diff --git a/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js b/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js
index 66efa63676..42494816f4 100644
--- a/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js
+++ b/examples/controllers/controllerMappings.js
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@ Object.keys(Controller.Hardware).forEach(function (deviceName) {
 Object.keys(Controller.Actions).forEach(function (actionName) {
     print("Controller.Actions." + actionName + ":" + Controller.Actions[actionName]);
 });
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
+
+
+Controller.hardwareChanged.connect(function () {
+    print("hardwareChanged");
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp
index bb09705684..b5630cfab1 100644
--- a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ controller::ScriptingInterface::ScriptingInterface() {
     // FIXME make this thread safe
     connect(userInputMapper.data(), &UserInputMapper::hardwareChanged, [=] {
         updateMaps();
+        emit hardwareChanged();
     });
 
 
diff --git a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.h
index db724044fa..9af478e709 100644
--- a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/ScriptingInterface.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ namespace controller {
     signals:
         void actionEvent(int action, float state);
         void inputEvent(int action, float state);
+        void hardwareChanged();
 
     private:
         // Update the exposed variant maps reporting active hardware