diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 27a5b7507d24..81088e215f32 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@ static ConfigSetting controlSettings[] = {
 	ConfigSetting("AnalogRotationCWKeyX", "AnalogRotationKeyCWY", "AnalogRotationKeyCWScale", "ShowAnalogRotationCWKey", &g_Config.touchAnalogRotationCWKey, defaultTouchPosHide, true, true),
 	ConfigSetting("AnalogRotationCCWKeyX", "AnalogRotationKeyCCWY", "AnalogRotationKeyCCWScale", "ShowAnalogRotationCCWKey", &g_Config.touchAnalogRotationCCWKey, defaultTouchPosHide, true, true),
 
+	ConfigSetting("LeftStickHeadScale", &g_Config.fLeftStickHeadScale, 1.0f, true, true),
+	ConfigSetting("RightStickHeadScale", &g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale, 1.0f, true, true),
+	ConfigSetting("HideStickBackground", &g_Config.bHideStickBackground, false, true, true),
+
 #ifdef _WIN32
 	ConfigSetting("DInputAnalogDeadzone", &g_Config.fDInputAnalogDeadzone, 0.1f, true, true),
 	ConfigSetting("DInputAnalogInverseMode", &g_Config.iDInputAnalogInverseMode, 0, true, true),
@@ -1780,6 +1784,8 @@ void Config::ResetControlLayout() {
 	reset(g_Config.touchRapidFireKey);
 	reset(g_Config.touchAnalogRotationCWKey);
 	reset(g_Config.touchAnalogRotationCCWKey);
+	g_Config.fLeftStickHeadScale = 1.0f;
+	g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale = 1.0f;
 }
 
 void Config::GetReportingInfo(UrlEncoder &data) {
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index be0fe9589c89..4eb3da37339f 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -356,6 +356,10 @@ struct Config {
 	ConfigTouchPos touchAnalogRotationCWKey;
 	ConfigTouchPos touchAnalogRotationCCWKey;
 
+	float fLeftStickHeadScale;
+	float fRightStickHeadScale;
+	bool bHideStickBackground;
+
 	// Controls Visibility
 	bool bShowTouchControls;
 
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 393e33cd9fe5..22eb8ddfc35a 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -680,6 +680,10 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::CreateViews() {
 		CheckBox *floatingAnalog = controlsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bAutoCenterTouchAnalog, co->T("Auto-centering analog stick")));
 		floatingAnalog->SetEnabledPtr(&g_Config.bShowTouchControls);
 
+		// Hide stick background, usefull when increasing the size
+		CheckBox *hideStickBackground = controlsSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bHideStickBackground, co->T("Hide touch analog stick background circle")));
+		hideStickBackground->SetEnabledPtr(&g_Config.bShowTouchControls);
+
 		// Combo key setup
 		Choice *comboKey = controlsSettings->Add(new Choice(co->T("Combo Key Setup")));
 		comboKey->OnClick.Handle(this, &GameSettingsScreen::OnComboKey);
diff --git a/UI/GamepadEmu.cpp b/UI/GamepadEmu.cpp
index d38bac4b9240..d40936287732 100644
--- a/UI/GamepadEmu.cpp
+++ b/UI/GamepadEmu.cpp
@@ -429,10 +429,12 @@ void PSPStick::Draw(UIContext &dc) {
 	float dx, dy;
 	__CtrlPeekAnalog(stick_, &dx, &dy);
 
-	dc.Draw()->DrawImage(bgImg_, stickX, stickY, 1.0f * scale_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+	if (!g_Config.bHideStickBackground)
+		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(bgImg_, stickX, stickY, 1.0f * scale_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+	float headScale = stick_ ? g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale : g_Config.fLeftStickHeadScale;
 	if (dragPointerId_ != -1 && g_Config.iTouchButtonStyle == 2 && stickDownImg_ != stickImageIndex_)
-		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickDownImg_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f * scale_, downBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
-	dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickImageIndex_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f * scale_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickDownImg_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f * scale_ * headScale, downBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+	dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickImageIndex_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f * scale_ * headScale, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
 }
 
 void PSPStick::Touch(const TouchInput &input) {
@@ -445,8 +447,14 @@ void PSPStick::Touch(const TouchInput &input) {
 		__CtrlSetAnalogY(0.0f, stick_);
 		return;
 	}
+	auto InputInHeadRange = [&]() {
+		float x = bounds_.centerX()-input.x;
+		float y = bounds_.centerY()-input.y;
+		float r = stick_size_*scale_* (stick_ ? g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale : g_Config.fLeftStickHeadScale);
+		return x*x + y*y < r*r;
+	};
 	if (input.flags & TOUCH_DOWN) {
-		if (dragPointerId_ == -1 && bounds_.Contains(input.x, input.y)) {
+		if (dragPointerId_ == -1 && InputInHeadRange()) {
 			if (g_Config.bAutoCenterTouchAnalog) {
 				centerX_ = input.x;
 				centerY_ = input.y;
@@ -528,10 +536,11 @@ void PSPCustomStick::Draw(UIContext &dc) {
 	dx = posX_;
 	dy = -posY_;
 
-	dc.Draw()->DrawImage(bgImg_, stickX, stickY, 1.0f * scale_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+	if (!g_Config.bHideStickBackground)
+		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(bgImg_, stickX, stickY, 1.0f * scale_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
 	if (dragPointerId_ != -1 && g_Config.iTouchButtonStyle == 2 && stickDownImg_ != stickImageIndex_)
-		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickDownImg_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f * scale_, downBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
-	dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickImageIndex_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f * scale_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickDownImg_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f*scale_*g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale, downBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+	dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickImageIndex_, stickX + dx * stick_size_ * scale_, stickY - dy * stick_size_ * scale_, 1.0f*scale_*g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
 }
 
 void PSPCustomStick::Touch(const TouchInput &input) {
@@ -544,8 +553,14 @@ void PSPCustomStick::Touch(const TouchInput &input) {
 		posY_ = 0.0f;
 		return;
 	}
+	auto InputInHeadRange = [&]() {
+		float x = bounds_.centerX()-input.x;
+		float y = bounds_.centerY()-input.y;
+		float r = stick_size_*scale_*g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale;
+		return x*x + y*y < r*r;
+	};
 	if (input.flags & TOUCH_DOWN) {
-		if (dragPointerId_ == -1 && bounds_.Contains(input.x, input.y)) {
+		if (dragPointerId_ == -1 && InputInHeadRange()) {
 			if (g_Config.bAutoCenterTouchAnalog) {
 				centerX_ = input.x;
 				centerY_ = input.y;
diff --git a/UI/TouchControlLayoutScreen.cpp b/UI/TouchControlLayoutScreen.cpp
index 25a5a07df020..958db8acfb18 100644
--- a/UI/TouchControlLayoutScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/TouchControlLayoutScreen.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,35 @@ class PSPDPadButtons : public DragDropButton {
 	float &spacing_;
 };
 
+class PSPStickDragDrop : public DragDropButton {
+public:
+	PSPStickDragDrop(ConfigTouchPos &pos, const char *key, ImageID bgImg, ImageID img, const Bounds &screenBounds, float &spacing)
+		: DragDropButton(pos, key, bgImg, img, screenBounds), spacing_(spacing) {
+	}
+
+	void Draw(UIContext &dc) override {
+		float opacity = g_Config.iTouchButtonOpacity / 100.0f;
+
+		uint32_t colorBg = colorAlpha(GetButtonColor(), opacity);
+		uint32_t downBg = colorAlpha(0x00FFFFFF, opacity * 0.5f);
+
+		const ImageID stickImage = g_Config.iTouchButtonStyle ? ImageID("I_STICK_LINE") : ImageID("I_STICK");
+		const ImageID stickBg = g_Config.iTouchButtonStyle ? ImageID("I_STICK_BG_LINE") : ImageID("I_STICK_BG");
+
+		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickBg, bounds_.centerX(), bounds_.centerY(), scale_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+		dc.Draw()->DrawImage(stickImage, bounds_.centerX(), bounds_.centerY(), scale_ * spacing_, colorBg, ALIGN_CENTER);
+	}
+
+	float GetSpacing() const override { return spacing_; }
+	void SetSpacing(float s) override {
+		// In mapping spacing is clamped between 0.5 and 3.0 and passed to this method
+		spacing_ = s/3;
+	}
+
+private:
+	float &spacing_;
+};
+
 class SnapGrid : public UI::View {
 public:
 	SnapGrid(int leftMargin, int rightMargin, int topMargin, int bottomMargin, u32 color) {
@@ -398,8 +427,12 @@ void ControlLayoutView::CreateViews() {
 		rbutton->FlipImageH(true);
 	}
 
-	addDragDropButton(g_Config.touchAnalogStick, "Left analog stick", stickBg, stickImage);
-	addDragDropButton(g_Config.touchRightAnalogStick, "Right analog stick", stickBg, stickImage);
+	if (g_Config.touchAnalogStick.show) {
+		controls_.push_back(new PSPStickDragDrop(g_Config.touchAnalogStick, "Left analog stick", stickBg, stickImage, bounds, g_Config.fLeftStickHeadScale));
+	}
+	if (g_Config.touchRightAnalogStick.show) {
+		controls_.push_back(new PSPStickDragDrop(g_Config.touchRightAnalogStick, "Right analog stick", stickBg, stickImage, bounds, g_Config.fRightStickHeadScale));
+	}
 	addDragDropButton(g_Config.touchCombo0, "Combo 1 button", roundImage, comboKeyImages[0]);
 	addDragDropButton(g_Config.touchCombo1, "Combo 2 button", roundImage, comboKeyImages[1]);
 	addDragDropButton(g_Config.touchCombo2, "Combo 3 button", roundImage, comboKeyImages[2]);