diff --git a/runahead/dirty_input.c b/runahead/dirty_input.c
index 965d932531..7ff4bfee37 100644
--- a/runahead/dirty_input.c
+++ b/runahead/dirty_input.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ static void input_state_set_last(unsigned port, unsigned device,
       element->state[id] = value;
 }
 
-static int16_t input_state_get_last(unsigned port,
+int16_t input_state_get_last(unsigned port,
       unsigned device, unsigned index, unsigned id)
 {
    unsigned i;
diff --git a/runahead/dirty_input.h b/runahead/dirty_input.h
index 12623d2b02..fc76e8b0bc 100644
--- a/runahead/dirty_input.h
+++ b/runahead/dirty_input.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
 extern bool input_is_dirty;
 void add_input_state_hook(void);
 void remove_input_state_hook(void);
+int16_t input_state_get_last(unsigned port,
+   unsigned device, unsigned index, unsigned id);
 
 RETRO_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/runahead/run_ahead.c b/runahead/run_ahead.c
index 77b6117c07..f5ce38b51c 100644
--- a/runahead/run_ahead.c
+++ b/runahead/run_ahead.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static void unset_fast_savestate(void);
 static void set_hard_disable_audio(void);
 static void unset_hard_disable_audio(void);
 
+static bool core_run_use_last_input(void);
+
 static size_t runahead_save_state_size = 0;
 static bool runahead_save_state_size_known = false;
 
@@ -174,13 +176,19 @@ static void runahead_clear_variables(void)
    runahead_last_frame_count         = 0;
 }
 
+static uint64_t runahead_get_frame_count()
+{
+   bool is_alive, is_focused = false;
+   uint64_t frame_count = 0;
+   video_driver_get_status(&frame_count, &is_alive, &is_focused);
+   return frame_count;
+}
+
+
 static void runahead_check_for_gui(void)
 {
    /* Hack: If we were in the GUI, force a resync. */
-   bool is_alive, is_focused = false;
-   uint64_t frame_count      = 0;
-
-   video_driver_get_status(&frame_count, &is_alive, &is_focused);
+   uint64_t frame_count = runahead_get_frame_count();
 
    if (frame_count != runahead_last_frame_count + 1)
       runahead_force_input_dirty = true;
@@ -241,7 +249,7 @@ void run_ahead(int runahead_count, bool useSecondary)
          if (frame_number == 0)
             core_run();
          else
-            core_run_no_input_polling();
+            core_run_use_last_input();
 
          if (suspended_frame)
          {
@@ -418,7 +426,7 @@ static bool runahead_load_state_secondary(void)
 
 static bool runahead_run_secondary(void)
 {
-   if (!secondary_core_run_no_input_polling())
+   if (!secondary_core_run_use_last_input())
    {
       runahead_secondary_core_available = false;
       return false;
@@ -489,3 +497,32 @@ static void unset_hard_disable_audio(void)
 {
    hard_disable_audio = false;
 }
+
+static void runahead_input_poll_null(void)
+{
+}
+
+static bool core_run_use_last_input(void)
+{
+   extern struct retro_callbacks retro_ctx;
+   extern struct retro_core_t current_core;
+
+   retro_input_poll_t old_poll_function = retro_ctx.poll_cb;
+   retro_input_state_t old_input_function = retro_ctx.state_cb;
+
+   retro_ctx.poll_cb = runahead_input_poll_null;
+   retro_ctx.state_cb = input_state_get_last;
+
+   current_core.retro_set_input_poll(retro_ctx.poll_cb);
+   current_core.retro_set_input_state(retro_ctx.state_cb);
+
+   current_core.retro_run();
+
+   retro_ctx.poll_cb = old_poll_function;
+   retro_ctx.state_cb = old_input_function;
+
+   current_core.retro_set_input_poll(retro_ctx.poll_cb);
+   current_core.retro_set_input_state(retro_ctx.state_cb);
+
+   return true;
+}
diff --git a/runahead/secondary_core.c b/runahead/secondary_core.c
index 9d0d67de4b..7d50a2d9ba 100644
--- a/runahead/secondary_core.c
+++ b/runahead/secondary_core.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "../content.h"
 
 #include "secondary_core.h"
+#include "dirty_input.h"
 
 static int port_map[16];
 
@@ -304,11 +305,32 @@ void secondary_core_set_variable_update(void)
    has_variable_update = true;
 }
 
-bool secondary_core_run_no_input_polling(void)
+static void secondary_core_input_poll_null(void)
+{
+
+}
+
+bool secondary_core_run_use_last_input(void)
 {
    if (secondary_core_ensure_exists())
    {
+      retro_input_poll_t old_poll_function = secondary_callbacks.poll_cb;
+      retro_input_state_t old_input_function = secondary_callbacks.state_cb;
+
+      secondary_callbacks.poll_cb = secondary_core_input_poll_null;
+      secondary_callbacks.state_cb = input_state_get_last;
+
+      secondary_core.retro_set_input_poll(secondary_callbacks.poll_cb);
+      secondary_core.retro_set_input_state(secondary_callbacks.state_cb);
+
       secondary_core.retro_run();
+
+      secondary_callbacks.poll_cb = old_poll_function;
+      secondary_callbacks.state_cb = old_input_function;
+
+      secondary_core.retro_set_input_poll(secondary_callbacks.poll_cb);
+      secondary_core.retro_set_input_state(secondary_callbacks.state_cb);
+
       return true;
    }
    return false;
diff --git a/runahead/secondary_core.h b/runahead/secondary_core.h
index d4da77cdec..9a6ead0b7c 100644
--- a/runahead/secondary_core.h
+++ b/runahead/secondary_core.h
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 RETRO_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-bool secondary_core_run_no_input_polling(void);
+bool secondary_core_run_use_last_input(void);
 bool secondary_core_deserialize(const void *buffer, int size);
 bool secondary_core_ensure_exists(void);
 void secondary_core_destroy(void);