diff --git a/src/core/frontend/input.h b/src/core/frontend/input.h
index 7c11d75465..2b098b7c60 100644
--- a/src/core/frontend/input.h
+++ b/src/core/frontend/input.h
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@
 
 namespace Input {
 
+enum class AnalogDirection : u8 {
+    RIGHT,
+    LEFT,
+    UP,
+    DOWN,
+};
+
 /// An abstract class template for an input device (a button, an analog input, etc.).
 template <typename StatusType>
 class InputDevice {
@@ -23,6 +30,9 @@ public:
     virtual StatusType GetStatus() const {
         return {};
     }
+    virtual bool GetAnalogDirectionStatus(AnalogDirection direction) const {
+        return {};
+    }
 };
 
 /// An abstract class template for a factory that can create input devices.
diff --git a/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp b/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
index 12c8350bf3..15c09f04c3 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/service/hid/controllers/npad.cpp
@@ -274,15 +274,28 @@ void Controller_NPad::RequestPadStateUpdate(u32 npad_id) {
     pad_state.d_right.Assign(button_state[DRight - BUTTON_HID_BEGIN]->GetStatus());
     pad_state.d_down.Assign(button_state[DDown - BUTTON_HID_BEGIN]->GetStatus());
 
-    pad_state.l_stick_right.Assign(stick_l_x_f > 0.3f);
-    pad_state.l_stick_left.Assign(stick_l_x_f < -0.3f);
-    pad_state.l_stick_up.Assign(stick_l_y_f > 0.3f);
-    pad_state.l_stick_down.Assign(stick_l_y_f < -0.3f);
+    pad_state.l_stick_right.Assign(
+        analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Left)]->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(
+            Input::AnalogDirection::RIGHT));
+    pad_state.l_stick_left.Assign(
+        analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Left)]->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(
+            Input::AnalogDirection::LEFT));
+    pad_state.l_stick_up.Assign(
+        analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Left)]->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(
+            Input::AnalogDirection::UP));
+    pad_state.l_stick_down.Assign(
+        analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Left)]->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(
+            Input::AnalogDirection::DOWN));
 
-    pad_state.r_stick_right.Assign(stick_r_x_f > 0.3f);
-    pad_state.r_stick_left.Assign(stick_r_x_f < -0.3f);
-    pad_state.r_stick_up.Assign(stick_r_y_f > 0.3f);
-    pad_state.r_stick_down.Assign(stick_r_y_f < -0.3f);
+    pad_state.r_stick_up.Assign(analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Right)]
+                                    ->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(Input::AnalogDirection::RIGHT));
+    pad_state.r_stick_left.Assign(analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Right)]
+                                      ->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(Input::AnalogDirection::LEFT));
+    pad_state.r_stick_right.Assign(
+        analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Right)]
+            ->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(Input::AnalogDirection::UP));
+    pad_state.r_stick_down.Assign(analog_state[static_cast<std::size_t>(JoystickId::Joystick_Right)]
+                                      ->GetAnalogDirectionStatus(Input::AnalogDirection::DOWN));
 
     pad_state.left_sl.Assign(button_state[SL - BUTTON_HID_BEGIN]->GetStatus());
     pad_state.left_sr.Assign(button_state[SR - BUTTON_HID_BEGIN]->GetStatus());
diff --git a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
index d2e9d278fa..a2e0c0bd22 100644
--- a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
@@ -342,6 +342,22 @@ public:
         return std::make_tuple<float, float>(0.0f, 0.0f);
     }
 
+    bool GetAnalogDirectionStatus(Input::AnalogDirection direction) const override {
+        const auto [x, y] = GetStatus();
+        const float directional_deadzone = 0.4f;
+        switch (direction) {
+        case Input::AnalogDirection::RIGHT:
+            return x > directional_deadzone;
+        case Input::AnalogDirection::LEFT:
+            return x < -directional_deadzone;
+        case Input::AnalogDirection::UP:
+            return y > directional_deadzone;
+        case Input::AnalogDirection::DOWN:
+            return y < -directional_deadzone;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
 private:
     std::shared_ptr<SDLJoystick> joystick;
     const int axis_x;