diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingCommon.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingCommon.cpp
index 7963fc22d1..4b887c10fa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingCommon.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Config/Mapping/MappingCommon.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ QString DetectExpression(QPushButton* button, ciface::Core::DeviceContainer& dev
     if (!full_expression.isEmpty())
       full_expression += QChar::fromLatin1('+');
 
+    // Return the parent-most name if there is one for better hotkey strings.
+    // Detection of L/R_Ctrl will be changed to just Ctrl.
+    // Users can manually map L_Ctrl if they so desire.
+    if (quote == Quote::On)
+      input = device->GetParentMostInput(input);
+
     full_expression += MappingCommon::GetExpressionForControl(
         QString::fromStdString(input->GetName()), device_qualifier, default_device, quote);
   }
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp
index 9e36c49a05..cbc4a1462b 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControlReference/ExpressionParser.cpp
@@ -291,9 +291,14 @@ bool HotkeySuppressions::IsSuppressedIgnoringModifiers(Device::Input* input,
   auto it = m_suppressions.lower_bound({input, nullptr});
   auto it_end = m_suppressions.lower_bound({input + 1, nullptr});
 
+  // We need to ignore L_Ctrl R_Ctrl when supplied Ctrl and vice-versa.
+  const auto is_same_modifier = [](Device::Input* i1, Device::Input* i2) {
+    return i1 == i2 || i1->IsChild(i2) || i2->IsChild(i1);
+  };
+
   return std::any_of(it, it_end, [&](auto& s) {
     return std::none_of(begin(ignore_modifiers), end(ignore_modifiers),
-                        [&](auto& m) { return m->GetInput() == s.first.second; });
+                        [&](auto& m) { return is_same_modifier(m->GetInput(), s.first.second); });
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.cpp
index e57e1c7682..271a42c9ab 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,38 @@ namespace ciface::Core
 // Note: Detect() logic assumes this is greater than 0.5.
 constexpr ControlState INPUT_DETECT_THRESHOLD = 0.55;
 
+class CombinedInput final : public Device::Input
+{
+public:
+  using Inputs = std::pair<Device::Input*, Device::Input*>;
+
+  CombinedInput(std::string name, const Inputs& inputs) : m_name(std::move(name)), m_inputs(inputs)
+  {
+  }
+  ControlState GetState() const override
+  {
+    ControlState result = 0;
+
+    if (m_inputs.first)
+      result = m_inputs.first->GetState();
+
+    if (m_inputs.second)
+      result = std::max(result, m_inputs.second->GetState());
+
+    return result;
+  }
+  std::string GetName() const override { return m_name; }
+  bool IsDetectable() const override { return false; }
+  bool IsChild(const Input* input) const override
+  {
+    return m_inputs.first == input || m_inputs.second == input;
+  }
+
+private:
+  const std::string m_name;
+  const std::pair<Device::Input*, Device::Input*> m_inputs;
+};
+
 Device::~Device()
 {
   // delete inputs
@@ -52,6 +84,20 @@ std::string Device::GetQualifiedName() const
   return fmt::format("{}/{}/{}", GetSource(), GetId(), GetName());
 }
 
+auto Device::GetParentMostInput(Input* child) const -> Input*
+{
+  for (auto* input : m_inputs)
+  {
+    if (input->IsChild(child))
+    {
+      // Running recursively is currently unnecessary but it doesn't hurt.
+      return GetParentMostInput(input);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return child;
+}
+
 Device::Input* Device::FindInput(std::string_view name) const
 {
   for (Input* input : m_inputs)
@@ -103,34 +149,6 @@ bool Device::FullAnalogSurface::IsMatchingName(std::string_view name) const
   return old_name == name;
 }
 
-Device::CombinedInput::CombinedInput(std::string name, const Inputs& inputs)
-    : m_name(std::move(name)), m_inputs(inputs)
-{
-}
-
-ControlState Device::CombinedInput::GetState() const
-{
-  ControlState result = 0;
-
-  if (m_inputs.first)
-    result = m_inputs.first->GetState();
-
-  if (m_inputs.second)
-    result = std::max(result, m_inputs.second->GetState());
-
-  return result;
-}
-
-std::string Device::CombinedInput::GetName() const
-{
-  return m_name;
-}
-
-bool Device::CombinedInput::IsDetectable()
-{
-  return false;
-}
-
 void Device::AddCombinedInput(std::string name, const std::pair<std::string, std::string>& inputs)
 {
   AddInput(new CombinedInput(std::move(name), {FindInput(inputs.first), FindInput(inputs.second)}));
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.h
index 495c64cbde..fa97a79a59 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Device.h
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ public:
     virtual ControlState GetState() const = 0;
 
     Input* ToInput() override { return this; }
+
+    // Overridden by CombinedInput,
+    // so hotkey logic knows Ctrl, L_Ctrl, and R_Ctrl are the same,
+    // and so input detection can return the parent name.
+    virtual bool IsChild(const Input*) const { return false; }
   };
 
   //
@@ -119,6 +124,8 @@ public:
   const std::vector<Input*>& Inputs() const { return m_inputs; }
   const std::vector<Output*>& Outputs() const { return m_outputs; }
 
+  Input* GetParentMostInput(Input* input) const;
+
   Input* FindInput(std::string_view name) const;
   Output* FindOutput(std::string_view name) const;
 
@@ -147,21 +154,6 @@ protected:
     AddInput(new FullAnalogSurface(high, low));
   }
 
-  class CombinedInput final : public Input
-  {
-  public:
-    using Inputs = std::pair<Input*, Input*>;
-
-    CombinedInput(std::string name, const Inputs& inputs);
-    ControlState GetState() const override;
-    std::string GetName() const override;
-    bool IsDetectable() override;
-
-  private:
-    const std::string m_name;
-    const std::pair<Input*, Input*> m_inputs;
-  };
-
   void AddCombinedInput(std::string name, const std::pair<std::string, std::string>& inputs);
 
 private: