diff --git a/src/game/input.cpp b/src/game/input.cpp
index 16775e7..f06a5b1 100644
--- a/src/game/input.cpp
+++ b/src/game/input.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@ bool sdl_event_filter(void* userdata, SDL_Event* event) {
     case SDL_EventType::SDL_DROPCOMPLETE:
         recompui::drop_files(DropState.files_dropped);
         break;
+    case SDL_EventType::SDL_CONTROLLERBUTTONUP:
+        // Always queue button up events to avoid missing them during binding.
+        recompui::queue_event(*event);
+        break;
     default:
         queue_if_enabled(event);
         break;
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_state.cpp b/src/ui/ui_state.cpp
index 32d2215..d1201fb 100644
--- a/src/ui/ui_state.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/ui_state.cpp
@@ -585,6 +585,15 @@ void draw_hook(RT64::RenderCommandList* command_list, RT64::RenderFramebuffer* s
     while (recompui::try_deque_event(cur_event)) {
         bool context_capturing_input = recompui::is_context_capturing_input();
         bool context_capturing_mouse = recompui::is_context_capturing_mouse();
+
+        // Handle up button events even when input is disabled to avoid missing them during binding.
+        if (cur_event.type == SDL_EventType::SDL_CONTROLLERBUTTONUP) {
+            int sdl_key = cont_button_to_key(cur_event.cbutton);
+            if (sdl_key == latest_controller_key_pressed) {
+                latest_controller_key_pressed = SDLK_UNKNOWN;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (!recomp::all_input_disabled()) {
             bool is_mouse_input = false;
             // Implement some additional behavior for specific events on top of what RmlUi normally does with them.
@@ -630,13 +639,6 @@ void draw_hook(RT64::RenderCommandList* command_list, RT64::RenderFramebuffer* s
                 cont_interacted = true;
                 break;
             }
-            case SDL_EventType::SDL_CONTROLLERBUTTONUP: {
-                int sdl_key = cont_button_to_key(cur_event.cbutton);
-                if (sdl_key == latest_controller_key_pressed) {
-                    latest_controller_key_pressed = SDLK_UNKNOWN;
-                }
-                break;
-            }
             case SDL_EventType::SDL_KEYDOWN:
                 non_mouse_interacted = true;
                 kb_interacted = true;