diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 find_package(XCB OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS XINPUT)
 find_package(X11 REQUIRED COMPONENTS XLIB)
 find_package(XorgWacom REQUIRED)
+find_package(LibWacom REQUIRED)
 
 # xcb-xinput is an experimental API and is not built by default in the xcb
 # repository. Downstream distributions without xcb-xinput, such as Kubuntu, can
diff --git a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-
-
-
 set(wacom_common_LIBS
   Qt5::Core
   Qt5::Gui
@@ -11,6 +8,7 @@
   KF5::ConfigCore
   KF5::CoreAddons
   ${USING_X_LIBRARIES}
+  ${LIBWACOM_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 set(wacom_common_SRC
@@ -23,6 +21,7 @@
     deviceproperty.cpp
     devicetype.cpp
     debug.cpp
+    libwacomwrapper.cpp
     mainconfig.cpp
     profilemanager.cpp
     profilemanagement.cpp
@@ -49,5 +48,6 @@
 
 add_library( wacom_common STATIC ${wacom_common_SRC})
 
+target_include_directories(wacom_common PUBLIC ${LIBWACOM_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 target_link_libraries( wacom_common ${wacom_common_LIBS} )
 set_target_properties( wacom_common PROPERTIES COMPILE_FLAGS "-fPIC" )
diff --git a/src/common/libwacomwrapper.h b/src/common/libwacomwrapper.h
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/libwacomwrapper.h
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the KDE wacomtablet project. For copyright
+ * information and license terms see the AUTHORS and COPYING files
+ * in the top-level directory of this distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef LIBWACOMWRAPPER_H
+#define LIBWACOMWRAPPER_H
+
+#include "tabletinformation.h"
+
+struct _WacomDeviceDatabase;
+typedef struct _WacomDeviceDatabase WacomDeviceDatabase;
+
+namespace Wacom {
+
+class libWacomWrapper {
+private:
+    libWacomWrapper();
+    ~libWacomWrapper();
+
+public:
+    static libWacomWrapper &instance();
+
+    bool lookupTabletInfo(int tabletId, int vendorId, TabletInformation& tabletInfo);
+
+private:
+    WacomDeviceDatabase *db = nullptr;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/common/libwacomwrapper.cpp b/src/common/libwacomwrapper.cpp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/libwacomwrapper.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of the KDE wacomtablet project. For copyright
+ * information and license terms see the AUTHORS and COPYING files
+ * in the top-level directory of this distribution.
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
+ * the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "libwacomwrapper.h"
+
+#include "debug.h"
+
+#include <memory>
+
+extern "C" {
+#include <libwacom/libwacom.h>
+}
+
+namespace Wacom {
+
+libWacomWrapper::libWacomWrapper()
+{
+    db = libwacom_database_new();
+}
+
+libWacomWrapper &libWacomWrapper::instance()
+{
+    static libWacomWrapper instance;
+    return instance;
+}
+
+libWacomWrapper::~libWacomWrapper()
+{
+    libwacom_database_destroy(db);
+}
+
+bool libWacomWrapper::lookupTabletInfo(int tabletId, int vendorId, TabletInformation &tabletInfo)
+{
+    dbgWacom << "LibWacom lookup for" << tabletId << vendorId;
+    auto errorDeleter = [](WacomError *&e){libwacom_error_free(&e);};
+    std::unique_ptr<WacomError, decltype(errorDeleter)>
+            error(libwacom_error_new(), errorDeleter);
+    std::unique_ptr<WacomDevice, decltype(&libwacom_destroy)>
+            device(libwacom_new_from_usbid(db, vendorId, tabletId, error.get()), &libwacom_destroy);
+
+    if (!device) {
+        dbgWacom << "LibWacom lookup failed:" << libwacom_error_get_message(error.get());
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    // TODO: libWacom returned button layouts don't make much sense (yet)
+    // because they use letters instead of numbers
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::ButtonLayout,  QString());
+    // Seems like there is no model or vendor names in libwacom
+    // TODO: are these properties even used anywhere?
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::CompanyName,   QString());
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::TabletModel,   QString());
+    // TODO: Seems like there's no info about the pad wheel in libwacom
+    // Only a couple of tablets have the wheel anyway, so it probably can be hacked around
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::HasWheel,      false);
+    // TODO: Returns more detailed information than we expect,
+    // current LED code is broken anyway so this should be untangled later
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::StatusLEDs,    QString::number(0));
+
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::TabletName,    QString::fromLatin1(libwacom_get_name(device.get())));
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::NumPadButtons, QString::number(libwacom_get_num_buttons(device.get())));
+
+    int numStrips = libwacom_get_num_strips(device.get());
+    bool hasLeftStrip = numStrips > 0;
+    bool hasRightStrip = numStrips > 1;
+    bool hasRing = libwacom_has_ring(device.get()) != 0;
+
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::HasLeftTouchStrip,  hasLeftStrip);
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::HasRightTouchStrip, hasRightStrip);
+    tabletInfo.set(TabletInfo::HasTouchRing,       hasRing);
+    return true;
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/kded/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kded/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/kded/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kded/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
    KF5::DBusAddons
    KF5::ConfigCore
    ${USING_X_LIBRARIES}
+   ${LIBWACOM_LIBRARIES}
 )
 
 ## sources
diff --git a/src/kded/tabletfinder.cpp b/src/kded/tabletfinder.cpp
--- a/src/kded/tabletfinder.cpp
+++ b/src/kded/tabletfinder.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "tabletdatabase.h"
 #include "x11tabletfinder.h"
+#include "libwacomwrapper.h"
 
 #include <QList>
 #include <QMap>
@@ -169,13 +170,20 @@
 
 bool TabletFinder::lookupInformation(TabletInformation& info)
 {
-    // lookup information from our tablet database
-    if (!TabletDatabase::instance().lookupTablet(info.get (TabletInfo::TabletId), info)) {
-        dbgWacom << QString::fromLatin1("Could not find tablet with id '%1' in database.").arg(info.get (TabletInfo::TabletId));
-        return false;
+    // lookup information from our local & system-wide tablet databases
+    if (TabletDatabase::instance().lookupTablet(info.get (TabletInfo::TabletId), info)) {
+        dbgWacom << "Found in database: " << info.get(TabletInfo::TabletId);
+        return true;
     }
 
-    // TODO use libwacom to get more tablet information
+    // lookup information in libWacom tablet database
+    auto tabletId = info.get(TabletInfo::TabletId).toInt(nullptr, 16);
+    auto vendorId = info.get(TabletInfo::CompanyId).toInt(nullptr, 16);
+    if (libWacomWrapper::instance().lookupTabletInfo(tabletId, vendorId, info)) {
+        dbgWacom << "Found in libwacom: " << info.get(TabletInfo::TabletId);
+        return true;
+    }
 
-    return true;
+    dbgWacom << QString::fromLatin1("Could not find tablet with id '%1' in database.").arg(info.get (TabletInfo::TabletId));
+    return false;
 }
diff --git a/src/kded/x11tabletfinder.cpp b/src/kded/x11tabletfinder.cpp
--- a/src/kded/x11tabletfinder.cpp
+++ b/src/kded/x11tabletfinder.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 # include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #endif
 
+#include <QString>
 #include <QMap>
 
 using namespace Wacom;
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@
     QString           deviceName = x11device.getName();
     const DeviceType* deviceType = getDeviceType (getToolType (x11device));
 
-    if (deviceName.isEmpty() || deviceType == NULL) {
+    if (deviceName.isEmpty() || deviceType == nullptr) {
         errWacom << QString::fromLatin1("Unsupported device '%1' detected!").arg(deviceName);
         return false;
     }
@@ -136,7 +137,10 @@
     X11TabletFinderPrivate::TabletMap::iterator mapIter = d->tabletMap.find (serial);
 
     if (mapIter == d->tabletMap.end()) {
-        mapIter = d->tabletMap.insert(serial, TabletInformation (serial));
+        auto newTabletInformation = TabletInformation(serial);
+        // LibWacom needs CompanyId so set it too
+        newTabletInformation.set(TabletInfo::CompanyId, QString::fromLatin1("%1").arg(deviceInformation.getVendorId(), 4, 16, QLatin1Char('0')).toUpper());
+        mapIter = d->tabletMap.insert(serial, newTabletInformation);
     }
 
     mapIter.value().setDevice(deviceInformation);