diff --git a/main/input_default.cpp b/main/input_default.cpp
index 0561f2bb349..a9f643c785e 100644
--- a/main/input_default.cpp
+++ b/main/input_default.cpp
@@ -1214,6 +1214,15 @@ int InputDefault::get_joy_button_index_from_string(String p_button) {
 	ERR_FAIL_V(-1);
 }
 
+int InputDefault::get_unused_joy_id() {
+	for (int i=0;i<JOYPADS_MAX;i++) {
+		if (!joy_names.has(i) || !joy_names[i].connected) {
+			return i;
+		}
+	}
+	return -1;
+}
+
 String InputDefault::get_joy_axis_string(int p_axis) {
 	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_axis, JOY_AXIS_MAX, "");
 	return _axes[p_axis];
diff --git a/main/input_default.h b/main/input_default.h
index 3e41c494c14..78bc0f43553 100644
--- a/main/input_default.h
+++ b/main/input_default.h
@@ -134,6 +134,11 @@ public:
 		HAT_LEFT,
 		HAT_MAX,
 	};
+
+	enum {
+		JOYPADS_MAX = 16,
+	};
+
 	struct JoyAxis {
 		int min;
 		float value;
@@ -243,6 +248,8 @@ public:
 	virtual int    get_joy_axis_index_from_string(String p_axis);
 	virtual int    get_joy_button_index_from_string(String p_button);
 
+	int get_unused_joy_id();
+
 	bool is_joy_mapped(int p_device);
 	String get_joy_guid_remapped(int p_device) const;
 	void set_fallback_mapping(String p_guid);
diff --git a/platform/osx/joypad_osx.cpp b/platform/osx/joypad_osx.cpp
index 5d25017aa63..98bcc8dc73e 100644
--- a/platform/osx/joypad_osx.cpp
+++ b/platform/osx/joypad_osx.cpp
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ void JoypadOSX::_device_removed(int p_id) {
 	input->joy_connection_changed(p_id, false, "");
 	device_list[device].free();
 	device_list.remove(device);
-	attached_devices[p_id] = false;
 }
 
 static String _hex_str(uint8_t p_byte) {
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ bool JoypadOSX::configure_joypad(IOHIDDeviceRef p_device_ref, joypad* p_joy) {
 	}
 	name = c_name;
 
-	int id = get_free_joy_id();
+	int id = input->get_unused_joy_id();
 	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(id == -1, false);
 	p_joy->id = id;
 	int vendor = 0;
@@ -510,16 +509,6 @@ void JoypadOSX::joypad_vibration_stop(int p_id, uint64_t p_timestamp) {
 	FFEffectStop(joy->ff_object);
 }
 
-int JoypadOSX::get_free_joy_id() {
-	for (int i = 0; i < JOYPADS_MAX; i++) {
-		if (!attached_devices[i]) {
-			attached_devices[i] = true;
-			return i;
-		}
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
-
 int JoypadOSX::get_joy_index(int p_id) const {
 	for (int i = 0; i < device_list.size(); i++) {
 		if (device_list[i].id == p_id) return i;
@@ -582,10 +571,6 @@ JoypadOSX::JoypadOSX()
 	self = this;
 	input = (InputDefault*)Input::get_singleton();
 
-	for (int i = 0; i < JOYPADS_MAX; i++) {
-		attached_devices[i] = false;
-	}
-
 	int okay = 1;
 	const void *vals[] = {
 		(void *) create_match_dictionary(kHIDPage_GenericDesktop, kHIDUsage_GD_Joystick, &okay),
diff --git a/platform/osx/joypad_osx.h b/platform/osx/joypad_osx.h
index aafd82880d0..71a03353165 100644
--- a/platform/osx/joypad_osx.h
+++ b/platform/osx/joypad_osx.h
@@ -95,14 +95,11 @@ private:
 	InputDefault *input;
 	IOHIDManagerRef hid_manager;
 
-	bool attached_devices[JOYPADS_MAX];
 	Vector<joypad> device_list;
 
 	bool have_device(IOHIDDeviceRef p_device) const;
 	bool configure_joypad(IOHIDDeviceRef p_device_ref, joypad *p_joy);
 
-
-	int get_free_joy_id();
 	int get_joy_index(int p_id) const;
 
 	void poll_joypads() const;
diff --git a/platform/windows/joypad.cpp b/platform/windows/joypad.cpp
index f2848268fc9..4c1eeb425a9 100644
--- a/platform/windows/joypad.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/joypad.cpp
@@ -87,16 +87,6 @@ bool JoypadWindows::have_device(const GUID &p_guid) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-int JoypadWindows::check_free_joy_slot() const {
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < JOYPADS_MAX; i++) {
-
-		if (!attached_joypads[i])
-			return i;
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
-
 
 // adapted from SDL2, works a lot better than the MSDN version
 bool JoypadWindows::is_xinput_device(const GUID *p_guid) {
@@ -146,7 +136,7 @@ bool JoypadWindows::is_xinput_device(const GUID *p_guid) {
 bool JoypadWindows::setup_dinput_joypad(const DIDEVICEINSTANCE* instance) {
 
 	HRESULT hr;
-	int num = check_free_joy_slot();
+	int num = input->get_unused_joy_id();
 
 	if (have_device(instance->guidInstance) || num == -1)
 		return false;
@@ -296,7 +286,7 @@ void JoypadWindows::probe_joypads() {
 		dwResult = xinput_get_state(i, &x_joypads[i].state);
 		if ( dwResult == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
 
-			int id = check_free_joy_slot();
+			int id = input->get_unused_joy_id();
 			if (id != -1 && !x_joypads[i].attached) {
 
 				x_joypads[i].attached = true;
diff --git a/platform/windows/joypad.h b/platform/windows/joypad.h
index 63eee8c015e..d6670c90dbf 100644
--- a/platform/windows/joypad.h
+++ b/platform/windows/joypad.h
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ private:
 	void load_xinput();
 	void unload_xinput();
 
-	int check_free_joy_slot() const;
 	unsigned int post_hat(unsigned int p_last_id, int p_device, DWORD p_dpad);
 
 	bool have_device(const GUID &p_guid);
diff --git a/platform/x11/joypad_linux.cpp b/platform/x11/joypad_linux.cpp
index 362999661e3..bdbd2912a65 100644
--- a/platform/x11/joypad_linux.cpp
+++ b/platform/x11/joypad_linux.cpp
@@ -219,15 +219,6 @@ void JoypadLinux::monitor_joypads() {
 	}
 }
 
-int JoypadLinux::get_free_joy_slot() const {
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < JOYPADS_MAX; i++) {
-
-		if (joypads[i].fd == -1) return i;
-	}
-	return -1;
-}
-
 int JoypadLinux::get_joy_from_path(String p_path) const {
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < JOYPADS_MAX; i++) {
@@ -329,7 +320,7 @@ void JoypadLinux::setup_joypad_properties(int p_id) {
 
 void JoypadLinux::open_joypad(const char *p_path) {
 
-	int joy_num = get_free_joy_slot();
+	int joy_num = input->get_unused_joy_id();
 	int fd = open(p_path, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK);
 	if (fd != -1 && joy_num != -1) {
 
diff --git a/platform/x11/joypad_linux.h b/platform/x11/joypad_linux.h
index 18ad199f6bb..310f5c14880 100644
--- a/platform/x11/joypad_linux.h
+++ b/platform/x11/joypad_linux.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ private:
 	static void joy_thread_func(void *p_user);
 
 	int get_joy_from_path(String path) const;
-	int get_free_joy_slot() const;
 
 	void setup_joypad_properties(int p_id);
 	void close_joypad(int p_id = -1);