diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOdarwin.mm b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOdarwin.mm
index a899dac201..8e3586f7d9 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOdarwin.mm
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/IOdarwin.mm
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ int FindWiimotes(Wiimote **wm, int max_wiimotes)
 	bti = [[IOBluetoothDeviceInquiry alloc] init];
 	[bti setDelegate: sbt];
 	[bti setInquiryLength: 5];
-	[bti setSearchCriteria: kBluetoothServiceClassMajorAny
-		majorDeviceClass: kBluetoothDeviceClassMajorPeripheral
-		minorDeviceClass: kBluetoothDeviceClassMinorAny
-		];
-	[bti setUpdateNewDeviceNames: NO];
 
 	if ([bti start] == kIOReturnSuccess)
 		[bti retain];
@@ -149,6 +144,9 @@ int FindWiimotes(Wiimote **wm, int max_wiimotes)
 	en = [[bti foundDevices] objectEnumerator];
 	for (int i = 0; i < found_devices; i++)
 	{
+		IOBluetoothDevice *dev = [en nextObject];
+		if (!IsValidBluetoothName([[dev name] UTF8String]))
+			continue;
 		// Find an unused slot
 		for (int k = 0; k < MAX_WIIMOTES; k++) {
 			if (wm[k] != NULL ||
@@ -156,7 +154,7 @@ int FindWiimotes(Wiimote **wm, int max_wiimotes)
 				continue;
 
 			wm[k] = new Wiimote(k);
-			wm[k]->btd = [en nextObject];
+			wm[k]->btd = dev;
 			found_wiimotes++;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -177,10 +175,6 @@ bool Wiimote::Connect()
 	if (IsConnected())
 		return false;
 
-	if ([btd remoteNameRequest:nil] == kIOReturnSuccess)
-		m_motion_plus_inside =
-			static_cast<bool>([[btd getName] hasSuffix:@"-TR"]);
-
 	[btd openL2CAPChannelSync: &cchan
 		withPSM: kBluetoothL2CAPPSMHIDControl delegate: cbt];
 	[btd openL2CAPChannelSync: &ichan
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
index 1ac0823ebb..5e03e36e68 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Wiimote::Wiimote(const unsigned int _index)
 #endif
 	, leds(0), m_last_data_report(Report((u8 *)NULL, 0))
 	, m_channel(0), m_connected(false)
-	, m_motion_plus_inside(false)
 {
 #if defined(__linux__) && HAVE_BLUEZ
 	bdaddr = (bdaddr_t){{0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}};
@@ -143,16 +142,16 @@ void Wiimote::InterruptChannel(const u16 channel, const void* const data, const
 	rpt.second = (u8)size;
 	memcpy(rpt.first, (u8*)data, size);
 
-	// Convert output DATA packets to SET_REPORT packets for non-TR
-	// Wiimotes. Nintendo Wiimotes work without this translation, but 3rd
+	// Convert output DATA packets to SET_REPORT packets.
+	// Nintendo Wiimotes work without this translation, but 3rd
 	// party ones don't.
-	u8 head = m_motion_plus_inside ? 0xa2 : 0x52;
  	if (rpt.first[0] == 0xa2)
 	{
-		rpt.first[0] = head;
+		rpt.first[0] = WM_SET_REPORT | WM_BT_OUTPUT;
  	}
 
- 	if (rpt.first[0] == head && rpt.first[1] == 0x18 && rpt.second == 23)
+	if (rpt.first[0] == (WM_SET_REPORT | WM_BT_OUTPUT) &&
+		rpt.first[1] == 0x18 && rpt.second == 23)
 	{
 		m_audio_reports.Push(rpt);
  		return;
@@ -513,4 +512,19 @@ void StateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE newState)
 	// TODO: disable/enable auto reporting, maybe
 }
 
+#define ARRAYSIZE(_arr) (sizeof(_arr)/(sizeof(_arr[0])))
+
+bool IsValidBluetoothName(const char* name) {
+	static const char* kValidWiiRemoteBluetoothNames[] = {
+		"Nintendo RVL-CNT-01",
+		"Nintendo RVL-CNT-01-TR",
+		"Nintendo RVL-WBC-01",
+	};
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < ARRAYSIZE(kValidWiiRemoteBluetoothNames); i++)
+		if (strcmp(name, kValidWiiRemoteBluetoothNames[i]) == 0)
+			return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 }; // end of namespace
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
index 8229abee52..cd1080903f 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteReal.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ private:
 	void ThreadFunc();
 
 	bool				m_connected;
-	bool				m_motion_plus_inside;
 	std::thread			m_wiimote_thread;
 	Common::FifoQueue<Report>	m_read_reports;
 	Common::FifoQueue<Report>	m_write_reports;
@@ -114,6 +113,8 @@ void StateChange(EMUSTATE_CHANGE newState);
 
 int FindWiimotes(Wiimote** wm, int max_wiimotes);
 
+bool IsValidBluetoothName(const char* name);
+
 }; // WiimoteReal
 
 #endif
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteRealBase.h b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteRealBase.h
index 6765748e58..4b66eb4930 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteRealBase.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/Src/HW/WiimoteReal/WiimoteRealBase.h
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@
 #define WM_OUTPUT_CHANNEL			0x11
 #define WM_INPUT_CHANNEL			0x13
 
+// The 4 most significant bits of the first byte of an outgoing command must be
+// 0x50 if sending on the command channel and 0xA0 if sending on the interrupt
+// channel. On Mac we use interrupt channel; on Windows/Linux, command.
+#ifndef __APPLE__
 #define WM_SET_REPORT				0x50
+#else
+#define WM_SET_REPORT				0xA0
+#endif
 
 // Commands
 #define WM_CMD_RUMBLE				0x10