diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
index f23147dd8..232a7fe60 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/activities/EmulationActivity.kt
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 preferences.getInt(InputBindingSetting.getInputAxisButtonKey(axis), -1)
             val guestOrientation =
                 preferences.getInt(InputBindingSetting.getInputAxisOrientationKey(axis), -1)
+            val inverted = preferences.getBoolean(InputBindingSetting.getInputAxisInvertedKey(axis),false);
             if (nextMapping == -1 || guestOrientation == -1) {
                 // Axis is unmapped
                 continue
@@ -346,6 +347,8 @@ class EmulationActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 // Skip joystick wobble
                 value = 0f
             }
+            if (inverted) value = -value;
+
             when (nextMapping) {
                 NativeLibrary.ButtonType.STICK_LEFT -> {
                     axisValuesCirclePad[guestOrientation] = value
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/model/view/InputBindingSetting.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/model/view/InputBindingSetting.kt
index 64827d89d..da3caef86 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/model/view/InputBindingSetting.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/features/settings/model/view/InputBindingSetting.kt
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ class InputBindingSetting(
                 .remove(oldKey) // Used for button mapping
                 .remove(oldKey + "_GuestOrientation") // Used for axis orientation
                 .remove(oldKey + "_GuestButton") // Used for axis button
+                .remove(oldKey + "_Inverted") // used for axis inversion
                 .apply()
         }
     }
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ class InputBindingSetting(
     /**
      * Helper function to write a gamepad axis mapping for the setting.
      */
-    private fun writeAxisMapping(axis: Int, value: Int) {
+    private fun writeAxisMapping(axis: Int, value: Int, inverted: Boolean) {
         // Cleanup old mapping
         removeOldMapping()
 
@@ -208,6 +209,7 @@ class InputBindingSetting(
         preferences.edit()
             .putInt(getInputAxisOrientationKey(axis), if (isHorizontalOrientation()) 0 else 1)
             .putInt(getInputAxisButtonKey(axis), value)
+            .putBoolean(getInputAxisInvertedKey(axis),inverted)
             // Write next reverse mapping for future cleanup
             .putString(reverseKey, getInputAxisKey(axis))
             .apply()
@@ -251,8 +253,8 @@ class InputBindingSetting(
         } else {
             buttonCode
         }
-        writeAxisMapping(motionRange.axis, button)
-        val uiString = "${device.name}: Axis ${motionRange.axis}"
+        writeAxisMapping(motionRange.axis, button, axisDir == '-')
+        val uiString = "${device.name}: Axis ${motionRange.axis}" + axisDir
         value = uiString
     }
 
@@ -307,6 +309,11 @@ class InputBindingSetting(
          */
         fun getInputAxisButtonKey(axis: Int): String = "${getInputAxisKey(axis)}_GuestButton"
 
+        /**
+         * Helper function to get the settings key for an whether a gamepad axis is inverted.
+         */
+        fun getInputAxisInvertedKey(axis: Int): String = "${getInputAxisKey(axis)}_Inverted"
+
         /**
          * Helper function to get the settings key for an gamepad axis orientation.
          */
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index f60fdd0e3..36c65bea1 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@
     <string name="input_dialog_description">Press or move an input.</string>
     <string name="input_binding">Input Binding</string>
     <string name="input_binding_description">Press or move an input to bind it to %1$s.</string>
-    <string name="input_binding_description_vertical_axis">Move your joystick up or down.</string>
-    <string name="input_binding_description_horizontal_axis">Move your joystick left or right.</string>
+    <string name="input_binding_description_vertical_axis">Move your joystick down</string>
+    <string name="input_binding_description_horizontal_axis">Move your joystick right</string>
     <string name="button_a" translatable="false">A</string>
     <string name="button_b" translatable="false">B</string>
     <string name="button_select" translatable="false">SELECT</string>