diff --git a/client/src/cards/Pilot/index.tsx b/client/src/cards/Pilot/index.tsx
index 1bfe8ac0..6f48ad44 100644
--- a/client/src/cards/Pilot/index.tsx
+++ b/client/src/cards/Pilot/index.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,71 @@
 import {useDataStream} from "client/src/context/useDataStream";
-import {useNetRequest} from "client/src/context/useNetRequest";
+import {Joystick, LinearJoystick} from "@thorium/ui/Joystick";
+import {ReactNode} from "react";
+import type {Coordinates} from "server/src/utils/unitTypes";
+import {netSend} from "client/src/context/netSend";
 
+async function rotation({x = 0, y = 0, z = 0}: Partial<Coordinates<number>>) {
+  await netSend("thrustersSetRotationDelta", {rotation: {x, y, z}});
+}
+async function direction({x = 0, y = 0, z = 0}: Partial<Coordinates<number>>) {
+  await netSend("thrustersSetDirection", {direction: {x, y, z}});
+}
+
+function UntouchableLabel({
+  children,
+  className,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode;
+  className?: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <p className={`select-none pointer-events-none absolute ${className}`}>
+      {children}
+    </p>
+  );
+}
 export function Pilot() {
   useDataStream({systemId: null});
 
   return (
     <div className="grid grid-cols-4 h-full place-content-center gap-4">
-      <div className="bg-purple-500 h-full">
+      <div className="flex flex-col justify-between">
         <div>Impulse controls here</div>
-        <div>Thruster direction here here</div>
+        <div className="flex gap-4 w-full">
+          <LinearJoystick onDrag={({y}) => direction({z: -y})} vertical>
+            <UntouchableLabel className="top-1">Fore</UntouchableLabel>
+            <UntouchableLabel className="bottom-1">Aft</UntouchableLabel>
+          </LinearJoystick>
+          <Joystick
+            className="flex-1"
+            onDrag={({x, y}) => direction({y: -y, x: -x})}
+          >
+            <UntouchableLabel className="bottom-1">Down</UntouchableLabel>
+            <UntouchableLabel className="top-1">Up</UntouchableLabel>
+            <UntouchableLabel className="right-1">Starboard</UntouchableLabel>
+            <UntouchableLabel className="left-1">Port</UntouchableLabel>
+          </Joystick>
+        </div>
       </div>
       <div className="col-span-2 h-full">
         <div className="aspect-square w-full max-h-full bg-orange-400"></div>
       </div>
-      <div className="bg-purple-500 h-full">
+      <div className="h-full flex flex-col justify-between gap-4">
         <div>Course controls here</div>
         <div>Camera controls here</div>
-        <div>Thruster rotation here</div>
+        <div className="flex-1"></div>
+        <Joystick onDrag={({x, y}) => rotation({z: x, x: y})}>
+          <UntouchableLabel className="bottom-1">Pitch Down</UntouchableLabel>
+          <UntouchableLabel className="top-1">Pitch Up</UntouchableLabel>
+          <UntouchableLabel className="right-1">
+            Starboard Roll
+          </UntouchableLabel>
+          <UntouchableLabel className="left-1">Port Roll</UntouchableLabel>
+        </Joystick>
+        <LinearJoystick onDrag={({x}) => rotation({y: -x})}>
+          <UntouchableLabel className="left-1">Port Yaw</UntouchableLabel>
+          <UntouchableLabel className="right-1">Starboard Yaw</UntouchableLabel>
+        </LinearJoystick>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/client/src/components/ui/Joystick.tsx b/client/src/components/ui/Joystick.tsx
index cb0ff5c3..2c89d8d3 100644
--- a/client/src/components/ui/Joystick.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/ui/Joystick.tsx
@@ -1 +1,63 @@
-export {};
+import {animated as a} from "@react-spring/web";
+import {useJoystick} from "client/src/hooks/useJoystick";
+import {ReactNode} from "react";
+
+export const Joystick = ({
+  children,
+  className,
+  onDrag,
+}: {
+  onDrag: (dir: {x: number; y: number}) => void;
+  className?: string;
+  children?: ReactNode;
+}) => {
+  const [xy, bind, containerRef] = useJoystick({axisSnap: true, onDrag});
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`relative aspect-square ${className}`}>
+      <div
+        ref={containerRef}
+        className="top-0 absolute bg-black/50 border-2 border-white/50 rounded-full w-full h-full flex justify-center items-center"
+      >
+        <a.div
+          {...bind()}
+          style={{transform: xy?.to((x, y) => `translate3d(${x}px,${y}px,0)`)}}
+          className="z-10 w-10 h-10 rounded-full border-black/50 border-2 bg-gray-500 shadow-md cursor-pointer"
+        ></a.div>
+        {children}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
+
+export const LinearJoystick = ({
+  className,
+  onDrag,
+  children,
+  vertical,
+}: {
+  className?: string;
+  onDrag: (dirs: {x: number; y: number}) => void;
+  children: ReactNode;
+  vertical?: boolean;
+}) => {
+  const [xy, bind, containerRef] = useJoystick({
+    axis: vertical ? "y" : "x",
+    onDrag,
+  });
+  return (
+    <div
+      ref={containerRef}
+      className={`${
+        vertical ? "h-full" : "w-full"
+      } relative bg-black/50 border-2 border-white/50 rounded-full flex justify-center items-center ${className}`}
+    >
+      <a.div
+        {...bind()}
+        style={{transform: xy?.to((x, y) => `translate3d(${x}px,${y}px,0)`)}}
+        className="z-10 w-10 h-10 rounded-full border-black/50 border-2 bg-gray-500 shadow-md cursor-pointer"
+      ></a.div>
+      {children}
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useJoystick.ts b/client/src/hooks/useJoystick.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5e477d5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useJoystick.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import throttle from "lodash.throttle";
+import {useSpring} from "@react-spring/web";
+import {useDrag} from "@use-gesture/react";
+import {useRef} from "react";
+
+function distance(x1: number, y1: number, x2 = 0, y2 = 0) {
+  const a = x1 - x2;
+  const b = y1 - y2;
+
+  return Math.sqrt(a * a + b * b);
+}
+const minDistance = 10;
+export function useJoystick({
+  axisSnap,
+  axis,
+  onDrag = () => {},
+  throttleMs = 100,
+}: {
+  axisSnap?: boolean;
+  axis?: "x" | "y" | undefined;
+  onDrag?: (values: {x: number; y: number}) => void;
+  throttleMs?: number;
+} = {}) {
+  const callback = useRef(throttle(onDrag, throttleMs));
+  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const maxDistance = useRef(0);
+  const [{xy}, set] = useSpring(() => ({
+    xy: [0, 0],
+    config: {mass: 1, tension: 280, friction: 30},
+  }));
+  const bind = useDrag(
+    ({down, first, movement: [x, y]}) => {
+      if (first) {
+        maxDistance.current =
+          (containerRef.current?.getBoundingClientRect()[
+            axis === "y" ? "height" : "width"
+          ] || 0) / 2;
+      }
+      const dist = distance(x, y);
+      if (dist > maxDistance.current) {
+        const theta = Math.abs(Math.atan(y / x));
+        x = maxDistance.current * Math.cos(theta) * (x > 0 ? 1 : -1);
+        y = maxDistance.current * Math.sin(theta) * (y > 0 ? 1 : -1);
+      }
+      if (
+        axisSnap &&
+        (Math.abs(x) > minDistance || Math.abs(y) > minDistance)
+      ) {
+        if (x < minDistance && x > minDistance * -1) x = 0;
+        if (y < minDistance && y > minDistance * -1) y = 0;
+      }
+      set({
+        xy: down ? [x, y] : [0, 0],
+        immediate: down,
+      });
+      callback.current?.(
+        down
+          ? {x: x / maxDistance.current, y: y / maxDistance.current}
+          : {x: 0, y: 0}
+      );
+    },
+    {axis}
+  );
+  return [xy, bind, containerRef] as const;
+}
diff --git a/server/src/inputs/list.ts b/server/src/inputs/list.ts
index 73adf87b..8f9369f1 100644
--- a/server/src/inputs/list.ts
+++ b/server/src/inputs/list.ts
@@ -17,3 +17,4 @@ export {thrustersPluginInput} from "./plugins/shipSystems/thrusters";
 export {impulseEnginesInputs} from "./shipSystems/impulseEngines";
 export {warpEnginesInputs} from "./shipSystems/warpEngines";
 export {pluginInventoryInputs} from "./plugins/inventory";
+export {thrustersInputs} from "./shipSystems/thrusters";
diff --git a/server/src/inputs/shipSystems/thrusters.ts b/server/src/inputs/shipSystems/thrusters.ts
index cebd45ee..4f4b3dc8 100644
--- a/server/src/inputs/shipSystems/thrusters.ts
+++ b/server/src/inputs/shipSystems/thrusters.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {DataContext} from "server/src/utils/DataContext";
+import {pubsub} from "server/src/utils/pubsub";
 import {
   Coordinates,
   MetersPerSecond,