diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dxjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dxjoystick.c
index 2c1fdbe2e..7a61947f2 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dxjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dxjoystick.c
@@ -396,11 +396,11 @@ SetDIerror(const char *function, HRESULT code)
     }                                               \
 }
 
-
 DEFINE_GUID(CLSID_WbemLocator,   0x4590f811,0x1d3a,0x11d0,0x89,0x1F,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0x4b,0x2e,0x24);
-/* The Windows SDK doesn't define this GUID */
 DEFINE_GUID(IID_IWbemLocator,    0xdc12a687,0x737f,0x11cf,0x88,0x4d,0x00,0xaa,0x00,0x4b,0x2e,0x24);
 
+DEFINE_GUID(IID_ValveStreamingGamepad,  MAKELONG( 0x28DE, 0x11FF ),0x0000,0x0000,0x00,0x00,0x50,0x49,0x44,0x56,0x49,0x44);
+
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  *
  * code from MSDN: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ee417014(v=vs.85).aspx
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ DEFINE_GUID(IID_IWbemLocator,    0xdc12a687,0x737f,0x11cf,0x88,0x4d,0x00,0xaa,0x
  *-----------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 BOOL IsXInputDevice( const GUID* pGuidProductFromDirectInput )
 {
+    static const GUID *s_XInputProductGUID[] = {
+        &IID_ValveStreamingGamepad
+    };
     IWbemLocator*           pIWbemLocator  = NULL;
     IEnumWbemClassObject*   pEnumDevices   = NULL;
     IWbemClassObject*       pDevices[20];
@@ -430,6 +433,14 @@ BOOL IsXInputDevice( const GUID* pGuidProductFromDirectInput )
         return SDL_FALSE;
     }
 
+    // Check for well known XInput device GUIDs
+    // We need to do this for the Valve Streaming Gamepad because it's virtualized and doesn't show up in the device list.
+    for ( iDevice = 0; iDevice < SDL_arraysize(s_XInputProductGUID); ++iDevice ) {
+        if (SDL_memcmp(pGuidProductFromDirectInput, s_XInputProductGUID[iDevice], sizeof(GUID)) == 0) {
+            return SDL_TRUE;
+        }
+    }
+
     SDL_memset( pDevices, 0x0, sizeof(pDevices) );
 
     /* CoInit if needed */