diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
index 5cdae0870f..9b21d27038 100755
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstance.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ enum
     HK_GuitarGripRed,
     HK_GuitarGripYellow,
     HK_GuitarGripBlue,
+    HK_SpeedStep,
     HK_MAX
 };
 
@@ -303,6 +304,7 @@ class EmuInstance
     double slowmoFPS;
     bool fastForwardToggled;
     bool slowmoToggled;
+    bool speedStepToggled;
     bool doAudioSync;
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
index 5f8e7478da..9fb34f76c6 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuInstanceInput.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ const char* EmuInstance::hotkeyNames[HK_MAX] =
     "HK_GuitarGripGreen",
     "HK_GuitarGripRed",
     "HK_GuitarGripYellow",
-    "HK_GuitarGripBlue"
+    "HK_GuitarGripBlue",
+    "HK_SpeedStep"
 };
 
 std::shared_ptr<SDL_mutex> EmuInstance::joyMutexGlobal = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
index df690a88f1..c41b4d0367 100755
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/EmuThread.cpp
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ void EmuThread::run()
     bool slowmo = false;
     emuInstance->fastForwardToggled = false;
     emuInstance->slowmoToggled = false;
+    emuInstance->speedStepToggled = false;
 
     while (emuStatus != emuStatus_Exit)
     {
@@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ void EmuThread::run()
             
             if (emuInstance->hotkeyPressed(HK_FastForwardToggle)) emuInstance->fastForwardToggled = !emuInstance->fastForwardToggled;
             if (emuInstance->hotkeyPressed(HK_SlowMoToggle)) emuInstance->slowmoToggled = !emuInstance->slowmoToggled;
+            if (emuInstance->hotkeyPressed(HK_SpeedStep)) emuInstance->speedStepToggled = !emuInstance->speedStepToggled;
 
             if (emuInstance->hotkeyPressed(HK_AudioMuteToggle)) emuInstance->toggleAudioMute();
 
@@ -357,6 +359,7 @@ void EmuThread::run()
 
             if (slowmo) emuInstance->curFPS = emuInstance->slowmoFPS;
             else if (fastforward) emuInstance->curFPS = emuInstance->fastForwardFPS;
+            else if (emuInstance->speedStepToggled) emuInstance->curFPS = emuInstance->targetFPS * 2.0;
             else if (!emuInstance->doLimitFPS && !emuInstance->doAudioSync) emuInstance->curFPS = 1000.0;
             else emuInstance->curFPS = emuInstance->targetFPS;
 
diff --git a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/InputConfig/InputConfigDialog.h b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/InputConfig/InputConfigDialog.h
index 462cdd6cbb..c245478551 100644
--- a/src/frontend/qt_sdl/InputConfig/InputConfigDialog.h
+++ b/src/frontend/qt_sdl/InputConfig/InputConfigDialog.h
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ static constexpr std::initializer_list<int> hk_general =
     HK_PowerButton,
     HK_VolumeUp,
     HK_VolumeDown,
-    HK_AudioMuteToggle
+    HK_AudioMuteToggle,
+    HK_SpeedStep
 };
 
 static constexpr std::initializer_list<const char*> hk_general_labels =
@@ -89,7 +90,8 @@ static constexpr std::initializer_list<const char*> hk_general_labels =
     "DSi Power button",
     "DSi Volume up",
     "DSi Volume down",
-    "Toggle audio mute"
+    "Toggle audio mute",
+    "Toggle 2x speed"
 };
 
 static_assert(hk_general.size() == hk_general_labels.size());