diff --git a/intl/msg_hash_us.h b/intl/msg_hash_us.h
index 6bd6b93c34..c7351cef3f 100644
--- a/intl/msg_hash_us.h
+++ b/intl/msg_hash_us.h
@@ -126,6 +126,10 @@ MSG_HASH(
       MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY_NO_SLOTS,
       "There are no free player slots"
       )
+MSG_HASH(
+      MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY_NOT_AVAILABLE,
+      "The input devices requested are not available"
+      )
 MSG_HASH(
       MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY,
       "Cannot switch to play mode"
diff --git a/msg_hash.h b/msg_hash.h
index 6e9371925a..f2b189018b 100644
--- a/msg_hash.h
+++ b/msg_hash.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ enum msg_hash_enums
    MSG_NETPLAY_CLIENT_HANGUP,
    MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY_UNPRIVILEGED,
    MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY_NO_SLOTS,
+   MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY_NOT_AVAILABLE,
    MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY,
    MSG_NETPLAY_PEER_PAUSED,
    MSG_NETPLAY_CHANGED_NICK,
diff --git a/network/netplay/netplay_io.c b/network/netplay/netplay_io.c
index 403f5578fb..bc73f9eab9 100644
--- a/network/netplay/netplay_io.c
+++ b/network/netplay/netplay_io.c
@@ -1508,6 +1508,10 @@ static bool netplay_get_cmd(netplay_t *netplay,
                   dmsg = msg_hash_to_str(MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY_NO_SLOTS);
                   break;
 
+               case NETPLAY_CMD_MODE_REFUSED_REASON_NOT_AVAILABLE:
+                  dmsg = msg_hash_to_str(MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY_NOT_AVAILABLE);
+                  break;
+
                default:
                   dmsg = msg_hash_to_str(MSG_NETPLAY_CANNOT_PLAY);
             }