diff --git a/hidapi/hidapi.h b/hidapi/hidapi.h
index 744ceb0..095b1b5 100644
--- a/hidapi/hidapi.h
+++ b/hidapi/hidapi.h
@@ -617,6 +617,14 @@ extern "C" {
 		*/
 		HID_API_EXPORT const char* HID_API_CALL hid_version_str(void);
 
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+		/** RPCS3 EDIT: Initializes a USB Sixaxis/DualShock 3 controller,
+		 *  which requires report_id to be separate from the data packet.
+		 *  Required on macOS Monterey.
+		 */
+		int HID_API_EXPORT hid_init_sixaxis_usb(hid_device *dev);
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/mac/hid.c b/mac/hid.c
index 5c0914a..d9d99ca 100644
--- a/mac/hid.c
+++ b/mac/hid.c
@@ -1549,3 +1549,16 @@ HID_API_EXPORT const wchar_t * HID_API_CALL  hid_error(hid_device *dev)
 		return L"Success";
 	return last_global_error_str;
 }
+
+int HID_API_EXPORT hid_init_sixaxis_usb(hid_device *dev)
+{
+	const char data[] = { 0x42, 0x0C, 0x00, 0x00 };
+	size_t length = sizeof(data);
+	const unsigned char report_id = 0xF4;
+
+	if (IOHIDDeviceSetReport(dev->device_handle, kIOHIDReportTypeFeature, report_id, data, length) == kIOReturnSuccess) {
+		return length;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}