diff --git a/include/recomp_ui.h b/include/recomp_ui.h
index 3652ac7..fe70754 100644
--- a/include/recomp_ui.h
+++ b/include/recomp_ui.h
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ namespace recomp {
 	};
 
 	PromptContext *get_prompt_context(void);
+
+	bool get_cont_active(void);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_config.cpp b/src/ui/ui_config.cpp
index 372cdeb..cda6254 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_config.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/ui_config.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,10 @@ void recomp::set_cont_or_kb(bool cont_interacted) {
 	}
 }
 
+bool recomp::get_cont_active() {
+	return cont_active;
+}
+
 void close_config_menu_impl() {
 	recomp::save_config();
 
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_renderer.cpp b/src/ui/ui_renderer.cpp
index e0e64d7..6dfe54e 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/ui_renderer.cpp
@@ -1260,6 +1260,11 @@ void draw_hook(RT64::RenderCommandList* command_list, RT64::RenderFramebuffer* s
                 }
                 last_mouse_pos[0] = cur_event.motion.x;
                 last_mouse_pos[1] = cur_event.motion.y;
+
+                // if controller is the primary input, don't use mouse movement to allow cursor to reactivate
+                if (recomp::get_cont_active()) {
+                    break;
+                }
             }
             // fallthrough
             case SDL_EventType::SDL_MOUSEBUTTONDOWN: