
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ struct _ClutterDeviceManagerEvdevPrivate
   ClutterInputDevice *core_pointer;
   ClutterInputDevice *core_keyboard;
 
+  ClutterPointerConstrainCallback constrain_callback;
+  gpointer                        constrain_data;
+  GDestroyNotify                  constrain_data_notify;
+
   ClutterStageManager *stage_manager;
   guint stage_added_handler;
   guint stage_removed_handler;
@@ -259,8 +263,17 @@ notify_relative_motion (ClutterEventSource *source,
   clutter_input_device_get_coords (manager_evdev->priv->core_pointer, NULL, &point);
   new_x = point.x + dx;
   new_y = point.y + dy;
-  new_x = CLAMP (new_x, 0.f, stage_width - 1);
-  new_y = CLAMP (new_y, 0.f, stage_height - 1);
+
+  if (manager_evdev->priv->constrain_callback)
+    {
+      manager_evdev->priv->constrain_callback (manager_evdev->priv->core_pointer, time_, &new_x, &new_y,
+					       manager_evdev->priv->constrain_data);
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      new_x = CLAMP (new_x, 0.f, stage_width - 1);
+      new_y = CLAMP (new_y, 0.f, stage_height - 1);
+    }
 
   event->motion.time = time_;
   event->motion.stage = stage;
@@ -1029,6 +1042,9 @@ clutter_device_manager_evdev_finalize (GObject *object)
     }
   g_slist_free (priv->event_sources);
 
+  if (priv->constrain_data_notify)
+    priv->constrain_data_notify (priv->constrain_data);
+
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_device_manager_evdev_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
@@ -1313,3 +1329,36 @@ clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_map (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev,
   for (i = 0; i < priv->keys->len; i++)
     xkb_state_update_key (priv->xkb, g_array_index (priv->keys, guint32, i), XKB_KEY_DOWN);
 }
+
+/**
+ * clutter_evdev_set_pointer_constrain_callback:
+ * @evdev: the #ClutterDeviceManager created by the evdev backend
+ * @callback: the callback
+ * @user_data:
+ * @user_data_notify:
+ *
+ * Sets a callback to be invoked for every pointer motion. The callback
+ * can then modify the new pointer coordinates to constrain movement within
+ * a specific region.
+ */
+void
+clutter_evdev_set_pointer_constrain_callback (ClutterDeviceManager            *evdev,
+					      ClutterPointerConstrainCallback  callback,
+					      gpointer                         user_data,
+					      GDestroyNotify                   user_data_notify)
+{
+  ClutterDeviceManagerEvdev *manager_evdev;
+  ClutterDeviceManagerEvdevPrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_DEVICE_MANAGER_EVDEV (evdev));
+
+  manager_evdev = CLUTTER_DEVICE_MANAGER_EVDEV (evdev);
+  priv = manager_evdev->priv;
+
+  if (priv->constrain_data_notify)
+    priv->constrain_data_notify (priv->constrain_data);
+
+  priv->constrain_callback = callback;
+  priv->constrain_data = user_data;
+  priv->constrain_data_notify = user_data_notify;
+}
diff --git a/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h b/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
index fea26cb27..88feaf5de 100644
--- a/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
+++ b/clutter/evdev/clutter-evdev.h
@@ -51,6 +51,33 @@ void  clutter_evdev_set_open_callback (ClutterOpenDeviceCallback callback,
 void  clutter_evdev_release_devices (void);
 void  clutter_evdev_reclaim_devices (void);
 
+/**
+ * ClutterPointerConstrainCallback:
+ * @device: the core pointer device
+ * @time: the event time in milliseconds
+ * @x: (inout): the new X coordinate
+ * @y: (inout): the new Y coordinate
+ * @user_data:
+ *
+ * This callback will be called for all pointer motion events, and should
+ * update (@x, @y) to constrain the pointer position appropriately.
+ * The subsequent motion event will use the updated values as the new coordinates.
+ * Note that the coordinates are not clamped to the stage size, and the callback
+ * must make sure that this happens before it returns.
+ * Also note that the event will be emitted even if the pointer is constrained
+ * to be in the same position.
+ */
+typedef void (*ClutterPointerConstrainCallback) (ClutterInputDevice *device,
+						 guint32             time,
+						 float              *x,
+						 float              *y,
+						 gpointer            user_data);
+
+void  clutter_evdev_set_pointer_constrain_callback (ClutterDeviceManager            *evdev,
+						    ClutterPointerConstrainCallback  callback,
+						    gpointer                         user_data,
+						    GDestroyNotify                   user_data_notify);
+
 struct xkb_state * clutter_evdev_get_keyboard_state (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev);
 void               clutter_evdev_set_keyboard_map   (ClutterDeviceManager *evdev,
 						     struct xkb_keymap    *keymap);