diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.cpp
index b2311719d8..391e26002a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.cpp
@@ -119,12 +119,41 @@ u16 usb_device_logitech_g27::get_num_emu_devices()
 
 void usb_device_logitech_g27::control_transfer(u8 bmRequestType, u8 bRequest, u16 wValue, u16 wIndex, u16 wLength, u32 buf_size, u8* buf, UsbTransfer* transfer)
 {
-	transfer->fake = true;
-	transfer->expected_count = buf_size;
-	transfer->expected_result = HC_CC_NOERR;
-	transfer->expected_time = get_timestamp() + 100;
+	logitech_g27_log.todo("control transfer bmRequestType %02x, bRequest %02x, wValue %04x, wIndex %04x, wLength %04x, %s", bmRequestType, bRequest, wValue, wIndex, wLength, fmt::buf_to_hexstring(buf, buf_size));
+
+	if (bmRequestType == 0xa1 /* LIBUSB_ENDPOINT_IN | LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_CLASS | LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_INTERFACE */ && bRequest == 0x01)
+	{
+		/*
+		 * TODO more investigations needed if things don't work
+		 * XXX this doesn't happen in passthrough, something went wrong before getting here
+		 * G29 in G27 mode doesn't even support this, gives LIBUSB_ERROR_PIPE
+		 * Not sure how games were encouraged to generate this in emulated device
+		 */
+
+		logitech_g27_log.todo("failing unknown request type 0xa1 request 0x01");
+
+		transfer->fake = true;
+		transfer->expected_count = buf_size;
+		transfer->expected_result = EHCI_CC_XACT;
+		transfer->expected_time = get_timestamp() + 1000 * 1000;
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (bmRequestType = 0x00 /* LIBUSB_ENDPOINT_OUT | LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_STANDARD | LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_DEVICE */ && bRequest == 0x09 /* LIBUSB_REQUEST_SET_CONFIGURATION */)
+	{
+		if (wValue != 1)
+		{
+			logitech_g27_log.todo("game tries to set cfg num to not 1 but %d, which the behavior is not yet known", wValue);
+		}
+		current_config = wValue;
+
+		transfer->fake = true;
+		transfer->expected_count = buf_size;
+		transfer->expected_result = HC_CC_NOERR;
+		transfer->expected_time = get_timestamp() + 100;
+		return;
+	}
 
-	// Log these for now, might not need to implement anything
 	usb_device_emulated::control_transfer(bmRequestType, bRequest, wValue, wIndex, wLength, buf_size, buf, transfer);
 }
 
@@ -1516,4 +1545,11 @@ void usb_device_logitech_g27::interrupt_transfer(u32 buf_size, u8* buf, u32 endp
 	}
 }
 
+bool usb_device_logitech_g27::set_configuration(u8 cfg_num)
+{
+	// setting it through libusb_set_configuration on linux fails, but when passthrough does it through control transfer, it doesn't fail
+	logitech_g27_log.todo("emulator sets config num %u outside of control transfer, fail it for now", cfg_num);
+	return false;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.h b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.h
index 5a8406486a..84aebdae69 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/Io/LogitechG27.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ public:
 	void control_transfer(u8 bmRequestType, u8 bRequest, u16 wValue, u16 wIndex, u16 wLength, u32 buf_size, u8* buf, UsbTransfer* transfer) override;
 	void interrupt_transfer(u32 buf_size, u8* buf, u32 endpoint, UsbTransfer* transfer) override;
 	bool open_device() override;
+	bool set_configuration(u8 cfg_num) override;
 
 private:
 	void sdl_refresh();