diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp
index a306dc06a0..1b818bee84 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ void Initialize(void* const hwnd)
   }
 
   g_controller_interface.Initialize(hwnd);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   // Load the saved controller config
   s_config.LoadConfig(true);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp
index 70af354560..d88fd53be2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ void Initialize(void* const hwnd)
   }
 
   g_controller_interface.Initialize(hwnd);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   // Load the saved controller config
   s_config.LoadConfig(true);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
index 69c78448d2..ea63468a31 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void Initialize(void* const hwnd, InitializeMode init_mode)
   }
 
   g_controller_interface.Initialize(hwnd);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   s_config.LoadConfig(false);
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp
index 707c4c05c4..cad32b65b9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ void Initialize(void* const hwnd)
     s_config.CreateController<HotkeyManager>();
 
   g_controller_interface.Initialize(hwnd);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   // load the saved controller config
   s_config.LoadConfig(true);
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
index 700d390b92..cc80b7b234 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
@@ -172,6 +172,28 @@ void ControllerInterface::UpdateInput()
     d->UpdateInput();
 }
 
+//
+// RegisterHotplugCallback
+//
+// Register a callback to be called from the input backends' hotplug thread
+// when there is a new device
+//
+void ControllerInterface::RegisterHotplugCallback(std::function<void()> callback)
+{
+  m_hotplug_callbacks.emplace_back(std::move(callback));
+}
+
+//
+// InvokeHotplugCallbacks
+//
+// Invoke all callbacks that were registered
+//
+void ControllerInterface::InvokeHotplugCallbacks() const
+{
+  for (const auto& callback : m_hotplug_callbacks)
+    callback();
+}
+
 //
 // InputReference :: State
 //
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
index 2f4212ba85..24f92fd3c1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ public:
                        const ciface::Core::DeviceQualifier& default_device) const;
   void UpdateInput();
 
+  void RegisterHotplugCallback(std::function<void(void)> callback);
+  void InvokeHotplugCallbacks() const;
+
 private:
+  std::vector<std::function<void()>> m_hotplug_callbacks;
   bool m_is_init;
   void* m_hwnd;
 };