diff --git a/input/apple_joypad.c b/input/apple_joypad.c
index 50a7f99a4e..c356de2a8f 100644
--- a/input/apple_joypad.c
+++ b/input/apple_joypad.c
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@ static void hid_manager_device_attached(void* context, IOReturn result, void* se
         IOHIDDeviceRegisterInputReportCallback(device, connection->data + 1, sizeof(connection->data) - 1, hid_device_report, connection);
     else
         IOHIDDeviceRegisterInputValueCallback(device, hid_device_input_callback, connection);
+
+    if (device_name[0] != '\0')
+    {
+       strlcpy(g_settings.input.device_names[connection->slot], device_name, sizeof(g_settings.input.device_names));
+       input_configure_autoconfigure_joypad(connection->slot, device_name, apple_joypad.ident);
+       RARCH_LOG("Port %d: %s.\n", connection->slot, device_name);
+    }
 }
 
 static void append_matching_dictionary(CFMutableArrayRef array, uint32_t page, uint32_t use)