diff --git a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
index aa08576467..e04fc031fb 100644
--- a/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/EmuScreen.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ using namespace std::placeholders;
 static AVIDump avi;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef OPENXR
+#include <VR/VRRenderer.h>
+#endif
+
 // TODO: Ugly!
 static bool frameStep_;
 static int lastNumFlips;
@@ -821,6 +825,9 @@ protected:
 };
 
 void EmuScreen::CreateViews() {
+#ifdef OPENXR
+	VR_SetMode(VR_MODE_MONO_6DOF);
+#endif
 	using namespace UI;
 
 	auto dev = GetI18NCategory("Developer");
diff --git a/UI/PauseScreen.cpp b/UI/PauseScreen.cpp
index 339409ed6e..03fc98a451 100644
--- a/UI/PauseScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/PauseScreen.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@
 #include "UI/OnScreenDisplay.h"
 #include "UI/GameInfoCache.h"
 
+#ifdef OPENXR
+#include <VR/VRRenderer.h>
+#endif
+
 AsyncImageFileView::AsyncImageFileView(const Path &filename, UI::ImageSizeMode sizeMode, UI::LayoutParams *layoutParams)
 	: UI::Clickable(layoutParams), canFocus_(true), filename_(filename), color_(0xFFFFFFFF), sizeMode_(sizeMode), textureFailed_(false), fixedSizeW_(0.0f), fixedSizeH_(0.0f) {}
 
@@ -364,6 +368,10 @@ GamePauseScreen::~GamePauseScreen() {
 }
 
 void GamePauseScreen::CreateViews() {
+#ifdef OPENXR
+	VR_SetMode(VR_MODE_FLAT_SCREEN);
+#endif
+
 	static const int NUM_SAVESLOTS = 5;
 
 	using namespace UI;
diff --git a/VR/VRRenderer.cpp b/VR/VRRenderer.cpp
index 12fb37cf7b..53d6452ffd 100644
--- a/VR/VRRenderer.cpp
+++ b/VR/VRRenderer.cpp
@@ -422,6 +422,10 @@ void VR_EndFrame( engine_t* engine ) {
 	}
 }
 
+void VR_SetMode( VRMode mode ) {
+	vrMode = mode;
+}
+
 void VR_BindFramebuffer( engine_t* engine, int eye ) {
 	if (!initialized) return;
 	ovrFramebuffer* frameBuffer = &engine->appState.Renderer.FrameBuffer[eye];