diff --git a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/gilrs_system.rs b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/gilrs_system.rs
index 7849bc1c80430..e0e111cb4d027 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/gilrs_system.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/gilrs_system.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-use crate::converter::{convert_axis, convert_button, convert_gamepad_id};
+use crate::{
+    converter::{convert_axis, convert_button, convert_gamepad_id},
+    Gilrs,
+};
 use bevy_ecs::event::EventWriter;
-use bevy_ecs::system::{NonSend, NonSendMut, Res, ResMut};
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+use bevy_ecs::system::NonSendMut;
+use bevy_ecs::system::{Res, ResMut};
 use bevy_input::gamepad::{
     GamepadAxisChangedEvent, GamepadButtonChangedEvent, GamepadConnection, GamepadConnectionEvent,
     GamepadSettings,
@@ -8,13 +13,14 @@ use bevy_input::gamepad::{
 use bevy_input::gamepad::{GamepadEvent, GamepadInfo};
 use bevy_input::prelude::{GamepadAxis, GamepadButton};
 use bevy_input::Axis;
-use gilrs::{ev::filter::axis_dpad_to_button, EventType, Filter, Gilrs};
+use gilrs::{ev::filter::axis_dpad_to_button, EventType, Filter};
 
 pub fn gilrs_event_startup_system(
-    gilrs: NonSend<Gilrs>,
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] mut gilrs: NonSendMut<Gilrs>,
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] mut gilrs: ResMut<Gilrs>,
     mut connection_events: EventWriter<GamepadConnectionEvent>,
 ) {
-    for (id, gamepad) in gilrs.gamepads() {
+    for (id, gamepad) in gilrs.0.get().gamepads() {
         let info = GamepadInfo {
             name: gamepad.name().into(),
         };
@@ -27,16 +33,15 @@ pub fn gilrs_event_startup_system(
 }
 
 pub fn gilrs_event_system(
-    mut gilrs: NonSendMut<Gilrs>,
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] mut gilrs: NonSendMut<Gilrs>,
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] mut gilrs: ResMut<Gilrs>,
     mut events: EventWriter<GamepadEvent>,
     mut gamepad_buttons: ResMut<Axis<GamepadButton>>,
     gamepad_axis: Res<Axis<GamepadAxis>>,
     gamepad_settings: Res<GamepadSettings>,
 ) {
-    while let Some(gilrs_event) = gilrs
-        .next_event()
-        .filter_ev(&axis_dpad_to_button, &mut gilrs)
-    {
+    let gilrs = gilrs.0.get();
+    while let Some(gilrs_event) = gilrs.next_event().filter_ev(&axis_dpad_to_button, gilrs) {
         gilrs.update(&gilrs_event);
 
         let gamepad = convert_gamepad_id(gilrs_event.id);
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/lib.rs b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/lib.rs
index b48256b8db826..dad8efe744a05 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/lib.rs
@@ -10,11 +10,14 @@ mod rumble;
 use bevy_app::{App, Plugin, PostUpdate, PreStartup, PreUpdate};
 use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
 use bevy_input::InputSystem;
-use bevy_utils::tracing::error;
+use bevy_utils::{synccell::SyncCell, tracing::error};
 use gilrs::GilrsBuilder;
 use gilrs_system::{gilrs_event_startup_system, gilrs_event_system};
 use rumble::{play_gilrs_rumble, RunningRumbleEffects};
 
+#[cfg_attr(not(target_arch = "wasm32"), derive(Resource))]
+pub(crate) struct Gilrs(pub SyncCell<gilrs::Gilrs>);
+
 /// Plugin that provides gamepad handling to an [`App`].
 #[derive(Default)]
 pub struct GilrsPlugin;
@@ -31,8 +34,12 @@ impl Plugin for GilrsPlugin {
             .build()
         {
             Ok(gilrs) => {
-                app.insert_non_send_resource(gilrs)
-                    .init_non_send_resource::<RunningRumbleEffects>()
+                #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+                app.insert_non_send_resource(Gilrs(SyncCell::new(gilrs)));
+                #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))]
+                app.insert_resource(Gilrs(SyncCell::new(gilrs)));
+
+                app.init_resource::<RunningRumbleEffects>()
                     .add_systems(PreStartup, gilrs_event_startup_system)
                     .add_systems(PreUpdate, gilrs_event_system.before(InputSystem))
                     .add_systems(PostUpdate, play_gilrs_rumble.in_set(RumbleSystem));
diff --git a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs
index 2b1eb68aedbf2..c982a52ce2fa5 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_gilrs/src/rumble.rs
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 //! Handle user specified rumble request events.
-use bevy_ecs::{
-    prelude::{EventReader, Res},
-    system::NonSendMut,
-};
+use crate::Gilrs;
+use bevy_ecs::prelude::{EventReader, Res, ResMut, Resource};
+#[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")]
+use bevy_ecs::system::NonSendMut;
 use bevy_input::gamepad::{GamepadRumbleIntensity, GamepadRumbleRequest};
 use bevy_log::{debug, warn};
 use bevy_time::{Real, Time};
-use bevy_utils::{Duration, HashMap};
+use bevy_utils::{synccell::SyncCell, Duration, HashMap};
 use gilrs::{
     ff::{self, BaseEffect, BaseEffectType, Repeat, Replay},
-    GamepadId, Gilrs,
+    GamepadId,
 };
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct RunningRumble {
     ///
     /// Dropping it will cause the effect to stop
     #[allow(dead_code)]
-    effect: ff::Effect,
+    effect: SyncCell<ff::Effect>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ enum RumbleError {
 }
 
 /// Contains the gilrs rumble effects that are currently running for each gamepad
-#[derive(Default)]
+#[derive(Default, Resource)]
 pub(crate) struct RunningRumbleEffects {
     /// If multiple rumbles are running at the same time, their resulting rumble
     /// will be the saturated sum of their strengths up until [`u16::MAX`]
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ fn get_base_effects(
 
 fn handle_rumble_request(
     running_rumbles: &mut RunningRumbleEffects,
-    gilrs: &mut Gilrs,
+    gilrs: &mut gilrs::Gilrs,
     rumble: GamepadRumbleRequest,
     current_time: Duration,
 ) -> Result<(), RumbleError> {
@@ -113,7 +113,10 @@ fn handle_rumble_request(
 
             let gamepad_rumbles = running_rumbles.rumbles.entry(gamepad_id).or_default();
             let deadline = current_time + duration;
-            gamepad_rumbles.push(RunningRumble { deadline, effect });
+            gamepad_rumbles.push(RunningRumble {
+                deadline,
+                effect: SyncCell::new(effect),
+            });
         }
     }
 
@@ -121,10 +124,12 @@ fn handle_rumble_request(
 }
 pub(crate) fn play_gilrs_rumble(
     time: Res<Time<Real>>,
-    mut gilrs: NonSendMut<Gilrs>,
+    #[cfg(target_arch = "wasm32")] mut gilrs: NonSendMut<Gilrs>,
+    #[cfg(not(target_arch = "wasm32"))] mut gilrs: ResMut<Gilrs>,
     mut requests: EventReader<GamepadRumbleRequest>,
-    mut running_rumbles: NonSendMut<RunningRumbleEffects>,
+    mut running_rumbles: ResMut<RunningRumbleEffects>,
 ) {
+    let gilrs = gilrs.0.get();
     let current_time = time.elapsed();
     // Remove outdated rumble effects.
     for rumbles in running_rumbles.rumbles.values_mut() {
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ pub(crate) fn play_gilrs_rumble(
     // Add new effects.
     for rumble in requests.read().cloned() {
         let gamepad = rumble.gamepad();
-        match handle_rumble_request(&mut running_rumbles, &mut gilrs, rumble, current_time) {
+        match handle_rumble_request(&mut running_rumbles, gilrs, rumble, current_time) {
             Ok(()) => {}
             Err(RumbleError::GilrsError(err)) => {
                 if let ff::Error::FfNotSupported(_) = err {