diff --git a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
index e17cd16e6..93a8d58ef 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ int InputController::s_sdlInited = 0;
 GBASDLEvents InputController::s_sdlEvents;
 #endif
 
-InputController::InputController(int playerId, QObject* parent)
+InputController::InputController(int playerId, QWidget* topLevel, QObject* parent)
 	: QObject(parent)
 	, m_playerId(playerId)
 	, m_config(nullptr)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ InputController::InputController(int playerId, QObject* parent)
 	, m_playerAttached(false)
 #endif
 	, m_allowOpposing(false)
+	, m_topLevel(topLevel)
 {
 	GBAInputMapInit(&m_inputMap);
 
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ void InputController::testGamepad(int type) {
 		if (newlyAboveThreshold) {
 			GamepadAxisEvent* event = new GamepadAxisEvent(axis.first, axis.second, newlyAboveThreshold, type, this);
 			postPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
-			QApplication::sendEvent(QApplication::focusWidget(), event);
+			sendGamepadEvent(event);
 			if (!event->isAccepted()) {
 				clearPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
 			}
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ void InputController::testGamepad(int type) {
 	for (auto axis : oldAxes) {
 		GamepadAxisEvent* event = new GamepadAxisEvent(axis.first, axis.second, false, type, this);
 		clearPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
-		QApplication::sendEvent(QApplication::focusWidget(), event);
+		sendGamepadEvent(event);
 	}
 
 	if (!QApplication::focusWidget()) {
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ void InputController::testGamepad(int type) {
 	for (int button : activeButtons) {
 		GamepadButtonEvent* event = new GamepadButtonEvent(GamepadButtonEvent::Down(), button, type, this);
 		postPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
-		QApplication::sendEvent(QApplication::focusWidget(), event);
+		sendGamepadEvent(event);
 		if (!event->isAccepted()) {
 			clearPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
 		}
@@ -462,10 +463,23 @@ void InputController::testGamepad(int type) {
 	for (int button : oldButtons) {
 		GamepadButtonEvent* event = new GamepadButtonEvent(GamepadButtonEvent::Up(), button, type, this);
 		clearPendingEvent(event->gbaKey());
-		QApplication::sendEvent(QApplication::focusWidget(), event);
+		sendGamepadEvent(event);
 	}
 }
 
+void InputController::sendGamepadEvent(QEvent* event) {
+	QWidget* focusWidget = nullptr;
+	if (m_topLevel) {
+		focusWidget = m_topLevel->focusWidget();
+		if (!focusWidget) {
+			focusWidget = m_topLevel;
+		}
+	} else {
+		focusWidget = QApplication::focusWidget();
+	}
+	QApplication::sendEvent(focusWidget, event);
+}
+
 void InputController::postPendingEvent(GBAKey key) {
 	m_pendingEvents.insert(key);
 }
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/InputController.h b/src/platform/qt/InputController.h
index 65bdec0f0..4a8501dd3 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/InputController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/InputController.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Q_OBJECT
 public:
 	static const uint32_t KEYBOARD = 0x51545F4B;
 
-	InputController(int playerId = 0, QObject* parent = nullptr);
+	InputController(int playerId = 0, QWidget* topLevel = nullptr, QObject* parent = nullptr);
 	~InputController();
 
 	void setConfiguration(ConfigController* config);
@@ -94,11 +94,13 @@ private:
 	void postPendingEvent(GBAKey);
 	void clearPendingEvent(GBAKey);
 	bool hasPendingEvent(GBAKey) const;
+	void sendGamepadEvent(QEvent*);
 
 	GBAInputMap m_inputMap;
 	ConfigController* m_config;
 	int m_playerId;
 	bool m_allowOpposing;
+	QWidget* m_topLevel;
 
 #ifdef BUILD_SDL
 	static int s_sdlInited;
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
index 0a31f17ec..d0e1e2fd3 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/Window.cpp
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ Window::Window(ConfigController* config, int playerId, QWidget* parent)
 	, m_screenWidget(new WindowBackground())
 	, m_logo(":/res/mgba-1024.png")
 	, m_config(config)
-	, m_inputController(playerId)
+	, m_inputController(playerId, this)
 #ifdef USE_FFMPEG
 	, m_videoView(nullptr)
 #endif