diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
index 71dea5512c..8f7bed3af1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void ControllerInterface::Initialize(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi)
   m_populating_devices_counter = 1;
 
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_WIN32
-  ciface::Win32::Init(wsi.render_window);
+  m_input_backends.emplace_back(ciface::Win32::CreateInputBackend(this));
 #endif
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_XLIB
   m_input_backends.emplace_back(ciface::XInput2::CreateInputBackend(this));
@@ -135,9 +135,8 @@ void ControllerInterface::RefreshDevices(RefreshReason reason)
   {
     m_populating_devices_counter.fetch_add(1);
 
-    // No need to do anything else in this case.
-    // Only (Win32) DInput needs the window handle to be updated.
-    ciface::Win32::ChangeWindow(m_wsi.render_window);
+    for (auto& backend : m_input_backends)
+      backend->HandleWindowChange();
 
     if (m_populating_devices_counter.fetch_sub(1) == 1)
       InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
@@ -159,9 +158,6 @@ void ControllerInterface::RefreshDevices(RefreshReason reason)
   // do it async, to not risk the emulated controllers default config loading not finding a default
   // device.
 
-#ifdef CIFACE_USE_WIN32
-  ciface::Win32::PopulateDevices(m_wsi.render_window);
-#endif
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_ANDROID
   ciface::Android::PopulateDevices();
 #endif
@@ -204,9 +200,6 @@ void ControllerInterface::Shutdown()
   // Update control references so shared_ptr<Device>s are freed up BEFORE we shutdown the backends.
   ClearDevices();
 
-#ifdef CIFACE_USE_WIN32
-  ciface::Win32::DeInit();
-#endif
 #ifdef CIFACE_USE_ANDROID
   ciface::Android::Shutdown();
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.cpp
index 422d7e911c..7b52f55caa 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ void InputBackend::UpdateInput(std::vector<std::weak_ptr<ciface::Core::Device>>&
 {
 }
 
+void InputBackend::HandleWindowChange()
+{
+}
+
 ControllerInterface& InputBackend::GetControllerInterface()
 {
   return m_controller_interface;
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.h
index 80ced7e194..7d75603851 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ public:
   // just add them to the removal list if necessary.
   virtual void UpdateInput(std::vector<std::weak_ptr<ciface::Core::Device>>& devices_to_remove);
 
+  virtual void HandleWindowChange();
+
   ControllerInterface& GetControllerInterface();
 
 private:
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.cpp
index 21e9847964..36b847aa91 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.cpp
@@ -20,13 +20,25 @@
 
 #pragma comment(lib, "OneCoreUAP.Lib")
 
-// Dolphin's render window
-static HWND s_hwnd;
 static std::mutex s_populate_mutex;
 // TODO is this really needed?
 static Common::Flag s_first_populate_devices_asked;
 static HCMNOTIFICATION s_notify_handle;
 
+namespace ciface::Win32
+{
+class InputBackend final : public ciface::InputBackend
+{
+public:
+  InputBackend(ControllerInterface* controller_interface);
+  ~InputBackend();
+
+  void PopulateDevices() override;
+  void HandleWindowChange() override;
+  HWND GetHWND();
+};
+}  // namespace ciface::Win32
+
 _Pre_satisfies_(EventDataSize >= sizeof(CM_NOTIFY_EVENT_DATA)) static DWORD CALLBACK
     OnDevicesChanged(_In_ HCMNOTIFICATION hNotify, _In_opt_ PVOID Context,
                      _In_ CM_NOTIFY_ACTION Action,
@@ -43,8 +55,9 @@ _Pre_satisfies_(EventDataSize >= sizeof(CM_NOTIFY_EVENT_DATA)) static DWORD CALL
       std::lock_guard lk_population(s_populate_mutex);
       // TODO: we could easily use the message passed alongside this event, which tells
       // whether a device was added or removed, to avoid removing old, still connected, devices
-      g_controller_interface.PlatformPopulateDevices([] {
-        ciface::DInput::PopulateDevices(s_hwnd);
+      g_controller_interface.PlatformPopulateDevices([&] {
+        ciface::DInput::PopulateDevices(
+            static_cast<ciface::Win32::InputBackend*>(Context)->GetHWND());
         ciface::XInput::PopulateDevices();
       });
     }
@@ -52,10 +65,21 @@ _Pre_satisfies_(EventDataSize >= sizeof(CM_NOTIFY_EVENT_DATA)) static DWORD CALL
   return ERROR_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void ciface::Win32::Init(void* hwnd)
+namespace ciface::Win32
 {
-  s_hwnd = static_cast<HWND>(hwnd);
+std::unique_ptr<ciface::InputBackend> CreateInputBackend(ControllerInterface* controller_interface)
+{
+  return std::make_unique<InputBackend>(controller_interface);
+}
 
+HWND InputBackend::GetHWND()
+{
+  return static_cast<HWND>(GetControllerInterface().GetWindowSystemInfo().render_window);
+}
+
+InputBackend::InputBackend(ControllerInterface* controller_interface)
+    : ciface::InputBackend(controller_interface)
+{
   XInput::Init();
   WGInput::Init();
 
@@ -63,35 +87,32 @@ void ciface::Win32::Init(void* hwnd)
                                  .FilterType = CM_NOTIFY_FILTER_TYPE_DEVICEINTERFACE,
                                  .u{.DeviceInterface{.ClassGuid = GUID_DEVINTERFACE_HID}}};
   const CONFIGRET cfg_rv =
-      CM_Register_Notification(&notify_filter, nullptr, OnDevicesChanged, &s_notify_handle);
+      CM_Register_Notification(&notify_filter, this, OnDevicesChanged, &s_notify_handle);
   if (cfg_rv != CR_SUCCESS)
   {
     ERROR_LOG_FMT(CONTROLLERINTERFACE, "CM_Register_Notification failed: {:x}", cfg_rv);
   }
 }
 
-void ciface::Win32::PopulateDevices(void* hwnd)
+void InputBackend::PopulateDevices()
 {
-  s_hwnd = static_cast<HWND>(hwnd);
   std::lock_guard lk_population(s_populate_mutex);
   s_first_populate_devices_asked.Set();
-  ciface::DInput::PopulateDevices(s_hwnd);
+  ciface::DInput::PopulateDevices(GetHWND());
   ciface::XInput::PopulateDevices();
   ciface::WGInput::PopulateDevices();
 }
 
-void ciface::Win32::ChangeWindow(void* hwnd)
+void InputBackend::HandleWindowChange()
 {
-  s_hwnd = static_cast<HWND>(hwnd);
   std::lock_guard lk_population(s_populate_mutex);
-  ciface::DInput::ChangeWindow(s_hwnd);
+  ciface::DInput::ChangeWindow(GetHWND());
 }
 
-void ciface::Win32::DeInit()
+InputBackend::~InputBackend()
 {
   s_first_populate_devices_asked.Clear();
   DInput::DeInit();
-  s_hwnd = nullptr;
 
   if (s_notify_handle)
   {
@@ -106,3 +127,5 @@ void ciface::Win32::DeInit()
   XInput::DeInit();
   WGInput::DeInit();
 }
+
+}  // namespace ciface::Win32
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.h
index c842b5c6b5..17e46c54b9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/Win32/Win32.h
@@ -3,10 +3,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/InputBackend.h"
+
 namespace ciface::Win32
 {
-void Init(void* hwnd);
-void PopulateDevices(void* hwnd);
-void ChangeWindow(void* hwnd);
-void DeInit();
+std::unique_ptr<ciface::InputBackend> CreateInputBackend(ControllerInterface* controller_interface);
 }  // namespace ciface::Win32