diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs
index 203dae8747..d3604e6b6a 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/VirtualPad.cs
@@ -51,10 +51,11 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 
 		private void VirtualPadControl_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
-			static VirtualPadButton GenVirtualPadButton(ButtonSchema button)
+			static VirtualPadButton GenVirtualPadButton(InputManager inputManager, ButtonSchema button)
 			{
 				var buttonControl = new VirtualPadButton
 				{
+					InputManager = inputManager,
 					Name = button.Name,
 					Text = button.Icon != null ? null : button.DisplayName,
 					Location = UIHelper.Scale(button.Location),
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			{
 				PadBox.Controls.Add(controlSchema switch
 				{
-					ButtonSchema button => GenVirtualPadButton(button),
+					ButtonSchema button => GenVirtualPadButton(_inputManager, button),
 					SingleAxisSchema singleAxis => new VirtualPadAnalogButton(
 						_inputManager.StickyXorAdapter,
 						singleAxis.Name,
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 						TargetSize = targetedPair.TargetSize,
 					},
 					DiscManagerSchema discManager => new VirtualPadDiscManager(
-						_inputManager.StickyXorAdapter,
+						_inputManager,
 						discManager.OwnerEmulator,
 						discManager.Name,
 						discManager.SecondaryNames
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadButton.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadButton.cs
index 8a36d5a23c..72c7eced5f 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadButton.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadButton.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 using System;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using System.Drawing;
+
+using BizHawk.Client.Common;
 using BizHawk.Emulation.Common;
 
 namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
@@ -10,6 +12,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private bool _rightClicked;
 		private bool _readonly;
 
+		public InputManager InputManager;
+
 		public VirtualPadButton()
 		{
 			SetStyle(ControlStyles.AllPaintingInWmPaint, true);
@@ -28,8 +32,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 				RightClicked = false;
 				Checked = false;
 				//HOOMOO
-				GlobalWin.InputManager.AutofireStickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, false);
-				GlobalWin.InputManager.StickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, false);
+				InputManager.AutofireStickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, false);
+				InputManager.StickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, false);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -130,7 +134,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		{
 			if (RightClicked)
 			{
-				GlobalWin.InputManager.AutofireStickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, Checked);
+				InputManager.AutofireStickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, Checked);
 
 				if (Checked == false)
 				{
@@ -139,7 +143,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			}
 			else
 			{
-				GlobalWin.InputManager.StickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, Checked);
+				InputManager.StickyXorAdapter.SetSticky(Name, Checked);
 
 				if (Checked == false)
 				{
diff --git a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadDiscManager.cs b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadDiscManager.cs
index 0b9ac0d467..4825036f52 100644
--- a/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadDiscManager.cs
+++ b/src/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/tools/VirtualPads/controls/VirtualPadDiscManager.cs
@@ -9,18 +9,20 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 {
 	public partial class VirtualPadDiscManager : UserControl, IVirtualPadControl
 	{
-		private readonly StickyXorAdapter _stickyXorAdapter;
+		private readonly InputManager _inputManager;
 
 		public VirtualPadDiscManager(
-			StickyXorAdapter stickyXorAdapter,
+			InputManager inputManager,
 			IEmulator ownerEmulator,
 			string name,
 			IReadOnlyList<string> buttonNames)
 		{
-			_stickyXorAdapter = stickyXorAdapter;
+			_inputManager = inputManager;
 			_ownerEmulator = ownerEmulator;
 			Name = name;
 			InitializeComponent();
+			btnOpen.InputManager = _inputManager;
+			btnClose.InputManager = _inputManager;
 			btnOpen.Name = buttonNames[0];
 			btnClose.Name = buttonNames[1];
 			_discSelectName = buttonNames[2];
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 		private void lvDiscs_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
 		{
 			// emergency measure: if no selection, set no disc
-			_stickyXorAdapter.SetAxis(_discSelectName, lvDiscs.SelectedIndices.Count == 0 ? 0 : lvDiscs.SelectedIndices[0]);
+			_inputManager.StickyXorAdapter.SetAxis(_discSelectName, lvDiscs.SelectedIndices.Count == 0 ? 0 : lvDiscs.SelectedIndices[0]);
 		}
 
 		private void btnClose_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)