diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libScePad/src/PadState.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libScePad/src/PadState.cpp
index dbd843375b..4e1453dbfe 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libScePad/src/PadState.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libScePad/src/PadState.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ namespace {
     };
 
     std::mutex stateMutex;
-    std::array<PadSlot, PAD_MAX_CONTROLLERS> slots;
+    std::array<PadSlot, PAD_MAX_CONTROLLERS> slots = [] {
+        std::array<PadSlot, PAD_MAX_CONTROLLERS> initialSlots{};
+        initialSlots[0].connected = true;
+        return initialSlots;
+    }();
     std::exception_ptr failure;
     bool initialized = false;
     constexpr float kAngularVelocityDeadband = 0.017453292f;
@@ -136,7 +140,6 @@ void Pad::Initialize() {
             slots[i].lastFuseTime = now;
             slots[i].queue.clear();
             slots[i].pressedSinceRead = 0;
-            slots[i].connected = (i == 0);
         }
     }
     initialized = true;
diff --git a/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp b/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp
index 3a17590a5a..ad64c23700 100644
--- a/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp
@@ -634,7 +634,14 @@ int main() {
     Require(scePadGetHandle(user, PAD_PORT_TYPE_SPECIAL, 0) == earlySpecial);
     Require(scePadClose_nid_postfix(earlySpecial) == PAD_OK);
     Require(scePadGetHandle(user, PAD_PORT_TYPE_SPECIAL, 0) == noHandle);
+    PadSetPortConnected_nid_postfix(1, true);
     Require(scePadInit_nid_postfix() == 0);
+    PadInfo initInfo{};
+    Require(scePadGetInfo_nid_postfix(&initInfo) == PAD_OK);
+    Require(initInfo.connectedCount[0] == 2);
+    Require(initInfo.padTypeInfo[0].connectPort == 0);
+    Require(initInfo.padTypeInfo[1].connectPort == 1);
+    PadSetPortConnected_nid_postfix(1, false);
     Require(scePadUnknown_n3kSX62fgNo() == PAD_OK);
     const int handle = scePadOpen_nid_postfix(user, 0, 0, nullptr);
     Require(handle > 0);