diff --git a/src/drivers/win/joystick.cpp b/src/drivers/win/joystick.cpp
index df75f999..8983cb50 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/joystick.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/joystick.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ static GUID JoyGUID[MAX_JOYSTICKS];
 static int numjoysticks = 0;
 static int HavePolled[MAX_JOYSTICKS];
 
+static int background = 0;
 static DIJOYSTATE2 StatusSave[MAX_JOYSTICKS];
 
 static int FindByGUID(GUID how)
@@ -374,7 +375,7 @@ static BOOL CALLBACK JoystickFound(LPCDIDEVICEINSTANCE lpddi, LPVOID pvRef)
   return(DIENUM_CONTINUE);
  }
 
- if(DI_OK != IDirectInputDevice7_SetCooperativeLevel(Joysticks[n],*(HWND *)pvRef, DISCL_FOREGROUND|DISCL_NONEXCLUSIVE))
+ if(DI_OK != IDirectInputDevice7_SetCooperativeLevel(Joysticks[n],*(HWND *)pvRef, (background?DISCL_BACKGROUND:DISCL_FOREGROUND)|DISCL_NONEXCLUSIVE))
  {
   FCEU_printf("Cooperative level set of a joystick failed during init.\n");
   IDirectInputDevice7_Release(Joysticks[n]);
@@ -412,16 +413,6 @@ int InitJoysticks(HWND hwnd)
  return(1);
 }
 
-void SetJoystickBackgroundAccess(int background)
-{
-
-}
-
-
-
-
-
-static int background = 0;
 static bool curr = false;
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/keyboard.cpp b/src/drivers/win/keyboard.cpp
index 1f984f70..90187b43 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/keyboard.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 #include "keyboard.h"
 
 static HRESULT  ddrval; //mbg merge 7/17/06 made static
-
+static int background = 0;
 static LPDIRECTINPUTDEVICE7 lpdid=0;
 
 void KeyboardClose(void)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ int KeyboardInitialize(void)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	ddrval=IDirectInputDevice7_SetCooperativeLevel(lpdid, hAppWnd,DISCL_FOREGROUND|DISCL_NONEXCLUSIVE);
+	ddrval=IDirectInputDevice7_SetCooperativeLevel(lpdid, hAppWnd,(background?DISCL_BACKGROUND:DISCL_FOREGROUND)|DISCL_NONEXCLUSIVE);
 	if(ddrval != DI_OK)
 	{
 		FCEUD_PrintError("DirectInput: Error setting keyboard cooperative level.");
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ int KeyboardInitialize(void)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int background = 0;
 static bool curr = false;
 
 
diff --git a/src/drivers/win/main.cpp b/src/drivers/win/main.cpp
index cce5f30f..5408a69f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/win/main.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/win/main.cpp
@@ -638,6 +638,9 @@ int main(int argc,char *argv[])
         pauseAfterPlayback = !!pauseAfterPlayback;
         EnableBackgroundInput = !!EnableBackgroundInput;
 
+		KeyboardSetBackgroundAccess(EnableBackgroundInput!=0);
+		JoystickSetBackgroundAccess(EnableBackgroundInput!=0);
+
         FCEUI_SetSoundVolume(soundvolume);
 		FCEUI_SetSoundQuality(soundquality);
 		FCEUI_SetTriangleVolume(soundTrianglevol);