diff --git a/src/common/config.cpp b/src/common/config.cpp
index 8ac3c694b..9169c4c8b 100644
--- a/src/common/config.cpp
+++ b/src/common/config.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static std::string logFilter;
 static std::string logType = "async";
 static std::string userName = "shadPS4";
 static std::string updateChannel;
+static std::string backButtonBehavior = "Touchpad Left";
 static bool useSpecialPad = false;
 static int specialPadClass = 1;
 static bool isDebugDump = false;
@@ -123,6 +124,10 @@ std::string getUpdateChannel() {
     return updateChannel;
 }
 
+std::string getBackButtonBehavior() {
+    return backButtonBehavior;
+}
+
 bool getUseSpecialPad() {
     return useSpecialPad;
 }
@@ -275,6 +280,10 @@ void setUpdateChannel(const std::string& type) {
     updateChannel = type;
 }
 
+void setBackButtonBehavior(const std::string& type) {
+    backButtonBehavior = type;
+}
+
 void setUseSpecialPad(bool use) {
     useSpecialPad = use;
 }
@@ -435,6 +444,7 @@ void load(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
         }
         isShowSplash = toml::find_or<bool>(general, "showSplash", true);
         isAutoUpdate = toml::find_or<bool>(general, "autoUpdate", false);
+        backButtonBehavior = toml::find_or<std::string>(general, "backButtonBehavior", "Touchpad Left");
     }
 
     if (data.contains("Input")) {
@@ -533,6 +543,7 @@ void save(const std::filesystem::path& path) {
     data["General"]["updateChannel"] = updateChannel;
     data["General"]["showSplash"] = isShowSplash;
     data["General"]["autoUpdate"] = isAutoUpdate;
+    data["General"]["backButtonBehavior"] = backButtonBehavior;
     data["Input"]["useSpecialPad"] = useSpecialPad;
     data["Input"]["specialPadClass"] = specialPadClass;
     data["GPU"]["screenWidth"] = screenWidth;
@@ -591,6 +602,7 @@ void setDefaultValues() {
     } else {
         updateChannel = "Nightly";
     }
+    backButtonBehavior = "Touchpad Left";
     useSpecialPad = false;
     specialPadClass = 1;
     isDebugDump = false;
diff --git a/src/common/config.h b/src/common/config.h
index daee9e078..4aad7bede 100644
--- a/src/common/config.h
+++ b/src/common/config.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ std::string getLogFilter();
 std::string getLogType();
 std::string getUserName();
 std::string getUpdateChannel();
+std::string getBackButtonBehavior();
 
 bool getUseSpecialPad();
 int getSpecialPadClass();
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ void setLanguage(u32 language);
 void setNeoMode(bool enable);
 void setUserName(const std::string& type);
 void setUpdateChannel(const std::string& type);
+void setBackButtonBehavior(const std::string& type);
 
 void setUseSpecialPad(bool use);
 void setSpecialPadClass(int type);
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
index 4a42e1961..d51e41633 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(std::span<const QString> physical_devices, QWidge
             Config::setBGMvolume(val);
             BackgroundMusicPlayer::getInstance().setVolume(val);
         });
+
+        connect(ui->backButtonBehaviorComboBox, &QComboBox::currentTextChanged, this, [](const QString& text) {
+            Config::setBackButtonBehavior(text.toStdString());
+        });
     }
 
     // GPU TAB
@@ -258,6 +262,8 @@ void SettingsDialog::LoadValuesFromConfig() {
         }
     }
     ui->updateComboBox->setCurrentText(QString::fromStdString(updateChannel));
+
+    ui->backButtonBehaviorComboBox->setCurrentText(QString::fromStdString(Config::getBackButtonBehavior()));
 }
 
 void SettingsDialog::InitializeEmulatorLanguages() {
diff --git a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
index 4edec9e1b..01e93bcb9 100644
--- a/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
+++ b/src/qt_gui/settings_dialog.ui
@@ -442,20 +442,64 @@
            </layout>
           </item>
           <item>
-           <spacer name="horizontalSpacer">
-            <property name="orientation">
-             <enum>Qt::Orientation::Horizontal</enum>
-            </property>
-            <property name="sizeType">
-             <enum>QSizePolicy::Policy::Expanding</enum>
-            </property>
-            <property name="sizeHint" stdset="0">
-             <size>
-              <width>0</width>
-              <height>0</height>
-             </size>
-            </property>
-           </spacer>
+           <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="ControllerTabLayoutRight" stretch="1">
+            <item>
+             <widget class="QGroupBox" name="ControllerGroupBox">
+              <property name="sizePolicy">
+               <sizepolicy hsizetype="MinimumExpanding" vsizetype="Preferred">
+                <horstretch>0</horstretch>
+                <verstretch>0</verstretch>
+               </sizepolicy>
+              </property>
+              <property name="title">
+               <string>Controller Settings</string>
+              </property>
+              <widget class="QGroupBox" name="backButtonBehaviorGroupBox">
+               <property name="geometry">
+                <rect>
+                 <x>12</x>
+                 <y>30</y>
+                 <width>241</width>
+                 <height>65</height>
+                </rect>
+               </property>
+               <property name="title">
+                <string>Back Button Behavior</string>
+               </property>
+               <widget class="QComboBox" name="backButtonBehaviorComboBox">
+                <property name="geometry">
+                 <rect>
+                  <x>12</x>
+                  <y>30</y>
+                  <width>217</width>
+                  <height>28</height>
+                 </rect>
+                </property>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Touchpad Left</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Touchpad Right</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>Touchpad Center</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+                <item>
+                 <property name="text">
+                  <string>None</string>
+                 </property>
+                </item>
+               </widget>
+              </widget>
+             </widget>
+            </item>
+           </layout>
           </item>
          </layout>
         </item>
diff --git a/src/sdl_window.cpp b/src/sdl_window.cpp
index 4a4020a42..6e3dc9d04 100644
--- a/src/sdl_window.cpp
+++ b/src/sdl_window.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,17 @@ void WindowSDL::onGamepadEvent(const SDL_Event* event) {
     case SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_UP:
         button = sdlGamepadToOrbisButton(event->gbutton.button);
         if (button != 0) {
-            controller->CheckButton(0, button, event->type == SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DOWN);
+            if (event->gbutton.button == SDL_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_BACK) {
+                std::string backButtonBehavior = Config::getBackButtonBehavior();
+                if (backButtonBehavior != "None") {
+                    float x = backButtonBehavior == "Touchpad Left" ? 0.25f : (backButtonBehavior == "Touchpad Right" ? 0.75f : 0.5f);
+                    // trigger a touchpad event so that the touchpad emulation for back button works
+                    controller->SetTouchpadState(0, true, x, 0.5f);
+                    controller->CheckButton(0, button, event->type == SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DOWN);
+                }
+            } else {
+                controller->CheckButton(0, button, event->type == SDL_EVENT_GAMEPAD_BUTTON_DOWN);
+            }
         }
         if (SDL_GetCursor() != NULL) {
             SDL_HideCursor();