diff --git a/hw/i386/vmmouse.c b/hw/i386/vmmouse.c
index a3556438f0..df4798f502 100644
--- a/hw/i386/vmmouse.c
+++ b/hw/i386/vmmouse.c
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ static void vmmouse_class_initfn(ObjectClass *klass, void *data)
     dc->reset = vmmouse_reset;
     dc->vmsd = &vmstate_vmmouse;
     device_class_set_props(dc, vmmouse_properties);
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_INPUT, dc->categories);
 }
 
 static const TypeInfo vmmouse_info = {