diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 40bb3420f7..e56a5fd6c2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ addons:
       - libvorbis-dev
       - libxinerama-dev
       - libxrandr-dev
+      - libxtst-dev
       - yasm
 
 matrix:
diff --git a/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake b/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake
index ef942ed730..1c438cce89 100644
--- a/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake
+++ b/CMake/DefineOptions.cmake
@@ -106,5 +106,6 @@ elseif(LINUX)
   option(WITH_PULSEAUDIO "Build with PulseAudio support" ON)
   option(WITH_JACK "Build with JACK support" OFF)
   option(WITH_XRANDR "Build with Xrandr support" ON)
+  option(WITH_LIBXTST "Build with libXtst support" ON)
   option(WITH_X11 "Build with X11 support" ON)
 endif()
diff --git a/CMake/Modules/FindXtst.cmake b/CMake/Modules/FindXtst.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8cbf83a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMake/Modules/FindXtst.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+
+find_path(LIBXTST_INCLUDE_DIR NAMES X11/extensions/XTest.h
+          PATHS /opt/X11/include
+          PATH_SUFFIXES X11/extensions
+          DOC "The libXtst include directory"
+)
+
+find_library(LIBXTST_LIBRARY NAMES Xtst
+          PATHS /opt/X11/lib
+          DOC "The libXtst library"
+)
+
+include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
+FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS(LIBXTST DEFAULT_MSG LIBXTST_LIBRARY LIBXTST_INCLUDE_DIR)
+
+mark_as_advanced(LIBXTST_INCLUDE_DIR LIBXTST_LIBRARY)
+
diff --git a/StepmaniaCore.cmake b/StepmaniaCore.cmake
index 080444dcfb..dcab93cef0 100644
--- a/StepmaniaCore.cmake
+++ b/StepmaniaCore.cmake
@@ -395,6 +395,12 @@ elseif(LINUX)
     set(HAS_XRANDR TRUE)
   endif()
 
+  set(HAS_LIBXTST FALSE)
+  if(WITH_LIBXTST)
+    find_package(Xtst REQUIRED)
+    set(HAS_LIBXTST TRUE)
+  endif()
+
   set(HAS_XINERAMA FALSE)
   if(WITH_XINERAMA)
     find_package(Xinerama REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index fd43043adb..aadde32fd7 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ else() # Linux
   if(${HAS_XRANDR})
     sm_add_compile_definition("${SM_EXE_NAME}" HAVE_XRANDR)
   endif()
+  if(${HAS_LIBXTST})
+    sm_add_compile_definition("${SM_EXE_NAME}" HAVE_LIBXTST)
+  endif()
   if(${HAS_XINERAMA})
     sm_add_compile_definition("${SM_EXE_NAME}" HAVE_XINERAMA)
   endif()
@@ -606,7 +609,7 @@ else() # Unix / Linux TODO: Remember to find and locate the zip archive files.
     list(APPEND SMDATA_LINK_LIB ${PCRE_LIBRARY})
   endif()
 
-  list(APPEND SMDATA_LINK_LIB ${XRANDR_LIBRARIES} ${XINERAMA_LIBRARIES})
+  list(APPEND SMDATA_LINK_LIB ${XRANDR_LIBRARIES} ${LIBXTST_LIBRARY} ${XINERAMA_LIBRARIES})
 
   list(REMOVE_DUPLICATES SMDATA_LINK_LIB)
 endif()