diff --git a/include/SDL_hints.h b/include/SDL_hints.h
index 78173c39a..bacfe1740 100644
--- a/include/SDL_hints.h
+++ b/include/SDL_hints.h
@@ -696,6 +696,15 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH"
 
+/**
+ *  \brief  A variable controlling whether the Home button LED should be turned on when a Nintendo Switch controller is opened
+ *
+ *  This variable can be set to the following values:
+ *    "0"       - home button LED is left off
+ *    "1"       - home button LED is turned on (the default)
+ */
+#define SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_HOME_LED "SDL_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_HOME_LED"
+
  /**
   *  \brief  A variable controlling whether Switch Joy-Cons should be treated the same as Switch Pro Controllers when using the HIDAPI driver.
   *
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
index 213344f65..8a65853b6 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
@@ -876,7 +876,11 @@ HIDAPI_DriverSwitch_OpenJoystick(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Joystick *joysti
 
         /* Set the LED state */
         if (ctx->m_bHasHomeLED) {
-            SetHomeLED(ctx, 100);
+            if (SDL_GetHintBoolean(SDL_HINT_JOYSTICK_HIDAPI_SWITCH_HOME_LED, SDL_TRUE)) {
+                SetHomeLED(ctx, 100);
+            } else {
+                SetHomeLED(ctx, 0);
+            }
         }
         SetSlotLED(ctx, (joystick->instance_id % 4));