diff --git a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
index e470c8a0d7..edceafd01c 100644
--- a/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
+++ b/src/m_Do/m_Do_main.cpp
@@ -283,6 +283,37 @@ static const char* CalculateConfigPath() {
     return result;
 }
 
+static constexpr PADDefaultMapping defaultPadMapping = {
+    .buttons = {
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_SOUTH, PAD_BUTTON_A},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_EAST, PAD_BUTTON_B},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_WEST, PAD_BUTTON_X},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_NORTH, PAD_BUTTON_Y},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_START, PAD_BUTTON_START},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_RIGHT_SHOULDER, PAD_TRIGGER_Z},
+        {PAD_NATIVE_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_TRIGGER_L},
+        {PAD_NATIVE_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_TRIGGER_R},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_UP, PAD_BUTTON_UP},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN, PAD_BUTTON_DOWN},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT, PAD_BUTTON_LEFT},
+        {SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT, PAD_BUTTON_RIGHT},
+    },
+    .axes = {
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFTX, AXIS_SIGN_POSITIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_LEFT_X_POS},
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFTX, AXIS_SIGN_NEGATIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_LEFT_X_NEG},
+        // SDL's gamepad y-axis is inverted from GC's
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFTY, AXIS_SIGN_NEGATIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_LEFT_Y_POS},
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFTY, AXIS_SIGN_POSITIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_LEFT_Y_NEG},
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHTX, AXIS_SIGN_POSITIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_RIGHT_X_POS},
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHTX, AXIS_SIGN_NEGATIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_RIGHT_X_NEG},
+        // see above
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHTY, AXIS_SIGN_NEGATIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_RIGHT_Y_POS},
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHTY, AXIS_SIGN_POSITIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_RIGHT_Y_NEG},
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_LEFT_TRIGGER, AXIS_SIGN_POSITIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_TRIGGER_L},
+        {{SDL_GAMEPAD_AXIS_RIGHT_TRIGGER, AXIS_SIGN_POSITIVE}, SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_INVALID, PAD_AXIS_TRIGGER_R},
+    },
+};
+
 // =========================================================================
 // PC ENTRY POINT
 // =========================================================================
@@ -341,6 +372,8 @@ int game_main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     config.allowJoystickBackgroundEvents = true;
     config.imGuiInitCallback = &aurora_imgui_init_callback;
 
+    PADSetDefaultMapping(&defaultPadMapping);
+
     auroraInfo = aurora_initialize(argc, argv, &config);
 
     VISetWindowTitle(