diff --git a/core/input/input.cpp b/core/input/input.cpp
index 257452b3d894..77a7f2745815 100644
--- a/core/input/input.cpp
+++ b/core/input/input.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
 #include "core/os/thread.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+#include "editor/editor_settings.h"
+#endif
+
 static const char *_joy_buttons[(size_t)JoyButton::SDL_MAX] = {
 	"a",
 	"b",
@@ -765,6 +769,24 @@ void Input::vibrate_handheld(int p_duration_ms) {
 	OS::get_singleton()->vibrate_handheld(p_duration_ms);
 }
 
+void Input::set_force_disable_joypad(bool p_force) {
+	force_disable_joypad = p_force;
+}
+
+bool Input::get_enable_joypad() const {
+	if (force_disable_joypad) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
+		return EDITOR_GET("input_devices/joypad/enabled");
+	}
+#endif
+
+	return GLOBAL_GET("input_devices/joypad/enabled");
+}
+
 void Input::set_gravity(const Vector3 &p_gravity) {
 	_THREAD_SAFE_METHOD_
 
diff --git a/core/input/input.h b/core/input/input.h
index dd613c4877df..081c789d1b8d 100644
--- a/core/input/input.h
+++ b/core/input/input.h
@@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ class Input : public Object {
 
 	CursorShape default_shape = CURSOR_ARROW;
 
+	bool force_disable_joypad = false;
+
 	enum JoyType {
 		TYPE_BUTTON,
 		TYPE_AXIS,
@@ -309,6 +311,9 @@ class Input : public Object {
 
 	void parse_input_event(const Ref<InputEvent> &p_event);
 
+	bool get_enable_joypad() const;
+	void set_force_disable_joypad(bool p_force);
+
 	void set_gravity(const Vector3 &p_gravity);
 	void set_accelerometer(const Vector3 &p_accel);
 	void set_magnetometer(const Vector3 &p_magnetometer);
diff --git a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
index 3fc9e94427ec..dd71af060ef6 100644
--- a/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/ProjectSettings.xml
@@ -1320,6 +1320,9 @@
 			If [code]false[/code], no input will be lost.
 			[b]Note:[/b] You should in nearly all cases prefer the [code]false[/code] setting. The legacy behavior is to enable supporting old projects that rely on the old logic, without changes to script.
 		</member>
+		<member name="input_devices/joypad/enabled" type="bool" setter="" getter="" default="true">
+			If [code]true[/code], Godot will connect to joypads. If [code]false[/code], Godot will not connect to joypads.
+		</member>
 		<member name="input_devices/pen_tablet/driver" type="String" setter="" getter="">
 			Specifies the tablet driver to use. If left empty, the default driver will be used.
 			[b]Note:[/b] The driver in use can be overridden at runtime via the [code]--tablet-driver[/code] [url=$DOCS_URL/tutorials/editor/command_line_tutorial.html]command line argument[/url].
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 281ef9a0d69b..34235cb09b17 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ static PhysicsServer2D *physics_server_2d = nullptr;
 static NavigationServer3D *navigation_server_3d = nullptr;
 static NavigationServer2D *navigation_server_2d = nullptr;
 static ThemeDB *theme_db = nullptr;
+static bool force_disable_joypad = false;
 // We error out if setup2() doesn't turn this true
 static bool _start_success = false;
 
@@ -1533,7 +1534,8 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 				OS::get_singleton()->print("Missing --xr-mode argument, aborting.\n");
 				goto error;
 			}
-
+		} else if (I->get() == "--disable-joypad") {
+			force_disable_joypad = true;
 		} else if (I->get() == "--benchmark") {
 			OS::get_singleton()->set_use_benchmark(true);
 		} else if (I->get() == "--benchmark-file") {
@@ -2173,6 +2175,9 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 	// GLOBAL_DEF("xr/openxr/in_editor", false);
 #endif
 
+	// Joypad settings.
+	GLOBAL_DEF_BASIC("input_devices/joypad/enabled", true);
+
 	Engine::get_singleton()->set_frame_delay(frame_delay);
 
 	message_queue = memnew(MessageQueue);
@@ -2358,6 +2363,7 @@ Error Main::setup2() {
 	/* Initialize Input */
 
 	input = memnew(Input);
+	input->set_force_disable_joypad(force_disable_joypad);
 
 	/* Initialize Display Server */
 
@@ -3500,6 +3506,11 @@ bool Main::start() {
 		}
 	}
 
+#ifdef TOOLS_ENABLED
+	if (editor) {
+		EDITOR_DEF_RST("input_devices/joypad/enabled", true);
+	}
+#endif
 	OS::get_singleton()->benchmark_end_measure("startup_begin");
 	OS::get_singleton()->benchmark_dump();
 
diff --git a/platform/windows/joypad_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/joypad_windows.cpp
index 60edb00dd284..08befb91133b 100644
--- a/platform/windows/joypad_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/joypad_windows.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ JoypadWindows::JoypadWindows(HWND *hwnd) {
 	xinput_dll = nullptr;
 	xinput_get_state = nullptr;
 	xinput_set_state = nullptr;
+	is_enabled = Input::get_singleton()->get_enable_joypad();
 
 	load_xinput();
 
@@ -305,6 +306,10 @@ void JoypadWindows::close_joypad(int id) {
 }
 
 void JoypadWindows::probe_joypads() {
+	if (!is_enabled) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	ERR_FAIL_NULL_MSG(dinput, "DirectInput not initialized. Rebooting your PC may solve this issue.");
 	DWORD dwResult;
 	for (DWORD i = 0; i < XUSER_MAX_COUNT; i++) {
@@ -345,6 +350,10 @@ void JoypadWindows::probe_joypads() {
 }
 
 void JoypadWindows::process_joypads() {
+	if (!is_enabled) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	HRESULT hr;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < XUSER_MAX_COUNT; i++) {
diff --git a/platform/windows/joypad_windows.h b/platform/windows/joypad_windows.h
index cfddbcc8dc0d..a063330e724d 100644
--- a/platform/windows/joypad_windows.h
+++ b/platform/windows/joypad_windows.h
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ class JoypadWindows {
 	dinput_gamepad d_joypads[JOYPADS_MAX];
 	xinput_gamepad x_joypads[XUSER_MAX_COUNT];
 
+	bool is_enabled = true;
+
 	static BOOL CALLBACK enumCallback(const DIDEVICEINSTANCE *p_instance, void *p_context);
 	static BOOL CALLBACK objectsCallback(const DIDEVICEOBJECTINSTANCE *instance, void *context);