diff --git a/live/operator-session/clawdie-live-touchpad-guard b/live/operator-session/clawdie-live-touchpad-guard
index 3f37fe5a..947eacd2 100644
--- a/live/operator-session/clawdie-live-touchpad-guard
+++ b/live/operator-session/clawdie-live-touchpad-guard
@@ -17,6 +17,28 @@ prop_id() {
     awk -F '[()]' -v needle="$_needle" 'index($0, needle) { print $2; exit }'
 }
 
+set_prop_values() {
+    _id="$1"
+    _prop="$2"
+    shift 2
+    [ -n "$_prop" ] || return 0
+    xinput set-prop "$_id" "$_prop" "$@" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
+}
+
+set_send_events_enabled() {
+    _id="$1"
+    _props="$2"
+    _prop="$(printf '%s\n' "$_props" | prop_id 'libinput Send Events Mode Enabled (')"
+    [ -n "$_prop" ] || return 0
+
+    # libinput exposes "disabled" modes here; all-zero means "send events".
+    # The tuple width varies, so try the common shapes in descending order.
+    xinput set-prop "$_id" "$_prop" 0 0 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+        || xinput set-prop "$_id" "$_prop" 0 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+        || xinput set-prop "$_id" "$_prop" 0 >/dev/null 2>&1 \
+        || true
+}
+
 enable_touchpads_once() {
     if ! command -v xinput >/dev/null 2>&1; then
         log "xinput missing; cannot check touchpads"
@@ -34,12 +56,16 @@ enable_touchpads_once() {
 
         xinput enable "$_id" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
         _tap_prop="$(printf '%s\n' "$_props" | prop_id 'libinput Tapping Enabled (')"
-        if [ -n "$_tap_prop" ]; then
-            xinput set-prop "$_id" "$_tap_prop" 1 >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-        fi
+        set_prop_values "$_id" "$_tap_prop" 1
+        _dwt_prop="$(printf '%s\n' "$_props" | prop_id 'libinput Disable While Typing Enabled (')"
+        set_prop_values "$_id" "$_dwt_prop" 0
+        set_send_events_enabled "$_id" "$_props"
 
-        _enabled="$(xinput list-props "$_id" 2>/dev/null | awk -F: '/Device Enabled/ { gsub(/^[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+$/, "", $2); print $2; exit }')"
-        log "touchpad ${_name}: Device Enabled=${_enabled:-unknown} tapping_prop=${_tap_prop:-none}"
+        _updated_props="$(xinput list-props "$_id" 2>/dev/null || true)"
+        _enabled="$(printf '%s\n' "$_updated_props" | awk -F: '/Device Enabled/ { gsub(/^[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+$/, "", $2); print $2; exit }')"
+        _send_events="$(printf '%s\n' "$_updated_props" | awk -F: '/libinput Send Events Mode Enabled/ { gsub(/^[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+$/, "", $2); print $2; exit }')"
+        _dwt_state="$(printf '%s\n' "$_updated_props" | awk -F: '/libinput Disable While Typing Enabled/ { gsub(/^[[:space:]]+|[[:space:]]+$/, "", $2); print $2; exit }')"
+        log "touchpad ${_name}: Device Enabled=${_enabled:-unknown} SendEvents=${_send_events:-unknown} DWT=${_dwt_state:-unknown} tapping_prop=${_tap_prop:-none}"
     done
 
     if [ "$_found" -eq 0 ]; then
@@ -49,7 +75,7 @@ enable_touchpads_once() {
 
 # Run multiple times because xfsettingsd and saved-session restoration can
 # apply pointer settings after the session wrapper starts.
-for _delay in 1 5 15; do
+for _delay in 1 5 15 30; do
     sleep "$_delay"
     enable_touchpads_once
 done