diff --git a/projects/configgen/configgen/generators/xemu/xemuControllers.py b/projects/configgen/configgen/generators/xemu/xemuControllers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b0c4f7e8f664ec36afaa422cd228ac27736c2deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/configgen/configgen/generators/xemu/xemuControllers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+from configgen.controllers.controller import ControllerPerPlayer
+
+
+class XemuControllers:
+
+    def __init__(self, controllers: ControllerPerPlayer):
+        self.controllers = controllers
+
+    def generateGameControllerConfig(self) -> list[str]:
+        gameControllerConfig = []
+        for index, controller in self.controllers.items():
+            gameControllerConfig.append(controller.generateSDLGameDBLine())
+
+        return gameControllerConfig
diff --git a/projects/configgen/configgen/generators/xemu/xemuGenerator.py b/projects/configgen/configgen/generators/xemu/xemuGenerator.py
index 09b150af9b01ea9c2ef957972f39f582019a7d86..c59c9f815333f218d620674941b62e73bae841a4 100644
--- a/projects/configgen/configgen/generators/xemu/xemuGenerator.py
+++ b/projects/configgen/configgen/generators/xemu/xemuGenerator.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from configgen.generators.Generator import Generator, ControllerPerPlayer
 import configgen.recalboxFiles as recalboxFiles
 from configgen.settings.keyValueSettings import keyValueSettings
 from configgen.utils.Vulkan import Vulkan
+from configgen.generators.xemu.xemuControllers import XemuControllers
 
 
 class XemuGenerator(Generator):
@@ -117,4 +118,6 @@ class XemuGenerator(Generator):
         commandArray = [recalboxFiles.recalboxBins[system.Emulator], "-config_path", self.xemuConfigFile]
         if system.HasArgs: commandArray.extend(system.Args)
 
-        return Command(videomode=system.VideoMode, array=commandArray, env={"XDG_CONFIG_HOME": recalboxFiles.CONF})
+        gamePadDB = XemuControllers(playersControllers)
+
+        return Command(videomode=system.VideoMode, array=commandArray, env={"XDG_CONFIG_HOME": recalboxFiles.CONF, "SDL_GAMECONTROLLERCONFIG": "\n".join(gamePadDB.generateGameControllerConfig())})