diff --git a/DeltaCore/Model/GameControllerStateManager.swift b/DeltaCore/Model/GameControllerStateManager.swift
index aea635d..8fd2220 100644
--- a/DeltaCore/Model/GameControllerStateManager.swift
+++ b/DeltaCore/Model/GameControllerStateManager.swift
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ extension GameControllerStateManager
     {
         precondition(input.type == .controller(self.gameController.inputType), "input.type must match self.gameController.inputType")
         
+        if input.type == .controller(.mfi) && input.isContinuous
+        {
+            // Some external controllers' analog sticks report both x/y axis values incredibly granularly,
+            // hindering the ability to use the analog stick for only a single x/y axis value at a time.
+            // Solution: apply a higher deadzone to the analog sticks (currently the only continuous inputs)
+            // TODO: this could be a user-configurable threshold, but DeltaCore doesn't yet support configurable settings
+            guard value > 0.15 else { return }
+        }
+        
         // An input may be "activated" multiple times, such as by pressing different buttons that map to same input, or moving an analog stick.
         self.activatedInputs[AnyInput(input)] = value