2 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/input_common/drivers/joycon.cpp b/src/input_common/drivers/joycon.cpp
index eab10d11c..1fca11d34 100644
--- a/src/input_common/drivers/joycon.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/drivers/joycon.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 namespace InputCommon {
 
 Joycons::Joycons(const std::string& input_engine_) : InputEngine(input_engine_) {
+    // Avoid conflicting with SDL driver
+    if (!Settings::values.enable_joycon_driver) {
+        return;
+    }
     LOG_INFO(Input, "Joycon driver Initialization started");
     const int init_res = SDL_hid_init();
     if (init_res == 0) {
diff --git a/src/input_common/drivers/sdl_driver.cpp b/src/input_common/drivers/sdl_driver.cpp
index 4818bb744..c9496a0d8 100644
--- a/src/input_common/drivers/sdl_driver.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/drivers/sdl_driver.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,14 @@ void SDLDriver::InitJoystick(int joystick_index) {
 
     const auto guid = GetGUID(sdl_joystick);
 
+    if (Settings::values.enable_joycon_driver) {
+        if (guid.uuid[5] == 0x05 && guid.uuid[4] == 0x7e) {
+            LOG_ERROR(Input, "Device black listed {}", joystick_index);
+            SDL_JoystickClose(sdl_joystick);
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+
     std::scoped_lock lock{joystick_map_mutex};
     if (joystick_map.find(guid) == joystick_map.end()) {
         auto joystick = std::make_shared<SDLJoystick>(guid, 0, sdl_joystick, sdl_gamecontroller);
@@ -440,9 +448,14 @@ SDLDriver::SDLDriver(std::string input_engine_) : InputEngine(std::move(input_en
     SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5_RUMBLE, "1");
     SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_ALLOW_BACKGROUND_EVENTS, "1");
 
-    // Use hidapi driver for joycons. This will allow joycons to be detected as a GameController and
-    // not a generic one
-    SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS, "1");
+    // Disable hidapi drivers for switch controllers when the custom joycon driver is enabled
+    if (Settings::values.enable_joycon_driver) {
+        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS, "0");
+        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH, "0");
+    } else {
+        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_JOY_CONS, "1");
+        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH, "1");
+    }
 
     // Disable hidapi driver for xbox. Already default on Windows, this causes conflict with native
     // driver on Linux.