diff --git a/es-app/src/FileFilterIndex.cpp b/es-app/src/FileFilterIndex.cpp
index ec4384c18..b7a0bb5fa 100644
--- a/es-app/src/FileFilterIndex.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/FileFilterIndex.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ FileFilterIndex::FileFilterIndex()
         {KIDGAME_FILTER,     &mKidGameIndexAllKeys,     &mFilterByKidGame,     &mKidGameIndexFilteredKeys,     "kidgame",      false,              "",             "KIDGAME"},
         {HIDDEN_FILTER,      &mHiddenIndexAllKeys,      &mFilterByHidden,      &mHiddenIndexFilteredKeys,      "hidden",       false,              "",             "HIDDEN"},
         {BROKEN_FILTER,      &mBrokenIndexAllKeys,      &mFilterByBroken,      &mBrokenIndexFilteredKeys,      "broken",       false,              "",             "BROKEN"},
-        {CONTROLLER_FILTER,  &mControllerIndexAllKeys,  &mFilterByController,  &mControllerIndexFilteredKeys,  "controller",   false,              "",             "CONTROLLER BADGE"},
+        {CONTROLLER_FILTER,  &mControllerIndexAllKeys,  &mFilterByController,  &mControllerIndexFilteredKeys,  "controller",   false,              "",             "CONTROLLER"},
         {ALTEMULATOR_FILTER, &mAltemulatorIndexAllKeys, &mFilterByAltemulator, &mAltemulatorIndexFilteredKeys, "altemulator",  false,              "",             "ALTERNATIVE EMULATOR"}
     };
     // clang-format on
diff --git a/es-app/src/MetaData.cpp b/es-app/src/MetaData.cpp
index 1dc7a10e1..ed52670fd 100644
--- a/es-app/src/MetaData.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/MetaData.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ MetaDataDecl gameDecls[] = {
 {"nomultiscrape", MD_BOOL,             "false",           false,     "exclude from multi-scraper", "enter no multi-scrape off/on",     false},
 {"hidemetadata",  MD_BOOL,             "false",           false,     "hide metadata fields",       "enter hide metadata off/on",       false},
 {"playcount",     MD_INT,              "0",               false,     "times played",               "enter number of times played",     false},
-{"controller",    MD_CONTROLLER,       "",                false,     "controller badge",           "select controller badge",          false},
+{"controller",    MD_CONTROLLER,       "",                false,     "controller",                 "select controller",                true},
 {"altemulator",   MD_ALT_EMULATOR,     "",                false,     "alternative emulator",       "select alternative emulator",      false},
 {"lastplayed",    MD_TIME,             "0",               true,      "last played",                "enter last played date",           false}
 };
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ MetaDataDecl folderDecls[] = {
 {"broken",        MD_BOOL,             "false",           false,     "broken/not working",            "enter broken off/on",              false},
 {"nomultiscrape", MD_BOOL,             "false",           false,     "exclude from multi-scraper",    "enter no multi-scrape off/on",     false},
 {"hidemetadata",  MD_BOOL,             "false",           false,     "hide metadata fields",          "enter hide metadata off/on",       false},
-{"controller",    MD_CONTROLLER,       "",                false,     "controller badge",              "select controller badge",          false},
+{"controller",    MD_CONTROLLER,       "",                false,     "controller",                    "select controller",                true},
 {"lastplayed",    MD_TIME,             "0",               true,      "last played",                   "enter last played date",           false}
 };
 // clang-format on