diff --git a/target/linux/omap24xx/patches-2.6.35/710-evdev-events-without-grab.patch b/target/linux/omap24xx/patches-2.6.35/710-evdev-events-without-grab.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..870cb8a32e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/omap24xx/patches-2.6.35/710-evdev-events-without-grab.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+ drivers/input/evdev.c |   10 +++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+--- linux-2.6.35.4.orig/drivers/input/evdev.c
++++ linux-2.6.35.4/drivers/input/evdev.c
+@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ static void evdev_event(struct input_han
+ 			unsigned int type, unsigned int code, int value)
+ {
+ 	struct evdev *evdev = handle->private;
+-	struct evdev_client *client;
++	struct evdev_client *client, *c;
+ 	struct input_event event;
+ 
+ 	do_gettimeofday(&event.time);
+@@ -81,9 +81,13 @@ static void evdev_event(struct input_han
+ 	rcu_read_lock();
+ 
+ 	client = rcu_dereference(evdev->grab);
+-	if (client)
++	if (client) {
+ 		evdev_pass_event(client, &event);
+-	else
++		/* Also pass events to clients that did not grab the device. */
++		list_for_each_entry_rcu(c, &evdev->client_list, node)
++			if (c != client)
++				evdev_pass_event(c, &event);
++	} else
+ 		list_for_each_entry_rcu(client, &evdev->client_list, node)
+ 			evdev_pass_event(client, &event);
+