diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp
index da6e829bd15..f530c987305 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDL.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "Common/Event.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Common/ScopeGuard.h"
+#include "Common/Thread.h"
 
 #include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h"
 #include "InputCommon/ControllerInterface/SDL/SDLGamepad.h"
@@ -139,6 +140,8 @@ InputBackend::InputBackend(ControllerInterface* controller_interface)
   SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_PS5_PLAYER_LED, "0");
 
   m_hotplug_thread = std::thread([this] {
+    Common::SetCurrentThreadName("SDL Hotplug Thread");
+
     Common::ScopeGuard quit_guard([] {
       // TODO: there seems to be some sort of memory leak with SDL, quit isn't freeing everything up
       SDL_Quit();