diff --git a/doc/classes/Input.xml b/doc/classes/Input.xml
index 955e4a57cef..6cd6d22eaa5 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Input.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Input.xml
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
 				[code]raw_name[/code]: The name of the controller as it came from the OS, before getting renamed by the controller database.
 				[code]vendor_id[/code]: The USB vendor ID of the device.
 				[code]product_id[/code]: The USB product ID of the device.
+				[code]serial_number[/code]: The serial number of the device. This key won't be present if the serial number is unavailable.
 				[code]steam_input_index[/code]: The Steam Input gamepad index, if the device is not a Steam Input device this key won't be present.
 				On Windows, the dictionary can have an additional field:
 				[code]xinput_index[/code]: The index of the controller in the XInput system. This key won't be present for devices not handled by XInput.
diff --git a/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp b/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp
index ee1ab101b12..4050321e7b0 100644
--- a/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp
+++ b/drivers/sdl/joypad_sdl.cpp
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ void JoypadSDL::process_events() {
 				joypad_info["vendor_id"] = itos(SDL_GetJoystickVendor(joy));
 				joypad_info["product_id"] = itos(SDL_GetJoystickProduct(joy));
 
+				const String serial = String(SDL_GetJoystickSerial(joy));
+				if (!serial.is_empty()) {
+					joypad_info["serial_number"] = serial;
+				}
+
 				const uint64_t steam_handle = SDL_GetGamepadSteamHandle(gamepad);
 				if (steam_handle != 0) {
 					joypad_info["steam_input_index"] = itos(steam_handle);
diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
index fbf2ff04440..d9e7e118491 100644
--- a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
+++ b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
@@ -277,6 +277,43 @@ bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductInfo(const char *device_path, Uint16 *vendor, Uint16 *pr
     return true;
 }
 
+bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductSerial(const char *device_path, const char **serial)
+{
+    struct stat statbuf;
+    char type;
+    struct udev_device *dev;
+    const char *val;
+
+    if (!_this) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (stat(device_path, &statbuf) < 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (S_ISBLK(statbuf.st_mode)) {
+        type = 'b';
+    } else if (S_ISCHR(statbuf.st_mode)) {
+        type = 'c';
+    } else {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    dev = _this->syms.udev_device_new_from_devnum(_this->udev, type, statbuf.st_rdev);
+    if (!dev) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    val = _this->syms.udev_device_get_property_value(dev, "ID_SERIAL_SHORT");
+    if (val) {
+        *serial = val;
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 void SDL_UDEV_UnloadLibrary(void)
 {
     if (!_this) {
diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h
index 50bed36248e..05b79342cda 100644
--- a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h
+++ b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ extern bool SDL_UDEV_LoadLibrary(void);
 extern void SDL_UDEV_Poll(void);
 extern bool SDL_UDEV_Scan(void);
 extern bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductInfo(const char *device_path, Uint16 *vendor, Uint16 *product, Uint16 *version, int *class);
+extern bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductSerial(const char *device_path, const char **serial);
 extern bool SDL_UDEV_AddCallback(SDL_UDEV_Callback cb);
 extern void SDL_UDEV_DelCallback(SDL_UDEV_Callback cb);
 extern const SDL_UDEV_Symbols *SDL_UDEV_GetUdevSyms(void);
diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index 7d936d4cf51..4f86bc8a858 100644
--- a/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -1591,6 +1591,13 @@ static bool LINUX_JoystickOpen(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int device_index)
         item_sensor->hwdata = joystick->hwdata;
     }
 
+    #ifdef SDL_USE_LIBUDEV
+    const char *serial = NULL;
+    if (SDL_UDEV_GetProductSerial(item->path, &serial)) {
+        joystick->serial = SDL_strdup(serial);
+    }
+    #endif
+
     // mark joystick as fresh and ready
     joystick->hwdata->fresh = true;
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/patches/0008-fix-linux-joycon-serial-num.patch b/thirdparty/sdl/patches/0008-fix-linux-joycon-serial-num.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7491f527777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/thirdparty/sdl/patches/0008-fix-linux-joycon-serial-num.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
+index fbf2ff0444..d9e7e11849 100644
+--- a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
++++ b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.c
+@@ -277,6 +277,43 @@ bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductInfo(const char *device_path, Uint16 *vendor, Uint16 *pr
+     return true;
+ }
+ 
++bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductSerial(const char *device_path, const char **serial)
++{
++    struct stat statbuf;
++    char type;
++    struct udev_device *dev;
++    const char *val;
++
++    if (!_this) {
++        return false;
++    }
++
++    if (stat(device_path, &statbuf) < 0) {
++        return false;
++    }
++
++    if (S_ISBLK(statbuf.st_mode)) {
++        type = 'b';
++    } else if (S_ISCHR(statbuf.st_mode)) {
++        type = 'c';
++    } else {
++        return false;
++    }
++
++    dev = _this->syms.udev_device_new_from_devnum(_this->udev, type, statbuf.st_rdev);
++    if (!dev) {
++        return false;
++    }
++
++    val = _this->syms.udev_device_get_property_value(dev, "ID_SERIAL_SHORT");
++    if (val) {
++        *serial = val;
++        return true;
++    }
++
++    return false;
++}
++
+ void SDL_UDEV_UnloadLibrary(void)
+ {
+     if (!_this) {
+diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h
+index 50bed36248..05b79342cd 100644
+--- a/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h
++++ b/thirdparty/sdl/core/linux/SDL_udev.h
+@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ extern bool SDL_UDEV_LoadLibrary(void);
+ extern void SDL_UDEV_Poll(void);
+ extern bool SDL_UDEV_Scan(void);
+ extern bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductInfo(const char *device_path, Uint16 *vendor, Uint16 *product, Uint16 *version, int *class);
++extern bool SDL_UDEV_GetProductSerial(const char *device_path, const char **serial);
+ extern bool SDL_UDEV_AddCallback(SDL_UDEV_Callback cb);
+ extern void SDL_UDEV_DelCallback(SDL_UDEV_Callback cb);
+ extern const SDL_UDEV_Symbols *SDL_UDEV_GetUdevSyms(void);
+diff --git a/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+index ea73821c06..70fed1cf57 100644
+--- a/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
++++ b/thirdparty/sdl/joystick/linux/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+@@ -1587,6 +1587,13 @@ static bool LINUX_JoystickOpen(SDL_Joystick *joystick, int device_index)
+         item_sensor->hwdata = joystick->hwdata;
+     }
+ 
++    #ifdef SDL_USE_LIBUDEV
++    const char *serial = NULL;
++    if (SDL_UDEV_GetProductSerial(item->path, &serial)) {
++        joystick->serial = SDL_strdup(serial);
++    }
++    #endif
++
+     // mark joystick as fresh and ready
+     joystick->hwdata->fresh = true;
+