diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libScePad/CMakeLists.txt b/core/libs/prx/libScePad/CMakeLists.txt
index ccb006f0d..75308dd0f 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libScePad/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libScePad/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif()
 
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
     add_test_executable(guest_pad_tests ${LIBS_INCLUDE_DIR}/tests/GuestPad.cpp)
-    target_include_directories(guest_pad_tests PRIVATE ${LIBS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    target_include_directories(guest_pad_tests PRIVATE ${LIBS_INCLUDE_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/3rdparty/SDL2/include)
     target_link_libraries(guest_pad_tests PRIVATE libScePad libc)
     configure_windows_unwind(guest_pad_tests)
     add_test(NAME guest_pad COMMAND guest_pad_tests)
diff --git a/core/libs/prx/libSceVideoOut/src/PadInput.cpp b/core/libs/prx/libSceVideoOut/src/PadInput.cpp
index 5f1148d27..cf4ec4491 100644
--- a/core/libs/prx/libSceVideoOut/src/PadInput.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/prx/libSceVideoOut/src/PadInput.cpp
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ PadInputState PadInput::sampleController() const {
     addButton(SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_LEFTSHOULDER, Pad::PadButton::L1);
     addButton(SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_RIGHTSHOULDER, Pad::PadButton::R1);
     const auto type = SDL_GameControllerGetType(controller);
-    if (type != SDL_CONTROLLER_TYPE_PS4 && type != SDL_CONTROLLER_TYPE_PS5) addButton(SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_BACK, Pad::PadButton::TouchPad);
+    const bool viewPressed = type != SDL_CONTROLLER_TYPE_PS4 && type != SDL_CONTROLLER_TYPE_PS5 && readButton(SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_BACK);
+    if (viewPressed) result.buttons |= static_cast<std::uint32_t>(Pad::PadButton::TouchPad);
     addButton(SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_START, Pad::PadButton::Options);
     addButton(SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_LEFTSTICK, Pad::PadButton::L3);
     addButton(SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_RIGHTSTICK, Pad::PadButton::R3);
@@ -187,6 +188,10 @@ PadInputState PadInput::sampleController() const {
             result.touch[finger].y = static_cast<std::uint16_t>(std::clamp(y, 0.0f, 1.0f) * 942.0f);
         }
     }
+    // View has no touch position, so use a neutral center contact when SDL reports none.
+    if (viewPressed && !result.touch[0].active && !result.touch[1].active) {
+        result.touch[0] = {true, 960, 471, 0};
+    }
     return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp b/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp
index 8abd4f04f..522d99171 100644
--- a/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp
+++ b/core/libs/tests/GuestPad.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "prx/libScePad/include/Pad.hpp"
+#include "prx/libScePad/include/PadInputTypes.hpp"
 #include "prx/libScePad/include/PadState.hpp"
 #include "prx/libc/include/general/VabiMacros.hpp"
 #include <chrono>
@@ -42,6 +43,20 @@ static void CheckTiltCorrection(int handle) {
     PadPublishInput_nid_postfix(PadInputState{});
 }
 
+static void CheckTouchContact() {
+    PadInputState touch;
+    touch.buttons = static_cast<std::uint32_t>(Pad::PadButton::TouchPad);
+    touch.touch[0] = {true, 960, 471, 0};
+    PadPublishInput_nid_postfix(touch);
+    const auto data = Pad::ReadState();
+    Require((data.buttons & static_cast<std::uint32_t>(Pad::PadButton::TouchPad)) != 0);
+    Require(data.touch_data_touch_num == 1);
+    Require(data.touch_data_touch0_x == 960);
+    Require(data.touch_data_touch0_y == 471);
+    PadPublishInput_nid_postfix(PadInputState{});
+    Pad::ReadState();
+}
+
 int main() {
     constexpr int noHandle = static_cast<int>(0x80920008);
     constexpr int user = 0x10000000;
@@ -55,6 +70,7 @@ int main() {
     Require(scePadGetHandle(user, 0, 0) == handle);
     Require(scePadGetHandle(user, 2, 0) == handle);
     CheckTiltCorrection(handle);
+    CheckTouchContact();
     Require(scePadGetHandle(0xff, 16, 0) == handle);
     Require(scePadGetHandle(user, 16, 0) == noHandle);
     Require(scePadGetHandle(user, 0, 1) == noHandle);