diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index d3b301c..de3be1c 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -773,6 +773,8 @@ static void parse_id_section(struct config *config, struct ini_section *section)
 
 		if (!strcmp(s, "*")) {
 			config->wildcard = 1;
+		} else if (!strcmp(s, "m:*")) {
+			config->wildcard_mouse = 1;
 		} else if (strstr(s, "m:") == s) {
 			assert(config->nr_ids < ARRAY_SIZE(config->ids));
 			config->ids[config->nr_ids].flags = ID_MOUSE;
@@ -962,6 +964,9 @@ int config_check_match(struct config *config, const char *id, uint8_t flags)
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* Only the `m:*` wildcard should match mice, not the default `*` wildcard. */
+	if (flags == ID_MOUSE)
+		return config->wildcard_mouse ? 1 : 0;
 	return config->wildcard ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 6fe9fee..30c8ec9 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ struct config {
 	char aliases[256][32];
 
 	uint8_t wildcard;
+	uint8_t wildcard_mouse;
 	struct {
 		char id[64];
 		uint8_t flags;
diff --git a/src/daemon.c b/src/daemon.c
index 9033372..39096be 100644
--- a/src/daemon.c
+++ b/src/daemon.c
@@ -199,11 +199,7 @@ static struct config_ent *lookup_config_ent(const char *id, uint8_t flags)
 		ent = ent->next;
 	}
 
-	/* The wildcard should not match mice. */
-	if (rank == 1 && (flags == ID_MOUSE))
-		return NULL;
-	else
-		return match;
+	return match;
 }
 
 static void manage_device(struct device *dev)
@@ -545,7 +541,7 @@ int run_daemon(int argc, char *argv[])
 	if (ipcfd < 0)
 		die("failed to create %s (another instance already running?)", SOCKET_PATH);
 
-	vkbd = vkbd_init(VKBD_NAME);
+	vkbd = vkbd_init(VKBD_NAME, VPTR_NAME);
 
 	setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IOLBF, 0);
 	setvbuf(stderr, NULL, _IOLBF, 0);
diff --git a/src/device.c b/src/device.c
index c7bc5fb..bc4ce1d 100644
--- a/src/device.c
+++ b/src/device.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ static int device_init(const char *path, struct device *dev)
 		dev->data = NULL;
 		dev->grabbed = 0;
 
-		dev->is_virtual = !strcmp(dev->name, VKBD_NAME);
+		dev->is_virtual = !strcmp(dev->name, VKBD_NAME) || !strcmp(dev->name, VPTR_NAME);
 		return 0;
 	} else {
 		close(fd);
diff --git a/src/keyd.h b/src/keyd.h
index 6318939..334a7f9 100644
--- a/src/keyd.h
+++ b/src/keyd.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(x) (int)(sizeof(x)/sizeof(x[0]))
 #define VKBD_NAME "keyd virtual keyboard"
+#define VPTR_NAME "keyd virtual pointer"
 
 enum event_type {
 	EV_DEV_ADD,
diff --git a/src/vkbd.h b/src/vkbd.h
index e512306..4773824 100644
--- a/src/vkbd.h
+++ b/src/vkbd.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 struct vkbd;
 
-struct vkbd *vkbd_init(const char *name);
+struct vkbd *vkbd_init(const char *kbd_name, const char *ptr_name);
 
 void vkbd_mouse_move(const struct vkbd *vkbd, int x, int y);
 void vkbd_mouse_move_abs(const struct vkbd *vkbd, int x, int y);
diff --git a/src/vkbd/uinput.c b/src/vkbd/uinput.c
index 6c5f974..c1b298c 100644
--- a/src/vkbd/uinput.c
+++ b/src/vkbd/uinput.c
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ static void write_key_event(const struct vkbd *vkbd, uint8_t code, int state)
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&mtx);
 }
 
-struct vkbd *vkbd_init(const char *name)
+struct vkbd *vkbd_init(const char *kbd_name, const char *ptr_name)
 {
 	pthread_t tid;
 
 	struct vkbd *vkbd = calloc(1, sizeof vkbd);
-	vkbd->fd = create_virtual_keyboard(name);
-	vkbd->pfd = create_virtual_pointer("keyd virtual pointer");
+	vkbd->fd = create_virtual_keyboard(kbd_name);
+	vkbd->pfd = create_virtual_pointer(ptr_name);
 
 	return vkbd;
 }