diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
index ddd95f3..660dce9 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-core.c
@@ -685,6 +685,13 @@
 		hid->group = HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH;
 }
 
+static void hid_scan_feature_usage(struct hid_parser *parser, u32 usage)
+{
+	if (usage == 0xff0000c5 && parser->global.report_count == 256 &&
+	    parser->global.report_size == 8)
+		parser->scan_flags |= HID_SCAN_FLAG_MT_WIN_8;
+}
+
 static void hid_scan_collection(struct hid_parser *parser, unsigned type)
 {
 	struct hid_device *hid = parser->device;
@@ -714,6 +721,8 @@
 	case HID_MAIN_ITEM_TAG_OUTPUT:
 		break;
 	case HID_MAIN_ITEM_TAG_FEATURE:
+		for (i = 0; i < parser->local.usage_index; i++)
+			hid_scan_feature_usage(parser, parser->local.usage[i]);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -757,6 +766,13 @@
 	while ((start = fetch_item(start, end, &item)) != NULL)
 		dispatch_type[item.type](parser, &item);
 
+	/*
+	 * Handle special flags set during scanning.
+	 */
+	if ((parser->scan_flags & HID_SCAN_FLAG_MT_WIN_8) &&
+	    (hid->group == HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH))
+		hid->group = HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH_WIN_8;
+
 	vfree(parser);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
index 0fe00e2..c28ef86 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-multitouch.c
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@
 #define MT_CLS_NSMU				0x000a
 #define MT_CLS_DUAL_CONTACT_NUMBER		0x0010
 #define MT_CLS_DUAL_CONTACT_ID			0x0011
+#define MT_CLS_WIN_8				0x0012
 
 /* vendor specific classes */
 #define MT_CLS_3M				0x0101
@@ -205,6 +206,11 @@
 			MT_QUIRK_CONTACT_CNT_ACCURATE |
 			MT_QUIRK_SLOT_IS_CONTACTID,
 		.maxcontacts = 2 },
+	{ .name = MT_CLS_WIN_8,
+		.quirks = MT_QUIRK_ALWAYS_VALID |
+			MT_QUIRK_IGNORE_DUPLICATES |
+			MT_QUIRK_HOVERING |
+			MT_QUIRK_CONTACT_CNT_ACCURATE },
 
 	/*
 	 * vendor specific classes
@@ -332,19 +338,6 @@
 			td->maxcontacts = td->mtclass.maxcontacts;
 
 		break;
-	case 0xff0000c5:
-		if (field->report_count == 256 && field->report_size == 8) {
-			/* Win 8 devices need special quirks */
-			__s32 *quirks = &td->mtclass.quirks;
-			*quirks |= MT_QUIRK_ALWAYS_VALID;
-			*quirks |= MT_QUIRK_IGNORE_DUPLICATES;
-			*quirks |= MT_QUIRK_HOVERING;
-			*quirks |= MT_QUIRK_CONTACT_CNT_ACCURATE;
-			*quirks &= ~MT_QUIRK_NOT_SEEN_MEANS_UP;
-			*quirks &= ~MT_QUIRK_VALID_IS_INRANGE;
-			*quirks &= ~MT_QUIRK_VALID_IS_CONFIDENCE;
-		}
-		break;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1346,6 +1339,11 @@
 
 	/* Generic MT device */
 	{ HID_DEVICE(HID_BUS_ANY, HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH, HID_ANY_ID, HID_ANY_ID) },
+
+	/* Generic Win 8 certified MT device */
+	{  .driver_data = MT_CLS_WIN_8,
+		HID_DEVICE(HID_BUS_ANY, HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH_WIN_8,
+			HID_ANY_ID, HID_ANY_ID) },
 	{ }
 };
 MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(hid, mt_devices);
diff --git a/include/linux/hid.h b/include/linux/hid.h
index 0c48991..cef1e9b 100644
--- a/include/linux/hid.h
+++ b/include/linux/hid.h
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@
 #define HID_GROUP_GENERIC			0x0001
 #define HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH			0x0002
 #define HID_GROUP_SENSOR_HUB			0x0003
+#define HID_GROUP_MULTITOUCH_WIN_8		0x0004
 
 /*
  * This is the global environment of the parser. This information is
@@ -532,6 +533,8 @@
 #define HID_GLOBAL_STACK_SIZE 4
 #define HID_COLLECTION_STACK_SIZE 4
 
+#define HID_SCAN_FLAG_MT_WIN_8			0x00000001
+
 struct hid_parser {
 	struct hid_global     global;
 	struct hid_global     global_stack[HID_GLOBAL_STACK_SIZE];
@@ -540,6 +543,7 @@
 	unsigned              collection_stack[HID_COLLECTION_STACK_SIZE];
 	unsigned              collection_stack_ptr;
 	struct hid_device    *device;
+	unsigned              scan_flags;
 };
 
 struct hid_class_descriptor {