diff --git a/runloop.c b/runloop.c
index c4cf1d3438..f2ebf43179 100644
--- a/runloop.c
+++ b/runloop.c
@@ -654,6 +654,17 @@ int rarch_main_iterate(void)
    if (driver.flushing_input)
       driver.flushing_input = (input) ? input_flush(&input) : false;
 
+   if (g_extern.lifecycle_state != 0)
+   {
+      int key;
+      for (key = 0; key < RARCH_BIND_LIST_END; key++)
+      {
+         if (BIT64_GET(g_extern.lifecycle_state, key))
+            BIT64_SET(input, key);
+      }
+      g_extern.lifecycle_state = 0;
+   }
+
    trigger_input = input & ~old_input;
 
    if (time_to_exit(input))