diff --git a/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h b/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h
index c93b352107..74161234bd 100644
--- a/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h
+++ b/include/SDL3/SDL_joystick.h
@@ -188,6 +188,21 @@ typedef enum SDL_JoystickConnectionState
  */
 extern SDL_DECLSPEC void SDLCALL SDL_LockJoysticks(void) SDL_ACQUIRE(SDL_joystick_lock);
 
+/**
+ * Locking for atomic access to the joystick API.
+ *
+ * The SDL joystick functions are thread-safe, however you can lock the
+ * joysticks while processing to guarantee that the joystick list won't change
+ * and joystick and gamepad events will not be delivered.
+ *
+ * \returns true if the joysticks were successfully locked, false otherwise.
+ *
+ * \threadsafety It is safe to call this function from any thread.
+ *
+ * \since This function is available since SDL 3.2.0.
+ */
+extern SDL_DECLSPEC bool SDLCALL SDL_TryLockJoysticks(void) SDL_ACQUIRE(SDL_joystick_lock);
+
 /**
  * Unlocking for atomic access to the joystick API.
  *
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym
index ec2e97beb2..2252d31d13 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi.sym
@@ -1271,6 +1271,7 @@ SDL3_0.0.0 {
     SDL_LoadSurface_IO;
     SDL_LoadSurface;
     SDL_SetWindowFillDocument;
+    SDL_TryLockJoysticks;
     # extra symbols go here (don't modify this line)
   local: *;
 };
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
index bf8d64273e..d95d3754e7 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_overrides.h
@@ -1297,3 +1297,4 @@
 #define SDL_LoadSurface_IO SDL_LoadSurface_IO_REAL
 #define SDL_LoadSurface SDL_LoadSurface_REAL
 #define SDL_SetWindowFillDocument SDL_SetWindowFillDocument_REAL
+#define SDL_TryLockJoysticks SDL_TryLockJoysticks_REAL
diff --git a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
index 9f28b68a50..ee60a4227d 100644
--- a/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
+++ b/src/dynapi/SDL_dynapi_procs.h
@@ -1305,3 +1305,4 @@ SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Surface*,SDL_RotateSurface,(SDL_Surface *a,float b),(a,b),re
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Surface*,SDL_LoadSurface_IO,(SDL_IOStream *a,bool b),(a,b),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(SDL_Surface*,SDL_LoadSurface,(const char *a),(a),return)
 SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(bool,SDL_SetWindowFillDocument,(SDL_Window *a,bool b),(a,b),return)
+SDL_DYNAPI_PROC(bool,SDL_TryLockJoysticks,(void),(),return)
diff --git a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
index 621adbd3f4..c3bfa6b792 100644
--- a/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/SDL_joystick.c
@@ -653,6 +653,15 @@ void SDL_LockJoysticks(void)
     ++SDL_joysticks_locked;
 }
 
+bool SDL_TryLockJoysticks(void)
+{
+    if (SDL_TryLockMutex(SDL_joystick_lock)) {
+        ++SDL_joysticks_locked;
+        return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 void SDL_UnlockJoysticks(void)
 {
     bool last_unlock = false;