diff --git a/dlls/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0.spec b/dlls/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0.spec
index 93ecc1b3e41..c58d51a47e2 100644
--- a/dlls/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0.spec
+++ b/dlls/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0/api-ms-win-rtcore-ntuser-wmpointer-l1-1-0.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 @ stub GetPointerPenInfoHistory
 @ stub GetPointerTouchInfo
 @ stub GetPointerTouchInfoHistory
-@ stub GetPointerType
+@ stdcall GetPointerType(long ptr) user32.GetPointerType
 @ stub GetRawPointerDeviceData
 @ stub InitializeTouchInjection
 @ stub InjectTouchInput
diff --git a/dlls/user32/misc.c b/dlls/user32/misc.c
index d28cd9fd055..1a03d70ddec 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/misc.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/misc.c
@@ -664,6 +664,22 @@ BOOL WINAPI RegisterTouchHitTestingWindow(HWND hwnd, ULONG value)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+/**********************************************************************
+ * GetPointerType [USER32.@]
+ */
+BOOL WINAPI GetPointerType(UINT32 id, POINTER_INPUT_TYPE *type)
+{
+    FIXME("(%d %p): stub\n", id, type);
+
+    if(!id || !type)
+    {
+        SetLastError(ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER);
+        return FALSE;
+    }
+
+    *type = PT_MOUSE;
+    return TRUE;
+}
 
 static const WCHAR imeW[] = {'I','M','E',0};
 const struct builtin_class_descr IME_builtin_class =
diff --git a/dlls/user32/tests/input.c b/dlls/user32/tests/input.c
index 625de3d7688..4a9be550bdc 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/tests/input.c
+++ b/dlls/user32/tests/input.c
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ static struct {
 
 static UINT (WINAPI *pSendInput) (UINT, INPUT*, size_t);
 static BOOL (WINAPI *pGetCurrentInputMessageSource)( INPUT_MESSAGE_SOURCE *source );
+static BOOL (WINAPI *pGetPointerType)(UINT32, POINTER_INPUT_TYPE*);
 static int (WINAPI *pGetMouseMovePointsEx) (UINT, LPMOUSEMOVEPOINT, LPMOUSEMOVEPOINT, int, DWORD);
 static UINT (WINAPI *pGetRawInputDeviceList) (PRAWINPUTDEVICELIST, PUINT, UINT);
 static UINT (WINAPI *pGetRawInputDeviceInfoW) (HANDLE, UINT, void *, UINT *);
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ static void init_function_pointers(void)
     GET_PROC(SendInput);
     GET_PROC(GetCurrentInputMessageSource);
     GET_PROC(GetMouseMovePointsEx);
+    GET_PROC(GetPointerType);
     GET_PROC(GetRawInputDeviceList);
     GET_PROC(GetRawInputDeviceInfoW);
     GET_PROC(GetRawInputDeviceInfoA);
@@ -2800,6 +2802,31 @@ static void test_input_message_source(void)
     UnregisterClassA( cls.lpszClassName, GetModuleHandleA(0) );
 }
 
+static void test_GetPointerType(void)
+{
+    BOOL ret;
+    POINTER_INPUT_TYPE type = -1;
+    UINT id = 0;
+
+    SetLastError(0xdeadbeef);
+    ret = pGetPointerType(id, NULL);
+    ok(!ret, "GetPointerType should have failed.\n");
+    ok(GetLastError() == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER,
+       "expected error ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, got %u.\n", GetLastError());
+
+    SetLastError(0xdeadbeef);
+    ret = pGetPointerType(id, &type);
+    ok(GetLastError() == ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER,
+       "expected error ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER, got %u.\n", GetLastError());
+    ok(!ret, "GetPointerType failed, got type %d for %u.\n", type, id );
+    ok(type == -1, " type %d\n", type );
+
+    id = 1;
+    ret = pGetPointerType(id, &type);
+    ok(ret, "GetPointerType failed, got type %d for %u.\n", type, id );
+    ok(type == PT_MOUSE, " type %d\n", type );
+}
+
 START_TEST(input)
 {
     POINT pos;
@@ -2845,4 +2872,9 @@ START_TEST(input)
         win_skip("GetCurrentInputMessageSource is not available\n");
 
     SetCursorPos( pos.x, pos.y );
+
+    if(pGetPointerType)
+        test_GetPointerType();
+    else
+        win_skip("GetPointerType is not available\n");
 }
diff --git a/dlls/user32/user32.spec b/dlls/user32/user32.spec
index d5b8597d8e4..f9a4ae26df4 100644
--- a/dlls/user32/user32.spec
+++ b/dlls/user32/user32.spec
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@
 @ stdcall GetParent(long)
 @ stdcall GetPhysicalCursorPos(ptr)
 @ stdcall GetPointerDevices(ptr ptr)
+@ stdcall GetPointerType(long ptr)
 @ stdcall GetPriorityClipboardFormat(ptr long)
 @ stdcall GetProcessDefaultLayout(ptr)
 @ stdcall GetProcessDpiAwarenessInternal(long ptr)
diff --git a/include/winuser.h b/include/winuser.h
index 28b9b1fbc34..a489cb744c1 100644
--- a/include/winuser.h
+++ b/include/winuser.h
@@ -3833,6 +3833,7 @@ WINUSERAPI HWND        WINAPI GetNextDlgTabItem(HWND,HWND,BOOL);
 WINUSERAPI HWND        WINAPI GetOpenClipboardWindow(void);
 WINUSERAPI HWND        WINAPI GetParent(HWND);
 WINUSERAPI BOOL        WINAPI GetPhysicalCursorPos(POINT*);
+WINUSERAPI BOOL        WINAPI GetPointerType(UINT32,POINTER_INPUT_TYPE *);
 WINUSERAPI INT         WINAPI GetPriorityClipboardFormat(UINT*,INT);
 WINUSERAPI BOOL        WINAPI GetProcessDefaultLayout(DWORD*);
 WINUSERAPI BOOL        WINAPI GetProcessDpiAwarenessInternal(HANDLE,DPI_AWARENESS*);