diff --git a/input/overlay.c b/input/overlay.c
index 2039b6bfd3..d92313681b 100644
--- a/input/overlay.c
+++ b/input/overlay.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ struct input_overlay
 {
    void *iface_data;
    const video_overlay_interface_t *iface;
+   bool enable;
 };
 
 input_overlay_t *input_overlay_new(const char *overlay)
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ input_overlay_t *input_overlay_new(const char *overlay)
    free(img.pixels);
 
    ol->iface->enable(ol->iface_data, true);
+   ol->enable = true;
 
    return ol;
 
@@ -65,6 +67,12 @@ error:
    return NULL;
 }
 
+void input_overlay_enable(input_overlay_t *ol, bool enable)
+{
+   ol->enable = enable;
+   ol->iface->enable(ol->iface_data, enable);
+}
+
 struct overlay_desc
 {
    float x;
@@ -96,6 +104,9 @@ static const struct overlay_desc descs[] = {
 
 uint64_t input_overlay_poll(input_overlay_t *ol, int16_t norm_x, int16_t norm_y)
 {
+   if (!ol->enable)
+      return 0;
+
    // norm_x and norm_y is in [-0x7fff, 0x7fff] range, like RETRO_DEVICE_POINTER.
    float x = (float)(norm_x + 0x7fff) / 0xffff;
    float y = (float)(norm_y + 0x7fff) / 0xffff;
diff --git a/input/overlay.h b/input/overlay.h
index 4c020f82ae..85c875470e 100644
--- a/input/overlay.h
+++ b/input/overlay.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ typedef struct input_overlay input_overlay_t;
 input_overlay_t *input_overlay_new(const char *overlay);
 void input_overlay_free(input_overlay_t *ol);
 
+void input_overlay_enable(input_overlay_t *ol, bool enable);
+
 // norm_x and norm_y are the result of input_translate_coord_viewport().
 // Resulting state is a bitmask of (1 << key_bind_id).
 uint64_t input_overlay_poll(input_overlay_t *ol, int16_t norm_x, int16_t norm_y);