diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
index b234207848..a0c2a80bb8 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -20,8 +20,15 @@ using osu.Framework.Screens;
 using osu.Game.Screens.Menu;
 using osu.Game.Updater;
 using osu.Desktop.Windows;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Joystick;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Mouse;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Tablet;
 using osu.Framework.Threading;
 using osu.Game.IO;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Desktop
 {
@@ -156,6 +163,24 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
             desktopWindow.DragDrop += f => fileDrop(new[] { f });
         }
 
+        public override SettingsSubsection CreateSettingsSubsectionFor(InputHandler handler)
+        {
+            switch (handler)
+            {
+                case ITabletHandler th:
+                    return new TabletSettings(th);
+
+                case MouseHandler mh:
+                    return new MouseSettings(mh);
+
+                case JoystickHandler _:
+                    return new InputSection.HandlerSection(handler);
+
+                default:
+                    return base.CreateSettingsSubsectionFor(handler);
+            }
+        }
+
         private readonly List<string> importableFiles = new List<string>();
         private ScheduledDelegate importSchedule;
 
diff --git a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
index 9256514a0a..0059fc2204 100644
--- a/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/OsuGameBase.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ using osu.Framework.Graphics.Containers;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Performance;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Textures;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers;
+using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Midi;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ using osu.Game.Online.Chat;
 using osu.Game.Online.Multiplayer;
 using osu.Game.Online.Spectator;
 using osu.Game.Overlays;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings;
+using osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections;
 using osu.Game.Resources;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets;
 using osu.Game.Rulesets.Mods;
@@ -448,6 +452,23 @@ namespace osu.Game
 
         protected override Storage CreateStorage(GameHost host, Storage defaultStorage) => new OsuStorage(host, defaultStorage);
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates an input settings subsection for an <see cref="InputHandler"/>.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>Should be overriden per-platform to provide settings for platform-specific handlers.</remarks>
+        public virtual SettingsSubsection CreateSettingsSubsectionFor(InputHandler handler)
+        {
+            switch (handler)
+            {
+                case MidiHandler _:
+                    return new InputSection.HandlerSection(handler);
+
+                // return null for handlers that shouldn't have settings.
+                default:
+                    return null;
+            }
+        }
+
         private void onRulesetChanged(ValueChangedEvent<RulesetInfo> r)
         {
             if (r.NewValue?.Available != true)
diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/InputSection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/InputSection.cs
index d282ba5318..77076ae920 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/InputSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/InputSection.cs
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@ using osu.Framework.Allocation;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Graphics.Sprites;
 using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Joystick;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Midi;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Mouse;
-using osu.Framework.Input.Handlers.Tablet;
 using osu.Framework.Localisation;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Game.Localisation;
@@ -22,9 +18,6 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
 
         public override LocalisableString Header => InputSettingsStrings.InputSectionHeader;
 
-        [Resolved]
-        private GameHost host { get; set; }
-
         public override Drawable CreateIcon() => new SpriteIcon
         {
             Icon = FontAwesome.Solid.Keyboard
@@ -36,7 +29,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
         }
 
         [BackgroundDependencyLoader]
-        private void load()
+        private void load(GameHost host, OsuGameBase game)
         {
             Children = new Drawable[]
             {
@@ -45,42 +38,14 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
 
             foreach (var handler in host.AvailableInputHandlers)
             {
-                var handlerSection = createSectionFor(handler);
+                var handlerSection = game.CreateSettingsSubsectionFor(handler);
 
                 if (handlerSection != null)
                     Add(handlerSection);
             }
         }
 
-        private SettingsSubsection createSectionFor(InputHandler handler)
-        {
-            SettingsSubsection section;
-
-            switch (handler)
-            {
-                // ReSharper disable once SuspiciousTypeConversion.Global (net standard fuckery)
-                case ITabletHandler th:
-                    section = new TabletSettings(th);
-                    break;
-
-                case MouseHandler mh:
-                    section = new MouseSettings(mh);
-                    break;
-
-                // whitelist the handlers which should be displayed to avoid any weird cases of users touching settings they shouldn't.
-                case JoystickHandler _:
-                case MidiHandler _:
-                    section = new HandlerSection(handler);
-                    break;
-
-                default:
-                    return null;
-            }
-
-            return section;
-        }
-
-        private class HandlerSection : SettingsSubsection
+        public class HandlerSection : SettingsSubsection
         {
             private readonly InputHandler handler;