diff --git a/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx b/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
index f1dc0666a..65781c76f 100644
--- a/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
+++ b/lime/_backend/html5/HTML5Application.hx
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package lime._backend.html5;
 
 
+import js.html.DeviceMotionEvent;
 import js.html.KeyboardEvent;
 import js.Browser;
 import lime.app.Application;
 import lime.app.Config;
 import lime.media.AudioManager;
 import lime.graphics.Renderer;
+import lime.system.Sensor;
+import lime.system.SensorType;
 import lime.ui.GamepadAxis;
 import lime.ui.KeyCode;
 import lime.ui.KeyModifier;
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ import lime.ui.Window;
 @:access(lime._backend.html5.HTML5Window)
 @:access(lime.app.Application)
 @:access(lime.graphics.Renderer)
+@:access(lime.system.Sensor)
 @:access(lime.ui.Gamepad)
 @:access(lime.ui.Joystick)
 @:access(lime.ui.Window)
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ class HTML5Application {
 	
 	private var gameDeviceCache = new Map<Int, GameDeviceData> ();
 	
+	private var accelerometer:Sensor;
 	private var currentUpdate:Float;
 	private var deltaTime:Float;
 	private var framePeriod:Float;
@@ -49,6 +54,7 @@ class HTML5Application {
 		framePeriod = -1;
 		
 		AudioManager.init ();
+		accelerometer = Sensor.registerSensor (SensorType.ACCELEROMETER, 0);
 		
 	}
 	
@@ -142,6 +148,7 @@ class HTML5Application {
 		Browser.window.addEventListener ("blur", handleWindowEvent, false);
 		Browser.window.addEventListener ("resize", handleWindowEvent, false);
 		Browser.window.addEventListener ("beforeunload", handleWindowEvent, false);
+		Browser.window.addEventListener ("devicemotion", handleSensorEvent, false);
 		
 		#if stats
 		stats = untyped __js__("new Stats ()");
@@ -345,6 +352,13 @@ class HTML5Application {
 	}
 	
 	
+	private function handleSensorEvent (event:DeviceMotionEvent):Void {
+		
+		accelerometer.onUpdate.dispatch (event.accelerationIncludingGravity.x, event.accelerationIncludingGravity.y, event.accelerationIncludingGravity.z);
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	private function handleWindowEvent (event:js.html.Event):Void {
 		
 		if (parent.window != null) {
diff --git a/lime/system/Sensor.hx b/lime/system/Sensor.hx
index 1b644560d..37f6912ef 100644
--- a/lime/system/Sensor.hx
+++ b/lime/system/Sensor.hx
@@ -55,13 +55,15 @@ class Sensor {
 	}
 	
 	
-	private static function registerSensor (type:SensorType, id:Int):Void {
+	private static function registerSensor (type:SensorType, id:Int):Sensor {
 		
 		var sensor = new Sensor (type, id);
 		
 		sensors.push (sensor);
 		sensorByID.set (id, sensor);
 		
+		return sensor;
+		
 	}