diff --git a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
index 6bf69f2c9..b8a98cdcc 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/GameController.cpp
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ GameController::GameController(QObject* parent)
 		context->gba->logLevel = GBA_LOG_FATAL;
 		context->gba->luminanceSource = &controller->m_lux;
 		context->gba->rtcSource = &controller->m_rtc;
+#ifdef BUILD_SDL
+		context->gba->rumble = controller->m_inputController->rumble();
+#endif
 		controller->gameStarted(context);
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
index 79b439ce8..c6ba5690c 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/InputController.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ void InputController::setPreferredGamepad(uint32_t type, const QString& device)
 	}
 	GBAInputSetPreferredDevice(m_config->input(), type, m_sdlPlayer.playerId, device.toLocal8Bit().constData());
 }
+
+GBARumble* InputController::rumble() {
+	return &m_sdlPlayer.rumble.d;
+}
 #endif
 
 GBAKey InputController::mapKeyboard(int key) const {
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/InputController.h b/src/platform/qt/InputController.h
index 2dd7fe826..b2864d382 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/InputController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/InputController.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
 	int gamepad(uint32_t type) const { return m_sdlPlayer.joystickIndex; }
 	void setGamepad(uint32_t type, int index) { GBASDLPlayerChangeJoystick(&s_sdlEvents, &m_sdlPlayer, index); }
 	void setPreferredGamepad(uint32_t type, const QString& device);
+	GBARumble* rumble();
 #endif
 
 public slots:
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c b/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c
index 6e9ac8d49..10ee97b86 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.c
@@ -20,8 +20,14 @@
 #define GUI_MOD KMOD_CTRL
 #endif
 
+static void _GBASDLSetRumble(struct GBARumble* rumble, int enable);
+
 bool GBASDLInitEvents(struct GBASDLEvents* context) {
-	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK) < 0) {
+	int subsystem = SDL_INIT_JOYSTICK;
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	subsystem |= SDL_INIT_HAPTIC;
+#endif
+	if (SDL_InitSubSystem(subsystem) < 0) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
@@ -30,9 +36,15 @@ bool GBASDLInitEvents(struct GBASDLEvents* context) {
 	if (nJoysticks > 0) {
 		context->nJoysticks = nJoysticks;
 		context->joysticks = calloc(context->nJoysticks, sizeof(SDL_Joystick*));
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+		context->haptic = calloc(context->nJoysticks, sizeof(SDL_Haptic*));
+#endif
 		size_t i;
 		for (i = 0; i < context->nJoysticks; ++i) {
 			context->joysticks[i] = SDL_JoystickOpen(i);
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+			context->haptic[i] = SDL_HapticOpenFromJoystick(context->joysticks[i]);
+#endif
 		}
 	} else {
 		context->nJoysticks = 0;
@@ -56,6 +68,9 @@ bool GBASDLInitEvents(struct GBASDLEvents* context) {
 void GBASDLDeinitEvents(struct GBASDLEvents* context) {
 	size_t i;
 	for (i = 0; i < context->nJoysticks; ++i) {
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+		SDL_HapticClose(context->haptic[i]);
+#endif
 		SDL_JoystickClose(context->joysticks[i]);
 	}
 
@@ -126,6 +141,11 @@ bool GBASDLAttachPlayer(struct GBASDLEvents* events, struct GBASDLPlayer* player
 	player->joystick = 0;
 	player->joystickIndex = SIZE_MAX;
 
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+    player->rumble.d.setRumble = _GBASDLSetRumble;
+    player->rumble.p = player;
+#endif
+
 	if (events->playersAttached >= MAX_PLAYERS) {
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -171,6 +191,13 @@ bool GBASDLAttachPlayer(struct GBASDLEvents* events, struct GBASDLPlayer* player
 	if (player->joystickIndex != SIZE_MAX) {
 		player->joystick = events->joysticks[player->joystickIndex];
 		events->joysticksClaimed[player->playerId] = player->joystickIndex;
+
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+		player->haptic = events->haptic[player->joystickIndex];
+		if (player->haptic) {
+		    SDL_HapticRumbleInit(player->haptic);
+		}
+#endif
 	}
 
 	++events->playersAttached;
@@ -403,3 +430,17 @@ void GBASDLHandleEvent(struct GBAThread* context, struct GBASDLPlayer* sdlContex
 		break;
 	}
 }
+
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+static void _GBASDLSetRumble(struct GBARumble* rumble, int enable) {
+	struct GBASDLRumble* sdlRumble = (struct GBASDLRumble*) rumble;
+	if (!sdlRumble->p->haptic || !SDL_HapticRumbleSupported(sdlRumble->p->haptic)) {
+		return;
+	}
+	if (enable) {
+	    SDL_HapticRumblePlay(sdlRumble->p->haptic, 1.0f, 20);
+	} else {
+		SDL_HapticRumbleStop(sdlRumble->p->haptic);
+	}
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.h b/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.h
index 69e095e9d..81840d39e 100644
--- a/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.h
+++ b/src/platform/sdl/sdl-events.h
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ struct GBASDLEvents {
 	const char* preferredJoysticks[MAX_PLAYERS];
 	int playersAttached;
 	size_t joysticksClaimed[MAX_PLAYERS];
+#if SDL_VERSION_ATLEAST(2, 0, 0)
+	SDL_Haptic** haptic;
+#endif
 };
 
 struct GBASDLPlayer {
@@ -37,6 +40,12 @@ struct GBASDLPlayer {
 	SDL_Window* window;
 	int fullscreen;
 	int windowUpdated;
+	SDL_Haptic* haptic;
+
+	struct GBASDLRumble {
+		struct GBARumble d;
+		struct GBASDLPlayer* p;
+	} rumble;
 #endif
 };