diff --git a/src/imgui/imgui_layer.h b/src/imgui/imgui_layer.h
index a6c7e2a4a..a2ec7fd24 100644
--- a/src/imgui/imgui_layer.h
+++ b/src/imgui/imgui_layer.h
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ public:
     static void RemoveLayer(Layer* layer);
 
     virtual void Draw() = 0;
+
+    virtual bool ShouldGrabGamepad() {
+        return false;
+    }
 };
 
 } // namespace ImGui
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diff --git a/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_core.cpp b/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_core.cpp
index 41b7add99..0b8f12e3a 100644
--- a/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_core.cpp
+++ b/src/imgui/renderer/imgui_core.cpp
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ void Shutdown(const vk::Device& device) {
 }
 
 bool ProcessEvent(SDL_Event* event) {
-    const bool used = Sdl::ProcessEvent(event);
-    if (!used) {
-        return false;
-    }
+    Sdl::ProcessEvent(event);
     switch (event->type) {
     case SDL_EVENT_MOUSE_MOTION:
     case SDL_EVENT_MOUSE_WHEEL:
@@ -85,6 +82,15 @@ bool ProcessEvent(SDL_Event* event) {
     case SDL_EVENT_KEY_DOWN:
     case SDL_EVENT_KEY_UP:
         return GetIO().WantCaptureKeyboard;
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DOWN:
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_UP:
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_AXIS_MOTION:
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_ADDED:
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_REMOVED:
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_TOUCHPAD_DOWN:
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_TOUCHPAD_UP:
+    case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_TOUCHPAD_MOTION:
+        return (GetIO().BackendFlags & ImGuiBackendFlags_HasGamepad) != 0;
     default:
         return false;
     }
@@ -109,8 +115,17 @@ void NewFrame() {
     Sdl::NewFrame();
     ImGui::NewFrame();
 
+    bool capture_gamepad = false;
     for (auto* layer : layers) {
         layer->Draw();
+        if (layer->ShouldGrabGamepad()) {
+            capture_gamepad = true;
+        }
+    }
+    if (capture_gamepad) {
+        GetIO().BackendFlags |= ImGuiBackendFlags_HasGamepad;
+    } else {
+        GetIO().BackendFlags &= ~ImGuiBackendFlags_HasGamepad;
     }
 }