diff --git a/pcsx2/SIO/Pad/Pad.cpp b/pcsx2/SIO/Pad/Pad.cpp
index 8c2ce7a7d792be..08f47486b65a9b 100644
--- a/pcsx2/SIO/Pad/Pad.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2/SIO/Pad/Pad.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,14 @@ void Pad::LoadConfig(const SettingsInterface& si)
 		const ControllerInfo* ci = GetControllerInfo(EmuConfig.Pad.Ports[i].Type);
 		pxAssert(ci);
 
-		// If a pad is not yet constructed, at minimum place a NotConnected pad in the slot.
-		// Do not abort the for loop - If there are pad settings, we want those to be applied to the slot.
 		PadBase* pad = Pad::GetPad(i);
 
+		// If pad pointer is not occupied yet, type in settings no longer matches the current type, or a multitap was slotted in/out,
+		// then reconstruct a new pad.
 		if (!pad || pad->GetType() != ci->type || (mtapPort0Changed && (i <= 4 && i != 1)) || (mtapPort1Changed && (i >= 5 || i == 1)))
 		{
+			// Create the new pad. If the VM is in any kind of running state at all, set eject ticks so the PS2 will think
+			// there was some kind of pad ejection event and properly detect the new one, and properly initiate its config sequence.
 			pad = Pad::CreatePad(i, ci->type, (VMManager::GetState() != VMState::Shutdown ? Pad::DEFAULT_EJECT_TICKS : 0));
 			pxAssert(pad);
 		}