diff --git a/data/layout.xml b/data/layout.xml
index b1015e3..0753c45 100644
--- a/data/layout.xml
+++ b/data/layout.xml
@@ -272,6 +272,10 @@
         <checkbox id="tools-vr-check" width="20" height="20"/>
         <text text="Enable VR" margin="0 0 0 5"/>
       </button-custom>
+      <button-custom id="tools-vr-controllers" height="40" align="center" color=".2" pad="0 0 0 10" dir="row">
+        <checkbox id="tools-vr-controllers-check" width="20" height="20"/>
+        <text text="Enable VR Controllers" margin="0 0 0 5"/>
+      </button-custom>
       <button-custom id="tools-timelapse" height="40" align="center" color=".2" pad="0 0 0 10" dir="row">
         <checkbox id="tools-timelapse-check" width="20" height="20"/>
         <text text="Auto Timelapse" margin="0 0 0 5"/>
diff --git a/libs/openvr b/libs/openvr
index 5aa6c5f..e3d3756 160000
--- a/libs/openvr
+++ b/libs/openvr
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5aa6c5f0f6520c59c4dce124541ecc62604fd7a5
+Subproject commit e3d37563fd0405117f035c111346f60ca12625ba
diff --git a/src/app.cpp b/src/app.cpp
index 848426f..a54db64 100644
--- a/src/app.cpp
+++ b/src/app.cpp
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ void App::init()
 
     if (Settings::value_or<Serializer::Boolean>("auto-timelapse", true))
         rec_start();
+    Settings::value<Serializer::Boolean>("vr-controllers-enabled", vr_controllers_enabled);
 
     if (!check_license())
     {
diff --git a/src/app.h b/src/app.h
index 8d3a90b..11624aa 100644
--- a/src/app.h
+++ b/src/app.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ public:
     std::string doc_filename;
     bool has_stylus = false;
     bool has_vr = false;
+    bool vr_controllers_enabled = true;
     float off_x = 0;
     float off_y = 0;
     float width;
diff --git a/src/app_layout.cpp b/src/app_layout.cpp
index 8840278..5470ed2 100644
--- a/src/app_layout.cpp
+++ b/src/app_layout.cpp
@@ -1004,6 +1004,25 @@ void App::init_menu_tools()
                     };
                 }
 
+                if (auto vr_btn = popup_time->find<NodeButtonCustom>("tools-vr-controllers"))
+                {
+                    NodeCheckBox* cb = vr_btn->find<NodeCheckBox>("tools-vr-controllers-check");
+                    cb->set_value(vr_controllers_enabled);
+
+                    vr_btn->on_click = [this, vr_btn](Node* b)
+                    {
+                        NodeCheckBox* cb = vr_btn->find<NodeCheckBox>("tools-vr-controllers-check");
+                        cb->set_value(!cb->checked, true);
+                    };
+
+                    vr_btn->find<NodeCheckBox>("tools-vr-controllers-check")->on_value_changed = [this, main](Node* target, bool checked)
+                    {
+                        vr_controllers_enabled = checked;
+                        Settings::set("vr-controllers-enabled", Serializer::Boolean(checked));
+                        Settings::save();
+                    };
+                }
+
                 if (auto btn = popup_time->find<NodeButtonCustom>("tools-timelapse"))
                 {
                     NodeCheckBox* cb = btn->find<NodeCheckBox>("tools-timelapse-check");
diff --git a/src/app_vr.cpp b/src/app_vr.cpp
index e2240af..d97e21f 100644
--- a/src/app_vr.cpp
+++ b/src/app_vr.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ void App::vr_draw_ui()
 
 void App::vr_update(float dt)
 {
+    if (!vr_controllers_enabled)
+        return;
     canvas->m_canvas->m_cam_fov = 60;
     float tan_fov = glm::tan(glm::radians(canvas->m_canvas->m_cam_fov / 2.f));
     glm::vec3 aspect = { (float)uirtt.getWidth() / (float)uirtt.getHeight(), 1.f, 1.f };
@@ -106,6 +108,8 @@ void App::vr_update(float dt)
 
 void App::vr_analog(const VRController& c, VRController::kButton b, VRController::kAction a, glm::vec2 force)
 {
+    if (!vr_controllers_enabled)
+        return;
     if (b == VRController::kButton::Trigger)
     {
         if (!down_controller && (ui_inside || ui_capture) && ui_visible)
@@ -151,7 +155,9 @@ void App::vr_analog(const VRController& c, VRController::kButton b, VRController
 
 void App::vr_digital(const VRController& c, VRController::kButton b, VRController::kAction a, glm::vec2 axis)
 {
-    if ((b == VRController::kButton::A || b == VRController::kButton::Menu || b == VRController::kButton::Pad) 
+    if (!vr_controllers_enabled)
+        return;
+    if ((b == VRController::kButton::A || b == VRController::kButton::Menu || b == VRController::kButton::Pad)
         && a == VRController::kAction::Press)
     {
         if (glm::length(axis) < 0.5f)
@@ -400,7 +406,7 @@ void App::vr_draw(const glm::mat4& proj, const glm::mat4& camera, const glm::mat
     }
 
     // draw the cursor
-    if (ui_visible && ui_inside)
+    if (ui_visible /*&& ui_inside*/)
     {
         auto cur = (glm::vec2(cursor.x / width * zoom, 1.f - cursor.y / height * zoom) - 0.5f) * 2.f;
         auto mvp = proj * camera *
@@ -418,7 +424,7 @@ void App::vr_draw(const glm::mat4& proj, const glm::mat4& camera, const glm::mat
 
 
     // draw the motion controller sphere
-    if (ui_visible && ui_inside)
+    if (vr_controllers_enabled && ui_visible && ui_inside)
     {
         auto mvp = proj * camera * vr_controllers[0].m_mat;
         ShaderManager::use(kShader::Color);
@@ -429,7 +435,7 @@ void App::vr_draw(const glm::mat4& proj, const glm::mat4& camera, const glm::mat
 
 
     // draw the motion controller brush
-    if (!ui_visible || !ui_inside)
+    if (vr_controllers_enabled && (!ui_visible || !ui_inside))
     {
         glm::vec3 cpos = vr_controllers[0].get_pos() - xyz(pose[3]);
         auto pos = glm::translate(glm::normalize(cpos) * 100.f);