diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.h b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.h
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.h
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.h
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
     bool getDefaultConfig() override;
     bool isChangedConfig() override;
 
+    int touchpadOff() override;
+    XcbAtom &touchpadOffAtom() override;
+
 private:
 
     template<typename T>
diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.cpp b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.cpp
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.cpp
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/libinputtouchpad.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,16 @@
     return changed;
 }
 
+int LibinputTouchpad::touchpadOff()
+{
+    return m_enabled.val;
+}
+
+XcbAtom &LibinputTouchpad::touchpadOffAtom()
+{
+    return *m_atoms[QLatin1Literal("enabled")].data();
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 bool LibinputTouchpad::valueLoader(Prop<T> &prop)
 {
diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.h b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.h
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.h
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.h
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@
 public:
     SynapticsTouchpad(Display *display, int deviceId);
 
+    void setTouchpadOff(int touchpadOff) override;
+    int touchpadOff() override;
+
+    XcbAtom &touchpadOffAtom() override;
+
 protected:
     double getPropertyScale(const QString &name) const override;
 
 private:
-    XcbAtom m_capsAtom;
+    XcbAtom m_capsAtom, m_touchpadOffAtom;
     int m_resX, m_resY;
     QStringList m_scaleByResX, m_scaleByResY, m_toRadians;
 };
diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.cpp b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.cpp
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.cpp
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/synapticstouchpad.cpp
@@ -235,6 +235,28 @@
     m_paramList = synapticsProperties;
 }
 
+void SynapticsTouchpad::setTouchpadOff(int touchpadOff)
+{
+    PropertyInfo off(m_display, m_deviceId, m_touchpadOffAtom.atom(), 0);
+    if (off.b && *(off.b) != touchpadOff) {
+        *(off.b) = touchpadOff;
+        off.set();
+    }
+
+    flush();
+}
+
+int SynapticsTouchpad::touchpadOff()
+{
+    PropertyInfo off(m_display, m_deviceId, m_touchpadOffAtom.atom(), 0);
+    return  off.value(0).toInt();
+}
+
+XcbAtom &SynapticsTouchpad::touchpadOffAtom()
+{
+    return m_touchpadOffAtom;
+}
+
 double SynapticsTouchpad::getPropertyScale(const QString &name) const
 {
     if (m_scaleByResX.contains(name) && m_scaleByResY.contains(name)) {
diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.h b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.h
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.h
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.h
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@
     virtual bool isChangedConfig() { return false; }
     void setEnabled(bool enable);
     bool enabled();
-    void setTouchpadOff(int touchpadOff);
-    int touchpadOff();
+    virtual void setTouchpadOff(int touchpadOff) {}
+    virtual int touchpadOff() = 0;
 
-    XcbAtom &touchpadOffAtom();
+    virtual XcbAtom &touchpadOffAtom() = 0;
 
 protected:
     void loadSupportedProperties(const Parameter *props);
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     xcb_connection_t *m_connection;
     int m_deviceId;
 
-    XcbAtom m_floatType, m_enabledAtom, m_touchpadOffAtom;
+    XcbAtom m_floatType, m_enabledAtom;
 
     QMap<QLatin1String, QSharedPointer<XcbAtom> > m_atoms;
 
diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.cpp b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.cpp
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.cpp
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/backends/x11/xlibtouchpad.cpp
@@ -251,29 +251,6 @@
     return enabled.value(0).toBool();
 }
 
-
-void XlibTouchpad::setTouchpadOff(int touchpadOff)
-{
-    PropertyInfo off(m_display, m_deviceId, m_touchpadOffAtom.atom(), 0);
-    if (off.b && *(off.b) != touchpadOff) {
-        *(off.b) = touchpadOff;
-        off.set();
-    }
-
-    flush();
-}
-
-int XlibTouchpad::touchpadOff()
-{
-    PropertyInfo off(m_display, m_deviceId, m_touchpadOffAtom.atom(), 0);
-    return  off.value(0).toInt();
-}
-
-XcbAtom& XlibTouchpad::touchpadOffAtom()
-{
-    return m_touchpadOffAtom;
-}
-
 const Parameter* XlibTouchpad::findParameter(const QString& name)
 {
     for (const Parameter *par = m_paramList; par->name; par++) {