diff --git a/Common/VR/PPSSPPVR.cpp b/Common/VR/PPSSPPVR.cpp
index 423b74bd27..0a0ac9dd2f 100644
--- a/Common/VR/PPSSPPVR.cpp
+++ b/Common/VR/PPSSPPVR.cpp
@@ -316,9 +316,9 @@ void UpdateVRInput(bool(*NativeAxis)(const AxisInput &axis), bool(*NativeKey)(co
 						g_Config.fCameraHeight = clampFloat(g_Config.fCameraHeight, -50.0f, 50.0f);
 						break;
 					case JOYSTICK_AXIS_Z:
-						if (axis.second < -0.75f) g_Config.fFieldOfViewPercentage -= 1.0f;
-						if (axis.second > 0.75f) g_Config.fFieldOfViewPercentage += 1.0f;
-						g_Config.fFieldOfViewPercentage = clampFloat(g_Config.fFieldOfViewPercentage, 100.0f, 200.0f);
+						if (axis.second < -0.75f) g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale -= 0.01f;
+						if (axis.second > 0.75f) g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale += 0.01f;
+						g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale = clampFloat(g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale, 0.2f, 1.0f);
 						break;
 					case JOYSTICK_AXIS_RZ:
 						if (axis.second > 0.75f) g_Config.fCameraDistance -= 0.1f;
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ bool UpdateVRKeys(const KeyInput &key) {
 		g_Config.fCameraHeight = 0;
 		g_Config.fCameraSide = 0;
 		g_Config.fCameraDistance = 0;
-		g_Config.fFieldOfViewPercentage = 100;
+		g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale = 0.3f;
 	}
 
 	//block keys by camera adjust
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ bool Is2DVRObject(float* projMatrix, bool ortho) {
 	if (!identity && !ortho) {
 		vr3DGeometryCount++;
 	}
-	return identity;
+	return identity || ortho;
 }
 
 void UpdateVRParams(float* projMatrix, float* viewMatrix) {
diff --git a/Core/Config.cpp b/Core/Config.cpp
index 35a05ba910..cb17b4881e 100644
--- a/Core/Config.cpp
+++ b/Core/Config.cpp
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ static ConfigSetting vrSettings[] = {
 	ConfigSetting("VRCameraSide", &g_Config.fCameraSide, 0.0f),
 	ConfigSetting("VRCanvasDistance", &g_Config.fCanvasDistance, 6.0f),
 	ConfigSetting("VRFieldOfView", &g_Config.fFieldOfViewPercentage, 100.0f),
+	ConfigSetting("VRHeadUpDisplayScale", &g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale, 0.3f),
 	ConfigSetting("VRMotionLength", &g_Config.fMotionLength, 0.5f),
 
 	ConfigSetting(false),
diff --git a/Core/Config.h b/Core/Config.h
index af20f6289e..8b517889b0 100644
--- a/Core/Config.h
+++ b/Core/Config.h
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ public:
 	float fCameraSide;
 	float fCanvasDistance;
 	float fFieldOfViewPercentage;
+	float fHeadUpDisplayScale;
 	float fMotionLength;
 
 	// Debugger
diff --git a/GPU/GLES/ShaderManagerGLES.cpp b/GPU/GLES/ShaderManagerGLES.cpp
index 7195bcd8af..d36a68fe7a 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/ShaderManagerGLES.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/ShaderManagerGLES.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,33 @@ static inline void FlipProjMatrix(Matrix4x4 &in, bool useBufferedRendering) {
 	}
 }
 
+static inline bool GuessVRDrawingHUD(bool is2D, bool flatScreen) {
+
+	bool hud = true;
+	//HUD cannot be rendered in flatscreen
+	if (flatScreen) hud = false;
+	//HUD has to be 2D
+	else if (!is2D) hud = false;
+	//HUD has to be blended
+	else if (!gstate.isAlphaBlendEnabled()) hud = false;
+	//HUD cannot be rendered with clear color mask
+	else if (gstate.isClearModeColorMask()) hud = false;
+	//HUD cannot be rendered with fog on
+	else if (gstate.isFogEnabled()) hud = false;
+	//HUD cannot be rendered with lights on
+	else if (gstate.isLightingEnabled()) hud = false;
+	//HUD texture has to contain alpha channel
+	else if (!gstate.isTextureAlphaUsed()) hud = false;
+	//HUD cannot have full alpha
+	else if (gstate_c.textureFullAlpha) hud = false;
+	//HUD cannot render FB screenshot
+	else if (gstate_c.curTextureHeight == 272) hud = false;
+	//HUD cannot render far plane
+	else if ((fabs(gstate.viewMatrix[9]) > 100) || (fabs(gstate.viewMatrix[11]) > 100)) hud = false;
+
+	return hud;
+}
+
 void LinkedShader::use(const ShaderID &VSID) {
 	render_->BindProgram(program);
 	// Note that we no longer track attr masks here - we do it for the input layouts instead.
@@ -385,16 +412,9 @@ void LinkedShader::UpdateUniforms(u32 vertType, const ShaderID &vsid, bool useBu
 
 	// Set HUD mode
 	if (gstate_c.Use(GPU_USE_VIRTUAL_REALITY)) {
-		bool is3D = gstate.isDepthWriteEnabled();
-		bool hud = is2D && !is3D && !flatScreen &&
-		           gstate.isModeThrough() &&       //2D content requires orthographic projection
-		           gstate.isAlphaBlendEnabled() && //2D content has to be blended
-		           !gstate.isLightingEnabled() &&  //2D content cannot be rendered with lights on
-		           !gstate.isFogEnabled();         //2D content cannot be rendered with fog on
-		if (hud) {
-			float scale = 0.5f;
-			render_->SetUniformF1(&u_scaleX, scale);
-			render_->SetUniformF1(&u_scaleY, scale / 480.0f * 272.0f);
+		if (GuessVRDrawingHUD(is2D, flatScreen)) {
+			render_->SetUniformF1(&u_scaleX, g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale * 480.0f / 272.0f);
+			render_->SetUniformF1(&u_scaleY, g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale);
 		} else {
 			render_->SetUniformF1(&u_scaleX, 1.0f);
 			render_->SetUniformF1(&u_scaleY, 1.0f);
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 9c483cf750..3cc50182d9 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ void GameSettingsScreen::CreateViews() {
 		vrSettings->Add(new ItemHeader(vr->T("VR camera")));
 		vrSettings->Add(new PopupSliderChoiceFloat(&g_Config.fCanvasDistance, 1.0f, 15.0f, vr->T("Distance to 2D menus and scenes"), 1.0f, screenManager(), ""));
 		vrSettings->Add(new PopupSliderChoiceFloat(&g_Config.fFieldOfViewPercentage, 100.0f, 200.0f, vr->T("Field of view scale"), 10.0f, screenManager(), vr->T("% of native FoV")));
+		vrSettings->Add(new PopupSliderChoiceFloat(&g_Config.fHeadUpDisplayScale, 0.2f, 1.0f, vr->T("Heads-up display scale"), 0.1f, screenManager(), ""));
 
 		vrSettings->Add(new ItemHeader(vr->T("VR controllers")));
 		vrSettings->Add(new CheckBox(&g_Config.bEnableMotions, vr->T("Map controller movements to keys")));