diff --git a/src/device/pif.rs b/src/device/pif.rs
index b707e62..f400648 100644
--- a/src/device/pif.rs
+++ b/src/device/pif.rs
@@ -229,8 +229,12 @@ pub fn init(device: &mut device::Device) {
         write: device::mempak::write,
     };
 
-    device.pif.channels[0].pak_handler = Some(mempak_handler);
-    device.pif.channels[0].process = Some(device::controller::process);
+    for i in 0..4 {
+        if device.ui.config.input.controller_enabled[i] {
+            device.pif.channels[i].pak_handler = Some(mempak_handler);
+            device.pif.channels[i].process = Some(device::controller::process);
+        }
+    }
     device.pif.channels[4].process = Some(device::cart::process)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ui/config.rs b/src/ui/config.rs
index 0514ab3..0ace824 100644
--- a/src/ui/config.rs
+++ b/src/ui/config.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct Input {
     pub input_profiles: std::collections::HashMap<String, InputProfile>,
     pub input_profile_binding: [String; 4],
     pub controller_assignment: [Option<String>; 4],
+    pub controller_enabled: [bool; 4],
 }
 #[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ impl Config {
                 ],
                 controller_assignment: [None, None, None, None],
                 input_profiles,
+                controller_enabled: [true, false, false, false],
             },
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/ui/gui.rs b/src/ui/gui.rs
index abfd195..24946ea 100644
--- a/src/ui/gui.rs
+++ b/src/ui/gui.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub struct GopherEguiApp {
     selected_controller: [i32; 4],
     selected_profile: [String; 4],
     input_profiles: Vec<String>,
+    controller_enabled: [bool; 4],
 }
 
 fn get_input_profiles(game_ui: &ui::Ui) -> Vec<String> {
@@ -63,11 +64,17 @@ impl GopherEguiApp {
             selected_controller,
             controllers: get_controllers(&game_ui),
             input_profiles: get_input_profiles(&game_ui),
+            controller_enabled: game_ui.config.input.controller_enabled,
         }
     }
 }
 
-fn save_config(game_ui: &mut ui::Ui, selected_controller: [i32; 4], selected_profile: [String; 4]) {
+fn save_config(
+    game_ui: &mut ui::Ui,
+    selected_controller: [i32; 4],
+    selected_profile: [String; 4],
+    controller_enabled: [bool; 4],
+) {
     let joystick_subsystem = game_ui.joystick_subsystem.as_ref().unwrap();
     for (pos, item) in selected_controller.iter().enumerate() {
         if *item != -1 {
@@ -83,6 +90,7 @@ fn save_config(game_ui: &mut ui::Ui, selected_controller: [i32; 4], selected_pro
     }
 
     game_ui.config.input.input_profile_binding = selected_profile;
+    game_ui.config.input.controller_enabled = controller_enabled;
 }
 
 impl Drop for GopherEguiApp {
@@ -92,6 +100,7 @@ impl Drop for GopherEguiApp {
             &mut game_ui,
             self.selected_controller,
             self.selected_profile.clone(),
+            self.controller_enabled,
         );
     }
 }
@@ -138,6 +147,7 @@ impl eframe::App for GopherEguiApp {
                 let task = rfd::AsyncFileDialog::new().pick_file();
                 let selected_controller = self.selected_controller;
                 let selected_profile = self.selected_profile.clone();
+                let controller_enabled = self.controller_enabled;
                 execute(async move {
                     let file = task.await;
 
@@ -151,7 +161,12 @@ impl eframe::App for GopherEguiApp {
                         }
                         let _ = std::fs::File::create(running_file.clone());
                         let mut device = device::Device::new();
-                        save_config(&mut device.ui, selected_controller, selected_profile);
+                        save_config(
+                            &mut device.ui,
+                            selected_controller,
+                            selected_profile,
+                            controller_enabled,
+                        );
                         device::run_game(std::path::Path::new(file.path()), &mut device, false);
                         let _ = std::fs::remove_file(running_file.clone());
                     }
@@ -173,11 +188,13 @@ impl eframe::App for GopherEguiApp {
             ui.label("Controller Config:");
             egui::Grid::new("some_unique_id").show(ui, |ui| {
                 ui.label("Port");
+                ui.label("Enabled");
                 ui.label("Profile");
                 ui.label("Controller");
                 ui.end_row();
                 for i in 0..4 {
                     ui.label(format!("{}", i + 1));
+                    ui.checkbox(&mut self.controller_enabled[i], "");
 
                     egui::ComboBox::from_id_salt(format!("profile-combo-{}", i))
                         .selected_text(self.selected_profile[i].clone())