diff --git a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/gx2/GX2.cpp b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/gx2/GX2.cpp
index 248ae88d..cc07dc5b 100644
--- a/src/Cafe/OS/libs/gx2/GX2.cpp
+++ b/src/Cafe/OS/libs/gx2/GX2.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "Cafe/OS/libs/coreinit/coreinit_Thread.h"
 #include "Cafe/CafeSystem.h"
 #include "Cafe/HW/Latte/Core/LattePM4.h"
+#include "input/InputManager.h"
 
 #include "GX2_Command.h"
 #include "GX2_State.h"
@@ -264,7 +265,14 @@ void gx2Export_GX2SetDRCConnectCallback(PPCInterpreter_t* hCPU)
 	ppcDefineParamMEMPTR(callback, void, 1);
 	cemuLog_log(LogType::GX2, "GX2SetDRCConnectCallback({}, 0x{:08x})", channel, callback.GetMPTR());
 	if(callback.GetPtr())
-		PPCCoreCallback(callback, channel, TRUE);
+	{
+		// force channel 0 to always be present (like VPADRead) but the second GamePad must actually be configured
+		// note - Just Dance 2018 refuses input if we trigger the callback for second GamePad here
+		bool connected = InputManager::instance().get_vpad_controller(channel) != nullptr;
+		if (channel == 0)
+			connected = true;
+		PPCCoreCallback(callback, channel, connected ? 1 : 0);
+	}
 	osLib_returnFromFunction(hCPU, 0);
 }