diff --git a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/GamePad360.cs b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/GamePad360.cs
index 00078cdeac..2d77a44485 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/GamePad360.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk/Input/GamePad360.cs
@@ -169,15 +169,18 @@ namespace BizHawk.Client.EmuHawk
 			//constant for adapting a +/- 32768 range to a +/-10000-based range
 			const float f = 32768 / 10000.0f;
 
-			//constant for adapting a 0-255 range to a 0-10000-based range
-			const float f255 = 255 / 10000.0f;
+			//since our whole input framework really only understands whole axes, let's make the triggers look like an axis
+			float ltrig = g.bLeftTrigger / 255.0f * 2 - 1;
+			float rtrig = g.bRightTrigger / 255.0f * 2 - 1;
+			ltrig *= 10000;
+			rtrig *= 10000;
 
 			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("LeftThumbX", g.sThumbLX / f);
 			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("LeftThumbY", g.sThumbLY / f);
 			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("RightThumbX", g.sThumbRX / f);
 			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("RightThumbY", g.sThumbRY / f);
-			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("LeftTrigger", g.bLeftTrigger / f255);
-			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("RightTrigger", g.bRightTrigger / f255);
+			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("LeftTrigger", ltrig);
+			yield return new Tuple<string, float>("RightTrigger", rtrig);
 			yield break;
 		}