diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
index 96800b6203..e992cf2266 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
@@ -16,13 +16,14 @@
 #include "Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/BTEmu.h"
 #include "Core/IOS/USB/Bluetooth/WiimoteDevice.h"
 #include "Core/Movie.h"
+#include "Core/NetPlayClient.h"
 
 #include "InputCommon/ControllerEmu/ControlGroup/ControlGroup.h"
 #include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h"
 #include "InputCommon/InputConfig.h"
 
 // Limit the amount of wiimote connect requests, when a button is pressed in disconnected state
-std::array<u8, 4> last_connect_request_counter;
+static std::array<u8, 4> s_last_connect_request_counter;
 
 namespace Wiimote
 {
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ void ResetAllWiimotes()
 void LoadConfig()
 {
   s_config.LoadConfig(false);
-  last_connect_request_counter.fill(0);
+  s_last_connect_request_counter.fill(0);
 }
 
 void Resume()
@@ -149,9 +150,11 @@ void InterruptChannel(int number, u16 channel_id, const void* data, u32 size)
 
 bool ButtonPressed(int number)
 {
-  if (last_connect_request_counter[number] > 0)
+  if (s_last_connect_request_counter[number] > 0)
   {
-    --last_connect_request_counter[number];
+    --s_last_connect_request_counter[number];
+    if (g_wiimote_sources[number] && NetPlay::IsNetPlayRunning())
+      Wiimote::NetPlay_GetButtonPress(number, false);
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@ bool ButtonPressed(int number)
   if (WIIMOTE_SRC_REAL & g_wiimote_sources[number])
     button_pressed = WiimoteReal::CheckForButtonPress(number);
 
+  if (g_wiimote_sources[number] && NetPlay::IsNetPlayRunning())
+    button_pressed = Wiimote::NetPlay_GetButtonPress(number, button_pressed);
+
   return button_pressed;
 }
 
@@ -184,7 +190,7 @@ void Update(int number, bool connected)
       Connect(number, true);
       // arbitrary value so it doesn't try to send multiple requests before Dolphin can react
       // if Wii Remotes are polled at 200Hz then this results in one request being sent per 500ms
-      last_connect_request_counter[number] = 100;
+      s_last_connect_request_counter[number] = 100;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.h
index d4d0ef5793..1c637f4998 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ void ControlChannel(int number, u16 channel_id, const void* data, u32 size);
 void InterruptChannel(int number, u16 channel_id, const void* data, u32 size);
 bool ButtonPressed(int number);
 void Update(int number, bool connected);
+bool NetPlay_GetButtonPress(int wiimote, bool pressed);
 }
 
 namespace WiimoteReal
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
index 6774e323c6..b0c7f6fd16 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/NetPlayClient.cpp
@@ -1280,6 +1280,27 @@ bool WiimoteEmu::Wiimote::NetPlay_GetWiimoteData(int wiimote, u8* data, u8 size,
     return false;
 }
 
+// Sync the info whether a button was pressed or not. Used for the reconnect on button press feature
+bool Wiimote::NetPlay_GetButtonPress(int wiimote, bool pressed)
+{
+  std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(crit_netplay_client);
+
+  // Use the reporting mode 0 for the button pressed event, the real ones start at RT_REPORT_CORE
+  u8 data[2] = {static_cast<u8>(pressed), 0};
+
+  if (netplay_client)
+  {
+    if (netplay_client->WiimoteUpdate(wiimote, data, 2, 0))
+    {
+      return data[0];
+    }
+    PanicAlertT("Netplay has desynced in NetPlay_GetButtonPress()");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  return pressed;
+}
+
 // called from ---CPU--- thread
 // so all players' games get the same time
 //