diff --git a/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_input.cpp b/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_input.cpp
index f70e51692..17176c103 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_input.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/configuration/configure_input.cpp
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ static QString ButtonToText(const Common::ParamPackage& param) {
 }
 
 static QString AnalogToText(const Common::ParamPackage& param, const std::string& dir) {
+    // If this is an analog stick made from buttons, keyboards will need to be handled
+    // here at the frontend rather than at InputCommon
+    // It might be nice to move the GetKeyName code to input_common, but would need a non-QT way of
+    // doing it
+    if (param.Get("engine", "") == "analog_from_button") {
+        auto dirParam = Common::ParamPackage(param.Get(dir, ""));
+        if (dirParam.Get("engine", "") == "keyboard") {
+            return GetKeyName(dirParam.Get("code", 0));
+        }
+    }
     return QString::fromStdString(InputCommon::AnalogToText(param, dir));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp b/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp
index 7ffce7df1..97301524d 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/hotkey_monitor.cpp
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ void ControllerHotkeyMonitor::checkAllButtons() {
             if (it.hk->action) {
                 it.hk->action->trigger();
             }
-            for (auto const& [name, hotkey_shortcut] : it.hk->shortcuts) {
+            for (auto const& [hotkey_name, hotkey_shortcut] : it.hk->shortcuts) {
                 if (hotkey_shortcut && hotkey_shortcut->isEnabled()) {
                     QWidget* parent = qobject_cast<QWidget*>(hotkey_shortcut->parent());
                     if (!parent)
                         continue;
-                    if (name == QStringLiteral("move down")) {
+                    if (hotkey_name == QStringLiteral("move down")) {
                         std::cout << "move down triggered before context check" << std::endl;
                     }
                     bool shouldFire = true;
diff --git a/src/input_common/main.cpp b/src/input_common/main.cpp
index 3288e6979..3ef4fd539 100644
--- a/src/input_common/main.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/main.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
+#include <iostream>
 #include <memory>
 #include <thread>
 #include "common/param_package.h"
@@ -75,9 +76,10 @@ std::string ButtonToText(const Common::ParamPackage& param) {
         return "[not set]";
     }
     const auto engine_str = param.Get("engine", "");
-    // keyboard should be handled by the frontend
+    // if this is a keyboard string, return the param package back as a string
+    // to be handled at the frontend
     if (engine_str == "keyboard") {
-        return "keyboard code " + param.Get("code", 0);
+        return param.Serialize();
     }
 
     if (engine_str == "sdl") {
diff --git a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
index 29a972f74..1ab727ae0 100644
--- a/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/input_common/sdl/sdl_impl.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ public:
         : joysticks(joysticks_), button(button_), isController(isController_), port(port_) {}
 
     bool GetStatus() const override {
-        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && joysticks->size() > port && joysticks->at(port)) {
+        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && static_cast<int>(joysticks->size()) > port &&
+            joysticks->at(port)) {
             return joysticks->at(port)->GetButton(button, isController);
         }
         for (const auto& joystick : *joysticks) {
@@ -489,7 +490,8 @@ public:
         : joysticks(joysticks_), hat(hat_), direction(direction_), port(port_) {}
 
     bool GetStatus() const override {
-        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && joysticks->size() > port && joysticks->at(port)) {
+        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && static_cast<int>(joysticks->size()) > port &&
+            joysticks->at(port)) {
             return joysticks->at(port)->GetHatDirection(hat, direction);
         }
         for (const auto& joystick : *joysticks) {
@@ -515,7 +517,8 @@ public:
           trigger_if_greater(trigger_if_greater_), isController(isController_), port(port_) {}
 
     bool GetStatus() const override {
-        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && joysticks->size() > port && joysticks->at(port)) {
+        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && static_cast<int>(joysticks->size()) > port &&
+            joysticks->at(port)) {
             return joysticks->at(port)->GetAxis(axis, isController);
         }
         for (const auto& joystick : *joysticks) {
@@ -548,7 +551,8 @@ public:
 
     std::tuple<float, float> GetStatus() const override {
         float rMax = 0.0f, xMax = 0.0f, yMax = 0.0f;
-        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && joysticks->size() > port && joysticks->at(port)) {
+        if (port >= 0 && joysticks && static_cast<int>(joysticks->size()) > port &&
+            joysticks->at(port)) {
             const auto [x, y] = joysticks->at(port)->GetAnalog(axis_x, axis_y, isController);
             const float r = std::sqrt((x * x) + (y * y));
             if (r > deadzone) {
@@ -663,7 +667,6 @@ public:
         }
 
         if (params.Has("axis")) {
-            bool controller = params.Get("api", "joystick") == "controller";
             const int axis = params.Get("axis", 0);
             const float threshold = params.Get("threshold", 0.5f);
             const std::string direction_name = params.Get("direction", "");
@@ -730,7 +733,8 @@ public:
         auto joysticks = state.GetJoysticksByGUID(guid);
         if (joysticks->empty())
             return std::make_unique<SDLMotion>(nullptr);
-        auto joystick = joysticks->size() > port ? joysticks->at(port) : joysticks->at(0);
+        auto joystick =
+            static_cast<int>(joysticks->size()) > port ? joysticks->at(port) : joysticks->at(0);
         return std::make_unique<SDLMotion>(joystick);
     }
 
@@ -755,7 +759,8 @@ public:
         const int port = params.Get("port", 0);
         const int touchpad = params.Get("touchpad", 0);
         auto joysticks = state.GetJoysticksByGUID(guid);
-        auto joystick = joysticks->size() > port ? joysticks->at(port) : joysticks->at(0);
+        auto joystick =
+            static_cast<int>(joysticks->size()) > port ? joysticks->at(port) : joysticks->at(0);
         return std::make_unique<SDLTouch>(joystick, touchpad);
     }
 
@@ -975,7 +980,6 @@ public:
             auto id = event.jaxis.which;
             auto value = event.jaxis.value;
             auto timestamp = event.jaxis.timestamp;
-            auto button = event.jbutton.button;
             bool controller = false;
             switch (event.type) {
             case SDL_CONTROLLERAXISMOTION: {