diff --git a/include/config/touch.h b/include/config/touch.h
index 6b453fff..96423f93 100644
--- a/include/config/touch.h
+++ b/include/config/touch.h
@@ -11,4 +11,6 @@ struct touch_config_entry {
 	struct wl_list link;     /* struct rcxml.touch_configs */
 };
 
+struct touch_config_entry *touch_find_config_for_device(char *device_name);
+
 #endif /* LABWC_TOUCH_CONFIG_H */
diff --git a/src/config/meson.build b/src/config/meson.build
index a0968da8..de08f6d0 100644
--- a/src/config/meson.build
+++ b/src/config/meson.build
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ labwc_sources += files(
   'keybind.c',
   'session.c',
   'mousebind.c',
+  'touch.c',
   'tablet.c',
   'libinput.c',
 )
diff --git a/src/config/touch.c b/src/config/touch.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd2bc068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/touch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#define _POSIX_C_SOURCE 200809L
+#include <strings.h>
+#include <wlr/util/log.h>
+#include "common/list.h"
+#include "config/rcxml.h"
+
+static struct touch_config_entry *
+find_default_config(void)
+{
+	struct touch_config_entry *entry;
+	wl_list_for_each(entry, &rc.touch_configs, link) {
+		if (!entry->device_name) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "found default touch configuration");
+			return entry;
+		}
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct touch_config_entry *
+touch_find_config_for_device(char *device_name)
+{
+	wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "find touch configuration for %s\n", device_name);
+	struct touch_config_entry *entry;
+	wl_list_for_each(entry, &rc.touch_configs, link) {
+		if (entry->device_name && !strcasecmp(entry->device_name, device_name)) {
+			wlr_log(WLR_INFO, "found touch configuration for %s\n", device_name);
+			return entry;
+		}
+	}
+	return find_default_config();
+}