diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 2d2f64b0e..eee92d4ee 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Bugfixes:
  - GBA: Add initial I/O register settings for background matrix registers
  - Qt: Fix potential crash if a gamepad causes focus to change
  - GBA Memory: Allow SRAM to be 64kB
+ - Qt: Fix controller axis querying
 Misc:
  - Qt: Show multiplayer numbers in window title
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
index c6ba5690c..4ec263108 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
@@ -285,13 +285,14 @@ void InputController::testGamepad() {
 		GamepadAxisEvent* event = new GamepadAxisEvent(axis.first, axis.second, newlyAboveThreshold, this);
 		if (newlyAboveThreshold) {
 			postPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
+			QApplication::sendEvent(QApplication::focusWidget(), event);
 			if (!event->isAccepted()) {
 				clearPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
 			}
 		} else if (oldAxes.contains(axis)) {
 			clearPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
+			QApplication::sendEvent(QApplication::focusWidget(), event);
 		}
-		QApplication::sendEvent(QApplication::focusWidget(), event);
 	}
 
 	if (!QApplication::focusWidget()) {