diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.cpp
index ce44f6aea..9c58e3527 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,10 @@ std::string GenerateAnalogParamPackage(int axis_id) {
     return param.Serialize();
 }
 
+NDKMotionFactory* NDKMotionHandler() {
+    return motion.get();
+}
+
 void Init() {
     button = std::make_shared<ButtonFactory>();
     analog = std::make_shared<AnalogFactory>();
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.h
index 0323b3eb2..637eeb67b 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/input_manager.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include <string>
 #include "core/frontend/input.h"
+#include "jni/ndk_motion.h"
 
 namespace InputManager {
 
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ ButtonFactory* ButtonHandler();
 /// Gets the gamepad analog device factory.
 AnalogFactory* AnalogHandler();
 
+/// Gets the NDK Motion device factory.
+NDKMotionFactory* NDKMotionHandler();
+
 std::string GenerateButtonParamPackage(int type);
 
 std::string GenerateAnalogButtonParamPackage(int axis, float axis_val);
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
index 1b4e39f30..8262b9f38 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/native.cpp
@@ -300,11 +300,13 @@ void Java_org_citra_citra_1emu_NativeLibrary_UnPauseEmulation(JNIEnv* env,
                                                               [[maybe_unused]] jclass clazz) {
     pause_emulation = false;
     running_cv.notify_all();
+    InputManager::NDKMotionHandler()->EnableSensors();
 }
 
 void Java_org_citra_citra_1emu_NativeLibrary_PauseEmulation(JNIEnv* env,
                                                             [[maybe_unused]] jclass clazz) {
     pause_emulation = true;
+    InputManager::NDKMotionHandler()->DisableSensors();
 }
 
 void Java_org_citra_citra_1emu_NativeLibrary_StopEmulation(JNIEnv* env,
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.cpp
index 2f17e5d8a..1ec958ccc 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ using Common::Vec3;
 }
 
 class NDKMotion final : public Input::MotionDevice {
+    std::chrono::microseconds update_period;
+
     ASensorManager* sensor_manager = nullptr;
     ALooper* looper = nullptr;
     ASensorEventQueue* event_queue;
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ class NDKMotion final : public Input::MotionDevice {
         return out;
     }
 
-    void Construct(std::chrono::microseconds update_period) {
+    void Construct() {
         sensor_manager = ASensorManager_getInstanceForPackage("org.citra.citra_emu");
         looper = ALooper_prepare(ALOOPER_PREPARE_ALLOW_NON_CALLBACKS);
         if (!sensor_manager || !looper) {
@@ -72,21 +74,8 @@ class NDKMotion final : public Input::MotionDevice {
             LOG_ERROR(Input, "Could not create sensor event queue");
             return;
         }
-        const auto init_sensor = [this, update_period](int sensor_type) {
-            ASensorRef sensor = ASensorManager_getDefaultSensor(sensor_manager, sensor_type);
-            if (!sensor) {
-                LOG_ERROR(Input, "Could not find sensor of type {}", sensor_type);
-                return;
-            }
-            int error = ASensorEventQueue_registerSensor(
-                event_queue, sensor,
-                std::max(ASensor_getMinDelay(sensor), static_cast<int>(update_period.count())), 0);
-            if (error < 0)
-                LOG_ERROR(Input, "Registering sensor returned error code {}", error);
-        };
 
-        init_sensor(ASENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
-        init_sensor(ASENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE);
+        EnableSensors();
     }
 
     void Destruct() {
@@ -117,10 +106,11 @@ class NDKMotion final : public Input::MotionDevice {
     }
 
 public:
-    NDKMotion(std::chrono::microseconds update_period, bool asynchronous = false) {
+    NDKMotion(std::chrono::microseconds update_period_, bool asynchronous = false)
+        : update_period(update_period_) {
         if (asynchronous) {
-            poll_thread = std::thread([this, update_period] {
-                Construct(update_period);
+            poll_thread = std::thread([this] {
+                Construct();
                 auto start = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now();
                 while (!stop_polling) {
                     Update();
@@ -129,7 +119,7 @@ public:
                 Destruct();
             });
         } else {
-            Construct(update_period);
+            Construct();
         }
     }
 
@@ -148,11 +138,59 @@ public:
         }
         return {acceleration, rotation};
     }
+
+    void EnableSensors() {
+        const auto init_sensor = [this](int sensor_type) {
+            ASensorRef sensor = ASensorManager_getDefaultSensor(sensor_manager, sensor_type);
+            if (!sensor) {
+                LOG_ERROR(Input, "Could not find sensor of type {}", sensor_type);
+                return;
+            }
+            int error = ASensorEventQueue_registerSensor(
+                event_queue, sensor,
+                std::max(ASensor_getMinDelay(sensor), static_cast<int>(update_period.count())), 0);
+            if (error < 0)
+                LOG_ERROR(Input, "Registering sensor returned error code {}", error);
+        };
+
+        LOG_TRACE(Input, "Enabling sensors..");
+        init_sensor(ASENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
+        init_sensor(ASENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE);
+    }
+
+    void DisableSensors() {
+        const auto disable_sensor = [this](int sensor_type) {
+            ASensorRef sensor = ASensorManager_getDefaultSensor(sensor_manager, sensor_type);
+            if (!sensor) {
+                LOG_ERROR(Input, "Could not find sensor of type {}", sensor_type);
+                return;
+            }
+            int error = ASensorEventQueue_disableSensor(event_queue, sensor);
+            if (error < 0)
+                LOG_ERROR(Input, "Disabling sensor returned error code {}", error);
+        };
+
+        LOG_TRACE(Input, "Disabling sensors..");
+        disable_sensor(ASENSOR_TYPE_ACCELEROMETER);
+        disable_sensor(ASENSOR_TYPE_GYROSCOPE);
+    }
 };
 
 std::unique_ptr<Input::MotionDevice> NDKMotionFactory::Create(const Common::ParamPackage& params) {
     std::chrono::milliseconds update_period{params.Get("update_period", 4)};
-    return std::make_unique<NDKMotion>(update_period);
+    std::unique_ptr<NDKMotion> ndk_motion = std::make_unique<NDKMotion>(update_period);
+    ndk_motion_device = ndk_motion.get();
+    return std::move(ndk_motion);
+}
+
+void NDKMotionFactory::EnableSensors() {
+    if(ndk_motion_device)
+        ndk_motion_device->EnableSensors();
+}
+
+void NDKMotionFactory::DisableSensors() {
+    if(ndk_motion_device)
+        ndk_motion_device->DisableSensors();
 }
 
 } // namespace InputManager
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.h
index 671395b5c..01a8f8d9c 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/ndk_motion.h
@@ -18,5 +18,11 @@ public:
      * Creates a motion device that obtains data from device sensors
      */
     std::unique_ptr<Input::MotionDevice> Create(const Common::ParamPackage& params) override;
+
+    void EnableSensors();
+    void DisableSensors();
+
+private:
+    NDKMotion* ndk_motion_device;
 };
 } // namespace InputManager