diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/kcm/libinput/touchpad.qml b/kcms/touchpad/kcm/libinput/touchpad.qml
--- a/kcms/touchpad/kcm/libinput/touchpad.qml
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/kcm/libinput/touchpad.qml
@@ -237,30 +237,27 @@
         }
 
         // Acceleration
-        Controls.Slider {
+        Controls.SpinBox {
             Kirigami.FormData.label: i18nd("kcm_touchpad", "Pointer speed:")
             id: accelSpeed
 
-            from: 1
-            to: 11
+            from: -100
+            to: 100
             stepSize: 1
+            editable: true
 
             function load() {
                 enabled = touchpad.supportsPointerAcceleration
                 if (!enabled) {
-                    value = 0.1
+                    value = 10
                     return
                 }
-                // transform libinput's pointer acceleration range [-1, 1] to slider range [1, 11]
-                value = 6 + touchpad.pointerAcceleration / 0.2
+                value = Math.round(touchpad.pointerAcceleration * 100)
             }
 
             onValueChanged: {
                 if (touchpad != undefined && enabled && !root.loading) {
-                    // transform slider range [1, 11] to libinput's pointer acceleration range [-1, 1]
-                    // by *10 and /10, we ignore the floating points after 1 digit. This prevents from
-                    // having a libinput value like 0.60000001
-                    touchpad.pointerAcceleration = Math.round(((value-6) * 0.2) * 10) / 10
+                    touchpad.pointerAcceleration = value / 100
                     root.changeSignal()
                 }
             }
@@ -669,7 +666,7 @@
             Kirigami.FormData.buddyFor: rightClickMethodAreas
             id: rightClickMethod
             enabled: touchpad.supportsClickMethodAreas && touchpad.supportsClickMethodClickfinger
-            
+
             spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
 
             function load() {
@@ -736,7 +733,7 @@
             Kirigami.FormData.label: i18nd("kcm_touchpad", "Middle-click: ")
             Kirigami.FormData.buddyFor: middleSoftwareEmulation
             id: middleClickMethod
-            
+
             spacing: Kirigami.Units.smallSpacing
 
             function load() {