diff --git a/input/drivers_joypad/dinput_joypad.c b/input/drivers_joypad/dinput_joypad.c
index 4793d83256..403a13a56a 100644
--- a/input/drivers_joypad/dinput_joypad.c
+++ b/input/drivers_joypad/dinput_joypad.c
@@ -63,6 +63,29 @@ extern bool g_xinput_block_pads;
 extern int g_xinput_pad_indexes[MAX_USERS];
 extern LPDIRECTINPUT8 g_dinput_ctx;
 
+bool dinput_joypad_get_vidpid_from_xinput_index(int index, int *vid, int *pid)
+{
+   int i;
+
+   for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(g_xinput_pad_indexes); i++)
+   {
+      if (index == g_xinput_pad_indexes[i])
+      {
+         RARCH_LOG("[DINPUT]: Found XInput pad at index %d (DINPUT index %d)\n", index, i);
+
+         if (vid)
+            *vid = g_pads[i].vid;
+
+         if (pid)
+            *pid = g_pads[i].pid;
+
+         return true;
+      }
+   }
+
+   return false;
+}
+
 static void dinput_joypad_destroy(void)
 {
    unsigned i;
diff --git a/input/drivers_joypad/dinput_joypad.h b/input/drivers_joypad/dinput_joypad.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7705bfa30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/input/drivers_joypad/dinput_joypad.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2010-2014 - Hans-Kristian Arntzen
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2016 - Daniel De Matteis
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2017 - Brad Parker
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __DINPUT_JOYPAD_H
+#define __DINPUT_JOYPAD_H
+
+#include <retro_common_api.h>
+
+RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+bool dinput_joypad_get_vidpid_from_xinput_index(int index, int *vid, int *pid, int *dinput_index);
+
+RETRO_END_DECLS
+
+#endif
diff --git a/input/drivers_joypad/xinput_joypad.c b/input/drivers_joypad/xinput_joypad.c
index d753a889dc..17d3a42973 100644
--- a/input/drivers_joypad/xinput_joypad.c
+++ b/input/drivers_joypad/xinput_joypad.c
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@
 
 #include "../../verbosity.h"
 
+#ifndef HAVE_DINPUT
+#error Cannot compile xinput without dinput.
+#endif
+
+#include "dinput_joypad.h"
+
 /* Check if the definitions do not already exist.
  * Official and mingw xinput headers have different include guards.
  */
@@ -92,10 +98,6 @@ typedef struct
 #define ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_CONNECTED 1167
 #endif
 
-#ifndef HAVE_DINPUT
-#error Cannot compile xinput without dinput.
-#endif
-
 /* Due to 360 pads showing up under both XInput and DirectInput, 
  * and since we are going to have to pass through unhandled 
  * joypad numbers to DirectInput, a slightly ugly
@@ -270,16 +272,28 @@ static bool xinput_joypad_init(void *data)
 
    for (j = 0; j < MAX_USERS; j++)
    {
-      RARCH_LOG("[XInput]: Attempting autoconf for, user #%u\n", j);
+      if (xinput_joypad_name(j))
+         RARCH_LOG("[XInput]: Attempting autoconf for \"%s\", user #%u\n", xinput_joypad_name(j), j);
+      else
+         RARCH_LOG("[XInput]: Attempting autoconf for user #%u\n", j);
+
       if (pad_index_to_xuser_index(j) > -1)
       {
+         int vid = 0;
+         int pid = 0;
+         int dinput_index = 0;
+         bool success = dinput_joypad_get_vidpid_from_xinput_index(j, &vid, &pid, &dinput_index);
+
+         if (success)
+            RARCH_LOG("[XInput]: Found VID/PID (%04X/%04X) from DINPUT index %d for \"%s\", user #%u\n", vid, pid, dinput_index, xinput_joypad_name(j), j);
+
          if (!input_autoconfigure_connect(
                xinput_joypad_name(j),
                NULL,
                xinput_joypad.ident,
                j,
-               0,
-               0))
+               vid,
+               pid))
             input_config_set_device_name(j, xinput_joypad_name(j));
       }
    }