diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e6deec6f8..3d987cae90 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ PRIVATE
   core
   Qt5::Widgets
   uicommon
+  imgui
 )
 
 if(WIN32)
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj
index bd0346edd7..694f7b9f13 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/DolphinQt.vcxproj
@@ -463,6 +463,9 @@
     <ProjectReference Include="$(CoreDir)VideoBackends\Vulkan\Vulkan.vcxproj">
       <Project>{29f29a19-f141-45ad-9679-5a2923b49da3}</Project>
     </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\..\..\Externals\imgui\imgui.vcxproj">
+      <Project>{4c3b2264-ea73-4a7b-9cfe-65b0fd635ebb}</Project>
+    </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(VCTargetsPath)\Microsoft.Cpp.targets" />
   <ImportGroup Label="ExtensionTargets">
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.cpp
index 4be5f26b1d..6953de0798 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <QScreen>
 #include <QTimer>
 
+#include "imgui.h"
+
 #include "Core/ConfigManager.h"
 #include "Core/Core.h"
 #include "Core/State.h"
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "DolphinQt/Resources.h"
 #include "DolphinQt/Settings.h"
 
+#include "VideoCommon/RenderBase.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VertexShaderManager.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
@@ -49,6 +52,8 @@ RenderWidget::RenderWidget(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
 
   connect(&Settings::Instance(), &Settings::EmulationStateChanged, this, [this](Core::State state) {
     SetFillBackground(SConfig::GetInstance().bRenderToMain && state == Core::State::Uninitialized);
+    if (state == Core::State::Running)
+      SetImGuiKeyMap();
   });
 
   // We have to use Qt::DirectConnection here because we don't want those signals to get queued
@@ -153,6 +158,8 @@ void RenderWidget::showFullScreen()
 
 bool RenderWidget::event(QEvent* event)
 {
+  PassEventToImGui(event);
+
   switch (event->type())
   {
   case QEvent::Paint:
@@ -244,3 +251,83 @@ void RenderWidget::OnFreeLookMouseMove(QMouseEvent* event)
   m_last_mouse[0] = event->x();
   m_last_mouse[1] = event->y();
 }
+
+void RenderWidget::PassEventToImGui(const QEvent* event)
+{
+  if (!Core::IsRunningAndStarted())
+    return;
+
+  switch (event->type())
+  {
+  case QEvent::KeyPress:
+  case QEvent::KeyRelease:
+  {
+    // As the imgui KeysDown array is only 512 elements wide, and some Qt keys which
+    // we need to track (e.g. alt) are above this value, we mask the lower 9 bits.
+    // Even masked, the key codes are still unique, so conflicts aren't an issue.
+    // The actual text input goes through AddInputCharactersUTF8().
+    const QKeyEvent* key_event = static_cast<const QKeyEvent*>(event);
+    const bool is_down = event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress;
+    const int key = (key_event->key() & 0x1FF);
+    auto lock = g_renderer->GetImGuiLock();
+    if (key < ArraySize(ImGui::GetIO().KeysDown))
+      ImGui::GetIO().KeysDown[key] = is_down;
+
+    if (is_down)
+    {
+      auto utf8 = key_event->text().toUtf8();
+      ImGui::GetIO().AddInputCharactersUTF8(utf8.constData());
+    }
+  }
+  break;
+
+  case QEvent::MouseMove:
+  {
+    auto lock = g_renderer->GetImGuiLock();
+    ImGui::GetIO().MousePos.x = static_cast<const QMouseEvent*>(event)->x();
+    ImGui::GetIO().MousePos.y = static_cast<const QMouseEvent*>(event)->y();
+  }
+  break;
+
+  case QEvent::MouseButtonPress:
+  case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease:
+  {
+    auto lock = g_renderer->GetImGuiLock();
+    const u32 button_mask = static_cast<u32>(static_cast<const QMouseEvent*>(event)->buttons());
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < ArraySize(ImGui::GetIO().MouseDown); i++)
+      ImGui::GetIO().MouseDown[i] = (button_mask & (1u << i)) != 0;
+  }
+  break;
+
+  default:
+    break;
+  }
+}
+
+void RenderWidget::SetImGuiKeyMap()
+{
+  static const int key_map[][2] = {{ImGuiKey_Tab, Qt::Key_Tab},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_LeftArrow, Qt::Key_Left},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_RightArrow, Qt::Key_Right},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_UpArrow, Qt::Key_Up},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_DownArrow, Qt::Key_Down},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_PageUp, Qt::Key_PageUp},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_PageDown, Qt::Key_PageDown},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Home, Qt::Key_Home},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_End, Qt::Key_End},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Insert, Qt::Key_Insert},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Delete, Qt::Key_Delete},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Backspace, Qt::Key_Backspace},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Space, Qt::Key_Space},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Enter, Qt::Key_Enter},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Escape, Qt::Key_Escape},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_A, Qt::Key_A},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_C, Qt::Key_C},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_V, Qt::Key_V},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_X, Qt::Key_X},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Y, Qt::Key_Y},
+                                   {ImGuiKey_Z, Qt::Key_Z}};
+  auto lock = g_renderer->GetImGuiLock();
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < ArraySize(key_map); i++)
+    ImGui::GetIO().KeyMap[key_map[i][0]] = (key_map[i][1] & 0x1FF);
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.h
index 4d7e53f24e..a9099fd5a7 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.h
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ private:
   void OnKeepOnTopChanged(bool top);
   void SetFillBackground(bool fill);
   void OnFreeLookMouseMove(QMouseEvent* event);
+  void PassEventToImGui(const QEvent* event);
+  void SetImGuiKeyMap();
   void dragEnterEvent(QDragEnterEvent* event) override;
   void dropEvent(QDropEvent* event) override;
 
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
index 76f3d29864..dd988b3f5c 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.cpp
@@ -812,9 +812,18 @@ void Renderer::DrawImGui()
   }
 }
 
+std::unique_lock<std::mutex> Renderer::GetImGuiLock()
+{
+  return std::unique_lock<std::mutex>(m_imgui_mutex);
+}
+
 void Renderer::Swap(u32 xfbAddr, u32 fbWidth, u32 fbStride, u32 fbHeight, const EFBRectangle& rc,
                     u64 ticks)
 {
+  // Hold the imgui lock while we're presenting.
+  // It's only to prevent races on inputs anyway, at this point.
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> imgui_lock(m_imgui_mutex);
+
   const AspectMode suggested = g_ActiveConfig.suggested_aspect_mode;
   if (suggested == AspectMode::Analog || suggested == AspectMode::AnalogWide)
   {
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h
index bc0145a0d1..df0de0fa48 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoCommon/RenderBase.h
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ public:
 
   virtual std::unique_ptr<VideoCommon::AsyncShaderCompiler> CreateAsyncShaderCompiler();
 
+  // Returns a lock for the ImGui mutex, enabling data structures to be modified from outside.
+  // Use with care, only non-drawing functions should be called from outside the video thread,
+  // as the drawing is tied to a "frame".
+  std::unique_lock<std::mutex> GetImGuiLock();
+
 protected:
   std::tuple<int, int> CalculateTargetScale(int x, int y) const;
   bool CalculateTargetSize();
@@ -243,6 +248,7 @@ protected:
   std::unique_ptr<NativeVertexFormat> m_imgui_vertex_format;
   std::vector<std::unique_ptr<AbstractTexture>> m_imgui_textures;
   std::unique_ptr<AbstractPipeline> m_imgui_pipeline;
+  std::mutex m_imgui_mutex;
   u64 m_imgui_last_frame_time;
 
 private: