diff --git a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
index 4e516528e..8ad878c49 100644
--- a/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
+++ b/android-project/src/org/libsdl/app/SDLActivity.java
@@ -1496,7 +1496,13 @@ class SDLJoystickHandler_API12 extends SDLJoystickHandler {
             if (joystick == null) {
                 joystick = new SDLJoystick();
                 InputDevice joystickDevice = InputDevice.getDevice(deviceIds[i]);
-                if( (joystickDevice.getSources() & InputDevice.SOURCE_CLASS_JOYSTICK) != 0) {
+
+                if ( 
+                      (joystickDevice.getSources() & InputDevice.SOURCE_CLASS_JOYSTICK) != 0 
+                   ||
+                      (joystickDevice.getSources() & InputDevice.SOURCE_CLASS_BUTTON) != 0 
+                  )
+                {
                     joystick.device_id = deviceIds[i];
                     joystick.name = joystickDevice.getName();
                     joystick.axes = new ArrayList<InputDevice.MotionRange>();