diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/DesiredWiimoteState.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/DesiredWiimoteState.h
index 7a3e493603..699ed05045 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/DesiredWiimoteState.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/DesiredWiimoteState.h
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "Core/HW/WiimoteCommon/WiimoteReport.h"
+#include "Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.h"
 
 namespace WiimoteEmu
 {
 struct DesiredWiimoteState
 {
+  // 1g in Z direction, which is the default returned by an unmoving emulated Wiimote.
+  static constexpr WiimoteCommon::AccelData DEFAULT_ACCELERATION = WiimoteCommon::AccelData(
+      {Wiimote::ACCEL_ZERO_G << 2, Wiimote::ACCEL_ZERO_G << 2, Wiimote::ACCEL_ONE_G << 2});
+
   WiimoteCommon::ButtonData buttons{};  // non-button state in this is ignored
+  WiimoteCommon::AccelData acceleration = DEFAULT_ACCELERATION;
 };
 }  // namespace WiimoteEmu
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.cpp
index c30163017f..e279f8a38e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.cpp
@@ -449,6 +449,11 @@ DesiredWiimoteState Wiimote::BuildDesiredWiimoteState()
   m_dpad->GetState(&wiimote_state.buttons.hex,
                    IsSideways() ? dpad_sideways_bitmasks : dpad_bitmasks);
 
+  // Calculate accelerometer state.
+  // Calibration values are 8-bit but we want 10-bit precision, so << 2.
+  wiimote_state.acceleration =
+      ConvertAccelData(GetTotalAcceleration(), ACCEL_ZERO_G << 2, ACCEL_ONE_G << 2);
+
   return wiimote_state;
 }
 
@@ -493,10 +498,10 @@ void Wiimote::Update()
     return;
   }
 
-  SendDataReport();
+  SendDataReport(target_state);
 }
 
-void Wiimote::SendDataReport()
+void Wiimote::SendDataReport(const DesiredWiimoteState& target_state)
 {
   Movie::SetPolledDevice();
 
@@ -532,10 +537,7 @@ void Wiimote::SendDataReport()
     // Acceleration:
     if (rpt_builder.HasAccel())
     {
-      // Calibration values are 8-bit but we want 10-bit precision, so << 2.
-      AccelData accel =
-          ConvertAccelData(GetTotalAcceleration(), ACCEL_ZERO_G << 2, ACCEL_ONE_G << 2);
-      rpt_builder.SetAccelData(accel);
+      rpt_builder.SetAccelData(target_state.acceleration);
     }
 
     // IR Camera:
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.h b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.h
index 5a54b66b40..cf78d3c0ca 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Core/HW/WiimoteEmu/WiimoteEmu.h
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ private:
 
   void HandleExtensionSwap();
   bool ProcessExtensionPortEvent();
-  void SendDataReport();
+  void SendDataReport(const DesiredWiimoteState& target_state);
   bool ProcessReadDataRequest();
 
   void SetRumble(bool on);