diff --git a/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp b/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
index dd3db4507..fce0a44ef 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/common_host_interface.cpp
@@ -1033,6 +1033,9 @@ void CommonHostInterface::UpdateControllerInputMap(SettingsInterface& si)
 
     const float axis_scale = si.GetFloatValue(category, "AxisScale", 1.00f);
     m_controller_interface->SetControllerAxisScale(controller_index, axis_scale);
+
+    const float deadzone_size = si.GetFloatValue(category, "Deadzone", 0.25f);
+    m_controller_interface->SetControllerDeadzone(controller_index, deadzone_size);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/controller_interface.h b/src/frontend-common/controller_interface.h
index c8f3f14de..906a27d56 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/controller_interface.h
+++ b/src/frontend-common/controller_interface.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ public:
   // Set scaling that will be applied on axis-to-axis mappings
   virtual bool SetControllerAxisScale(int controller_index, float scale) = 0;
 
+  // Set deadzone that will be applied on axis-to-button mappings
+  virtual bool SetControllerDeadzone(int controller_index, float size) = 0;
+
   // Input monitoring for external access.
   struct Hook
   {
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.cpp b/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.cpp
index 098f74cf1..a2c54ed52 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.cpp
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ bool SDLControllerInterface::BindControllerAxisToButton(int controller_index, in
 
 bool SDLControllerInterface::HandleControllerAxisEvent(const SDL_Event* ev)
 {
-  // TODO: Make deadzone customizable.
-  static constexpr float deadzone = 8192.0f / 32768.0f;
-
   const float value = static_cast<float>(ev->caxis.value) / (ev->caxis.value < 0 ? 32768.0f : 32767.0f);
   Log_DebugPrintf("controller %d axis %d %d %f", ev->caxis.which, ev->caxis.axis, ev->caxis.value, value);
 
@@ -295,7 +292,7 @@ bool SDLControllerInterface::HandleControllerAxisEvent(const SDL_Event* ev)
   }
 
   // set the other direction to false so large movements don't leave the opposite on
-  const bool outside_deadzone = (std::abs(value) >= deadzone);
+  const bool outside_deadzone = (std::abs(value) >= it->deadzone);
   const bool positive = (value >= 0.0f);
   const ButtonCallback& other_button_cb = it->axis_button_mapping[ev->caxis.axis][BoolToUInt8(!positive)];
   const ButtonCallback& button_cb = it->axis_button_mapping[ev->caxis.axis][BoolToUInt8(positive)];
@@ -398,3 +395,14 @@ bool SDLControllerInterface::SetControllerAxisScale(int controller_index, float
   Log_InfoPrintf("Controller %d axis scale set to %f", controller_index, it->axis_scale);
   return true;
 }
+
+bool SDLControllerInterface::SetControllerDeadzone(int controller_index, float size /* = 0.25f */)
+{
+  auto it = GetControllerDataForPlayerId(controller_index);
+  if (it == m_controllers.end())
+    return false;
+
+  it->deadzone = std::clamp(std::abs(size), 0.01f, 0.99f);
+  Log_InfoPrintf("Controller %d deadzone size set to %f", controller_index, it->deadzone);
+  return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.h b/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.h
index 69e8270c5..1aacab523 100644
--- a/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.h
+++ b/src/frontend-common/sdl_controller_interface.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public:
   // Set scaling that will be applied on axis-to-axis mappings
   bool SetControllerAxisScale(int controller_index, float scale = 1.00f) override;
 
+  // Set deadzone that will be applied on axis-to-button mappings
+  bool SetControllerDeadzone(int controller_index, float size = 0.25f) override;
+
   void PollEvents() override;
 
   bool ProcessSDLEvent(const SDL_Event* event);
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@ private:
 
     // Scaling value of 1.30f to 1.40f recommended when using recent controllers
     float axis_scale = 1.00f;
+    float deadzone = 0.25f;
 
     std::array<AxisCallback, MAX_NUM_AXISES> axis_mapping;
     std::array<ButtonCallback, MAX_NUM_BUTTONS> button_mapping;