diff --git a/base b/base
index 0d8f7076c..c3448b704 160000
--- a/base
+++ b/base
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0d8f7076c9904d2894c03b0a1db7c3f5a92e3267
+Subproject commit c3448b704dd858f8ea62f795182da52f5b9b6c63
diff --git a/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua b/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua
index 873e95e27..49d13421a 100644
--- a/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/pocketbook/device.lua
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ function PocketBook:init()
         self.input:disableRotationMap()
     end
 
+    -- If InkView tells us this device has a gsensor enable the event based functionality
+    if inkview.QueryGSensor() ~= 0 then
+        self.hasGSensor = yes
+    end
+
     -- In contrast to kobo/kindle, pocketbook-devices do not use linux/input events directly.
     -- To be able to use input.lua nevertheless,
     -- we make inkview-events look like linux/input events or handle them directly here.