diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.c
index 7f0d5519af..a0396be010 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.c
@@ -784,6 +784,16 @@ gst_navigation_event_get_type (GstEvent * event)
     return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_KEY_RELEASE;
   else if (g_str_equal (e_type, "command"))
     return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_COMMAND;
+  else if (g_str_equal (e_type, "touch-down"))
+    return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN;
+  else if (g_str_equal (e_type, "touch-up"))
+    return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_UP;
+  else if (g_str_equal (e_type, "touch-cancel"))
+    return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_CANCEL;
+  else if (g_str_equal (e_type, "touch-motion"))
+    return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION;
+  else if (g_str_equal (e_type, "touch-frame"))
+    return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_FRAME;
 
   return GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_INVALID;
 }
@@ -795,7 +805,7 @@ gst_navigation_event_get_type (GstEvent * event)
  * Create a new navigation event for the given key press.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
- * 
+ *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
 GstEvent *
@@ -813,7 +823,7 @@ gst_navigation_event_new_key_press (const gchar * key)
  * Create a new navigation event for the given key release.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
- * 
+ *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
 GstEvent *
@@ -833,7 +843,7 @@ gst_navigation_event_new_key_release (const gchar * key)
  * Create a new navigation event for the given key mouse button press.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
- * 
+ *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
 GstEvent *
@@ -854,7 +864,7 @@ gst_navigation_event_new_mouse_button_press (gint button, gdouble x, gdouble y)
  * Create a new navigation event for the given key mouse button release.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
- * 
+ *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
 GstEvent *
@@ -875,7 +885,7 @@ gst_navigation_event_new_mouse_button_release (gint button, gdouble x,
  * Create a new navigation event for the new mouse location.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
- * 
+ *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
 GstEvent *
@@ -896,7 +906,7 @@ gst_navigation_event_new_mouse_move (gdouble x, gdouble y)
  * Create a new navigation event for the mouse scroll.
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
- * 
+ *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
 GstEvent *
@@ -917,7 +927,7 @@ gst_navigation_event_new_mouse_scroll (gdouble x, gdouble y, gdouble delta_x,
  * Create a new navigation event given navigation command..
  *
  * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
- * 
+ *
  * Since: 1.22
  */
 GstEvent *
@@ -928,6 +938,122 @@ gst_navigation_event_new_command (GstNavigationCommand command)
           "command-code", G_TYPE_UINT, (guint) command, NULL));
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_navigation_event_new_touch_down:
+ * @identifier: A number uniquely identifying this touch point. It must stay
+ *    unique to this touch point at least until an up event is sent for
+ *    the same identifier, or all touch points are cancelled.
+ * @x: The x coordinate of the new touch point.
+ * @y: The y coordinate of the new touch point.
+ * @pressure: Pressure data of the touch point, from 0.0 to 1.0, or NaN if no
+ *    data is available.
+ *
+ * Create a new navigation event for an added touch point.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+GstEvent *
+gst_navigation_event_new_touch_down (guint identifier, gdouble x, gdouble y,
+    gdouble pressure)
+{
+  return gst_event_new_navigation (gst_structure_new (GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_NAME,
+          "event", G_TYPE_STRING, "touch-down",
+          "identifier", G_TYPE_UINT, identifier,
+          "pointer_x", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, x,
+          "pointer_y", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, y,
+          "pressure", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, pressure, NULL));
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_navigation_event_new_touch_motion:
+ * @identifier: A number uniquely identifying this touch point. It must
+ *    correlate to exactly one previous touch_start event.
+ * @x: The x coordinate of the touch point.
+ * @y: The y coordinate of the touch point.
+ * @pressure: Pressure data of the touch point, from 0.0 to 1.0, or NaN if no
+ *    data is available.
+ *
+ * Create a new navigation event for a moved touch point.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+GstEvent *
+gst_navigation_event_new_touch_motion (guint identifier, gdouble x, gdouble y,
+    gdouble pressure)
+{
+  return gst_event_new_navigation (gst_structure_new (GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_NAME,
+          "event", G_TYPE_STRING, "touch-motion",
+          "identifier", G_TYPE_UINT, identifier,
+          "pointer_x", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, x,
+          "pointer_y", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, y,
+          "pressure", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, pressure, NULL));
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_navigation_event_new_touch_up:
+ * @identifier: A number uniquely identifying this touch point. It must
+ *    correlate to exactly one previous down event, but can be reused
+ *    after sending this event.
+ * @x: The x coordinate of the touch point.
+ * @y: The y coordinate of the touch point.
+ *
+ * Create a new navigation event for a removed touch point.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+GstEvent *
+gst_navigation_event_new_touch_up (guint identifier, gdouble x, gdouble y)
+{
+  return gst_event_new_navigation (gst_structure_new (GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_NAME,
+          "event", G_TYPE_STRING, "touch-up",
+          "identifier", G_TYPE_UINT, identifier,
+          "pointer_x", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, x, "pointer_y", G_TYPE_DOUBLE, y, NULL));
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_navigation_event_new_touch_frame:
+ *
+ * Create a new navigation event signalling the end of a touch frame. Touch
+ * frames signal that all previous down, motion and up events not followed by
+ * another touch frame event already should be considered simultaneous.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+GstEvent *
+gst_navigation_event_new_touch_frame (void)
+{
+  return gst_event_new_navigation (gst_structure_new (GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_NAME,
+          "event", G_TYPE_STRING, "touch-frame", NULL));
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * gst_navigation_event_new_touch_cancel:
+ *
+ * Create a new navigation event signalling that all currently active touch
+ * points are cancelled and should be discarded. For example, under Wayland
+ * this event might be sent when a swipe passes the threshold to be recognized
+ * as a gesture by the compositor.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a new #GstEvent
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+GstEvent *
+gst_navigation_event_new_touch_cancel (void)
+{
+  return gst_event_new_navigation (gst_structure_new (GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_NAME,
+          "event", G_TYPE_STRING, "touch-cancel", NULL));
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_navigation_event_parse_key_event:
  * @event: A #GstEvent to inspect.
@@ -1104,6 +1230,92 @@ gst_navigation_event_parse_command (GstEvent * event,
   return ret;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_event:
+ * @event: A #GstEvent to inspect.
+ * @identifier: (out) (optional): Pointer to a guint that will receive the
+ *     identifier unique to this touch point.
+ * @x: (out) (optional): Pointer to a gdouble that will receive the x
+ *     coordinate of the touch event.
+ * @y: (out) (optional): Pointer to a gdouble that will receive the y
+ *     coordinate of the touch event.
+ * @pressure: (out) (optional): Pointer to a gdouble that will receive the
+ *     force of the touch event, in the range from 0.0 to 1.0. If pressure
+ *     data is not available, NaN will be set instead.
+ *
+ * Retrieve the details of a #GstNavigation touch-down or touch-motion event.
+ * Determine which type the event is using gst_navigation_event_get_type()
+ * to retrieve the #GstNavigationEventType.
+ *
+ * Returns: TRUE if all details could be extracted, otherwise FALSE.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_event (GstEvent * event, guint * identifier,
+    gdouble * x, gdouble * y, gdouble * pressure)
+{
+  GstNavigationEventType e_type;
+  const GstStructure *s;
+  gboolean ret = TRUE;
+
+  e_type = gst_navigation_event_get_type (event);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (e_type == GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN ||
+      e_type == GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION, FALSE);
+
+  s = gst_event_get_structure (event);
+  if (identifier)
+    ret &= gst_structure_get_uint (s, "identifier", identifier);
+  if (x)
+    ret &= gst_structure_get_double (s, "pointer_x", x);
+  if (y)
+    ret &= gst_structure_get_double (s, "pointer_y", y);
+  if (pressure)
+    ret &= gst_structure_get_double (s, "pressure", pressure);
+
+  WARN_IF_FAIL (ret, "Couldn't extract details from touch event");
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_up_event:
+ * @event: A #GstEvent to inspect.
+ * @identifier: (out) (optional): Pointer to a guint that will receive the
+ *     identifier unique to this touch point.
+ * @x: (out) (optional): Pointer to a gdouble that will receive the x
+ *     coordinate of the touch event.
+ * @y: (out) (optional): Pointer to a gdouble that will receive the y
+ *     coordinate of the touch event.
+ *
+ * Retrieve the details of a #GstNavigation touch-up event.
+ *
+ * Returns: TRUE if all details could be extracted, otherwise FALSE.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.22
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_up_event (GstEvent * event,
+    guint * identifier, gdouble * x, gdouble * y)
+{
+  const GstStructure *s;
+  gboolean ret = TRUE;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_HAS_TYPE (event, TOUCH_UP), FALSE);
+
+  s = gst_event_get_structure (event);
+  if (identifier)
+    ret &= gst_structure_get_uint (s, "identifier", identifier);
+  if (x)
+    ret &= gst_structure_get_double (s, "pointer_x", x);
+  if (y)
+    ret &= gst_structure_get_double (s, "pointer_y", y);
+
+  WARN_IF_FAIL (ret, "Couldn't extract details from touch-up event");
+
+  return ret;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_navigation_event_get_coordinates:
  * @event: The #GstEvent to inspect.
@@ -1129,7 +1341,10 @@ gst_navigation_event_get_coordinates (GstEvent * event,
   e_type = gst_navigation_event_get_type (event);
   if (e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_MOVE
       && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESS
-      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_RELEASE) {
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_RELEASE
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_UP) {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
@@ -1168,7 +1383,10 @@ gst_navigation_event_set_coordinates (GstEvent * event, gdouble x, gdouble y)
   e_type = gst_navigation_event_get_type (event);
   if (e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_MOVE
       && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_PRESS
-      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_RELEASE) {
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_RELEASE
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION
+      && e_type != GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_UP) {
     return FALSE;
   }
 
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.h
index c4fb47a6d7..626a3f910c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/video/navigation.h
@@ -281,9 +281,26 @@ gboolean        gst_navigation_message_parse_event          (GstMessage *message
  * @GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_SCROLL: A mouse scroll event. Use
  * gst_navigation_event_parse_mouse_scroll_event() to extract the details from
  * the event. (Since: 1.18)
+ * @GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN: An event describing a new touch point,
+ * which will be assigned an identifier that is unique to it for the duration
+ * of its movement on the screen. Use gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_event()
+ * to extract the details from the event. (Since: 1.22)
+ * @GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION: An event describing the movement of an
+ * active touch point across the screen. Use
+ * gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_event() to extract the details from the
+ * event. (Since: 1.22)
+ * @GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_UP: An event describing a removed touch point.
+ * After this event, its identifier may be reused for any new touch points. Use
+ * gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_up_event() to extract the details from the
+ * event. (Since: 1.22)
+ * @GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_FRAME: An event signaling the end of a sequence
+ * of simultaneous touch events. (Since: 1.22)
+ * @GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_CANCEL: An event cancelling all currently active
+ * touch points. (Since: 1.22)
  *
  * Enum values for the various events that an element implementing the
- * GstNavigation interface might send up the pipeline.
+ * GstNavigation interface might send up the pipeline. Touch events have been
+ * inspired by the libinput API, and have the same meaning here.
  */
 typedef enum {
   GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_INVALID                    = 0,
@@ -302,7 +319,60 @@ typedef enum {
    *
    * Since: 1.18
    */
-  GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_SCROLL               = 7
+  GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_MOUSE_SCROLL               = 7,
+
+  /**
+   * GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN:
+   *
+   * An event describing a new touch point, which will be assigned an identifier
+   * that is unique to it for the duration of its movement on the screen.
+   * Use gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_event() to extract the details
+   * from the event.
+   *
+   * Since: 1.22
+   */
+  GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN                 = 8,
+
+  /**
+   * GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION:
+   *
+   * An event describing the movement of an active touch point across
+   * the screen. Use gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_event() to extract
+   * the details from the event.
+   *
+   * Since: 1.22
+   */
+  GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_MOTION               = 9,
+
+  /**
+   * GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_UP:
+   *
+   * An event describing a removed touch point. After this event,
+   * its identifier may be reused for any new touch points.
+   * Use gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_up_event() to extract the details
+   * from the event.
+   *
+   * Since: 1.22
+   */
+  GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_UP                   = 10,
+
+  /**
+   * GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_FRAME:
+   *
+   * An event signaling the end of a sequence of simultaneous touch events.
+   *
+   * Since: 1.22
+   */
+  GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_FRAME                = 11,
+
+  /**
+   * GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_CANCEL:
+   *
+   * An event cancelling all currently active touch points.
+   *
+   * Since: 1.22
+   */
+  GST_NAVIGATION_EVENT_TOUCH_CANCEL               = 12,
 } GstNavigationEventType;
 
 GST_VIDEO_API
@@ -332,6 +402,26 @@ GstEvent*       gst_navigation_event_new_mouse_scroll         (gdouble x, gdoubl
 GST_VIDEO_API
 GstEvent*       gst_navigation_event_new_command              (GstNavigationCommand command) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
 
+GST_VIDEO_API
+GstEvent*       gst_navigation_event_new_touch_down           (guint identifier,
+                                                               gdouble x, gdouble y,
+                                                               gdouble pressure) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
+
+GST_VIDEO_API
+GstEvent*       gst_navigation_event_new_touch_motion         (guint identifier,
+                                                               gdouble x, gdouble y,
+                                                               gdouble pressure) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
+
+GST_VIDEO_API
+GstEvent*       gst_navigation_event_new_touch_up             (guint identifier,
+                                                               gdouble x, gdouble y) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
+
+GST_VIDEO_API
+GstEvent*       gst_navigation_event_new_touch_frame          (void) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
+
+GST_VIDEO_API
+GstEvent*       gst_navigation_event_new_touch_cancel         (void) G_GNUC_MALLOC;
+
 GST_VIDEO_API
 gboolean        gst_navigation_event_parse_key_event          (GstEvent *event,
                                                                const gchar **key);
@@ -353,6 +443,17 @@ GST_VIDEO_API
 gboolean        gst_navigation_event_parse_command            (GstEvent *event,
                                                                GstNavigationCommand *command);
 
+GST_VIDEO_API
+gboolean        gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_event        (GstEvent * event,
+                                                               guint * identifier,
+                                                               gdouble * x, gdouble * y,
+                                                               gdouble * pressure);
+
+GST_VIDEO_API
+gboolean        gst_navigation_event_parse_touch_up_event     (GstEvent * event,
+                                                               guint * identifier,
+                                                               gdouble * x, gdouble * y);
+
 GST_VIDEO_API
 gboolean  gst_navigation_event_get_coordinates (GstEvent * event,
                                                 gdouble * x, gdouble * y);