diff --git a/addons/input_prompts/input_prompt_manager.gd b/addons/input_prompts/input_prompt_manager.gd
index 80580ec..93ee859 100644
--- a/addons/input_prompts/input_prompt_manager.gd
+++ b/addons/input_prompts/input_prompt_manager.gd
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ var preferred_icons := InputPrompt.Icons.AUTOMATIC:
 			icons = value
 		emit_signal("icons_changed")
 
+## The deadzone value used to detect joypad activity. The default value is determined by the
+## "addons/input_prompts/joypad_detection_deadzone" setting in [ProjectSettings].
+var joypad_detection_deadzone := ProjectSettings.get_setting(
+	"addons/input_prompts/joypad_detection_deadzone", 0.5
+)
+
 
 ## Force all [InputPrompt] nodes to refresh their icons and events.
 ## Must be called if the [InputMap] is changed.
@@ -106,6 +112,10 @@ func _input(event: InputEvent):
 			icons = InputPrompt.Icons.KEYBOARD
 			emit_signal("icons_changed")
 	if event is InputEventJoypadButton or event is InputEventJoypadMotion:
+		# Do not detect Joypad unless value exceeds deadzone
+		if event is InputEventJoypadMotion and absf(event.axis_value) < joypad_detection_deadzone:
+			return
+
 		var device = event.device
 		var joy_name = Input.get_joy_name(device)
 		if joy_name.find("Xbox"):
diff --git a/addons/input_prompts/plugin.gd b/addons/input_prompts/plugin.gd
index 136dd19..7bb02a7 100644
--- a/addons/input_prompts/plugin.gd
+++ b/addons/input_prompts/plugin.gd
@@ -10,6 +10,20 @@ func _enter_tree():
 	add_autoload_singleton("PromptManager", "res://addons/input_prompts/input_prompt_manager.gd")
 	add_inspector_plugin(inspector_plugin)
 
+	if Engine.is_editor_hint():
+		var deadzone_setting := "addons/input_prompts/joypad_detection_deadzone"
+		if not ProjectSettings.has_setting(deadzone_setting):
+			ProjectSettings.set_setting(deadzone_setting, 0.5)
+			ProjectSettings.set_initial_value(deadzone_setting, 0.5)
+			ProjectSettings.set_as_basic(deadzone_setting, true)
+			var property_info = {
+				"name": deadzone_setting,
+				"type": TYPE_FLOAT,
+				"hint": PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE,
+				"hint_string": "0,1"
+			}
+		ProjectSettings.save()
+
 
 func _exit_tree():
 	remove_inspector_plugin(inspector_plugin)