diff --git a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
index 97f0ae140..39d85ca40 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
+++ b/wadsrc/static/menudef.txt
@@ -787,13 +787,30 @@ OptionMenu "MouseOptions" protected
 //
 //-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+OptionMenu "JoystickOptionsDefaults" protected
+{
+	Title "$JOYMNU_OPTIONS"
+	Option "$JOYMNU_ENABLE", "use_joystick", "YesNo"
+	Option "$JOYMNU_NOMENU", "m_blockcontrollers", "YesNo"
+	IfOption(Windows)
+	{
+		Option "$JOYMNU_DINPUT", "joy_dinput", "YesNo"
+		Option "$JOYMNU_XINPUT", "joy_xinput", "YesNo"
+		Option "$JOYMNU_PS2", "joy_ps2raw", "YesNo"
+	}
+	StaticText ""
+	StaticTextSwitchable "$JOYMNU_NOCON", "$JOYMNU_CONFIG", "ConfigureMessage"
+	StaticTextSwitchable " ", "$JOYMNU_DISABLED1", "ConnectMessage1"
+	StaticTextSwitchable " ", "$JOYMNU_DISABLED2", "ConnectMessage2"
+
+	// The rest will be filled in by joystick code if devices get connected or disconnected
+}
+
 OptionMenu "JoystickOptions" protected
 {
 	Title "$JOYMNU_OPTIONS"
-	// This will be filled in by joystick code if devices get connected or disconnected
 }
 
-
 OptionValue "JoyAxisMapNames"
 {
 	-1, "$OPTVAL_NONE"