#define MT_QUIRK_SLOT_IS_CONTACTID_MINUS_ONE   (1 << 8)
 #define MT_QUIRK_NO_AREA               (1 << 9)
 #define MT_QUIRK_IGNORE_DUPLICATES     (1 << 10)
+#define MT_QUIRK_HOVERING              (1 << 11)
 
 struct mt_slot {
        __s32 x, y, cx, cy, p, w, h;
        __s32 contactid;        /* the device ContactID assigned to this slot */
        bool touch_state;       /* is the touch valid? */
+       bool inrange_state;     /* is the finger in proximity of the sensor? */
 };
 
 struct mt_class {
        case HID_UP_DIGITIZER:
                switch (usage->hid) {
                case HID_DG_INRANGE:
+                       if (cls->quirks & MT_QUIRK_HOVERING) {
+                               hid_map_usage(hi, usage, bit, max,
+                                       EV_ABS, ABS_MT_DISTANCE);
+                               input_set_abs_params(hi->input,
+                                       ABS_MT_DISTANCE, 0, 1, 0, 0);
+                       }
                        mt_store_field(usage, td, hi);
                        td->last_field_index = field->index;
                        return 1;
 
                input_mt_slot(input, slotnum);
                input_mt_report_slot_state(input, MT_TOOL_FINGER,
-                       s->touch_state);
-               if (s->touch_state) {
-                       /* this finger is on the screen */
+                       s->touch_state || s->inrange_state);
+               if (s->touch_state || s->inrange_state) {
+                       /* this finger is in proximity of the sensor */
                        int wide = (s->w > s->h);
                        /* divided by two to match visual scale of touch */
                        int major = max(s->w, s->h) >> 1;
                        input_event(input, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_POSITION_Y, s->y);
                        input_event(input, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_TOOL_X, s->cx);
                        input_event(input, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_TOOL_Y, s->cy);
+                       input_event(input, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_DISTANCE,
+                               !s->touch_state);
                        input_event(input, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_ORIENTATION, wide);
                        input_event(input, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_PRESSURE, s->p);
                        input_event(input, EV_ABS, ABS_MT_TOUCH_MAJOR, major);
                case HID_DG_INRANGE:
                        if (quirks & MT_QUIRK_VALID_IS_INRANGE)
                                td->curvalid = value;
+                       if (quirks & MT_QUIRK_HOVERING)
+                               td->curdata.inrange_state = value;
                        break;
                case HID_DG_TIPSWITCH:
                        if (quirks & MT_QUIRK_NOT_SEEN_MEANS_UP)