diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
index cec62394..2dcdfa49 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ public:
     std::vector<int> heldKeys;
     std::vector<int> keyStrokes;
 
+    Sint16 getJoyStickAxis(int axisNum);
+
     void touchScreen(int x, int y);
     void releaseScreen();
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
index da0cd391..24dd2e76 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
@@ -361,6 +361,16 @@ void EmuInstance::inputProcess()
     lastHotkeyMask = hotkeyMask;
 }
 
+//Used By Lua Scripts
+Sint16 EmuInstance::getJoyStickAxis(int axisNum){
+    if (joystick)
+    {
+        axisNum = axisNum & 0xF;
+        return SDL_JoystickGetAxis(joystick, axisNum);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 void EmuInstance::touchScreen(int x, int y)
 {
     touchX = x;
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LuaMain.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LuaMain.cpp
index b5ec7cbb..a7b47c78 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LuaMain.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/LuaMain.cpp
@@ -347,10 +347,9 @@ AddLuaFunction(Lua_Reads32,Reads32);
 int Lua_NDSTapDown(lua_State* L)
 {
     LuaBundle* bundle = get_bundle(L);
-    melonDS::NDS* nds = bundle->getEmuInstance()->getNDS();
     int x = luaL_checkinteger(L,1);
     int y = luaL_checkinteger(L,2);
-    nds->TouchScreen(x,y);
+    bundle->getEmuInstance()->touchScreen(x,y);
     return 0;
 }
 AddLuaFunction(Lua_NDSTapDown,NDSTapDown);
@@ -358,8 +357,7 @@ AddLuaFunction(Lua_NDSTapDown,NDSTapDown);
 int Lua_NDSTapUp(lua_State* L)
 {
     LuaBundle* bundle = get_bundle(L);
-    melonDS::NDS* nds = bundle->getEmuInstance()->getNDS();
-    nds->ReleaseScreen();
+    bundle->getEmuInstance()->releaseScreen();
     return 0;
 }
 AddLuaFunction(Lua_NDSTapUp,NDSTapUp);
@@ -630,4 +628,14 @@ int Lua_getJoy(lua_State* L)
 }
 AddLuaFunction(Lua_getJoy,GetJoy);
 
+int Lua_getJoyStick(lua_State* L)
+{
+    LuaBundle* bundle = get_bundle(L);
+    int axisNum = luaL_checknumber(L,1);
+    int val = bundle->getEmuInstance()->getJoyStickAxis(axisNum);
+    lua_pushinteger(L,val);
+    return 1;
+}
+AddLuaFunction(Lua_getJoyStick,GetJoyStick);
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp
index 5c671f39..8da00cff 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/Screen.cpp
@@ -1163,17 +1163,18 @@ void ScreenPanelGL::drawOverlays(int screenType,int screen)
             glTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D,0,0,0,overlay.rectangle.width(),overlay.rectangle.height(),GL_RGBA,GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE,overlay.displayBuffer->bits());
             overlay.flipped = false;
         }
-
+        
         glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, overlay.GLTexture);
-        glUniform2f(overlayPosULoc,overlay.rectangle.left(),overlay.rectangle.top());
-        glUniform2f(overlaySizeULoc,overlay.rectangle.width(),overlay.rectangle.height());
-
+        
         if(screenType == canvasTarget_OSD) // OSD gets drawn differently then top or bottom screen target
         {
+            glUniform2i(osdPosULoc,overlay.rectangle.left(),overlay.rectangle.top());
+            glUniform2i(osdSizeULoc,overlay.rectangle.width(),overlay.rectangle.height());
             glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES, 0, 2*3);
             continue;
         }
-
+        glUniform2f(overlayPosULoc,overlay.rectangle.left(),overlay.rectangle.top());
+        glUniform2f(overlaySizeULoc,overlay.rectangle.width(),overlay.rectangle.height());
         glUniform1i(overlayScreenTypeULoc, screenType);
         glUniformMatrix2x3fv(overlayTransformULoc, 1, GL_TRUE,screenMatrix[screen]);
         glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLES,screenType == 0 ? 0 : 2*3, 2*3);
diff --git a/tools/LuaScripts/LuaScriptTest.lua b/tools/LuaScripts/LuaScriptTest.lua
index 93c52211..f1231a48 100644
--- a/tools/LuaScripts/LuaScriptTest.lua
+++ b/tools/LuaScripts/LuaScriptTest.lua
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ function _Update()
         MousePosText,
         MouseButtonText,
         KeysText,
-        JoyText
+        JoyText,
+        JoyStickText,
     }) do
         y = y+10
         Text(0,y,tfunct(),0xffffff)
@@ -90,6 +91,12 @@ function MousePosText()
     return "MousePos:"..mouse.X..","..mouse.Y
 end
 
+function JoyStickText()
+    local x = GetJoyStick(0)
+    local y = GetJoyStick(1)
+    return "JoyStick:"..x..","..y
+end
+
 function MouseButtonText()
     str = ""
     for k,v in pairs(GetMouse()) do
diff --git a/tools/LuaScripts/Lua_Docs.md b/tools/LuaScripts/Lua_Docs.md
index 6fef3045..7b894328 100644
--- a/tools/LuaScripts/Lua_Docs.md
+++ b/tools/LuaScripts/Lua_Docs.md
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ end
     end
     ```
 
+`nAxisValue GetJoyStick(nAxisNum)`
+- Returns the current value of the connected analoge joystick axis 
+- nAxisNum is a 4 bit int, (0-15)
+
 `tJoyState GetJoy()`
 - Returns a lua table of the Joypad button states.
 - Table keys are: `A,B,Select,Start,Right,Left,Up,Down,R,L,X,Y`