From f8b7178a0c5ef7b8cb310f414efa7603c3c10fc4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "eclectic.sh" <ec@eclectic.sh>
Date: Fri, 22 May 2026 13:55:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] MacOS: Enable GameController background events

---
 MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm b/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm
index 34149c542..417db5467 100644
--- a/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm
+++ b/MacOS/MacOSKeyManager.mm
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 
 	_disableAllKeys = false;
 
+	if(@available(macOS 11.3, *)) {
+		GCController.shouldMonitorBackgroundEvents = YES;
+	}
+
 	NSEventMask eventMask = NSEventMaskKeyDown | NSEventMaskKeyUp | NSEventMaskFlagsChanged;
 
 	_eventMonitor = [NSEvent addLocalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask:eventMask handler:^ NSEvent* (NSEvent* event) {