diff --git a/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickState.cpp b/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickState.cpp
index 69bb689a95d27..0305ee175b1c0 100644
--- a/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickState.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickState.cpp
@@ -100,10 +100,11 @@ bool CAndroidJoystickState::Initialize(const CJNIViewInputDevice& inputDevice)
         !motionRange.isFromSource(CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_GAMEPAD))
     {
       CLog::Log(LOGDEBUG,
-                "CAndroidJoystickState: ignoring axis {} from source {} for input device \"{}\" "
-                "with ID {}",
-                motionRange.getAxis(), motionRange.getSource(), deviceName, m_deviceId);
-      continue;
+                "CAndroidJoystickState: axis {} has unexpected source {} ({}) for input device "
+                "\"{}\" with ID {}",
+                motionRange.getAxis(),
+                CAndroidJoystickTranslator::TranslateSource(motionRange.getSource()),
+                motionRange.getSource(), deviceName, m_deviceId);
     }
 
     int axisId = motionRange.getAxis();
@@ -115,15 +116,41 @@ bool CAndroidJoystickState::Initialize(const CJNIViewInputDevice& inputDevice)
                       motionRange.getRange(),
                       motionRange.getResolution()};
 
-    // check if the axis ID belongs to a D-pad, analogue stick or trigger
-    if (axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_HAT_X || axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_HAT_Y ||
-        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_X || axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_Y ||
-        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_Z || axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RX ||
-        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RY || axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RZ ||
-        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_LTRIGGER || axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RTRIGGER ||
-        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GAS || axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_BRAKE ||
-        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_THROTTLE || axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RUDDER ||
-        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_WHEEL)
+    // check if the axis ID belongs to a D-pad, analogue stick, trigger or
+    // generic axis
+    // clang-format off
+    if (axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_HAT_X ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_HAT_Y ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_X ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_Y ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_Z ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RX ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RY ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RZ ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_LTRIGGER ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RTRIGGER ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GAS ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_BRAKE ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_THROTTLE ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_RUDDER ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_WHEEL ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_1 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_2 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_3 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_4 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_5 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_6 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_7 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_8 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_9 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_10 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_11 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_12 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_13 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_14 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_15 ||
+        axisId == AMOTION_EVENT_AXIS_GENERIC_16)
+    // clang-format on
     {
       // check if this axis is already known
       if (ContainsAxis(axisId, m_axes))
diff --git a/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.cpp b/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.cpp
index a665f45a9c36c..7e58552e87d5f 100644
--- a/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <android/input.h>
 #include <android/keycodes.h>
+#include <androidjni/View.h>
 
 using namespace PERIPHERALS;
 
@@ -694,3 +695,33 @@ const char* CAndroidJoystickTranslator::TranslateKeyCode(int keyCode)
 
   return "unknown";
 }
+
+const char* CAndroidJoystickTranslator::TranslateSource(int source)
+{
+  // clang-format off
+  static const std::vector<std::pair<int, const char*>> sources{
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_DPAD, "SOURCE_DPAD"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_GAMEPAD, "SOURCE_GAMEPAD"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_HDMI, "SOURCE_HDMI"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_JOYSTICK, "SOURCE_JOYSTICK"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_KEYBOARD, "SOURCE_KEYBOARD"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_MOUSE, "SOURCE_MOUSE"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_MOUSE_RELATIVE, "SOURCE_MOUSE_RELATIVE"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_ROTARY_ENCODER, "SOURCE_ROTARY_ENCODER"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_STYLUS, "SOURCE_STYLUS"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_TOUCHPAD, "SOURCE_TOUCHPAD"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_TOUCHSCREEN, "SOURCE_TOUCHSCREEN"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_TOUCH_NAVIGATION, "SOURCE_TOUCH_NAVIGATION"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_TRACKBALL, "SOURCE_TRACKBALL"},
+      {CJNIViewInputDevice::SOURCE_UNKNOWN, "SOURCE_UNKNOWN"},
+  };
+  // clang-format on
+
+  for (const auto& it : sources)
+  {
+    if (it.first != 0 && it.first == source)
+      return it.second;
+  }
+
+  return "unknown";
+}
diff --git a/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.h b/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.h
index a5bb8e33d5c4d..dc1f8fb020243 100644
--- a/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.h
+++ b/xbmc/platform/android/peripherals/AndroidJoystickTranslator.h
@@ -30,5 +30,14 @@ class CAndroidJoystickTranslator
    * \return The translated enum label, or "unknown" if unknown
    */
   static const char* TranslateKeyCode(int keyCode);
+
+  /*!
+   * \brief Translate a key code to an Android enum suitable for logging
+   *
+   * \param keyCode The key code given in <android/keycodes.h>
+   *
+   * \return The translated enum label, or "unknown" if unknown
+   */
+  static const char* TranslateSource(int source);
 };
 } // namespace PERIPHERALS