diff --git a/main.lua b/main.lua
index 64dfbf7..d6c3703 100644
--- a/main.lua
+++ b/main.lua
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@ function love.joystickaxis(joystick, axis, value)
 	end
 end
 
+local last_hat_direction = ""
+local directions = {
+	["u"] = "up",
+	["d"] = "down",
+	["l"] = "left",
+	["r"] = "right",
+}
+
 function love.joystickhat(joystick, hat, direction)
 	local input_pressed = nil
 	local has_hat = false
@@ -258,31 +266,47 @@ function love.joystickhat(joystick, hat, direction)
 		has_hat = true
 	end
 	if input_pressed then
-		dir = direction
-		for i, direction in ipairs{"d", "l", "u", "r"} do
-			if dir:sub(1, 1) == direction or dir:sub(2) == direction then
-				scene:onInputPress({input=input_pressed, type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=direction})
-			else
-				scene:onInputRelease({input=input_pressed, type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=direction})
+		for i = 1, #direction do
+			local char = direction:sub(i, i)
+			local _, count = last_hat_direction:gsub(char, char)
+			if count == 0 then
+				scene:onInputPress({input=config.input.joysticks[joystick:getName()].hats[hat][char], type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=char})
 			end
 		end
+		for i = 1, #last_hat_direction do
+			local char = last_hat_direction:sub(i, i)
+			local _, count = direction:gsub(char, char)
+			if count == 0 then
+				scene:onInputRelease({input=config.input.joysticks[joystick:getName()].hats[hat][char], type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=char})
+			end
+		end
+		last_hat_direction = direction
 	elseif has_hat then
 		for i, direction in ipairs{"d", "l", "ld", "lu", "r", "rd", "ru", "u"} do
 			scene:onInputRelease({input=config.input.joysticks[joystick:getName()].hats[hat][direction], type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=direction})
 		end
+		last_hat_direction = ""
 	elseif direction ~= "c" then
-		dir = direction
-		for i, direction in ipairs{"d", "l", "u", "r"} do
-			if dir:sub(1, 1) == direction or dir:sub(2) == direction then
-				scene:onInputPress({input=nil, type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=direction})
-			else
-				scene:onInputRelease({input=nil, type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=direction})
+		for i = 1, #direction do
+			local char = direction:sub(i, i)
+			local _, count = last_hat_direction:gsub(char, char)
+			if count == 0 then
+				scene:onInputPress({input=directions[char], type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=char})
 			end
 		end
+		for i = 1, #last_hat_direction do
+			local char = last_hat_direction:sub(i, i)
+			local _, count = direction:gsub(char, char)
+			if count == 0 then
+				scene:onInputRelease({input=directions[char], type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=char})
+			end
+		end
+		last_hat_direction = direction
 	else
 		for i, direction in ipairs{"d", "l", "ld", "lu", "r", "rd", "ru", "u"} do
 			scene:onInputRelease({input=nil, type="joyhat", name=joystick:getName(), hat=hat, direction=direction})
 		end
+		last_hat_direction = ""
 	end
 end