diff --git a/examples/haptic.rs b/examples/haptic.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..145d9213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/haptic.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+extern crate sdl2;
+
+fn main() {
+    let sdl_context = sdl2::init().unwrap();
+    let joystick_subsystem = sdl_context.joystick().unwrap();
+    let haptic_subsystem = sdl_context.haptic().unwrap();
+
+    let available =
+        match joystick_subsystem.num_joysticks() {
+            Ok(n)  => n,
+            Err(e) => panic!("can't enumerate joysticks: {}", e),
+        };
+
+    println!("{} joysticks available", available);
+
+    let mut joystick = None;
+
+    // Iterate over all available joysticks and stop once we manage to
+    // open one.
+    for id in 0..available {
+        match joystick_subsystem.open(id) {
+            Ok(c) => {
+                println!("Success: opened \"{}\"", c.name());
+                joystick = Some(c);
+                break;
+            },
+            Err(e) => println!("failed: {:?}", e),
+        }
+    }
+
+    if joystick.is_none() {
+        panic!("Couldn't open any joystick");
+    };
+
+    let joystick = joystick.unwrap();
+
+    let mut haptic = haptic_subsystem.open_from_joystick_id(joystick.instance_id()).unwrap();
+
+    for event in sdl_context.event_pump().unwrap().wait_iter() {
+        use sdl2::event::Event;
+
+        match event {
+            Event::JoyAxisMotion{ axis_idx, value: val, .. } => {
+                // Axis motion is an absolute value in the range
+                // [-32768, 32767]. Let's simulate a very rough dead
+                // zone to ignore spurious events.
+                let dead_zone = 10000;
+                if val > dead_zone || val < -dead_zone {
+                    println!("Axis {} moved to {}", axis_idx, val);
+                }
+            }
+            Event::JoyButtonDown{ button_idx, .. } =>{
+                println!("Button {} down", button_idx);
+                haptic.rumble_play(0.5, 500);
+            },
+            Event::JoyButtonUp{ button_idx, .. } =>
+                println!("Button {} up", button_idx),
+            Event::JoyHatMotion{ hat_idx, state, .. } =>
+                println!("Hat {} moved to {:?}", hat_idx, state),
+            Event::Quit{..} => break,
+            _ => (),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/sdl2/haptic.rs b/src/sdl2/haptic.rs
index e72ed7bd..586479f4 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/haptic.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/haptic.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,58 @@
 //! Haptic Functions
-#[allow(unused)]
 use sys::haptic as ll;
+use sys::joystick as sys_joystick;
+
+use HapticSubsystem;
+use common::IntegerOrSdlError;
+use get_error;
+
+impl HapticSubsystem {
+    /// Attempt to open the joystick at number `id` and return it.
+    pub fn open_from_joystick_id(&self, joystick_index: i32) -> Result<Haptic, IntegerOrSdlError> {
+        use common::IntegerOrSdlError::*;
+
+        let haptic = unsafe {
+            let joystick = sys_joystick::SDL_JoystickOpen(joystick_index);
+            ll::SDL_HapticOpenFromJoystick(joystick)
+        };
+
+        if haptic.is_null() {
+            Err(SdlError(get_error()))
+        } else {
+            unsafe { ll::SDL_HapticRumbleInit(haptic) };
+            Ok(Haptic {
+                subsystem: self.clone(),
+                raw: haptic,
+            })
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// Wrapper around the SDL_Haptic object
+pub struct Haptic {
+    subsystem: HapticSubsystem,
+    raw: *mut ll::SDL_Haptic,
+}
+
+
+impl Haptic {
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn subsystem(&self) -> &HapticSubsystem { &self.subsystem }
+
+    /// Run a simple rumble effect on the haptic device.
+    pub fn rumble_play(&mut self, strength: f32, duration: u32) {
+        unsafe { ll::SDL_HapticRumblePlay(self.raw, strength, duration) };
+    }
+
+    /// Stop the simple rumble on the haptic device.
+    pub fn rumble_stop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { ll::SDL_HapticRumbleStop(self.raw) };
+    }
+}
+
+
+impl Drop for Haptic {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { ll::SDL_HapticClose(self.raw) }
+    }
+}