diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/LibVirtualBoyee.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/LibVirtualBoyee.cs
index 6e25e72e3a..d41b77ec6e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/LibVirtualBoyee.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/LibVirtualBoyee.cs
@@ -21,37 +21,47 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 			public int H;
 		}
 
-		[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
+		[StructLayout(LayoutKind.Explicit)] // TODO: find out why Sequential is sometimes ignored on the native layout
 		public class EmulateSpec
 		{
 			// Pitch(32-bit) must be equal to width and >= the "fb_width" specified in the MDFNGI struct for the emulated system.
 			// Height must be >= to the "fb_height" specified in the MDFNGI struct for the emulated system.
 			// The framebuffer pointed to by surface->pixels is written to by the system emulation code.
+			[FieldOffset(0)]
 			public IntPtr Pixels;
 
 			// Pointer to sound buffer, set by the driver code, that the emulation code should render sound to.
 			// Guaranteed to be at least 500ms in length, but emulation code really shouldn't exceed 40ms or so.  Additionally, if emulation code
 			// generates >= 100ms, 
 			// DEPRECATED: Emulation code may set this pointer to a sound buffer internal to the emulation module.
+			[FieldOffset(8)]
 			public IntPtr SoundBuf;
 
 			// Number of cycles that this frame consumed, using MDFNGI::MasterClock as a time base.
 			// Set by emulation code.
+			[FieldOffset(16)]
 			public long MasterCycles;
 
 			// Set by the system emulation code every frame, to denote the horizontal and vertical offsets of the image, and the size
 			// of the image.  If the emulated system sets the elements of LineWidths, then the width(w) of this structure
 			// is ignored while drawing the image.
+			[FieldOffset(24)]
 			public Rect DisplayRect;
 
 			// Maximum size of the sound buffer, in frames.  Set by the driver code.
+			[FieldOffset(40)]
 			public int SoundBufMaxSize;
 
 			// Number of frames currently in internal sound buffer.  Set by the system emulation code, to be read by the driver code.
+			[FieldOffset(44)]
 			public int SoundBufSize;
 
 			// 0 UDLR SelectStartBA UDLR(right dpad) LtrigRtrig 13
+			[FieldOffset(48)]
 			public Buttons Buttons;
+
+			[FieldOffset(52)]
+			public bool Lagged;
 		}
 
 		public enum MemoryArea : int
@@ -77,6 +87,9 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 			R = 0x4
 		}
 
+		[UnmanagedFunctionPointer(CC)]
+		public delegate void InputCallback();
+
 		[BizImport(CC)]
 		public abstract bool Load(byte[] rom, int length);
 
@@ -88,5 +101,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 
 		[BizImport(CC)]
 		public abstract void HardReset();
+
+		[BizImport(CC)]
+		public abstract void SetInputCallback(InputCallback callback);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/VirtualBoyee.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/VirtualBoyee.cs
index 2ca48735a6..d21f9054e7 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/VirtualBoyee.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Nintendo/VB/VirtualBoyee.cs
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 {
-	[CoreAttributes("Virtual Boyee", "???", true, false, "0.9.44.1", 
+	[CoreAttributes("Virtual Boyee", "???", true, false, "0.9.44.1",
 		"https://mednafen.github.io/releases/", false)]
-	public class VirtualBoyee : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISoundProvider, IStatable
+	public class VirtualBoyee : IEmulator, IVideoProvider, ISoundProvider, IStatable,
+		IInputPollable
 	{
 		private PeRunner _exe;
 		private LibVirtualBoyee _boyee;
@@ -42,6 +43,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 			}
 
 			_exe.Seal();
+
+			_inputCallback = InputCallbacks.Call;
 		}
 
 		private bool _disposed = false;
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 
 		public unsafe void FrameAdvance(IController controller, bool render, bool rendersound = true)
 		{
+			_boyee.SetInputCallback(InputCallbacks.Count > 0 ? _inputCallback : null);
+
 			if (controller.IsPressed("Power"))
 				_boyee.HardReset();
 
@@ -78,20 +83,14 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 				BufferWidth = spec.DisplayRect.W;
 				BufferHeight = spec.DisplayRect.H;
 				_numSamples = spec.SoundBufSize;
+
+				Frame++;
+
+				IsLagFrame = spec.Lagged;
+				if (IsLagFrame)
+					LagCount++;
+
 			}
-
-			Frame++;
-
-			/*_core.biz_set_input_callback(InputCallbacks.Count > 0 ? _inputCallback : null);
-
-			UpdateControls(controller);
-			Frame++;
-			LibSnes9x.frame_info frame = new LibSnes9x.frame_info();
-
-			_core.biz_run(frame, _inputState);
-			IsLagFrame = frame.padread == 0;
-			if (IsLagFrame)
-				LagCount++;*/
 		}
 
 		public int Frame { get; private set; }
@@ -199,6 +198,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 		public int LagCount { get; set; }
 		public bool IsLagFrame { get; set; }
 
+		private LibVirtualBoyee.InputCallback _inputCallback;
+
+		public IInputCallbackSystem InputCallbacks { get; } = new InputCallbackSystem();
+
 		#region IStatable
 
 		public bool BinarySaveStatesPreferred
@@ -230,6 +233,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Nintendo.VB
 			LagCount = reader.ReadInt32();
 			IsLagFrame = reader.ReadBoolean();
 			// any managed pointers that we sent to the core need to be resent now!
+			_boyee.SetInputCallback(null);
 		}
 
 		public void SaveStateBinary(BinaryWriter writer)
diff --git a/output64/dll/vb.wbx b/output64/dll/vb.wbx
index f398cbff38..34b3f7d413 100644
Binary files a/output64/dll/vb.wbx and b/output64/dll/vb.wbx differ
diff --git a/waterbox/vb/git.h b/waterbox/vb/git.h
index edcd8a8415..d9e8108b3d 100644
--- a/waterbox/vb/git.h
+++ b/waterbox/vb/git.h
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ struct EmulateSpecStruct
 
 	// 0 UDLR SelectStartBA UDLR(right dpad) LtrigRtrig 13
 	int32 Buttons;
+
+	// set by core, true if lagged
+	int32 Lagged;
 };
 
 /*typedef struct
diff --git a/waterbox/vb/vb.cpp b/waterbox/vb/vb.cpp
index bf0639cc4f..8e79dc7671 100644
--- a/waterbox/vb/vb.cpp
+++ b/waterbox/vb/vb.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 
 namespace MDFN_IEN_VB
 {
+static void (*input_callback)();
+static bool lagged;
+
 enum
 {
 	ANAGLYPH_PRESET_DISABLED = 0,
@@ -126,6 +129,9 @@ static MDFN_FASTCALL uint8 HWCTRL_Read(v810_timestamp_t &timestamp, uint32 A)
 	case 0x10:
 	case 0x14:
 	case 0x28:
+		lagged = false;
+		if (input_callback)
+			input_callback();
 		ret = VBINPUT_Read(timestamp, A);
 		break;
 	}
@@ -738,6 +744,7 @@ EXPORT void GetMemoryArea(int which, void **ptr, int *size)
 EXPORT void Emulate(EmulateSpecStruct *espec)
 {
 	v810_timestamp_t v810_timestamp;
+	lagged = true;
 
 	VBINPUT_Frame(&espec->Buttons);
 
@@ -753,6 +760,7 @@ EXPORT void Emulate(EmulateSpecStruct *espec)
 	VSU_CycleFix = (v810_timestamp + VSU_CycleFix) & 3;
 
 	espec->MasterCycles = v810_timestamp;
+	espec->Lagged = lagged;
 
 	TIMER_ResetTS();
 	VBINPUT_ResetTS();
@@ -768,6 +776,11 @@ EXPORT void HardReset()
 	VB_Power();
 }
 
+EXPORT void SetInputCallback(void (*callback)())
+{
+	input_callback = callback;
+}
+
 int main()
 {
 	return 0;