diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
index bb46b26c9..297fd77bb 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -2026,6 +2026,7 @@ void MainWindow::connectSignals()
   connect(m_ui.actionMemoryScanner, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::onToolsMemoryScannerTriggered);
   connect(m_ui.actionISOBrowser, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::onToolsISOBrowserTriggered);
   connect(m_ui.actionCoverDownloader, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::onToolsCoverDownloaderTriggered);
+  connect(m_ui.actionControllerTest, &QAction::triggered, g_emu_thread, &EmuThread::startControllerTest);
   connect(m_ui.actionMediaCapture, &QAction::toggled, this, &MainWindow::onToolsMediaCaptureToggled);
   connect(m_ui.actionCaptureGPUFrame, &QAction::triggered, g_emu_thread, &EmuThread::captureGPUFrameDump);
   connect(m_ui.actionCPUDebugger, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::openCPUDebugger);
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui
index 42b5997ed..ac8a0ebbb 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/mainwindow.ui
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionMemoryCardEditor"/>
     <addaction name="actionCoverDownloader"/>
+    <addaction name="actionControllerTest"/>
     <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="actionMemoryScanner"/>
     <addaction name="actionISOBrowser"/>
@@ -979,6 +980,11 @@
     <string>Free Camera</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionControllerTest">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Controller Test</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <resources>
   <include location="resources/duckstation-qt.qrc"/>
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
index 367ae3e87..2282b9cce 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.cpp
@@ -1334,6 +1334,45 @@ void EmuThread::captureGPUFrameDump()
     System::StartRecordingGPUDump();
 }
 
+void EmuThread::startControllerTest()
+{
+  static constexpr const char* PADTEST_URL = "https://downloads.duckstation.org/runtime-resources/padtest.psexe";
+
+  if (!isCurrentThread())
+  {
+    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(this, "startControllerTest", Qt::QueuedConnection);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (System::IsValid())
+    return;
+
+  std::string path = Path::Combine(EmuFolders::UserResources, "padtest.psexe");
+  if (FileSystem::FileExists(path.c_str()))
+  {
+    bootSystem(std::make_shared<SystemBootParameters>(std::move(path)));
+    return;
+  }
+
+  QtHost::RunOnUIThread([path = std::move(path)]() mutable {
+    {
+      auto lock = g_main_window->pauseAndLockSystem();
+      if (QMessageBox::question(
+            lock.getDialogParent(), tr("Confirm Download"),
+            tr("Your DuckStation installation does not have the padtest application "
+               "available.\n\nThis file is approximately 206KB, do you want to download it now?")) != QMessageBox::Yes)
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      if (!QtHost::DownloadFile(lock.getDialogParent(), tr("File Download"), PADTEST_URL, path.c_str()))
+        return;
+    }
+
+    g_emu_thread->startControllerTest();
+  });
+}
+
 void EmuThread::runOnEmuThread(std::function<void()> callback)
 {
   callback();
diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.h b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.h
index b3917649c..9f1f04375 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.h
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/qthost.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
   void clearInputBindStateFromSource(InputBindingKey key);
   void reloadTextureReplacements();
   void captureGPUFrameDump();
+  void startControllerTest();
   void setGPUThreadRunIdle(bool active);
 
 private Q_SLOTS: