diff --git a/src/Ryujinx.Input/HLE/NpadManager.cs b/src/Ryujinx.Input/HLE/NpadManager.cs
index 4a54b7ead..21219d91b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx.Input/HLE/NpadManager.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx.Input/HLE/NpadManager.cs
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Input.HLE
             }
         }
 
+        public bool InputUpdatesBlocked
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                lock (_lock)
+                    return _blockInputUpdates;
+            }
+        }
+
         public void BlockInputUpdates()
         {
             lock (_lock)
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Assets/locales.json b/src/Ryujinx/Assets/locales.json
index 82e2b96cc..27f2b59a5 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Assets/locales.json
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Assets/locales.json
@@ -3497,6 +3497,31 @@
         "zh_TW": "記住視窗大小/位置"
       }
     },
+    {
+      "ID": "SettingsTabGeneralDisableInputWhenOutOfFocus",
+      "Translations": {
+        "ar_SA": "",
+        "de_DE": "",
+        "el_GR": "",
+        "en_US": "Disable Input when Out of Focus",
+        "es_ES": "",
+        "fr_FR": "",
+        "he_IL": "",
+        "it_IT": "",
+        "ja_JP": "",
+        "ko_KR": "",
+        "no_NO": "Deaktiver inndata når vinduet er ute av fokus",
+        "pl_PL": "",
+        "pt_BR": "",
+        "ru_RU": "",
+        "sv_SE": "",
+        "th_TH": "",
+        "tr_TR": "",
+        "uk_UA": "",
+        "zh_CN": "",
+        "zh_TW": ""
+      }
+    },
     {
       "ID": "SettingsTabGeneralShowTitleBar",
       "Translations": {
@@ -23898,4 +23923,4 @@
       }
     }
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
index b3df13e7f..017d68a28 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/ViewModels/SettingsViewModel.cs
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
         public bool EnableDockedMode { get; set; }
         public bool EnableKeyboard { get; set; }
         public bool EnableMouse { get; set; }
+        public bool DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus { get; set; }
+        
         public VSyncMode VSyncMode
         {
             get => _vSyncMode;
@@ -498,6 +500,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             EnableDockedMode = config.System.EnableDockedMode;
             EnableKeyboard = config.Hid.EnableKeyboard;
             EnableMouse = config.Hid.EnableMouse;
+            DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus = config.Hid.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus;
 
             // Keyboard Hotkeys
             KeyboardHotkey = new HotkeyConfig(config.Hid.Hotkeys.Value);
@@ -609,6 +612,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.ViewModels
             config.System.EnableDockedMode.Value = EnableDockedMode;
             config.Hid.EnableKeyboard.Value = EnableKeyboard;
             config.Hid.EnableMouse.Value = EnableMouse;
+            config.Hid.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus.Value = DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus;
 
             // Keyboard Hotkeys
             config.Hid.Hotkeys.Value = KeyboardHotkey.GetConfig();
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml
index d71a7d795..6aeff31f1 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Views/Settings/SettingsUIView.axaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@
                     <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding RememberWindowState}">
                         <TextBlock Text="{ext:Locale SettingsTabGeneralRememberWindowState}" />
                     </CheckBox>
+                    <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus}">
+                        <TextBlock Text="{ext:Locale SettingsTabGeneralDisableInputWhenOutOfFocus}" />
+                    </CheckBox>
                     <CheckBox IsChecked="{Binding ShowTitleBar}" IsVisible="{x:Static helper:RunningPlatform.IsWindows}">
                         <TextBlock Text="{ext:Locale SettingsTabGeneralShowTitleBar}" />
                     </CheckBox>
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml
index 9fa7bf046..7606d411b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
     x:DataType="viewModels:MainWindowViewModel"
     mc:Ignorable="d"
     WindowStartupLocation="Manual"
-    Focusable="True">
+    Focusable="True"
+    GotFocus="InputElement_OnGotFocus"
+    LostFocus="InputElement_OnLostFocus">
     <Window.Styles>
         <Style Selector="TitleBar:fullscreen">
             <Setter Property="Background" Value="#000000" />
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs
index 3b7816a41..da1eb553c 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/UI/Windows/MainWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
 using Avalonia.Controls.Primitives;
+using Avalonia.Input;
 using Avalonia.Interactivity;
 using Avalonia.Platform;
 using Avalonia.Threading;
@@ -761,5 +762,34 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.UI.Windows
 
             _intelMacWarningShown = true;
         }
+        
+        private void InputElement_OnGotFocus(object sender, GotFocusEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (!_didDisableInputUpdates) 
+                return;
+
+            if (!ConfigurationState.Instance.Hid.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus)
+                return;
+
+            if (ViewModel.AppHost is not { NpadManager.InputUpdatesBlocked: true } appHost)
+                return;
+
+            appHost.NpadManager.UnblockInputUpdates();
+            _didDisableInputUpdates = appHost.NpadManager.InputUpdatesBlocked;
+        }
+
+        private bool _didDisableInputUpdates;
+
+        private void InputElement_OnLostFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            if (!ConfigurationState.Instance.Hid.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus)
+                return;
+
+            if (ViewModel.AppHost is not { NpadManager.InputUpdatesBlocked: false } appHost)
+                return;
+            
+            appHost.NpadManager.BlockInputUpdates();
+            _didDisableInputUpdates = appHost.NpadManager.InputUpdatesBlocked;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs
index d7235ef27..2a4e80031 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationFileFormat.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
         /// <summary>
         /// The current version of the file format
         /// </summary>
-        public const int CurrentVersion = 65;
+        public const int CurrentVersion = 66;
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Version of the configuration file format
@@ -383,6 +383,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
         /// Enable or disable mouse support (Independent from controllers binding)
         /// </summary>
         public bool EnableMouse { get; set; }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enable/disable the ability to control Ryujinx when it's not the currently focused window.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Hotkey Keyboard Bindings
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Migration.cs b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Migration.cs
index d82e55791..b25de9318 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Migration.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Migration.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
             
             Hid.EnableKeyboard.Value = cff.EnableKeyboard;
             Hid.EnableMouse.Value = cff.EnableMouse;
+            Hid.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus.Value = cff.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus;
             Hid.Hotkeys.Value = cff.Hotkeys;
             Hid.InputConfig.Value = cff.InputConfig ?? [];
             Hid.RainbowSpeed.Value = cff.RainbowSpeed;
@@ -433,7 +434,8 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
                 (62, static cff => cff.RainbowSpeed = 1f),
                 (63, static cff => cff.MatchSystemTime = false),
                 (64, static cff => cff.LoggingEnableAvalonia = false),
-                (65, static cff => cff.UpdateCheckerType = cff.CheckUpdatesOnStart ? UpdaterType.PromptAtStartup : UpdaterType.Off)
+                (65, static cff => cff.UpdateCheckerType = cff.CheckUpdatesOnStart ? UpdaterType.PromptAtStartup : UpdaterType.Off),
+                (66, static cff => cff.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus = false)
             );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Model.cs b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Model.cs
index b511b32dd..93496753b 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Model.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.Model.cs
@@ -447,6 +447,11 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
             /// Enable or disable mouse support (Independent from controllers binding)
             /// </summary>
             public ReactiveObject<bool> EnableMouse { get; private set; }
+            
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Enable/disable the ability to control Ryujinx when it's not the currently focused window.
+            /// </summary>
+            public ReactiveObject<bool> DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus { get; private set; }
 
             /// <summary>
             /// Hotkey Keyboard Bindings
@@ -469,6 +474,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
             {
                 EnableKeyboard = new ReactiveObject<bool>();
                 EnableMouse = new ReactiveObject<bool>();
+                DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus = new ReactiveObject<bool>();
                 Hotkeys = new ReactiveObject<KeyboardHotkeys>();
                 InputConfig = new ReactiveObject<List<InputConfig>>();
                 RainbowSpeed = new ReactiveObject<float>();
diff --git a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs
index 7e4b79445..0406219f6 100644
--- a/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs
+++ b/src/Ryujinx/Utilities/Configuration/ConfigurationState.cs
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
                 ShowConsole = UI.ShowConsole,
                 EnableKeyboard = Hid.EnableKeyboard,
                 EnableMouse = Hid.EnableMouse,
+                DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus = Hid.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus,
                 Hotkeys = Hid.Hotkeys,
                 InputConfig = Hid.InputConfig,
                 RainbowSpeed = Hid.RainbowSpeed,
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx.Ava.Utilities.Configuration
             UI.WindowStartup.WindowMaximized.Value = false;
             Hid.EnableKeyboard.Value = false;
             Hid.EnableMouse.Value = false;
+            Hid.DisableInputWhenOutOfFocus.Value = false;
             Hid.Hotkeys.Value = new KeyboardHotkeys
             {
                 ToggleVSyncMode = Key.F1,