1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/input/frontend/qaxisactionhandler.cpp b/src/input/frontend/qaxisactionhandler.cpp
index d69400e5b..d885c50c3 100644
--- a/src/input/frontend/qaxisactionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/input/frontend/qaxisactionhandler.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ void QAxisActionHandler::setLogicalDevice(Qt3DInput::QLogicalDevice *logicalDevi
     if (d->m_logicalDevice == logicalDevice)
         return;
 
+    // Need to set the parent of the logical device if it has none
+    // so as to trigger the backend node created with a NodeCreated notification
+    if (logicalDevice && !logicalDevice->parent())
+        logicalDevice->setParent(this);
+
     d->m_logicalDevice = logicalDevice;
     emit logicalDeviceChanged(logicalDevice);
 }