diff --git a/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp b/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp
index 77955fdcdd..91691d90df 100644
--- a/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/VMManager.cpp
@@ -439,8 +439,13 @@ bool VMManager::UpdateGameSettingsLayer()
 	}
 
 	std::string input_profile_name;
+	bool use_game_settings_for_controller = false;
 	if (new_interface)
-		new_interface->GetStringValue("EmuCore", "InputProfileName", &input_profile_name);
+	{
+		new_interface->GetBoolValue("Pad", "UseGameSettingsForController", &use_game_settings_for_controller);
+		if (!use_game_settings_for_controller)
+			new_interface->GetStringValue("EmuCore", "InputProfileName", &input_profile_name);
+	}
 
 	if (!s_game_settings_interface && !new_interface && s_input_profile_name == input_profile_name)
 		return false;
@@ -449,32 +454,39 @@ bool VMManager::UpdateGameSettingsLayer()
 	s_game_settings_interface = std::move(new_interface);
 
 	std::unique_ptr<INISettingsInterface> input_interface;
-	if (!input_profile_name.empty())
+	if (!use_game_settings_for_controller)
 	{
-		const std::string filename(GetInputProfilePath(input_profile_name));
-		if (FileSystem::FileExists(filename.c_str()))
+		if (!input_profile_name.empty())
 		{
-			Console.WriteLn("Loading input profile from '%s'...", filename.c_str());
-			input_interface = std::make_unique<INISettingsInterface>(std::move(filename));
-			if (!input_interface->Load())
+			const std::string filename(GetInputProfilePath(input_profile_name));
+			if (FileSystem::FileExists(filename.c_str()))
 			{
-				Console.Error("Failed to parse input profile ini '%s'", input_interface->GetFileName().c_str());
-				input_interface.reset();
+				Console.WriteLn("Loading input profile from '%s'...", filename.c_str());
+				input_interface = std::make_unique<INISettingsInterface>(std::move(filename));
+				if (!input_interface->Load())
+				{
+					Console.Error("Failed to parse input profile ini '%s'", input_interface->GetFileName().c_str());
+					input_interface.reset();
+					input_profile_name = {};
+				}
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				DevCon.WriteLn("No game settings found (tried '%s')", filename.c_str());
 				input_profile_name = {};
 			}
 		}
-		else
-		{
-			DevCon.WriteLn("No game settings found (tried '%s')", filename.c_str());
-			input_profile_name = {};
-		}
+
+		Host::Internal::SetInputSettingsLayer(input_interface.get());
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// using game settings for bindings too
+		Host::Internal::SetInputSettingsLayer(s_game_settings_interface.get());
 	}
 
-	Host::Internal::SetInputSettingsLayer(input_interface.get());
 	s_input_settings_interface = std::move(input_interface);
 	s_input_profile_name = std::move(input_profile_name);
-
-
 	return true;
 }