diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7185daf15..3d9901a7a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -114,6 +114,11 @@ conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBSYSTEMD', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'libsystemd
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBELOGIND', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'libelogind')
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_BASU', sdbus.found() and sdbus.name() == 'basu')
 conf_data.set10('HAVE_TRAY', have_tray)
+conf_data.set10('HAVE_LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_CUSTOM', cc.has_header_symbol(
+	'libinput.h',
+	'LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_CUSTOM',
+	dependencies: libinput,
+))
 
 scdoc = dependency('scdoc', version: '>=1.9.2', native: true, required: get_option('man-pages'))
 if scdoc.found()
diff --git a/sway/ipc-json.c b/sway/ipc-json.c
index cd79e1c89..61f80cfaf 100644
--- a/sway/ipc-json.c
+++ b/sway/ipc-json.c
@@ -905,6 +905,11 @@ static json_object *describe_libinput_device(struct libinput_device *device) {
 		case LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_ADAPTIVE:
 			accel_profile = "adaptive";
 			break;
+#if HAVE_LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_CUSTOM
+		case LIBINPUT_CONFIG_ACCEL_PROFILE_CUSTOM:
+			accel_profile = "custom";
+			break;
+#endif
 		}
 		json_object_object_add(object, "accel_profile",
 				json_object_new_string(accel_profile));