diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
index bac7956835..92996192f1 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_dinputjoystick.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int SetDIerror(const char *function, HRESULT code)
 
 static SDL_bool SDL_IsXInputDevice(Uint16 vendor_id, Uint16 product_id, const char *hidPath)
 {
-#ifdef SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT
+#if defined(SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT) || defined(SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT)
     SDL_GameControllerType type;
 
     /* XInput and RawInput backends will pick up XInput-compatible devices */
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static SDL_bool SDL_IsXInputDevice(Uint16 vendor_id, Uint16 product_id, const ch
         (vendor_id == USB_VENDOR_VALVE && product_id == USB_PRODUCT_STEAM_VIRTUAL_GAMEPAD)) {
         return SDL_TRUE;
     }
-#endif /* SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT */
+#endif /* SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT || SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT */
 
     return SDL_FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
index 6331bc7e0d..fe08553518 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_rawinputjoystick.c
@@ -96,7 +96,11 @@ typedef struct WindowsGamingInputGamepadState WindowsGamingInputGamepadState;
 #define GIDC_REMOVAL 2
 #endif
 
+extern void WINDOWS_RAWINPUTEnabledChanged(void);
+extern void WINDOWS_JoystickDetect(void);
+
 static SDL_bool SDL_RAWINPUT_inited = SDL_FALSE;
+static SDL_bool SDL_RAWINPUT_remote_desktop = SDL_FALSE;
 static int SDL_RAWINPUT_numjoysticks = 0;
 
 static void RAWINPUT_JoystickClose(SDL_Joystick *joystick);
@@ -843,10 +847,36 @@ static void RAWINPUT_DelDevice(SDL_RAWINPUT_Device *device, SDL_bool send_event)
     }
 }
 
-static int RAWINPUT_JoystickInit(void)
+static void RAWINPUT_DetectDevices(void)
 {
     UINT device_count = 0;
 
+    if ((GetRawInputDeviceList(NULL, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)) != -1) && device_count > 0) {
+        PRAWINPUTDEVICELIST devices = NULL;
+        UINT i;
+
+        devices = (PRAWINPUTDEVICELIST)SDL_malloc(sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST) * device_count);
+        if (devices) {
+            if (GetRawInputDeviceList(devices, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)) != -1) {
+                for (i = 0; i < device_count; ++i) {
+                    RAWINPUT_AddDevice(devices[i].hDevice);
+                }
+            }
+            SDL_free(devices);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void RAWINPUT_RemoveDevices(void)
+{
+    while (SDL_RAWINPUT_devices) {
+        RAWINPUT_DelDevice(SDL_RAWINPUT_devices, SDL_FALSE);
+    }
+    SDL_assert(SDL_RAWINPUT_numjoysticks == 0);
+}
+
+static int RAWINPUT_JoystickInit(void)
+{
     SDL_assert(!SDL_RAWINPUT_inited);
 
     if (!WIN_IsWindowsVistaOrGreater()) {
@@ -864,20 +894,7 @@ static int RAWINPUT_JoystickInit(void)
 
     SDL_RAWINPUT_inited = SDL_TRUE;
 
-    if ((GetRawInputDeviceList(NULL, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)) != -1) && device_count > 0) {
-        PRAWINPUTDEVICELIST devices = NULL;
-        UINT i;
-
-        devices = (PRAWINPUTDEVICELIST)SDL_malloc(sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST) * device_count);
-        if (devices) {
-            if (GetRawInputDeviceList(devices, &device_count, sizeof(RAWINPUTDEVICELIST)) != -1) {
-                for (i = 0; i < device_count; ++i) {
-                    RAWINPUT_AddDevice(devices[i].hDevice);
-                }
-            }
-            SDL_free(devices);
-        }
-    }
+    RAWINPUT_DetectDevices();
 
     return 0;
 }
@@ -889,7 +906,7 @@ static int RAWINPUT_JoystickGetCount(void)
 
 SDL_bool RAWINPUT_IsEnabled()
 {
-    return SDL_RAWINPUT_inited;
+    return SDL_RAWINPUT_inited && !SDL_RAWINPUT_remote_desktop;
 }
 
 SDL_bool RAWINPUT_IsDevicePresent(Uint16 vendor_id, Uint16 product_id, Uint16 version, const char *name)
@@ -991,6 +1008,21 @@ static void RAWINPUT_PostUpdate(void)
 
 static void RAWINPUT_JoystickDetect(void)
 {
+    SDL_bool remote_desktop = GetSystemMetrics(SM_REMOTESESSION) ? SDL_TRUE : SDL_FALSE;
+
+    if (remote_desktop != SDL_RAWINPUT_remote_desktop) {
+        SDL_RAWINPUT_remote_desktop = remote_desktop;
+
+        WINDOWS_RAWINPUTEnabledChanged();
+
+        if (remote_desktop) {
+            RAWINPUT_RemoveDevices();
+            WINDOWS_JoystickDetect();
+        } else {
+            WINDOWS_JoystickDetect();
+            RAWINPUT_DetectDevices();
+        }
+    }
     RAWINPUT_PostUpdate();
 }
 
@@ -1981,14 +2013,10 @@ static void RAWINPUT_JoystickQuit(void)
         return;
     }
 
-    while (SDL_RAWINPUT_devices) {
-        RAWINPUT_DelDevice(SDL_RAWINPUT_devices, SDL_FALSE);
-    }
+    RAWINPUT_RemoveDevices();
 
     WIN_UnloadHIDDLL();
 
-    SDL_RAWINPUT_numjoysticks = 0;
-
     SDL_RAWINPUT_inited = SDL_FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
index 828977cb99..06e555cb5a 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windows_gaming_input.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ extern SDL_bool SDL_DINPUT_JoystickPresent(Uint16 vendor, Uint16 product, Uint16
 
 static SDL_bool SDL_IsXInputDevice(Uint16 vendor, Uint16 product)
 {
-#ifdef SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT
+#if defined(SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT) || defined(SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT)
     PRAWINPUTDEVICELIST raw_devices = NULL;
     UINT i, raw_device_count = 0;
     LONG vidpid = MAKELONG(vendor, product);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static SDL_bool SDL_IsXInputDevice(Uint16 vendor, Uint16 product)
     }
 
     SDL_free(raw_devices);
-#endif /* SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT */
+#endif /* SDL_JOYSTICK_XINPUT || SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT */
 
     return SDL_FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
index 0f46a740c4..d94b314cd8 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_windowsjoystick.c
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ static CM_Register_NotificationFunc CM_Register_Notification;
 static CM_Unregister_NotificationFunc CM_Unregister_Notification;
 static HCMNOTIFICATION s_DeviceNotificationFuncHandle;
 
+void WINDOWS_RAWINPUTEnabledChanged(void)
+{
+    s_bWindowsDeviceChanged = SDL_TRUE;
+}
+
 static DWORD CALLBACK SDL_DeviceNotificationFunc(HCMNOTIFICATION hNotify, PVOID context, CM_NOTIFY_ACTION action, PCM_NOTIFY_EVENT_DATA eventData, DWORD event_data_size)
 {
     if (action == CM_NOTIFY_ACTION_DEVICEINTERFACEARRIVAL ||
@@ -459,8 +464,8 @@ void WINDOWS_AddJoystickDevice(JoyStick_DeviceData *device)
     SYS_Joystick = device;
 }
 
-static void WINDOWS_JoystickDetect(void);
-static void WINDOWS_JoystickQuit(void);
+void WINDOWS_JoystickDetect(void);
+void WINDOWS_JoystickQuit(void);
 
 /* Function to scan the system for joysticks.
  * Joystick 0 should be the system default joystick.
@@ -521,7 +526,7 @@ static int WINDOWS_JoystickGetCount(void)
 }
 
 /* detect any new joysticks being inserted into the system */
-static void WINDOWS_JoystickDetect(void)
+void WINDOWS_JoystickDetect(void)
 {
     JoyStick_DeviceData *pCurList = NULL;
 
@@ -750,7 +755,7 @@ static void WINDOWS_JoystickClose(SDL_Joystick *joystick)
 }
 
 /* Function to perform any system-specific joystick related cleanup */
-static void WINDOWS_JoystickQuit(void)
+void WINDOWS_JoystickQuit(void)
 {
     JoyStick_DeviceData *device = SYS_Joystick;
 
diff --git a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c
index a0cf91102c..1cc8a2edda 100644
--- a/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/windows/SDL_xinputjoystick.c
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ int SDL_XINPUT_JoystickInit(void)
 {
     s_bXInputEnabled = SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_XINPUT_ENABLED, SDL_TRUE);
 
-#ifdef SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT
-    if (RAWINPUT_IsEnabled()) {
-        /* The raw input driver handles more than 4 controllers, so prefer that when available */
-        s_bXInputEnabled = SDL_FALSE;
-    }
-#endif
-
     if (s_bXInputEnabled && WIN_LoadXInputDLL() < 0) {
         s_bXInputEnabled = SDL_FALSE; /* oh well. */
     }
@@ -329,6 +322,13 @@ void SDL_XINPUT_JoystickDetect(JoyStick_DeviceData **pContext)
         return;
     }
 
+#ifdef SDL_JOYSTICK_RAWINPUT
+    if (RAWINPUT_IsEnabled()) {
+        /* The raw input driver handles more than 4 controllers, so prefer that when available */
+        return;
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* iterate in reverse, so these are in the final list in ascending numeric order. */
     for (iuserid = XUSER_MAX_COUNT - 1; iuserid >= 0; iuserid--) {
         const Uint8 userid = (Uint8)iuserid;