diff --git a/src/qt_gui/control_settings.cpp b/src/qt_gui/control_settings.cpp
index 4960d9524..bc9e6ed4f 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/control_settings.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/control_settings.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ ControlSettings::ControlSettings(std::shared_ptr<GameInfoClass> game_info_get, b
             [this]() { CheckMapping(MappingButton); });
     connect(this, &ControlSettings::AxisChanged, this,
             [this]() { ConnectAxisInputs(MappingButton); });
-
     connect(ui->ActiveGamepadBox, &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged, this,
             &ControlSettings::ActiveControllerChanged);
+
     connect(ui->DefaultGamepadButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [this]() {
         char pszGUID[33];
         SDL_GUIDToString(SDL_GetGamepadGUIDForID(gamepads[ui->ActiveGamepadBox->currentIndex()]),
@@ -138,6 +138,18 @@ ControlSettings::ControlSettings(std::shared_ptr<GameInfoClass> game_info_get, b
                                  tr("Active controller set as default"));
     });
 
+    connect(ui->RemoveDefaultGamepadButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, [this]() {
+        char pszGUID[33];
+        SDL_GUIDToString(SDL_GetGamepadGUIDForID(gamepads[ui->ActiveGamepadBox->currentIndex()]),
+                         pszGUID, 33);
+        ui->DefaultGamepadName->setText("No default selected");
+        ui->DefaultGamepadLabel->setText("n/a");
+        Config::setDefaultControllerID("");
+        Config::save(Common::FS::GetUserPath(Common::FS::PathType::UserDir) / "config.toml");
+        QMessageBox::information(this, tr("Default Controller Removed"),
+                                 tr("No default controller currently selected"));
+    });
+
     RemapWrapper = SdlEventWrapper::Wrapper::GetInstance();
     SdlEventWrapper::Wrapper::wrapperActive = true;
     QObject::connect(RemapWrapper, &SdlEventWrapper::Wrapper::SDLEvent, this,
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/control_settings.ui b/src/qt_gui/control_settings.ui
index d7860b28a..efab94e2c 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/control_settings.ui
+++ b/src/qt_gui/control_settings.ui
@@ -746,17 +746,34 @@
               </widget>
              </item>
              <item>
-              <widget class="QPushButton" name="DefaultGamepadButton">
-               <property name="font">
-                <font>
-                 <pointsize>9</pointsize>
-                 <bold>true</bold>
-                </font>
-               </property>
-               <property name="text">
-                <string>Set Active Gamepad as Default</string>
-               </property>
-              </widget>
+              <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_19">
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QPushButton" name="DefaultGamepadButton">
+                 <property name="font">
+                  <font>
+                   <pointsize>9</pointsize>
+                   <bold>true</bold>
+                  </font>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Set Active Gamepad as Default</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+               <item>
+                <widget class="QPushButton" name="RemoveDefaultGamepadButton">
+                 <property name="font">
+                  <font>
+                   <pointsize>9</pointsize>
+                   <bold>true</bold>
+                  </font>
+                 </property>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Remove Default Gamepad</string>
+                 </property>
+                </widget>
+               </item>
+              </layout>
              </item>
             </layout>
            </widget>