diff --git a/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp b/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp
index 8c597f17..dbdbf419 100644
--- a/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/input/gamepad.cpp
@@ -474,6 +474,17 @@ void SdlInputHandler::handleControllerDeviceEvent(SDL_ControllerDeviceEvent* eve
             return;
         }
 
+        SDL_JoystickGetGUIDString(SDL_JoystickGetGUID(SDL_GameControllerGetJoystick(controller)),
+                                  guidStr, sizeof(guidStr));
+        if (m_IgnoreDeviceGuids.contains(guidStr, Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+        {
+            SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
+                        "Skipping ignored device with GUID: %s",
+                        guidStr);
+            SDL_GameControllerClose(controller);
+            return;
+        }
+
         state = &m_GamepadState[i];
         if (m_MultiController) {
             state->index = i;
@@ -534,15 +545,18 @@ void SdlInputHandler::handleControllerDeviceEvent(SDL_ControllerDeviceEvent* eve
         }
 #endif
 
-        SDL_JoystickGetGUIDString(SDL_JoystickGetGUID(SDL_GameControllerGetJoystick(state->controller)),
-                                  guidStr, sizeof(guidStr));
         mapping = SDL_GameControllerMapping(state->controller);
         name = SDL_GameControllerName(state->controller);
+
+        uint16_t vendorId = SDL_GameControllerGetVendor(state->controller);
+        uint16_t productId = SDL_GameControllerGetProduct(state->controller);
         SDL_LogInfo(SDL_LOG_CATEGORY_APPLICATION,
-                    "Gamepad %d (player %d) is: %s (haptic capabilities: 0x%x) (mapping: %s -> %s)",
+                    "Gamepad %d (player %d) is: %s (VID/PID: 0x%.4x/0x%.4x) (haptic capabilities: 0x%x) (mapping: %s -> %s)",
                     i,
                     state->index,
                     name != nullptr ? name : "<null>",
+                    vendorId,
+                    productId,
                     hapticCaps,
                     guidStr,
                     mapping != nullptr ? mapping : "<null>");
@@ -888,7 +902,14 @@ int SdlInputHandler::getAttachedGamepadMask()
     count = mask = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < SDL_NumJoysticks(); i++) {
         if (SDL_IsGameController(i)) {
-            mask |= (1 << count++);
+            char guidStr[33];
+            SDL_JoystickGetGUIDString(SDL_JoystickGetDeviceGUID(i),
+                                      guidStr, sizeof(guidStr));
+
+            if (!m_IgnoreDeviceGuids.contains(guidStr, Qt::CaseInsensitive))
+            {
+                mask |= (1 << count++);
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/streaming/input/input.cpp b/app/streaming/input/input.cpp
index 6d41d4f6..a28b2c9a 100644
--- a/app/streaming/input/input.cpp
+++ b/app/streaming/input/input.cpp
@@ -130,6 +130,16 @@ SdlInputHandler::SdlInputHandler(StreamingPreferences& prefs, int streamWidth, i
     }
     streamIgnoreDevices += m_OldIgnoreDevices;
 
+    // STREAM_IGNORE_DEVICE_GUIDS allows to specify additional devices to be ignored when starting
+    // the stream in case the scope of STREAM_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES is too broad. One such
+    // case is "Steam Virtual Gamepad" where everything is under the same VID/PID, but different GUIDs.
+    // Multiple GUIDs can be provided, but need to be separated by commas:
+    //
+    //     <GUID>,<GUID>,<GUID>,...
+    //
+    QString streamIgnoreDeviceGuids = qgetenv("STREAM_IGNORE_DEVICE_GUIDS");
+    m_IgnoreDeviceGuids = streamIgnoreDeviceGuids.split(',', Qt::SkipEmptyParts);
+
     // For SDL_HINT_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES, we use the union of SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES
     // and STREAM_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES while streaming. STREAM_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT
     // overrides SDL_GAMECONTROLLER_IGNORE_DEVICES_EXCEPT while streaming.
diff --git a/app/streaming/input/input.h b/app/streaming/input/input.h
index eb638902..7799071c 100644
--- a/app/streaming/input/input.h
+++ b/app/streaming/input/input.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ private:
     bool m_FakeCaptureActive;
     QString m_OldIgnoreDevices;
     QString m_OldIgnoreDevicesExcept;
+    QStringList m_IgnoreDeviceGuids;
     StreamingPreferences::CaptureSysKeysMode m_CaptureSystemKeysMode;
     int m_MouseCursorCapturedVisibilityState;