diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
index a49689dd4e..2c6cc4ec8d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ void Update(int _number, bool _connected)
 	{
 		if (WIIMOTE_SRC_EMU & g_wiimote_sources[_number])
 			((WiimoteEmu::Wiimote*)s_config.controllers[_number])->ConnectOnInput();
+		if (WIIMOTE_SRC_REAL & g_wiimote_sources[_number])
+			WiimoteReal::ConnectOnInput(_number);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
index ab8dcc8460..7dc4b86f04 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ Wiimote::Wiimote()
 	: m_index()
 	, m_last_input_report()
 	, m_channel(0)
+	, m_last_connect_request_counter(0)
 	, m_rumble_state()
 	, m_need_prepare()
 {}
@@ -299,6 +300,43 @@ void Wiimote::Update()
 	}
 }
 
+void Wiimote::ConnectOnInput()
+{
+	if (m_last_connect_request_counter > 0)
+	{
+		--m_last_connect_request_counter;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const Report& rpt = ProcessReadQueue();
+	if (rpt.size() >= 4)
+	{
+		switch (rpt[1])
+		{
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE:
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE_ACCEL:
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE_EXT8:
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE_ACCEL_IR12:
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE_EXT19:
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE_ACCEL_EXT16:
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE_IR10_EXT9:
+		case WM_REPORT_CORE_ACCEL_IR10_EXT6:
+		case WM_REPORT_INTERLEAVE1:
+		case WM_REPORT_INTERLEAVE2:
+			// check any button without checking accelerometer data
+			if ((rpt[2] & 0x1F) != 0 || (rpt[3] & 0x9F) != 0)
+			{
+				Host_ConnectWiimote(m_index, true);
+				// see WiimoteEmu::Wiimote::ConnectOnInput(), same idea here
+				m_last_connect_request_counter = 100;
+			}
+			break;
+		default:
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 void Wiimote::Prepare(int _index)
 {
 	m_index = _index;
@@ -847,6 +885,18 @@ void Update(int _WiimoteNumber)
 	g_refresh_lock.unlock();
 }
 
+void ConnectOnInput(int _WiimoteNumber)
+{
+	// see Update() above
+	if (!g_refresh_lock.try_lock())
+		return;
+
+	if (g_wiimotes[_WiimoteNumber])
+		g_wiimotes[_WiimoteNumber]->ConnectOnInput();
+
+	g_refresh_lock.unlock();
+}
+
 void StateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE newState)
 {
 	//std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lk(g_refresh_lock);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
index 2047314392..9c8b5f1815 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ public:
 	void ControlChannel(const u16 channel, const void* const data, const u32 size);
 	void InterruptChannel(const u16 channel, const void* const data, const u32 size);
 	void Update();
+	void ConnectOnInput();
 
 	const Report& ProcessReadQueue();
 
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ protected:
 	Wiimote();
 	Report m_last_input_report;
 	u16 m_channel;
+	u8 m_last_connect_request_counter;
 
 private:
 	void ClearReadQueue();
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ extern Wiimote *g_wiimotes[MAX_BBMOTES];
 void InterruptChannel(int _WiimoteNumber, u16 _channelID, const void* _pData, u32 _Size);
 void ControlChannel(int _WiimoteNumber, u16 _channelID, const void* _pData, u32 _Size);
 void Update(int _WiimoteNumber);
+void ConnectOnInput(int _WiimoteNumber);
 
 void DoState(PointerWrap &p);
 void StateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE newState);