diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index c4d097b7..426cbbd4 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -873,6 +873,11 @@ static void inputText(_GLFWwindow* window, uint32_t scancode)
 
 static void handleEvents(double* timeout)
 {
+#if defined(GLFW_BUILD_LINUX_JOYSTICK)
+    if (_glfw.joysticksInitialized)
+        _glfwDetectJoystickConnectionLinux();
+#endif
+
     GLFWbool event = GLFW_FALSE;
     struct pollfd fds[] =
     {