diff --git a/app/backend/nvhttp.cpp b/app/backend/nvhttp.cpp
index 5e147d39..ce1b5324 100644
--- a/app/backend/nvhttp.cpp
+++ b/app/backend/nvhttp.cpp
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ NvHTTP::startApp(QString verb,
                  bool sops,
                  bool localAudio,
                  int gamepadMask,
+                 bool persistGameControllersOnDisconnect,
                  QString& rtspSessionUrl)
 {
     int riKeyId;
@@ -221,7 +222,8 @@ NvHTTP::startApp(QString verb,
                                    "&localAudioPlayMode="+QString::number(localAudio ? 1 : 0)+
                                    "&surroundAudioInfo="+QString::number(SURROUNDAUDIOINFO_FROM_AUDIO_CONFIGURATION(streamConfig->audioConfiguration))+
                                    "&remoteControllersBitmap="+QString::number(gamepadMask)+
-                                   "&gcmap="+QString::number(gamepadMask),
+                                   "&gcmap="+QString::number(gamepadMask)+
+                                   "&gcpersist="+QString::number(persistGameControllersOnDisconnect ? 1 : 0),
                                    LAUNCH_TIMEOUT_MS);
 
     qInfo() << "Launch response:" << response;
diff --git a/app/backend/nvhttp.h b/app/backend/nvhttp.h
index a5cc7b6a..6e8be54c 100644
--- a/app/backend/nvhttp.h
+++ b/app/backend/nvhttp.h
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ public:
              bool sops,
              bool localAudio,
              int gamepadMask,
+             bool persistGameControllersOnDisconnect,
              QString& rtspSessionUrl);
 
     QVector<NvApp>
diff --git a/app/streaming/session.cpp b/app/streaming/session.cpp
index 0cc78377..d4d355f9 100644
--- a/app/streaming/session.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/session.cpp
@@ -1178,6 +1178,7 @@ bool Session::startConnectionAsync()
                       enableGameOptimizations,
                       m_Preferences->playAudioOnHost,
                       m_InputHandler->getAttachedGamepadMask(),
+                      !m_Preferences->multiController,
                       rtspSessionUrl);
     } catch (const GfeHttpResponseException& e) {
         emit displayLaunchError(tr("GeForce Experience returned error: %1").arg(e.toQString()));