diff --git a/headers/gamepad.h b/headers/gamepad.h
index 0e100387c..d1c8760a1 100644
--- a/headers/gamepad.h
+++ b/headers/gamepad.h
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ class Gamepad {
 	GamepadButtonMapping *mapAnalogRSXPos;
 	GamepadButtonMapping *mapAnalogRSYNeg;
 	GamepadButtonMapping *mapAnalogRSYPos;
+	GamepadButtonMapping *map48WayMode;
 
 	// gamepad specific proxy of debounced buttons --- 1 = active (inverse of the raw GPIO)
 	// see GP2040::debounceGpioGetAll for details
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ class Gamepad {
 
 	GamepadOptions & options;
 	DpadMode activeDpadMode;
+	bool map48WayModeToggle;
 	const HotkeyOptions & hotkeyOptions;
 
 	GamepadHotkey lastAction = HOTKEY_NONE;
diff --git a/proto/enums.proto b/proto/enums.proto
index 968e751ec..1efb399c2 100644
--- a/proto/enums.proto
+++ b/proto/enums.proto
@@ -261,6 +261,8 @@ enum GpioAction
 
     BUTTON_PRESS_INPUT_REVERSE   = 69;
     SUSTAIN_FOCUS_MODE           = 70;
+
+    SUSTAIN_4_8_WAY_MODE = 71;
 }
 
 enum GpioDirection
diff --git a/src/gamepad.cpp b/src/gamepad.cpp
index df699f5b6..b94902184 100644
--- a/src/gamepad.cpp
+++ b/src/gamepad.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ void Gamepad::setup()
 	mapAnalogRSXPos = new GamepadButtonMapping(ANALOG_DIRECTION_RS_X_POS);
 	mapAnalogRSYNeg = new GamepadButtonMapping(ANALOG_DIRECTION_RS_Y_NEG);
 	mapAnalogRSYPos = new GamepadButtonMapping(ANALOG_DIRECTION_RS_Y_POS);
+	map48WayMode    = new GamepadButtonMapping(SUSTAIN_4_8_WAY_MODE);
 
 	const auto assignCustomMappingToMaps = [&](GpioMappingInfo mapInfo, Pin_t pin) -> void {
 		if (mapDpadUp->buttonMask & mapInfo.customDpadMask)	mapDpadUp->pinMask |= 1 << pin;
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ void Gamepad::setup()
 			case GpioAction::ANALOG_DIRECTION_RS_X_POS:	mapAnalogRSXPos->pinMask |= 1 << pin; break;
 			case GpioAction::ANALOG_DIRECTION_RS_Y_NEG:	mapAnalogRSYNeg->pinMask |= 1 << pin; break;
 			case GpioAction::ANALOG_DIRECTION_RS_Y_POS:	mapAnalogRSYPos->pinMask |= 1 << pin; break;
+			case GpioAction::SUSTAIN_4_8_WAY_MODE:	map48WayMode->pinMask |= 1 << pin; break;
 			default:				break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -220,6 +222,7 @@ void Gamepad::reinit()
 	delete mapAnalogRSXPos;
 	delete mapAnalogRSYNeg;
 	delete mapAnalogRSYPos;
+	delete map48WayMode;
 
 	// reinitialize pin mappings
 	this->setup();
@@ -257,7 +260,7 @@ void Gamepad::process()
 	}
 
 	// 4-way before SOCD, might have better history without losing any coherent functionality
-	if (options.fourWayMode) {
+	if (options.fourWayMode ^ map48WayModeToggle) {
 		state.dpad = filterToFourWayMode(state.dpad);
 	}
 
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ void Gamepad::process()
 			state.dpad &= ~dpadOnlyMask;
 			state.dpad = dpadOnlyMask;
 			break;
-	
+
 		case DpadMode::DPAD_MODE_RIGHT_ANALOG:
 			if (!hasLeftAnalogStick) {
 				state.lx = joystickMid;
@@ -290,7 +293,7 @@ void Gamepad::process()
 			state.dpad &= ~dpadOnlyMask;
 			state.dpad = dpadOnlyMask;
 			break;
-	
+
 		default:
 			//if (!hasLeftAnalogStick) {
 			//	state.lx = joystickMid;
@@ -365,6 +368,8 @@ void Gamepad::read()
 	else if (values & mapButtonRS->pinMask)	activeDpadMode = DpadMode::DPAD_MODE_RIGHT_ANALOG;
 	else					activeDpadMode = options.dpadMode;
 
+	map48WayModeToggle = (values & map48WayMode->pinMask);
+
 	if (values & mapAnalogLSXNeg->pinMask) {
 		state.lx = GAMEPAD_JOYSTICK_MIN;
 	} else if (values & mapAnalogLSXPos->pinMask) {
diff --git a/www/src/Data/Pins.ts b/www/src/Data/Pins.ts
index f8ce88a22..fc15ac324 100644
--- a/www/src/Data/Pins.ts
+++ b/www/src/Data/Pins.ts
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export const BUTTON_ACTIONS = {
 	ANALOG_DIRECTION_MOD_HIGH: 68,
 	BUTTON_PRESS_INPUT_REVERSE: 69,
 	SUSTAIN_FOCUS_MODE: 70,
+	SUSTAIN_4_8_WAY_MODE: 71,
 } as const;
 
 export const PIN_DIRECTIONS = {
diff --git a/www/src/Locales/en/PinMapping.jsx b/www/src/Locales/en/PinMapping.jsx
index edeb8430e..2c2fe2029 100644
--- a/www/src/Locales/en/PinMapping.jsx
+++ b/www/src/Locales/en/PinMapping.jsx
@@ -98,5 +98,6 @@ export default {
 		ANALOG_DIRECTION_MOD_HIGH: 'Analog Stick Modifier High',
 		BUTTON_PRESS_INPUT_REVERSE: 'Reverse Input',
 		SUSTAIN_FOCUS_MODE: 'Focus Mode Enable',
+		SUSTAIN_4_8_WAY_MODE: 'Toggle 4-Way Mode',
 	},
 };