diff --git a/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.cpp b/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.cpp
index 071301514fb..79da15721f3 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,34 @@ SCA_Joystick::~SCA_Joystick()
 	delete m_private;
 }
 
+SCA_Joystick *SCA_Joystick::m_instance = NULL;
+int SCA_Joystick::m_refCount = 0;
+
+SCA_Joystick *SCA_Joystick::GetInstance()
+{
+	if (m_instance == 0) 
+	{
+		m_instance = new SCA_Joystick();
+		m_instance->CreateJoystickDevice();
+		m_refCount = 1;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		m_refCount++;
+	}
+	return m_instance;
+}
+
+void SCA_Joystick::ReleaseInstance()
+{
+	if (--m_refCount == 0)
+	{
+		DestroyJoystickDevice();
+		delete m_instance;
+		m_instance = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 
 bool SCA_Joystick::CreateJoystickDevice()
 {
diff --git a/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.h b/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.h
index 2d2a713fe00..997e76615d3 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/GameLogic/Joystick/SCA_Joystick.h
@@ -71,12 +71,16 @@
 /*
 
  * Basic Joystick class
-
+ * I will make this class a singleton because there should be only one joystick
+ * even if there are more than one scene using it and count how many scene are using it.
+ * The underlying joystick should only be removed when the last scene is removed
  */
 
 class SCA_Joystick
 
 {
+	static SCA_Joystick *m_instance;
+	static int m_refCount;
 
 	class PrivateData;
 
@@ -258,20 +262,22 @@ class SCA_Joystick
 
 	int pGetHat(int direction);
 
-	
-
-public:
-
 	SCA_Joystick();
 
 	~SCA_Joystick();
-
 	
-
 	bool CreateJoystickDevice(void);
 
 	void DestroyJoystickDevice(void);
 
+
+public:
+
+	static SCA_Joystick *GetInstance();
+
+	void ReleaseInstance();
+	
+
 	void HandleEvents();
 
 	/*
diff --git a/source/gameengine/GameLogic/SCA_JoystickManager.cpp b/source/gameengine/GameLogic/SCA_JoystickManager.cpp
index cf182a0503e..ca2d5459386 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/GameLogic/SCA_JoystickManager.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/GameLogic/SCA_JoystickManager.cpp
@@ -43,15 +43,13 @@ SCA_JoystickManager::SCA_JoystickManager(class SCA_LogicManager* logicmgr)
 	: SCA_EventManager(JOY_EVENTMGR),
 	m_logicmgr(logicmgr)
 {
-	m_joystick = new SCA_Joystick();
-	m_joystick->CreateJoystickDevice();
+	m_joystick = SCA_Joystick::GetInstance();
 }
 
 
 SCA_JoystickManager::~SCA_JoystickManager()
 {
-	m_joystick->DestroyJoystickDevice();
-	delete m_joystick;
+	m_joystick->ReleaseInstance();
 }