diff --git a/Templates/Empty/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs b/Templates/Empty/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs
index 675daeafa..afd4be7d4 100644
--- a/Templates/Empty/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs
+++ b/Templates/Empty/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ function loadStartup()
    //SFXPlayOnce(AudioGui, "art/sound/gui/startup");//SFXPlay(startsnd);
 }
 
+function StartupGui::onWake(%this)
+{
+   $enableDirectInput = "1";
+   activateDirectInput();
+}
+
 function StartupGui::click(%this)
 {
    %this.done = true;
diff --git a/Templates/Full/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs
index 675daeafa..afd4be7d4 100644
--- a/Templates/Full/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs
+++ b/Templates/Full/game/scripts/gui/startupGui.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ function loadStartup()
    //SFXPlayOnce(AudioGui, "art/sound/gui/startup");//SFXPlay(startsnd);
 }
 
+function StartupGui::onWake(%this)
+{
+   $enableDirectInput = "1";
+   activateDirectInput();
+}
+
 function StartupGui::click(%this)
 {
    %this.done = true;