diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp
index d8302df87c..f096beddcb 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <components/misc/resourcehelpers.hpp>
 #include <components/resource/resourcesystem.hpp>
+#include <components/settings/values.hpp>
 #include <components/widgets/list.hpp>
 
 #include <components/esm3/loadgmst.hpp>
@@ -25,8 +26,8 @@
 #include "../mwmechanics/spellutil.hpp"
 
 #include "class.hpp"
+#include "textcolours.hpp"
 #include "tooltips.hpp"
-#include "widgets.hpp"
 
 namespace
 {
@@ -95,6 +96,13 @@ namespace MWGui
             += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &EditEffectDialog::onMagnitudeMaxChanged);
         mDurationSlider->eventScrollChangePosition += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &EditEffectDialog::onDurationChanged);
         mAreaSlider->eventScrollChangePosition += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &EditEffectDialog::onAreaChanged);
+
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            mControllerButtons.a = "#{sSelect}";
+            mControllerButtons.b = "#{sBack}";
+            mControllerButtons.x = "#{sOk}";
+        }
     }
 
     void EditEffectDialog::setConstantEffect(bool constant)
@@ -154,6 +162,15 @@ namespace MWGui
         mMagnitudeMaxValue->setCaption(to + " 1");
         mAreaValue->setCaption("0");
 
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            mRangeButton->setStateSelected(true);
+            mDeleteButton->setStateSelected(false);
+            mOkButton->setStateSelected(false);
+            mCancelButton->setStateSelected(false);
+            mControllerFocus = 0;
+        }
+
         setVisible(true);
     }
 
@@ -187,6 +204,15 @@ namespace MWGui
         onDurationChanged(mDurationSlider, effect.mDuration - 1);
         eventEffectModified(mEffect);
 
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            mRangeButton->setStateSelected(true);
+            mDeleteButton->setStateSelected(false);
+            mOkButton->setStateSelected(false);
+            mCancelButton->setStateSelected(false);
+            mControllerFocus = 0;
+        }
+
         updateBoxes();
     }
 
@@ -231,6 +257,25 @@ namespace MWGui
             mAreaBox->setVisible(true);
             // curY += mAreaBox->getSize().height;
         }
+
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            mButtons.clear();
+            mButtons.emplace_back(mRangeButton);
+            if (mMagnitudeBox->getVisible())
+            {
+                mButtons.emplace_back(mMagnitudeMinValue);
+                mButtons.emplace_back(mMagnitudeMaxValue);
+            }
+            if (mDurationBox->getVisible())
+                mButtons.emplace_back(mDurationValue);
+            if (mAreaBox->getVisible())
+                mButtons.emplace_back(mAreaValue);
+            if (mDeleteButton->getVisible())
+                mButtons.emplace_back(mDeleteButton);
+            mButtons.emplace_back(mOkButton);
+            mButtons.emplace_back(mCancelButton);
+        }
     }
 
     void EditEffectDialog::onRangeButtonClicked(MyGUI::Widget* sender)
@@ -340,6 +385,195 @@ namespace MWGui
         eventEffectModified(mEffect);
     }
 
+    bool EditEffectDialog::onControllerButtonEvent(const SDL_ControllerButtonEvent& arg)
+    {
+        int prevFocus = mControllerFocus;
+        mControllerFocus = std::clamp(mControllerFocus, 0, (int)mButtons.size() - 1);
+        MyGUI::TextBox* button = mButtons[mControllerFocus];
+
+        if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_A)
+        {
+            if (button == mRangeButton)
+                onRangeButtonClicked(mRangeButton);
+            else if (button == mCancelButton)
+                onCancelButtonClicked(mCancelButton);
+            else if (button == mOkButton)
+                onOkButtonClicked(mOkButton);
+            else if (button == mDeleteButton)
+                onDeleteButtonClicked(mDeleteButton);
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_B)
+            onCancelButtonClicked(mCancelButton);
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_X)
+            onOkButtonClicked(mOkButton);
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_UP)
+        {
+            if (mControllerFocus == 0)
+                mControllerFocus = (int)mButtons.size() - 2;
+            else if (button == mCancelButton && mDeleteButton->getVisible())
+                mControllerFocus -= 3;
+            else if (button == mCancelButton || (button == mOkButton && mDeleteButton->getVisible()))
+                mControllerFocus -= 2;
+            else
+                mControllerFocus = std::max(mControllerFocus - 1, 0);
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN)
+        {
+            if (button == mDeleteButton || button == mOkButton || button == mCancelButton)
+                mControllerFocus = 0;
+            else
+                mControllerFocus++;
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_LEFTSHOULDER)
+        {
+            if (button == mMagnitudeMinValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMinSlider->setScrollPosition(0);
+                onMagnitudeMinChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mMagnitudeMaxValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMaxSlider->setScrollPosition(mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition());
+                onMagnitudeMaxChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mDurationValue)
+            {
+                mDurationSlider->setScrollPosition(0);
+                onDurationChanged(nullptr, mDurationSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mAreaValue)
+            {
+                mAreaSlider->setScrollPosition(0);
+                onAreaChanged(nullptr, mAreaSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_RIGHTSHOULDER)
+        {
+            if (button == mMagnitudeMinValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMinSlider->setScrollPosition(mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition());
+                onMagnitudeMinChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mMagnitudeMaxValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMaxSlider->setScrollPosition(mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollRange() - 1);
+                onMagnitudeMaxChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mDurationValue)
+            {
+                mDurationSlider->setScrollPosition(mDurationSlider->getScrollRange() - 1);
+                onDurationChanged(nullptr, mDurationSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mAreaValue)
+            {
+                mAreaSlider->setScrollPosition(mAreaSlider->getScrollRange() - 1);
+                onAreaChanged(nullptr, mAreaSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT)
+        {
+            if (button == mRangeButton)
+                onRangeButtonClicked(mRangeButton);
+            else if (button == mCancelButton)
+                mControllerFocus--;
+            else if (button == mOkButton && mDeleteButton->getVisible())
+                mControllerFocus--;
+            else if (button == mMagnitudeMinValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMinSlider->setScrollPosition(mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition() - 1);
+                onMagnitudeMinChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mMagnitudeMaxValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMaxSlider->setScrollPosition(
+                    std::max(mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition() - 1, mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition()));
+                onMagnitudeMaxChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mDurationValue)
+            {
+                mDurationSlider->setScrollPosition(mDurationSlider->getScrollPosition() - 1);
+                onDurationChanged(nullptr, mDurationSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mAreaValue)
+            {
+                mAreaSlider->setScrollPosition(mAreaSlider->getScrollPosition() - 1);
+                onAreaChanged(nullptr, mAreaSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT)
+        {
+            if (button == mRangeButton)
+                onRangeButtonClicked(mRangeButton);
+            else if (button == mDeleteButton)
+                mControllerFocus++;
+            else if (button == mOkButton)
+                mControllerFocus++;
+            else if (button == mMagnitudeMinValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMinSlider->setScrollPosition(
+                    std::min(mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition() + 1, mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition()));
+                onMagnitudeMinChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMinSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mMagnitudeMaxValue)
+            {
+                mMagnitudeMaxSlider->setScrollPosition(mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition() + 1);
+                onMagnitudeMaxChanged(nullptr, mMagnitudeMaxSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mDurationValue)
+            {
+                mDurationSlider->setScrollPosition(mDurationSlider->getScrollPosition() + 1);
+                onDurationChanged(nullptr, mDurationSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+            else if (button == mAreaValue)
+            {
+                mAreaSlider->setScrollPosition(mAreaSlider->getScrollPosition() + 1);
+                onAreaChanged(nullptr, mAreaSlider->getScrollPosition());
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (prevFocus != mControllerFocus)
+            updateControllerFocus(prevFocus, mControllerFocus);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    void EditEffectDialog::updateControllerFocus(int prevFocus, int newFocus)
+    {
+        const TextColours& textColours{ MWBase::Environment::get().getWindowManager()->getTextColours() };
+
+        if (prevFocus >= 0 && prevFocus < mButtons.size())
+        {
+            MyGUI::TextBox* button = mButtons[prevFocus];
+            if (button == mMagnitudeMinValue ||
+                button == mMagnitudeMaxValue ||
+                button == mDurationValue ||
+                button == mAreaValue)
+            {
+                button->setTextColour(textColours.normal);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ((MyGUI::Button*)button)->setStateSelected(false);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (newFocus >= 0 && newFocus < mButtons.size())
+        {
+            MyGUI::TextBox* button = mButtons[newFocus];
+            if (button == mMagnitudeMinValue ||
+                button == mMagnitudeMaxValue ||
+                button == mDurationValue ||
+                button == mAreaValue)
+            {
+                button->setTextColour(textColours.link);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                ((MyGUI::Button*)button)->setStateSelected(true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     SpellCreationDialog::SpellCreationDialog()
@@ -360,6 +594,13 @@ namespace MWGui
         mNameEdit->eventEditSelectAccept += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &SpellCreationDialog::onAccept);
 
         setWidgets(mAvailableEffectsList, mUsedEffectsView);
+
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            mControllerButtons.a = "#{sSelect}";
+            mControllerButtons.b = "#{sBack}";
+            mControllerButtons.x = "#{sBuy}";
+        }
     }
 
     void SpellCreationDialog::setPtr(const MWWorld::Ptr& actor)
@@ -490,6 +731,24 @@ namespace MWGui
         mSuccessChance->setCaption(MyGUI::utility::toString(intChance));
     }
 
+
+    bool SpellCreationDialog::onControllerButtonEvent(const SDL_ControllerButtonEvent& arg)
+    {
+        if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_B)
+        {
+            onCancelButtonClicked(mCancelButton);
+            return true;
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_X)
+        {
+            onBuyButtonClicked(mBuyButton);
+            return true;
+        }
+        else
+            return EffectEditorBase::onControllerButtonEvent(arg);
+    }
+
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     EffectEditorBase::EffectEditorBase(Type type)
@@ -561,6 +820,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         mAvailableEffectsList->adjustSize();
         mAvailableEffectsList->scrollToTop();
 
+        mAvailableButtons.clear();
         for (const short effectId : knownEffects)
         {
             const std::string& name = MWBase::Environment::get()
@@ -568,13 +828,23 @@ namespace MWGui
                                           ->get<ESM::GameSetting>()
                                           .find(ESM::MagicEffect::indexToGmstString(effectId))
                                           ->mValue.getString();
-            MyGUI::Widget* w = mAvailableEffectsList->getItemWidget(name);
+            MyGUI::Button* w = mAvailableEffectsList->getItemWidget(name);
+            mAvailableButtons.emplace_back(w);
 
             ToolTips::createMagicEffectToolTip(w, effectId);
         }
 
         mEffects.clear();
         updateEffectsView();
+
+        if (Settings::gui().mControllerMenus)
+        {
+            mAvailableFocus = 0;
+            mEffectFocus = 0;
+            mRightColumn = false;
+            if (mAvailableButtons.size() > 0)
+               mAvailableButtons[0]->setStateSelected(true);
+        }
     }
 
     void EffectEditorBase::setWidgets(Gui::MWList* availableEffectsList, MyGUI::ScrollView* usedEffectsView)
@@ -686,6 +956,7 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         MyGUI::IntSize size(0, 0);
 
+        mEffectButtons.clear();
         int i = 0;
         for (const ESM::ENAMstruct& effectInfo : mEffects)
         {
@@ -718,6 +989,8 @@ namespace MWGui
             size.width = std::max(size.width, effect->getRequestedWidth());
             size.height += 24;
             ++i;
+
+            mEffectButtons.emplace_back(std::pair(effect, button));
         }
 
         // Canvas size must be expressed with HScroll disabled, otherwise MyGUI would expand the scroll area when the
@@ -755,4 +1028,80 @@ namespace MWGui
                 effect.mRange = ESM::RT_Self;
         mConstantEffect = constant;
     }
+
+    bool EffectEditorBase::onControllerButtonEvent(const SDL_ControllerButtonEvent& arg)
+    {
+        if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_A)
+        {
+            if (!mRightColumn && mAvailableFocus >= 0 && mAvailableFocus < mAvailableButtons.size())
+            {
+                onAvailableEffectClicked(mAvailableButtons[mAvailableFocus]);
+            }
+            else if (mRightColumn && mEffectFocus >= 0 && mEffectFocus < mEffectButtons.size())
+            {
+                onEditEffect(mEffectButtons[mEffectFocus].second);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_UP)
+        {
+            if (mRightColumn && mEffectButtons.size() > 0)
+            {
+                if (mEffectFocus >= 0 && mEffectFocus < mEffectButtons.size())
+                    mEffectButtons[mEffectFocus].first->setStateSelected(false);
+                mEffectFocus = wrap(mEffectFocus - 1, mEffectButtons.size());
+                mEffectButtons[mEffectFocus].first->setStateSelected(true);
+            }
+            else if (!mRightColumn && mAvailableButtons.size() > 0)
+            {
+                if (mAvailableFocus >= 0 && mAvailableFocus < mAvailableButtons.size())
+                    mAvailableButtons[mAvailableFocus]->setStateSelected(false);
+                mAvailableFocus = wrap(mAvailableFocus - 1, mAvailableButtons.size());
+                mAvailableButtons[mAvailableFocus]->setStateSelected(true);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_DOWN)
+        {
+            if (mRightColumn && mEffectButtons.size() > 0)
+            {
+                if (mEffectFocus >= 0 && mEffectFocus < mEffectButtons.size())
+                    mEffectButtons[mEffectFocus].first->setStateSelected(false);
+                mEffectFocus = wrap(mEffectFocus + 1, mEffectButtons.size());
+                mEffectButtons[mEffectFocus].first->setStateSelected(true);
+            }
+            else if (!mRightColumn && mAvailableButtons.size() > 0)
+            {
+                if (mAvailableFocus >= 0 && mAvailableFocus < mAvailableButtons.size())
+                    mAvailableButtons[mAvailableFocus]->setStateSelected(false);
+                mAvailableFocus = wrap(mAvailableFocus + 1, mAvailableButtons.size());
+                mAvailableButtons[mAvailableFocus]->setStateSelected(true);
+            }
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_LEFT && mRightColumn)
+        {
+            mRightColumn = false;
+            if (mEffectFocus >= 0 && mEffectFocus < mEffectButtons.size())
+                mEffectButtons[mEffectFocus].first->setStateSelected(false);
+            if (mAvailableFocus >= 0 && mAvailableFocus < mAvailableButtons.size())
+                mAvailableButtons[mAvailableFocus]->setStateSelected(true);
+        }
+        else if (arg.button == SDL_CONTROLLER_BUTTON_DPAD_RIGHT && !mRightColumn && mEffectButtons.size() > 0)
+        {
+            mRightColumn = true;
+            if (mAvailableFocus >= 0 && mAvailableFocus < mAvailableButtons.size())
+                mAvailableButtons[mAvailableFocus]->setStateSelected(false);
+            if (mEffectFocus >= 0 && mEffectFocus < mEffectButtons.size())
+                mEffectButtons[mEffectFocus].first->setStateSelected(true);
+        }
+
+        // Scroll the list to keep the active item in view
+        if (mAvailableFocus <= 5)
+            mAvailableEffectsList->setViewOffset(0);
+        else
+        {
+            const int lineHeight = Settings::gui().mFontSize + 3;
+            mAvailableEffectsList->setViewOffset(-lineHeight * (mAvailableFocus - 5));
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.hpp
index b2bd71d9c4..cbd57014ce 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/spellcreationdialog.hpp
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 #define MWGUI_SPELLCREATION_H
 
 #include <memory>
+#include <SDL.h>
 
 #include <components/esm3/loadmgef.hpp>
 #include <components/esm3/loadspel.hpp>
 #include <components/widgets/scrollbar.hpp>
 
 #include "referenceinterface.hpp"
+#include "widgets.hpp"
 #include "windowbase.hpp"
 
 namespace Gui
@@ -84,13 +86,18 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         void updateBoxes();
 
-    protected:
+    private:
         ESM::ENAMstruct mEffect;
         ESM::ENAMstruct mOldEffect;
 
         const ESM::MagicEffect* mMagicEffect;
 
         bool mConstantEffect;
+
+        bool onControllerButtonEvent(const SDL_ControllerButtonEvent& arg) override;
+        void updateControllerFocus(int prevFocus, int newFocus);
+        int mControllerFocus;
+        std::vector<MyGUI::TextBox*> mButtons;
     };
 
     class EffectEditorBase
@@ -143,8 +150,16 @@ namespace MWGui
 
         virtual void notifyEffectsChanged() {}
 
+        virtual bool onControllerButtonEvent(const SDL_ControllerButtonEvent& arg);
+
     private:
         Type mType;
+
+        int mAvailableFocus;
+        int mEffectFocus;
+        bool mRightColumn;
+        std::vector<MyGUI::Button*> mAvailableButtons;
+        std::vector<std::pair<Widgets::MWSpellEffectPtr, MyGUI::Button*>> mEffectButtons;
     };
 
     class SpellCreationDialog : public WindowBase, public ReferenceInterface, public EffectEditorBase
@@ -167,6 +182,7 @@ namespace MWGui
         void onCancelButtonClicked(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
         void onBuyButtonClicked(MyGUI::Widget* sender);
         void onAccept(MyGUI::EditBox* sender);
+        bool onControllerButtonEvent(const SDL_ControllerButtonEvent& arg) override;
 
         void notifyEffectsChanged() override;