diff --git a/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.cpp b/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.cpp
index 3f3f66b35f57..ec2efc9a6430 100644
--- a/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  ***************************************************************************/
 
 #include "qgs3dgamepadcontroller.h"
+#include "qgslogger.h"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_QTGAMEPAD
 
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ void QgsGamepad3DMapController::updateNavigation()
     disconnect( mGamepad.data(), &QGamepad::buttonR2Changed, this, &QgsGamepad3DMapController::updateNavigation );
 
     mTimer->start( 50 );
+    mElapsedTimer.restart();
+
     navigationTimeout();
   }
 }
@@ -114,6 +117,14 @@ void QgsGamepad3DMapController::navigationTimeout()
     return;
   }
 
+  const qint64 elapsed = mElapsedTimer.elapsed();
+  mElapsedTimer.restart();
+
+  const double scale = std::min( 2.0, static_cast< double >( elapsed ) / 50 );
+  if ( !qgsDoubleNear( scale, 1 ))
+  {
+ // QgsDebugError( QStringLiteral("%1").arg( scale ));
+  }
   constexpr double maxPitchYaw = 5;
   constexpr double expPitchYaw = 3;
 
@@ -141,9 +152,9 @@ void QgsGamepad3DMapController::navigationTimeout()
     moveZ = scaleExp( mGamepad->buttonL2(), 0, 1, 0, 1, expMovement ) * -1 + scaleExp( mGamepad->buttonR2(), 0, 1, 0, 1, expMovement );
   }
 
-  if ( moveX != 0.0 || moveY != 0.0 || moveZ != 0.0 )
+  if ( !qgsDoubleNear( moveX * scale, 0.0 ) || qgsDoubleNear( moveY * scale,  0.0 ) || !qgsDoubleNear( moveZ * scale,  0.0 ) )
   {
-    emit walkView( moveX, moveY, moveZ );
+    emit walkView( scale * moveX, scale* moveY,scale* moveZ );
   }
 
   double pitch = 0.0;
@@ -156,7 +167,8 @@ void QgsGamepad3DMapController::navigationTimeout()
   {
     yaw = scaleExp( std::fabs( mGamepad->axisRightX() ), 0, 1, 0, maxPitchYaw, expPitchYaw ) * ( mGamepad->axisRightX() > 0 ? -1 : 1 );
   }
-  emit rotateCamera( pitch, yaw );
+  if ( !qgsDoubleNear( scale * pitch, 0 ) || !qgsDoubleNear( scale * yaw, 0 ) )
+  emit rotateCamera( scale * pitch, scale * yaw );
 }
 
 double QgsGamepad3DMapController::axisMax()
diff --git a/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.h b/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.h
index d6a3c905a514..fba9d96ee61d 100644
--- a/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.h
+++ b/src/gui/inputcontroller/qgs3dgamepadcontroller.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ SIP_IF_MODULE( HAVE_QTGAMEPAD )
 #include "qgs3dmapcontroller.h"
 
 #include <QPointer>
+#include <QElapsedTimer>
 
 #ifdef SIP_RUN
 // this is needed for the "convert to subclass" code below to compile
@@ -380,6 +381,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsGamepad3DMapController : public QgsAbstract3DMapController
     int mGamepadDeviceId = -1;
     QPointer< QGamepad> mGamepad;
     QTimer *mTimer = nullptr;
+    QElapsedTimer mElapsedTimer;
 };