diff --git a/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp b/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp
index 72edb79750..8b818a2a6d 100644
--- a/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/GUIManager.cpp
@@ -78,17 +78,11 @@ CGUIManager* g_GUI = nullptr;
 // multiple pages, instead of treating them as completely independent, to save
 // memory and loading time.
 
-
-// called from main loop when (input) events are received.
-// event is passed to other handlers if false is returned.
 // trampoline: we don't want to make the HandleEvent implementation static
-Input::Reaction gui_handler(const SDL_Event& ev)
+Input::Reaction CGUIManager::InputHandler::operator()(const SDL_Event& ev)
 {
-	if (!g_GUI)
-		return Input::Reaction::PASS;
-
 	PROFILE("GUI event handler");
-	return g_GUI->HandleEvent(ev);
+	return gui.HandleEvent(ev);
 }
 
 static Status ReloadChangedFileCB(void* param, const VfsPath& path)
@@ -98,7 +92,8 @@ static Status ReloadChangedFileCB(void* param, const VfsPath& path)
 
 CGUIManager::CGUIManager(ScriptContext& scriptContext, ScriptInterface& scriptInterface) :
 	m_ScriptContext{scriptContext},
-	m_ScriptInterface{scriptInterface}
+	m_ScriptInterface{scriptInterface},
+	m_InputHandler{g_VideoMode.m_InputManager, Input::Slot::GUI, {*this}}
 {
 	m_ScriptInterface.SetCallbackData(this);
 	m_ScriptInterface.LoadGlobalScripts();
diff --git a/source/gui/GUIManager.h b/source/gui/GUIManager.h
index ecfbbb4c4b..a06903b4e2 100644
--- a/source/gui/GUIManager.h
+++ b/source/gui/GUIManager.h
@@ -237,10 +237,15 @@ private:
 	PS::StaticVector<SGUIPage, 16> GetCopyOfFrozenStack() const;
 
 	CTemplateLoader m_TemplateLoader;
+
+	struct InputHandler
+	{
+		CGUIManager& gui;
+		Input::Reaction operator()(const SDL_Event& ev);
+	};
+	Input::Handler<InputHandler> m_InputHandler;
 };
 
 extern CGUIManager* g_GUI;
 
-extern Input::Reaction gui_handler(const SDL_Event& ev);
-
 #endif // INCLUDED_GUIMANAGER
diff --git a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
index a6191ad7f1..1ef5f8b770 100644
--- a/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
+++ b/source/ps/GameSetup/GameSetup.cpp
@@ -264,11 +264,6 @@ static void InitPs(bool setup_gui, const CStrW& gui_page, ScriptInterface* srcSc
 
 	handlers->emplace(g_VideoMode.m_InputManager, Input::Slot::HOTKEY_INPUT, HotkeyInputActualHandler);
 
-	// gui_handler needs to be registered after (i.e. called before!) the
-	// hotkey handler so that input boxes can be typed in without
-	// setting off hotkeys.
-	handlers->emplace(g_VideoMode.m_InputManager, Input::Slot::GUI, gui_handler);
-
 	handlers->emplace(g_VideoMode.m_InputManager, Input::Slot::TOUCH_INPUT, touch_input_handler);
 
 	// Should be called after scancode map update (i.e. after the global input, but before UI).