diff --git a/examples/utilities/tools/developerMenuItems.js b/examples/utilities/tools/developerMenuItems.js
index 58b5149307..ace2b032e2 100644
--- a/examples/utilities/tools/developerMenuItems.js
+++ b/examples/utilities/tools/developerMenuItems.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 var createdRenderMenu = false;
 var createdGeneratedAudioMenu = false;
+var createdStereoInputMenuItem = false;
 
 var DEVELOPER_MENU = "Developer";
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ var AUDIO_SOURCE_INJECT = "Generated Audio";
 var AUDIO_SOURCE_MENU = AUDIO_MENU + " > Generated Audio Source";
 var AUDIO_SOURCE_PINK_NOISE = "Pink Noise";
 var AUDIO_SOURCE_SINE_440 = "Sine 440hz";
+var AUDIO_STEREO_INPUT = "Stereo Input";
 
 
 function setupMenus() {
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ function setupMenus() {
         Audio.selectPinkNoise();
         createdGeneratedAudioMenu = true;
     }
+    if (!Menu.menuItemExists(AUDIO_MENU, AUDIO_STEREO_INPUT)) {
+        Menu.addMenuItem({ menuName: AUDIO_MENU, menuItemName: AUDIO_STEREO_INPUT, isCheckable: true, isChecked: false });
+        createdStereoInputMenuItem = true;
+    }
 }
 
 Menu.menuItemEvent.connect(function (menuItem) {
@@ -99,6 +105,8 @@ Menu.menuItemEvent.connect(function (menuItem) {
    } else if (menuItem == AUDIO_SOURCE_SINE_440 && !createdGeneratedAudioMenu) {
        Audio.selectSine440();
        Menu.setIsOptionChecked(AUDIO_SOURCE_PINK_NOISE, false);
+   } else if (menuItem == AUDIO_STEREO_INPUT) {
+       Audio.setStereoInput(Menu.isOptionChecked(AUDIO_STEREO_INPUT))
    }
 });
 
@@ -125,6 +133,10 @@ function scriptEnding() {
         Menu.removeMenuItem(AUDIO_MENU, AUDIO_SOURCE_INJECT);
         Menu.removeMenu(AUDIO_SOURCE_MENU);
     }
+
+    if (createdStereoInputMenuItem) {
+        Menu.removeMenuItem(AUDIO_MENU, AUDIO_STEREO_INPUT);
+    }
 }
 
 setupMenus();
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 868fa9270c..9b8504c03e 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -484,8 +484,6 @@ Menu::Menu() {
                                            audioIO.data(), SLOT(toggleServerEcho()));
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(audioDebugMenu, MenuOption::EchoLocalAudio, 0, false,
                                            audioIO.data(), SLOT(toggleLocalEcho()));
-    addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(audioDebugMenu, MenuOption::StereoAudio, 0, false,
-                                           audioIO.data(), SLOT(toggleStereoInput()));
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(audioDebugMenu, MenuOption::MuteAudio,
                                            Qt::CTRL | Qt::Key_M,
                                            false,
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index 5b2d1430a6..ef40674164 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -267,7 +267,6 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString ShiftHipsForIdleAnimations = "Shift hips for idle animations";
     const QString Stars = "Stars";
     const QString Stats = "Stats";
-    const QString StereoAudio = "Stereo Audio (disables spatial sound)";
     const QString StopAllScripts = "Stop All Scripts";
     const QString SuppressShortTimings = "Suppress Timings Less than 10ms";
     const QString TestPing = "Test Ping";
diff --git a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
index bb145a209f..9d10184d13 100644
--- a/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
+++ b/libraries/audio-client/src/AudioClient.h
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ public:
     
     bool isMuted() { return _muted; }
     
-    void setIsStereoInput(bool isStereoInput);
-    
     const AudioIOStats& getStats() const { return _stats; }
 
     float getInputRingBufferMsecsAvailable() const;
@@ -146,14 +144,14 @@ public slots:
     virtual void enableAudioSourceInject(bool enable);
     virtual void selectAudioSourcePinkNoise();
     virtual void selectAudioSourceSine440();
-    
+
+    virtual void setIsStereoInput(bool stereo);
+
     void toggleAudioNoiseReduction() { _isNoiseGateEnabled = !_isNoiseGateEnabled; }
     
     void toggleLocalEcho() { _shouldEchoLocally = !_shouldEchoLocally; }
     void toggleServerEcho() { _shouldEchoToServer = !_shouldEchoToServer; }
     
-    void toggleStereoInput() { setIsStereoInput(!_isStereoInput); }
-  
     void processReceivedSamples(const QByteArray& inputBuffer, QByteArray& outputBuffer);
     void sendMuteEnvironmentPacket();
 
diff --git a/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h b/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h
index 9649d11ad2..a5855d75d1 100644
--- a/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/audio/src/AbstractAudioInterface.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public slots:
     virtual void enableAudioSourceInject(bool enable) = 0;
     virtual void selectAudioSourcePinkNoise() = 0;
     virtual void selectAudioSourceSine440() = 0;
+
+    virtual void setIsStereoInput(bool stereo) = 0;
 };
 
 Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(AbstractAudioInterface*)
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
index 8bcc4a20cf..e210ee6f6e 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -89,4 +89,8 @@ void AudioScriptingInterface::selectSine440() {
     }
 }
 
-
+void AudioScriptingInterface::setStereoInput(bool stereo) {
+    if (_localAudioInterface) {
+        _localAudioInterface->setIsStereoInput(stereo);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
index 9d02b8c9a1..bbc9a57db8 100644
--- a/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/script-engine/src/AudioScriptingInterface.h
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ protected:
     Q_INVOKABLE void injectGeneratedNoise(bool inject);
     Q_INVOKABLE void selectPinkNoise();
     Q_INVOKABLE void selectSine440();
+
+    Q_INVOKABLE void setStereoInput(bool stereo);
     
 signals:
     void mutedByMixer();