diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_combined.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_combined.c
index abfce17eea..5426edbd71 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_combined.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_combined.c
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ static bool HIDAPI_DriverCombined_OpenJoystick(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device, SDL_Jo
     for (i = 0; i < device->num_children; ++i) {
         SDL_HIDAPI_Device *child = device->children[i];
         if (!child->driver->OpenJoystick(child, joystick)) {
+            child->broken = true;
+
             while (i-- > 0) {
                 child = device->children[i];
                 child->driver->CloseJoystick(child, joystick);
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
index 85f551a480..6e09865df5 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapi_switch.c
@@ -2727,6 +2727,7 @@ static bool HIDAPI_DriverSwitch_UpdateDevice(SDL_HIDAPI_Device *device)
 
     // Reconnect the Bluetooth device once the USB device is gone
     if (device->num_joysticks == 0 && device->is_bluetooth && packet_count > 0 &&
+        !device->parent &&
         !HIDAPI_HasConnectedUSBDevice(device->serial)) {
         HIDAPI_JoystickConnected(device, NULL);
     }
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
index 566eae4a9d..bec9c90714 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick.c
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ static SDL_HIDAPI_Device *HIDAPI_GetDeviceByIndex(int device_index, SDL_Joystick
     SDL_AssertJoysticksLocked();
 
     for (device = SDL_HIDAPI_devices; device; device = device->next) {
-        if (device->parent) {
+        if (device->parent || device->broken) {
             continue;
         }
         if (device->driver) {
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ bool HIDAPI_HasConnectedUSBDevice(const char *serial)
     }
 
     for (device = SDL_HIDAPI_devices; device; device = device->next) {
-        if (!device->driver) {
+        if (!device->driver || device->broken) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ void HIDAPI_DisconnectBluetoothDevice(const char *serial)
     }
 
     for (device = SDL_HIDAPI_devices; device; device = device->next) {
-        if (!device->driver) {
+        if (!device->driver || device->broken) {
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -1016,6 +1016,10 @@ static bool HIDAPI_CreateCombinedJoyCons(void)
             // This device is already part of a combined device
             continue;
         }
+        if (device->broken) {
+            // This device can't be used
+            continue;
+        }
 
         SDL_GetJoystickGUIDInfo(device->guid, &vendor, &product, NULL, NULL);
 
@@ -1136,6 +1140,12 @@ check_removed:
                 SDL_HIDAPI_change_count = 0;
             }
         }
+        if (device->broken && device->parent) {
+            HIDAPI_DelDevice(device->parent);
+
+            // We deleted a different device here, restart the loop
+            goto check_removed;
+        }
         device = next;
     }
 
@@ -1478,7 +1488,7 @@ static bool HIDAPI_JoystickOpen(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int device_index)
 
     SDL_AssertJoysticksLocked();
 
-    if (!device || !device->driver) {
+    if (!device || !device->driver || device->broken) {
         // This should never happen - validated before being called
         return SDL_SetError("Couldn't find HIDAPI device at index %d", device_index);
     }
diff --git a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h
index f8d7709392..9cd9f40065 100644
--- a/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h
+++ b/src/joystick/hidapi/SDL_hidapijoystick_c.h
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ typedef struct SDL_HIDAPI_Device
     // Used to flag that the device is being updated
     bool updating;
 
+    // Used to flag devices that failed open
+    // This can happen on Windows with Bluetooth devices that have turned off
+    bool broken;
+
     struct SDL_HIDAPI_Device *parent;
     int num_children;
     struct SDL_HIDAPI_Device **children;