diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.cpp
index b8132882e1..6e0fcbd5ef 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.cpp
@@ -104,32 +104,32 @@ void PadSettingExtension::UpdateValue()
 	extension->switch_extension = ((wxChoice*)wxcontrol)->GetSelection();
 }
 
-PadSettingCheckBox::PadSettingCheckBox(wxWindow* const parent, ControlState& _value, const std::string& label)
-	: PadSetting(new wxCheckBox(parent, -1, wxGetTranslation(StrToWxStr(label))))
-	, value(_value)
+PadSettingCheckBox::PadSettingCheckBox(wxWindow* const parent, ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::Setting* const _setting)
+	: PadSetting(new wxCheckBox(parent, -1, wxGetTranslation(StrToWxStr(_setting->name))))
+	, setting(_setting)
 {
 	UpdateGUI();
 }
 
 void PadSettingCheckBox::UpdateGUI()
 {
-	((wxCheckBox*)wxcontrol)->SetValue(value > 0);
+	((wxCheckBox*)wxcontrol)->SetValue(setting->GetValue());
 }
 
 void PadSettingCheckBox::UpdateValue()
 {
 	// 0.01 so its saved to the ini file as just 1. :(
-	value = 0.01 * ((wxCheckBox*)wxcontrol)->GetValue();
+	setting->SetValue(0.01 * ((wxCheckBox*)wxcontrol)->GetValue());
 }
 
 void PadSettingSpin::UpdateGUI()
 {
-	((wxSpinCtrl*)wxcontrol)->SetValue((int)(value * 100));
+	((wxSpinCtrl*)wxcontrol)->SetValue((int)(setting->GetValue() * 100));
 }
 
 void PadSettingSpin::UpdateValue()
 {
-	value = float(((wxSpinCtrl*)wxcontrol)->GetValue()) / 100;
+	setting->SetValue(float(((wxSpinCtrl*)wxcontrol)->GetValue()) / 100);
 }
 
 ControlDialog::ControlDialog(GamepadPage* const parent, InputPlugin& plugin, ControllerInterface::ControlReference* const ref)
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@ ControlGroupBox::ControlGroupBox(ControllerEmu::ControlGroup* const group, wxWin
 			//options
 			for (auto& groupSetting : group->settings)
 			{
-				PadSettingCheckBox* setting_cbox = new PadSettingCheckBox(parent, groupSetting->value, groupSetting->name);
+				PadSettingCheckBox* setting_cbox = new PadSettingCheckBox(parent, groupSetting.get());
 				setting_cbox->wxcontrol->Bind(wxEVT_CHECKBOX, &GamepadPage::AdjustSetting, eventsink);
 				options.push_back(setting_cbox);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.h b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.h
index 8c0ade99bb..12223bed9c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinWX/InputConfigDiag.h
@@ -69,25 +69,25 @@ public:
 class PadSettingSpin : public PadSetting
 {
 public:
-	PadSettingSpin(wxWindow* const parent, ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::Setting* const setting)
-		: PadSetting(new wxSpinCtrl(parent, -1, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition
-			, wxSize(54, -1), 0, setting->low, setting->high, (int)(setting->value * 100)))
-			, value(setting->value) {}
+	PadSettingSpin(wxWindow* const parent, ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::Setting* const _setting)
+		: PadSetting(new wxSpinCtrl(parent, -1, wxEmptyString, wxDefaultPosition,
+					    wxSize(54, -1), 0, _setting->low, _setting->high, (int)(_setting->value * 100)))
+		, setting(_setting) {}
 
 	void UpdateGUI() override;
 	void UpdateValue() override;
 
-	ControlState& value;
+	ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::Setting* const setting;
 };
 
 class PadSettingCheckBox : public PadSetting
 {
 public:
-	PadSettingCheckBox(wxWindow* const parent, ControlState& _value, const std::string& label);
+	PadSettingCheckBox(wxWindow* const parent, ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::Setting* const setting);
 	void UpdateGUI() override;
 	void UpdateValue() override;
 
-	ControlState& value;
+	ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::Setting* const setting;
 };
 
 class GamepadPage;
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.cpp
index e01ab90fb9..6e2bf8aa73 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.cpp
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ void ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::LoadConfig(IniFile::Section *sec, const std::s
 	// settings
 	for (auto& s : settings)
 	{
+		if (s->is_virtual)
+			continue;
 		sec->Get(group + s->name, &s->value, s->default_value * 100);
 		s->value /= 100;
 	}
@@ -99,7 +101,11 @@ void ControllerEmu::ControlGroup::SaveConfig(IniFile::Section *sec, const std::s
 	std::string group(base + name); group += "/";
 
 	for (auto& s : settings)
+	{
+		if (s->is_virtual)
+			continue;
 		sec->Set(group + s->name, s->value*100.0f, s->default_value*100.0f);
+	}
 
 	for (auto& c : controls)
 	{
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.h
index 9f8bc50985..46f5477ff2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerEmu.h
@@ -94,12 +94,24 @@ public:
 				, value(def_value)
 				, default_value(def_value)
 				, low(_low)
-				, high(_high){}
+				, high(_high)
+				, is_virtual(false) {}
 
 			const std::string   name;
 			ControlState        value;
 			const ControlState  default_value;
 			const unsigned int  low, high;
+			bool                is_virtual;
+
+			virtual void SetValue(ControlState new_value)
+			{
+				value = new_value;
+			}
+
+			virtual ControlState GetValue()
+			{
+				return value;
+			}
 		};
 
 		ControlGroup(const std::string& _name, const unsigned int _type = GROUP_TYPE_OTHER) : name(_name), type(_type) {}