diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0843434..6178c0d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ project(chiaki)
 
 option(CHIAKI_ENABLE_TESTS "Enable tests for Chiaki" ON)
 option(CHIAKI_ENABLE_CLI "Enable CLI for Chiaki" OFF)
-option(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD "Use QtGamepad for Input" ON)
+option(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD "Use QtGamepad for Input" OFF)
+option(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER "Use SDL Gamecontroller for Input" ON)
 
 set(CHIAKI_VERSION_MAJOR 1)
 set(CHIAKI_VERSION_MINOR 0)
diff --git a/gui/CMakeLists.txt b/gui/CMakeLists.txt
index 53a40e4..3ee763f 100644
--- a/gui/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gui/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
 set(CMAKE_AUTORCC ON)
 find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Core Widgets Gui Multimedia OpenGL Svg)
+if(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD AND CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER)
+	message(FATAL_ERROR "Only one input method may be enabled. Disable either CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER or CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD.")
+endif()
 if(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD)
 	find_package(Qt5 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Gamepad)
 endif()
+if(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER)
+	find_package(SDL2 REQUIRED)
+endif()
 
-find_package(FFMPEG REQUIRED COMPONENTS avcodec)
+find_package(FFMPEG REQUIRED COMPONENTS avcodec avutil)
 
 set(RESOURCE_FILES "")
 
@@ -16,6 +22,7 @@ if(APPLE)
 endif()
 
 add_executable(chiaki
+		${RESOURCE_FILES}
 		include/exception.h
 		src/main.cpp
 		include/streamwindow.h
@@ -51,7 +58,8 @@ add_executable(chiaki
 		include/manualhostdialog.h
 		src/manualhostdialog.cpp
 		res/resources.qrc
-		${RESOURCE_FILES})
+		include/controllermanager.h
+		src/controllermanager.cpp)
 target_include_directories(chiaki PRIVATE include)
 
 target_link_libraries(chiaki chiaki-lib)
@@ -60,12 +68,16 @@ if(CHIAKI_ENABLE_CLI)
 	target_link_libraries(chiaki chiaki-cli-lib)
 endif()
 
-target_link_libraries(chiaki FFMPEG::avcodec)
+target_link_libraries(chiaki FFMPEG::avcodec FFMPEG::avutil)
 target_link_libraries(chiaki Qt5::Core Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Gui Qt5::Multimedia Qt5::OpenGL Qt5::Svg)
 if(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD)
 	target_link_libraries(chiaki Qt5::Gamepad)
 	target_compile_definitions(chiaki PRIVATE CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD)
 endif()
+if(CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER)
+	target_link_libraries(chiaki SDL2::SDL2)
+	target_compile_definitions(chiaki PRIVATE CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER)
+endif()
 
 set_target_properties(chiaki PROPERTIES
 		MACOSX_BUNDLE TRUE
diff --git a/gui/include/controllermanager.h b/gui/include/controllermanager.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..952275e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/include/controllermanager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Chiaki.
+ *
+ * Chiaki is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Chiaki is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Chiaki.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#ifndef CHIAKI_CONTROLLERMANAGER_H
+#define CHIAKI_CONTROLLERMANAGER_H
+
+#include <chiaki/controller.h>
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QSet>
+#include <QMap>
+#include <QString>
+
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+#include <SDL.h>
+#endif
+
+class Controller;
+
+class ControllerManager : public QObject
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+	friend class Controller;
+
+	private:
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+		QSet<SDL_JoystickID> available_controllers;
+#endif
+		QMap<int, Controller *> open_controllers;
+
+		void ControllerClosed(Controller *controller);
+
+	private slots:
+		void UpdateAvailableControllers();
+		void HandleEvents();
+		void ControllerEvent(int device_id);
+
+	public:
+		static ControllerManager *GetInstance();
+
+		ControllerManager(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+		~ControllerManager();
+
+		QList<int> GetAvailableControllers();
+		Controller *OpenController(int device_id);
+
+	signals:
+		void AvailableControllersUpdated();
+};
+
+class Controller : public QObject
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+
+	friend class ControllerManager;
+
+	private:
+		Controller(int device_id, ControllerManager *manager);
+
+		void UpdateState();
+
+		ControllerManager *manager;
+		int id;
+
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+		SDL_GameController *controller;
+#endif
+
+	public:
+		~Controller();
+
+		bool IsConnected();
+		int GetDeviceID();
+		QString GetName();
+		ChiakiControllerState GetState();
+
+	signals:
+		void StateChanged();
+};
+
+#endif // CHIAKI_CONTROLLERMANAGER_H
diff --git a/gui/include/streamsession.h b/gui/include/streamsession.h
index 3dab317..6a783de 100644
--- a/gui/include/streamsession.h
+++ b/gui/include/streamsession.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "videodecoder.h"
 #include "exception.h"
 #include "sessionlog.h"
+#include "controllermanager.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QImage>
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ class StreamSession : public QObject
 #if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 		QGamepad *gamepad;
 #endif
+		Controller *controller;
 
 		ChiakiControllerState keyboard_state;
 
@@ -93,6 +95,7 @@ class StreamSession : public QObject
 #if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 		QGamepad *GetGamepad()	{ return gamepad; }
 #endif
+		Controller *GetController()	{ return controller; }
 		VideoDecoder *GetVideoDecoder()	{ return &video_decoder; }
 
 		void HandleKeyboardEvent(QKeyEvent *event);
@@ -102,9 +105,7 @@ class StreamSession : public QObject
 		void SessionQuit(ChiakiQuitReason reason, const QString &reason_str);
 
 	private slots:
-#if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 		void UpdateGamepads();
-#endif
 		void SendFeedbackState();
 };
 
diff --git a/gui/src/controllermanager.cpp b/gui/src/controllermanager.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77941de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gui/src/controllermanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Chiaki.
+ *
+ * Chiaki is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Chiaki is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Chiaki.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <controllermanager.h>
+
+#include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QTimer>
+
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+#include <SDL.h>
+#endif
+
+static ControllerManager *instance = nullptr;
+
+#define UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS 4
+
+ControllerManager *ControllerManager::GetInstance()
+{
+	if(!instance)
+		instance = new ControllerManager(qApp);
+	return instance;
+}
+
+ControllerManager::ControllerManager(QObject *parent)
+	: QObject(parent)
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	SDL_SetMainReady();
+	if(SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_GAMECONTROLLER) < 0)
+	{
+		const char *err = SDL_GetError();
+		QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, "SDL Init", tr("Failed to initialized SDL Gamecontroller: %1").arg(err ? err : ""));
+	}
+
+	auto timer = new QTimer(this);
+	connect(timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &ControllerManager::HandleEvents);
+	timer->start(UPDATE_INTERVAL_MS);
+#endif
+
+	UpdateAvailableControllers();
+}
+
+ControllerManager::~ControllerManager()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	SDL_Quit();
+#endif
+}
+
+void ControllerManager::UpdateAvailableControllers()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	QSet<SDL_JoystickID> current_controllers;
+	for(int i=0; i<SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++)
+	{
+		if(!SDL_IsGameController(i))
+			continue;
+		current_controllers.insert(SDL_JoystickGetDeviceInstanceID(i));
+	}
+
+	if(current_controllers != available_controllers)
+	{
+		available_controllers = current_controllers;
+		emit AvailableControllersUpdated();
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
+void ControllerManager::HandleEvents()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	SDL_Event event;
+	while(SDL_PollEvent(&event))
+	{
+		switch(event.type)
+		{
+			case SDL_JOYDEVICEADDED:
+			case SDL_JOYDEVICEREMOVED:
+				UpdateAvailableControllers();
+				break;
+			case SDL_CONTROLLERBUTTONUP:
+			case SDL_CONTROLLERBUTTONDOWN:
+				ControllerEvent(event.cbutton.which);
+				break;
+			case SDL_CONTROLLERAXISMOTION:
+				ControllerEvent(event.caxis.which);
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
+void ControllerManager::ControllerEvent(int device_id)
+{
+	if(!open_controllers.contains(device_id))
+		return;
+	open_controllers[device_id]->UpdateState();
+}
+
+QList<int> ControllerManager::GetAvailableControllers()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	return available_controllers.toList();
+#else
+	return {};
+#endif
+}
+
+Controller *ControllerManager::OpenController(int device_id)
+{
+	if(open_controllers.contains(device_id))
+		return nullptr;
+	auto controller = new Controller(device_id, this);
+	open_controllers[device_id] = controller;
+	return controller;
+}
+
+void ControllerManager::ControllerClosed(Controller *controller)
+{
+	open_controllers.remove(controller->GetDeviceID());
+}
+
+Controller::Controller(int device_id, ControllerManager *manager) : QObject(manager)
+{
+	this->id = device_id;
+	this->manager = manager;
+
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	controller = nullptr;
+	for(int i=0; i<SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++)
+	{
+		if(SDL_JoystickGetDeviceInstanceID(i) == device_id)
+		{
+			controller = SDL_GameControllerOpen(i);
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+#endif
+}
+
+Controller::~Controller()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	if(controller)
+		SDL_GameControllerClose(controller);
+#endif
+	manager->ControllerClosed(this);
+}
+
+void Controller::UpdateState()
+{
+	emit StateChanged();
+}
+
+bool Controller::IsConnected()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	return controller && SDL_GameControllerGetAttached(controller);
+#else
+	return false;
+#endif
+}
+
+int Controller::GetDeviceID()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	return id;
+#else
+	return -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+QString Controller::GetName()
+{
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	if(!controller)
+		return QString();
+	return SDL_GameControllerName(controller);
+#else
+	return QString();
+#endif
+}
+
+ChiakiControllerState Controller::GetState()
+{
+	ChiakiControllerState state = {};
+#ifdef CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	if(!controller)
+		return state;
+
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_A) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_CROSS : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_B) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_MOON : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_X) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_BOX : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_Y) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_PYRAMID : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_UP) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_UP : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_LEFTSHOULDER) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_L1 : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_RIGHTSHOULDER) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_R1 : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_LEFTSTICK) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_L3 : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_RIGHTSTICK) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_R3 : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_START) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_OPTIONS : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_BACK) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_SHARE : 0;
+	state.buttons |= SDL_GameControllerGetButton(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_GUIDE) ? CHIAKI_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_PS : 0;
+	state.l2_state = (uint8_t)(SDL_GameControllerGetAxis(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_AXIS_TRIGGERLEFT) >> 4);
+	state.r2_state = (uint8_t)(SDL_GameControllerGetAxis(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_AXIS_TRIGGERRIGHT) >> 4);
+	state.left_x = SDL_GameControllerGetAxis(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_AXIS_LEFTX);
+	state.left_y = SDL_GameControllerGetAxis(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_AXIS_LEFTY);
+	state.right_x = SDL_GameControllerGetAxis(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_AXIS_RIGHTX);
+	state.right_y = SDL_GameControllerGetAxis(controller, SDL_CONTROLLER_AXIS_RIGHTY);
+
+#endif
+	return state;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gui/src/main.cpp b/gui/src/main.cpp
index eb95488..716fbca 100644
--- a/gui/src/main.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/main.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <registdialog.h>
 #include <host.h>
 #include <avopenglwidget.h>
+#include <controllermanager.h>
 
 #ifdef CHIAKI_ENABLE_CLI
 #include <chiaki-cli.h>
diff --git a/gui/src/streamsession.cpp b/gui/src/streamsession.cpp
index cb146a6..0f186a9 100644
--- a/gui/src/streamsession.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/streamsession.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <streamsession.h>
 #include <settings.h>
+#include <controllermanager.h>
 
 #include <chiaki/base64.h>
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ StreamSession::StreamSession(const StreamSessionConnectInfo &connect_info, QObje
 #if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 	gamepad(nullptr),
 #endif
+	controller(nullptr),
 	video_decoder(log.GetChiakiLog()),
 	audio_output(nullptr),
 	audio_io(nullptr)
@@ -87,8 +89,12 @@ StreamSession::StreamSession(const StreamSessionConnectInfo &connect_info, QObje
 
 #if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 	connect(QGamepadManager::instance(), &QGamepadManager::connectedGamepadsChanged, this, &StreamSession::UpdateGamepads);
-	UpdateGamepads();
 #endif
+#if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	connect(ControllerManager::GetInstance(), &ControllerManager::AvailableControllersUpdated, this, &StreamSession::UpdateGamepads);
+#endif
+
+	UpdateGamepads();
 }
 
 StreamSession::~StreamSession()
@@ -98,6 +104,9 @@ StreamSession::~StreamSession()
 #if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 	delete gamepad;
 #endif
+#if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	delete controller;
+#endif
 }
 
 void StreamSession::Start()
@@ -157,9 +166,9 @@ void StreamSession::HandleKeyboardEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
 	SendFeedbackState();
 }
 
-#if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 void StreamSession::UpdateGamepads()
 {
+#if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_QT_GAMEPAD
 	if(!gamepad || !gamepad->isConnected())
 	{
 		if(gamepad)
@@ -198,8 +207,33 @@ void StreamSession::UpdateGamepads()
 	}
 
 	SendFeedbackState();
-}
 #endif
+#if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	if(!controller || !controller->IsConnected())
+	{
+		if(controller)
+		{
+			CHIAKI_LOGI(log.GetChiakiLog(), "Controller %d disconnected", controller->GetDeviceID());
+			delete controller;
+			controller = nullptr;
+		}
+		const auto available_controllers = ControllerManager::GetInstance()->GetAvailableControllers();
+		if(!available_controllers.isEmpty())
+		{
+			controller = ControllerManager::GetInstance()->OpenController(available_controllers[0]);
+			if(!controller)
+			{
+				CHIAKI_LOGE(log.GetChiakiLog(), "Failed to open controller %d", available_controllers[0]);
+				return;
+			}
+			CHIAKI_LOGI(log.GetChiakiLog(), "Controller %d opened: \"%s\"", available_controllers[0], controller->GetName().toLocal8Bit().constData());
+			connect(controller, &Controller::StateChanged, this, &StreamSession::SendFeedbackState);
+		}
+	}
+
+	SendFeedbackState();
+#endif
+}
 
 void StreamSession::SendFeedbackState()
 {
@@ -232,6 +266,11 @@ void StreamSession::SendFeedbackState()
 	}
 #endif
 
+#if CHIAKI_GUI_ENABLE_SDL_GAMECONTROLLER
+	if(controller)
+		state = controller->GetState();
+#endif
+
 	chiaki_controller_state_or(&state, &state, &keyboard_state);
 	chiaki_session_set_controller_state(&session, &state);
 }
diff --git a/gui/src/streamwindow.cpp b/gui/src/streamwindow.cpp
index ee99a92..bc91823 100644
--- a/gui/src/streamwindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/src/streamwindow.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 StreamWindow::StreamWindow(const StreamSessionConnectInfo &connect_info, QWidget *parent)
 	: QMainWindow(parent)
 {
+	setAttribute(Qt::WA_DeleteOnClose);
 	try
 	{
 		session = new StreamSession(connect_info, this);