diff --git a/internal/config/devices.go b/internal/config/devices.go
index 2fb0e50..38d74d8 100644
--- a/internal/config/devices.go
+++ b/internal/config/devices.go
@@ -33,9 +33,9 @@ func (parser *ConfigParser) CreateVirtualDevices() map[string]*evdev.InputDevice
 				Version: 1,
 			},
 			map[evdev.EvType][]evdev.EvCode{
-				evdev.EV_KEY: makeButtons(int(deviceConfig.Buttons)),
-				evdev.EV_ABS: makeAxes(int(deviceConfig.Axes)),
-				evdev.EV_REL: makeRelativeAxes(deviceConfig.RelativeAxes),
+				evdev.EV_KEY: makeButtons(deviceConfig.NumButtons, deviceConfig.Buttons),
+				evdev.EV_ABS: makeAxes(deviceConfig.NumAxes, deviceConfig.Axes),
+				evdev.EV_REL: makeRelativeAxes(deviceConfig.NumRelativeAxes, deviceConfig.RelativeAxes),
 			},
 		)
 
@@ -81,12 +81,29 @@ func (parser *ConfigParser) ConnectPhysicalDevices() map[string]*evdev.InputDevi
 	return deviceMap
 }
 
-func makeButtons(numButtons int) []evdev.EvCode {
+func makeButtons(numButtons int, buttonList []string) []evdev.EvCode {
+	if numButtons > 0 && len(buttonList) > 0 {
+		logger.Log("'num_buttons' and 'buttons' both specified, ignoring 'num_buttons'")
+	}
+
 	if numButtons > VirtualDeviceMaxButtons {
 		numButtons = VirtualDeviceMaxButtons
 		logger.Logf("Limiting virtual device buttons to %d", VirtualDeviceMaxButtons)
 	}
 
+	if len(buttonList) > 0 {
+		buttons := make([]evdev.EvCode, len(buttonList))
+		for _, codeStr := range buttonList {
+			code, err := parseCode(codeStr, "BTN")
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.LogError(err, "Failed to create button, skipping")
+				continue
+			}
+			buttons = append(buttons, code)
+		}
+		return buttons
+	}
+
 	buttons := make([]evdev.EvCode, numButtons)
 
 	startCode := 0x120
@@ -104,7 +121,24 @@ func makeButtons(numButtons int) []evdev.EvCode {
 	return buttons
 }
 
-func makeAxes(numAxes int) []evdev.EvCode {
+func makeAxes(numAxes int, axisList []string) []evdev.EvCode {
+	if numAxes > 0 && len(axisList) > 0 {
+		logger.Log("'num_axes' and 'axes' both specified, ignoring 'num_axes'")
+	}
+
+	if len(axisList) > 0 {
+		axes := make([]evdev.EvCode, len(axisList))
+		for _, codeStr := range axisList {
+			code, err := parseCode(codeStr, "ABS")
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.LogError(err, "Failed to create axis, skipping")
+				continue
+			}
+			axes = append(axes, code)
+		}
+		return axes
+	}
+
 	if numAxes > 8 {
 		numAxes = 8
 		logger.Log("Limiting virtual device axes to 8")
@@ -118,19 +152,33 @@ func makeAxes(numAxes int) []evdev.EvCode {
 	return axes
 }
 
-func makeRelativeAxes(axes []string) []evdev.EvCode {
-	codes := make([]evdev.EvCode, 0)
-
-	for _, axis := range axes {
-		code, ok := evdev.RELFromString[axis]
-
-		if !ok {
-			logger.Logf("Relative axis '%s' invalid. Skipping.", axis)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		codes = append(codes, code)
+func makeRelativeAxes(numAxes int, axisList []string) []evdev.EvCode {
+	if numAxes > 0 && len(axisList) > 0 {
+		logger.Log("'num_rel_axes' and 'rel_axes' both specified, ignoring 'num_rel_axes'")
 	}
 
-	return codes
+	if len(axisList) > 0 {
+		axes := make([]evdev.EvCode, len(axisList))
+		for _, codeStr := range axisList {
+			code, err := parseCode(codeStr, "REL")
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.LogError(err, "Failed to create axis, skipping")
+				continue
+			}
+			axes = append(axes, code)
+		}
+		return axes
+	}
+
+	if numAxes > 8 {
+		numAxes = 8
+		logger.Log("Limiting virtual device relative axes to 8")
+	}
+
+	axes := make([]evdev.EvCode, numAxes)
+	for i := 0; i < numAxes; i++ {
+		axes[i] = evdev.EvCode(i)
+	}
+
+	return axes
 }
diff --git a/internal/config/schema.go b/internal/config/schema.go
index d8edaf1..c869804 100644
--- a/internal/config/schema.go
+++ b/internal/config/schema.go
@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ type Config struct {
 }
 
 type DeviceConfig struct {
-	Name         string   `yaml:"name"`
-	Type         string   `yaml:"type"`
-	DeviceName   string   `yaml:"device_name,omitempty"`
-	Uuid         string   `yaml:"uuid,omitempty"`
-	Buttons      int      `yaml:"buttons,omitempty"`
-	Axes         int      `yaml:"axes,omitempty"`
-	RelativeAxes []string `yaml:"rel_axes,omitempty"`
+	Name            string   `yaml:"name"`
+	Type            string   `yaml:"type"`
+	DeviceName      string   `yaml:"device_name,omitempty"`
+	Uuid            string   `yaml:"uuid,omitempty"`
+	NumButtons      int      `yaml:"num_buttons,omitempty"`
+	NumAxes         int      `yaml:"num_axes,omitempty"`
+	NumRelativeAxes int      `yaml:"num_rel_axes"`
+	Buttons         []string `yaml:"buttons,omitempty"`
+	Axes            []string `yaml:"axes,omitempty"`
+	RelativeAxes    []string `yaml:"rel_axes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type RuleConfig struct {