diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps4.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps4.c
index c9c24a381..7aefd7948 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps4.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps4.c
@@ -961,7 +961,9 @@ HIDAPI_DriverPS4_UpdateDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
     if (device->num_joysticks == 0 &&
         device->is_bluetooth &&
         !HIDAPI_HasConnectedUSBDevice(device->serial)) {
-        HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
+        if (SDL_hid_read_timeout(device->dev, data, sizeof(data), 0) > 0) {
+            HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
+        }
     }
 
     if (device->num_joysticks > 0) {
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c
index 423d4e9ed..1bd1a2669 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_ps5.c
@@ -1269,7 +1269,9 @@ HIDAPI_DriverPS5_UpdateDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
     if (device->num_joysticks == 0 &&
         device->is_bluetooth &&
         !HIDAPI_HasConnectedUSBDevice(device->serial)) {
-        HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
+        if (SDL_hid_read_timeout(device->dev, data, sizeof(data), 0) > 0) {
+            HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
+        }
     }
 
     if (device->num_joysticks > 0) {
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
index 5c542b3ff..62e826c41 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
@@ -2089,7 +2089,9 @@ HIDAPI_DriverSwitch_UpdateDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
     if (device->num_joysticks == 0 &&
         device->is_bluetooth &&
         !HIDAPI_HasConnectedUSBDevice(device->serial)) {
-        HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
+        if (ReadInput(ctx) > 0) {
+            HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
+        }
     }
 
     if (device->num_joysticks > 0) {