diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp
index 300ed0608c..b5ec80bf53 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCKeyboard.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void Initialize()
       s_config.CreateController<GCKeyboard>(i);
   }
 
-  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterDevicesChangedCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   // Load the saved controller config
   s_config.LoadConfig(true);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp
index fcf9f524c5..9cefbb4db1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/GCPad.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void Initialize()
       s_config.CreateController<GCPad>(i);
   }
 
-  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterDevicesChangedCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   // Load the saved controller config
   s_config.LoadConfig(true);
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
index 0e0d3f9f78..178ee75540 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/Wiimote.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ void Initialize(InitializeMode init_mode)
       s_config.CreateController<WiimoteEmu::Wiimote>(i);
   }
 
-  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterDevicesChangedCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   LoadConfig();
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp
index ed586e1c7c..b4574de51a 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HotkeyManager.cpp
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ void Initialize()
   if (s_config.ControllersNeedToBeCreated())
     s_config.CreateController<HotkeyManager>();
 
-  g_controller_interface.RegisterHotplugCallback(LoadConfig);
+  g_controller_interface.RegisterDevicesChangedCallback(LoadConfig);
 
   // load the saved controller config
   s_config.LoadConfig(true);
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
index 4f35c4a989..1552cd7dc2 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.cpp
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void ControllerInterface::AddDevice(std::shared_ptr<ciface::Core::Device> device
     NOTICE_LOG(SERIALINTERFACE, "Added device: %s", device->GetQualifiedName().c_str());
     m_devices.emplace_back(std::move(device));
   }
-  InvokeHotplugCallbacks();
+  InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
 }
 
 void ControllerInterface::RemoveDevice(std::function<bool(const ciface::Core::Device*)> callback)
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void ControllerInterface::RemoveDevice(std::function<bool(const ciface::Core::De
     });
     m_devices.erase(it, m_devices.end());
   }
-  InvokeHotplugCallbacks();
+  InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks();
 }
 
 //
@@ -225,23 +225,23 @@ void ControllerInterface::UpdateInput()
 }
 
 //
-// RegisterHotplugCallback
+// RegisterDevicesChangedCallback
 //
-// Register a callback to be called from the input backends' hotplug thread
-// when there is a new device
+// Register a callback to be called when a device is added or removed (as from the input backends'
+// hotplug thread), or when devices are refreshed
 //
-void ControllerInterface::RegisterHotplugCallback(std::function<void()> callback)
+void ControllerInterface::RegisterDevicesChangedCallback(std::function<void()> callback)
 {
-  m_hotplug_callbacks.emplace_back(std::move(callback));
+  m_devices_changed_callbacks.emplace_back(std::move(callback));
 }
 
 //
-// InvokeHotplugCallbacks
+// InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks
 //
 // Invoke all callbacks that were registered
 //
-void ControllerInterface::InvokeHotplugCallbacks() const
+void ControllerInterface::InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks() const
 {
-  for (const auto& callback : m_hotplug_callbacks)
+  for (const auto& callback : m_devices_changed_callbacks)
     callback();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
index eb94a8de67..e70c135b3e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
+++ b/Source/Core/InputCommon/ControllerInterface/ControllerInterface.h
@@ -53,12 +53,11 @@ public:
   bool IsInit() const { return m_is_init; }
   void UpdateInput();
 
-  void RegisterHotplugCallback(std::function<void(void)> callback);
+  void RegisterDevicesChangedCallback(std::function<void(void)> callback);
+  void InvokeDevicesChangedCallbacks() const;
 
 private:
-  void InvokeHotplugCallbacks() const;
-
-  std::vector<std::function<void()>> m_hotplug_callbacks;
+  std::vector<std::function<void()>> m_devices_changed_callbacks;
   bool m_is_init;
   void* m_hwnd;
 };