diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
index 57d2a3180..d9e57d3dc 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLApplication.cpp
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ namespace lime {
 					if (SDLJoystick::Connect (event->jdevice.which)) {
 						
 						joystickEvent.type = JOYSTICK_CONNECT;
-						joystickEvent.id = event->jdevice.which;
+						joystickEvent.id = SDLJoystick::GetInstanceID (event->jdevice.which);
 						
 						JoystickEvent::Dispatch (&joystickEvent);
 						
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.cpp b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.cpp
index 4f6d33e1a..fe2dc0316 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.cpp
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@ namespace lime {
 	}
 	
 	
+	int SDLJoystick::GetInstanceID (int deviceID) {
+		
+		return SDL_JoystickInstanceID (joysticks[deviceID]);
+		
+	}
+	
+	
 	void SDLJoystick::Init () {
 		
 		#if defined(IOS) || defined(ANDROID) || defined(TVOS)
diff --git a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.h b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.h
index 0f8ffa549..948dde59c 100644
--- a/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.h
+++ b/project/src/backend/sdl/SDLJoystick.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ namespace lime {
 			
 			static bool Connect (int id);
 			static bool Disconnect (int id);
+			static int GetInstanceID (int deviceID);
 			static void Init ();
 			static bool IsAccelerometer (int id);