diff --git a/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h b/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
index 2f8afda4..3863bdbf 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/services/applet.h
@@ -1882,6 +1882,12 @@ Result appletStartRebootSequenceForOverlay(void);
  */
 Result appletSetHandlingHomeButtonShortPressedEnabled(bool flag);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Enables HID input for the OverlayApplet, without disabling input for the foreground applet. Generally \ref appletBeginToWatchShortHomeButtonMessage / appletEndToWatchShortHomeButtonMessage should be used instead.
+ * @note Only available with AppletType_OverlayApplet on [5.0.0+].
+ */
+Result appletBeginToObserveHidInputForDevelop(void);
+
 // IAppletCommonFunctions
 
 /**
diff --git a/nx/source/services/applet.c b/nx/source/services/applet.c
index 2050adae..91c79e26 100644
--- a/nx/source/services/applet.c
+++ b/nx/source/services/applet.c
@@ -5163,6 +5163,15 @@ Result appletSetHandlingHomeButtonShortPressedEnabled(bool flag) {
     return _appletCmdInBool(&g_appletIFunctions, flag, 20);
 }
 
+Result appletBeginToObserveHidInputForDevelop(void) {
+    if (__nx_applet_type != AppletType_OverlayApplet)
+        return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_NotInitialized);
+    if (hosversionBefore(5,0,0))
+        return MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_IncompatSysVer);
+
+    return _appletCmdNoIO(&g_appletIFunctions, 101);
+}
+
 // IAppletCommonFunctions
 
 Result appletReadThemeStorage(void* buffer, size_t size, u64 offset, size_t *transfer_size) {