diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index a6f7e63247..59b55fe22f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -6755,6 +6755,12 @@ void Application::update(float deltaTime) {
     if (!getActiveDisplayPlugin()->isActive()) {
         getMain3DScene()->processTransactionQueue();
     }
+
+    // decide if the sensorToWorldMatrix is changing in a way that warrents squeezing the edges of the view down
+    if (getActiveDisplayPlugin()->isHmd()) {
+        PerformanceTimer perfTimer("squeezeVision");
+        _visionSqueeze.updateVisionSqueeze(myAvatar->getSensorToWorldMatrix(), deltaTime);
+    }
 }
 
 void Application::updateRenderArgs(float deltaTime) {
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.h b/interface/src/Application.h
index 2d6821bbd9..1e7180e203 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.h
+++ b/interface/src/Application.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
 #include <ModelScriptingInterface.h>
 
 #include "Sound.h"
+#include "VisionSqueeze.h"
 
 class GLCanvas;
 class FaceTracker;
@@ -364,6 +365,9 @@ public:
     void forceLoginWithTokens(const QString& tokens);
     void setConfigFileURL(const QString& fileUrl);
 
+    // used by preferences and HMDScriptingInterface...
+    VisionSqueeze& getVisionSqueeze() { return _visionSqueeze; }
+
 signals:
     void svoImportRequested(const QString& url);
 
@@ -731,6 +735,7 @@ private:
 
     bool _loginDialogPoppedUp{ false };
     bool _desktopRootItemCreated{ false };
+
     bool _developerMenuVisible{ false };
     QString _previousAvatarSkeletonModel;
     float _previousAvatarTargetScale;
@@ -837,5 +842,7 @@ private:
     bool _resumeAfterLoginDialogActionTaken_SafeToRun { false };
     bool _startUpFinished { false };
     bool _overrideEntry { false };
+
+    VisionSqueeze _visionSqueeze;
 };
 #endif // hifi_Application_h
diff --git a/interface/src/VisionSqueeze.cpp b/interface/src/VisionSqueeze.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cb895cc74f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/VisionSqueeze.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+//
+//  VisionSqueeze.cpp
+//  interface/src
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2019-3-13.
+//  Copyright 2019 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "VisionSqueeze.h"
+
+#include <glm/gtx/matrix_decompose.hpp>
+#include <glm/gtc/epsilon.hpp>
+
+#include <display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h>
+
+#include "Application.h"
+
+VisionSqueeze::VisionSqueeze() :
+    _visionSqueezeEnabled(_visionSqueezeEnabledSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeRatioX(_visionSqueezeRatioXSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeRatioY(_visionSqueezeRatioYSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay(_visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelaySetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed(_visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeedSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeTransition(_visionSqueezeTransitionSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezePerEye(_visionSqueezePerEyeSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY(_visionSqueezeGroundPlaneYSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize(_visionSqueezeSpotlightSizeSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeTurningXFactor(_visionSqueezeTurningXFactorSetting.get()),
+    _visionSqueezeTurningYFactor(_visionSqueezeTurningYFactorSetting.get()) {
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeEnabled(bool value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeEnabled) {
+        _visionSqueezeEnabled = value;
+        _visionSqueezeEnabledSetting.set(_visionSqueezeEnabled);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeRatioX(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeRatioX) {
+        _visionSqueezeRatioX = value;
+        _visionSqueezeRatioXSetting.set(_visionSqueezeRatioX);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeRatioY(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeRatioY) {
+        _visionSqueezeRatioY = value;
+        _visionSqueezeRatioYSetting.set(_visionSqueezeRatioY);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay) {
+        _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay = value;
+        _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelaySetting.set(_visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed) {
+        _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed = value;
+        _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeedSetting.set(_visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeTransition(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeTransition) {
+        _visionSqueezeTransition = value;
+        _visionSqueezeTransitionSetting.set(_visionSqueezeTransition);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezePerEye(int value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezePerEye) {
+        _visionSqueezePerEye = value;
+        _visionSqueezePerEyeSetting.set(_visionSqueezePerEye);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY) {
+        _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY = value;
+        _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneYSetting.set(_visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize) {
+        _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize = value;
+        _visionSqueezeSpotlightSizeSetting.set(_visionSqueezeSpotlightSize);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeTurningXFactor) {
+        _visionSqueezeTurningXFactor = value;
+        _visionSqueezeTurningXFactorSetting.set(_visionSqueezeTurningXFactor);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::setVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor(float value) {
+    if (value != _visionSqueezeTurningYFactor) {
+        _visionSqueezeTurningYFactor = value;
+        _visionSqueezeTurningYFactorSetting.set(_visionSqueezeTurningYFactor);
+    }
+}
+
+void VisionSqueeze::updateVisionSqueeze(const glm::mat4& sensorToWorldMatrix, float deltaTime) {
+
+    const float SENSOR_TO_WORLD_TRANS_EPSILON = 0.0001f;
+    const float SENSOR_TO_WORLD_TRANS_Y_EPSILON = 0.01f;
+    const float SENSOR_TO_WORLD_TRANS_ITS_A_TELEPORT_SQUARED = 2.0f;
+    const float SENSOR_TO_WORLD_ROT_EPSILON = 0.000005f;
+    const float SENSOR_TO_WORLD_ROT_ITS_A_SNAP_TURN = 0.99f;
+    const float VISION_SQUEEZE_TP_LOCKOUT = 0.1f; // seconds
+
+    glm::vec3 scale;
+    glm::quat rotation;
+    glm::vec3 translation;
+    glm::vec3 skew;
+    glm::vec4 perspective;
+    glm::decompose(sensorToWorldMatrix, scale, rotation, translation, skew, perspective);
+
+    if (!_visionSqueezeEnabled) {
+        _squeezeVision = false;
+        _squeezeVisionTurning = false;
+    } else if (_visionSqueezeLockout > 0.0f) {
+        _visionSqueezeLockout -= deltaTime;
+    } else {
+        _squeezeVision = false;
+        _squeezeVisionTurning = false;
+        glm::vec3 absTransDelta = glm::abs(translation - _prevTranslation);
+        float rotDot = fabsf(glm::dot(rotation, _prevRotation));
+
+        // if the avatar has just teleported or snap-turned, briefly disable triggering of vision-squeeze
+        if (glm::length2(translation - _prevTranslation) > SENSOR_TO_WORLD_TRANS_ITS_A_TELEPORT_SQUARED ||
+            rotDot < SENSOR_TO_WORLD_ROT_ITS_A_SNAP_TURN) {
+            _visionSqueezeLockout = VISION_SQUEEZE_TP_LOCKOUT;
+            _squeezeVision = true;
+            _squeezeVisionTurning = true;
+        } else if (rotDot < 1.0f - SENSOR_TO_WORLD_ROT_EPSILON) {
+            _squeezeVision = true;
+            _squeezeVisionTurning = true;
+        } else if (absTransDelta.x > SENSOR_TO_WORLD_TRANS_EPSILON ||
+                   absTransDelta.y > SENSOR_TO_WORLD_TRANS_Y_EPSILON ||
+                   absTransDelta.z > SENSOR_TO_WORLD_TRANS_EPSILON) {
+            _squeezeVision = true;
+            _squeezeVisionTurning = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    _prevTranslation = translation;
+    _prevRotation = rotation;
+
+    static quint64 lastSqueezeTime = 0;
+    quint64 now = usecTimestampNow();
+    static float visionSqueezeX = 0.0f; // 0.0 -- unobstructed, 1.0 -- fully blocked
+    static float visionSqueezeY = 0.0f; // 0.0 -- unobstructed, 1.0 -- fully blocked
+
+    if (_squeezeVision) {
+        float ratioX = getVisionSqueezeRatioX();
+        float ratioY = getVisionSqueezeRatioY();
+
+        if (ratioX >= 0.0f) {
+            if (_squeezeVisionTurning) {
+                ratioX += (1.0f - ratioX) * getVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor();
+            }
+            float newVisionSqueezeX = ratioX;
+            if (newVisionSqueezeX >= visionSqueezeX) {
+                lastSqueezeTime = now;
+                visionSqueezeX = newVisionSqueezeX;
+            }
+        } else {
+            visionSqueezeX = -1.0f;
+        }
+
+        if (ratioY >= 0.0f) {
+            float newVisionSqueezeY = ratioY;
+            if (newVisionSqueezeY >= visionSqueezeY) {
+                lastSqueezeTime = now;
+                visionSqueezeY = newVisionSqueezeY;
+            }
+        } else {
+            visionSqueezeY = -1.0f;
+        }
+    }
+
+    float unsqueezeAmount = deltaTime * getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed();
+    if (now - lastSqueezeTime > getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay() * USECS_PER_SECOND) {
+        visionSqueezeX -= unsqueezeAmount;
+        if (visionSqueezeX < 0.0f) {
+            visionSqueezeX = -1.0f;
+        }
+        visionSqueezeY -= unsqueezeAmount;
+        if (visionSqueezeY < 0.0f) {
+            visionSqueezeY = -1.0f;
+        }
+    }
+
+    std::shared_ptr<HmdDisplayPlugin> hmdDisplayPlugin =
+        std::dynamic_pointer_cast<HmdDisplayPlugin>(qApp->getActiveDisplayPlugin());
+    if (hmdDisplayPlugin) {
+        hmdDisplayPlugin->updateVisionSqueezeParameters(visionSqueezeX, visionSqueezeY,
+                                                        getVisionSqueezeTransition(),
+                                                        getVisionSqueezePerEye(),
+                                                        getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY(),
+                                                        getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/VisionSqueeze.h b/interface/src/VisionSqueeze.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d32f608ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/interface/src/VisionSqueeze.h
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+//
+//  VisionSqueeze.h
+//  interface/src
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2019-3-13.
+//  Copyright 2019 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_VisionSqueeze_h
+#define hifi_VisionSqueeze_h
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <glm/glm.hpp>
+
+#include <SettingHandle.h>
+
+static const float DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TURNING_X_FACTOR = 0.51f;
+static const float DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TURNING_Y_FACTOR = 0.36f;
+static const float DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_UNSQUEEZE_DELAY = 0.2f; // seconds
+static const float DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_UNSQUEEZE_SPEED = 3.0f;
+static const float DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TRANSITION = 0.25f;
+static const int DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_PER_EYE = 1;
+static const float DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_GROUND_PLANE_Y = 0.0f;
+static const float DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_SPOTLIGHT_SIZE = 6.0f;
+
+
+class VisionSqueeze {
+
+public:
+
+    VisionSqueeze();
+
+    bool getVisionSqueezeEnabled() const { return _visionSqueezeEnabled; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeEnabled(bool value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeRatioX() const { return _visionSqueezeRatioX; }
+    float getVisionSqueezeRatioY() const { return _visionSqueezeRatioY; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeRatioX(float value);
+    void setVisionSqueezeRatioY(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay() const { return _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed() const { return _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeTransition() const { return _visionSqueezeTransition; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeTransition(float value);
+    int getVisionSqueezePerEye() const { return _visionSqueezePerEye; }
+    void setVisionSqueezePerEye(int value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY() const { return _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize() const { return _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor() const { return _visionSqueezeTurningXFactor; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor() const { return _visionSqueezeTurningYFactor; }
+    void setVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor(float value);
+
+    void updateVisionSqueeze(const glm::mat4& sensorToWorldMatrix, float deltaTime);
+
+    // state variable accessors used by Application.cpp...
+    bool getSqueezeVision() const { return _squeezeVision; }
+    void setSqueezeVision(bool value) { _squeezeVision = value; }
+    bool getSqueezeVisionTurning() const { return _squeezeVisionTurning; }
+    void setSqueezeVisionTurning(bool value) { _squeezeVisionTurning = value; }
+
+private:
+    Setting::Handle<bool> _visionSqueezeEnabledSetting {"visionSqueezeEnabled", false};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeRatioXSetting {"visionSqueezeRatioX", 0.0f};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeRatioYSetting {"visionSqueezeRatioY", 0.0f};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelaySetting {"visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay",
+            DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_UNSQUEEZE_DELAY};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeedSetting {"visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed",
+            DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_UNSQUEEZE_SPEED};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeTransitionSetting {"visionSqueezeTransition", DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TRANSITION};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezePerEyeSetting {"visionSqueezePerEye", DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_PER_EYE};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneYSetting {"visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY",
+            DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_GROUND_PLANE_Y};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeSpotlightSizeSetting {"visionSqueezeSpotlightSize",
+            DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_SPOTLIGHT_SIZE};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeTurningXFactorSetting {"visionSqueezeTurningXFactor",
+            DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TURNING_X_FACTOR};
+    Setting::Handle<float> _visionSqueezeTurningYFactorSetting {"visionSqueezeTurningYFactor",
+            DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TURNING_Y_FACTOR};
+
+
+    // these are readable and writable from the scripting interface (on a different thread), so make them atomic
+    std::atomic<bool> _visionSqueezeEnabled { false };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeRatioX { 0.0f };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeRatioY { 0.0f };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_UNSQUEEZE_DELAY }; // seconds
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_UNSQUEEZE_SPEED };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeTransition { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TRANSITION };
+    std::atomic<int> _visionSqueezePerEye { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_PER_EYE };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_GROUND_PLANE_Y };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_SPOTLIGHT_SIZE };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeTurningXFactor { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TURNING_X_FACTOR };
+    std::atomic<float> _visionSqueezeTurningYFactor { DEFAULT_VISION_SQUEEZE_TURNING_Y_FACTOR };
+
+    bool _squeezeVision { false };
+    bool _squeezeVisionTurning { false };
+
+    float _visionSqueezeLockout { 0.0 };
+    glm::vec3 _prevTranslation;
+    glm::quat _prevRotation;
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_VisionSqueeze_h
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
index cce2af466d..acb199bb97 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/MyAvatar.cpp
@@ -6144,4 +6144,3 @@ void MyAvatar::sendPacket(const QUuid& entityID) const {
         });
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp
index baca6250d2..8f7ae7c4dc 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -236,3 +236,83 @@ QVariant HMDScriptingInterface::getPlayAreaRect() {
 QVector<glm::vec3> HMDScriptingInterface::getSensorPositions() {
     return qApp->getActiveDisplayPlugin()->getSensorPositions();
 }
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeRatioX() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeRatioX();
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeRatioY() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeRatioY();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeRatioX(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeRatioX(value);
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeRatioY(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeRatioY(value);
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay(value);
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed(value);
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeTransition() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeTransition();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeTransition(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeTransition(value);
+}
+
+int HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezePerEye() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezePerEye();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezePerEye(int value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezePerEye(value);
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY(value);
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize(value);
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor(value);
+}
+
+float HMDScriptingInterface::getVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor() const {
+    return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor();
+}
+
+void HMDScriptingInterface::setVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor(float value) {
+    qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor(value);
+}
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h
index 335816bf7c..ad3b4404a8 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/HMDScriptingInterface.h
@@ -84,6 +84,17 @@ class HMDScriptingInterface : public AbstractHMDScriptingInterface, public Depen
     Q_PROPERTY(QVariant playArea READ getPlayAreaRect);
     Q_PROPERTY(QVector<glm::vec3> sensorPositions READ getSensorPositions);
 
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeRatioX READ getVisionSqueezeRatioX WRITE setVisionSqueezeRatioX);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeRatioY READ getVisionSqueezeRatioY WRITE setVisionSqueezeRatioY);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay READ getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay WRITE setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed READ getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed WRITE setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeTransition READ getVisionSqueezeTransition WRITE setVisionSqueezeTransition);
+    Q_PROPERTY(int visionSqueezePerEye READ getVisionSqueezePerEye WRITE setVisionSqueezePerEye);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY READ getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY WRITE setVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeSpotlightSize READ getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize WRITE setVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeTurningXFactor READ getVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor WRITE setVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor);
+    Q_PROPERTY(float visionSqueezeTurningYFactor READ getVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor WRITE setVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor);
+
 public:
 
     /**jsdoc
@@ -339,6 +350,27 @@ public:
      */
     Q_INVOKABLE void openTablet(bool contextualMode = false);
 
+    float getVisionSqueezeRatioX() const;
+    float getVisionSqueezeRatioY() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeRatioX(float value);
+    void setVisionSqueezeRatioY(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeDelay(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeUnSqueezeSpeed(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeTransition() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeTransition(float value);
+    int getVisionSqueezePerEye() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezePerEye(int value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeTurningXFactor(float value);
+    float getVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor() const;
+    void setVisionSqueezeTurningYFactor(float value);
+
 signals:
     /**jsdoc
      * Triggered when a request to show or hide models of the HMD hand controllers is made using 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
index ce70e91128..ec15dd8111 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/PreferencesDialog.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <Preferences.h>
 #include <plugins/PluginUtils.h>
 #include <display-plugins/CompositorHelper.h>
+#include <display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h>
 #include "scripting/RenderScriptingInterface.h"
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "DialogsManager.h"
@@ -377,6 +378,33 @@ void setupPreferences() {
         preference->setDecimals(2);
         preferences->addPreference(preference);
     }
+    {
+        auto getter = []()->bool {
+            return qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeEnabled();
+        };
+        auto setter = [](bool value) {
+            qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeEnabled(value);
+        };
+        auto preference = new CheckPreference(VR_MOVEMENT, "Enable HMD Comfort Mode", getter, setter);
+        preferences->addPreference(preference);
+    }
+    {
+        const float sliderPositions = 5.0f;
+        auto getter = [sliderPositions]()->float {
+            return roundf(sliderPositions * qApp->getVisionSqueeze().getVisionSqueezeRatioX());
+        };
+        auto setter = [sliderPositions](float value) {
+            float ratio = value / sliderPositions;
+            qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeRatioX(ratio);
+            qApp->getVisionSqueeze().setVisionSqueezeRatioY(ratio);
+        };
+        auto preference = new SpinnerSliderPreference(VR_MOVEMENT, "Comfort Mode", getter, setter);
+        preference->setMin(0.0f);
+        preference->setMax(sliderPositions);
+        preference->setStep(1.0f);
+        preference->setDecimals(0);
+        preferences->addPreference(preference);
+    }
     {
         auto getter = [myAvatar]()->bool { return myAvatar->getShowPlayArea(); };
         auto setter = [myAvatar](bool value) { myAvatar->setShowPlayArea(value); };
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.slf b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.slf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1092608421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.slf
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+<@include gpu/Config.slh@>
+<$VERSION_HEADER$>
+//  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
+//
+//  DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.frag
+//
+//  Draw texture 0 fetched at texcoord.xy
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2019-2-15
+//  Copyright 2019 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+<@include display-plugins/VisionSqueeze.slh@>
+
+struct DrawTextureWithVisionSqueezeParams {
+    float _visionSqueezeX;
+    float _visionSqueezeY;
+    float _spareA;
+    float _spareB;
+    mat4 _leftProjection;
+    mat4 _rightProjection;
+    mat4 _hmdSensorMatrix;
+    float _visionSqueezeTransition;
+    int _visionSqueezePerEye;
+    float _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY;
+    float _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize;
+};
+
+
+LAYOUT(binding=0) uniform sampler2D colorMap;
+
+// binding=1 must match drawTextureWithSqueezeParamsSlot in OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
+LAYOUT(binding=1) uniform drawTextureWithSqueezeMappingParamsBuffer {
+    DrawTextureWithVisionSqueezeParams params;
+};
+
+layout(location=0) in vec2 varTexCoord0;
+layout(location=0) out vec4 outFragColor;
+
+
+float getVisionSqueezeX() {
+    return params._visionSqueezeX;
+}
+float getVisionSqueezeY() {
+    return params._visionSqueezeY;
+}
+float getVisionSqueezeTransitionRatio() {
+    return params._visionSqueezeTransition;
+}
+int getVisionSqueezePerEye() {
+    return params._visionSqueezePerEye;
+}
+float getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY() {
+    return params._visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY;
+}
+float getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize() {
+    return params._visionSqueezeSpotlightSize;
+}
+mat4 getProjectionMatrix(float eye) {
+    if (eye == 0.0) {
+        return params._leftProjection;
+    } else {
+        return params._rightProjection;
+    }
+}
+mat4 getHMDSensorMatrix() {
+    return params._hmdSensorMatrix;
+}
+
+
+void main(void) {
+
+    float side = float(varTexCoord0.x > 0.5);
+    mat4 leftProjectionMatrix = getProjectionMatrix(0.0);
+    vec4 fovTan = extractFovTan(leftProjectionMatrix);
+    vec2 focalPointNDC = extractFocalPoint(fovTan);
+    focalPointNDC.x -= 2.0 * focalPointNDC.x * (1.0 - side);
+    vec2 focalPointUV = 0.5 * (focalPointNDC + vec2(1.0));
+
+    // block edges of vision to avoid sickness
+    vec2 visionSqueezeRatios = vec2(getVisionSqueezeX(), getVisionSqueezeY());
+    bool perEye = getVisionSqueezePerEye() > 0;
+    float frac = squeezeVision(perEye, varTexCoord0, visionSqueezeRatios, getVisionSqueezeTransitionRatio(), focalPointUV);
+
+    if (frac == 0.0) {
+        // world only
+        outFragColor = texture(colorMap, varTexCoord0);
+    } else {
+        // grid on the floor only or mixed
+        mat4 hmdSensorMatrix = getHMDSensorMatrix();
+        mat4 projectionMatrix = getProjectionMatrix(side);
+        mat4 projectionInverse = inverse(projectionMatrix);
+        float groundPlaneY = getVisionSqueezeGroundPlaneY();
+        float spotLightSize = getVisionSqueezeSpotlightSize();
+        vec4 gridColor = vec4(gridFloor(varTexCoord0, hmdSensorMatrix, projectionInverse, groundPlaneY, spotLightSize), 1.0);
+
+        vec4 preSqueezeColor = texture(colorMap, varTexCoord0);
+        // mix between grid and world
+        outFragColor = mix(preSqueezeColor, gridColor, frac);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.slp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.slp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2c4bfbebd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.slp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VERTEX gpu::vertex::DrawUnitQuadTexcoord
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
index ebbf888e83..1d0fc5a128 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::customizeContext() {
 
         _drawTexturePipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(gpu::Shader::createProgram(DrawTexture), scissorState);
 
+        _drawTextureSqueezePipeline =
+            gpu::Pipeline::create(gpu::Shader::createProgram(shader::display_plugins::program::DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze), scissorState);
+
         _linearToSRGBPipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(gpu::Shader::createProgram(DrawTextureLinearToSRGB), scissorState);
 
         _SRGBToLinearPipeline = gpu::Pipeline::create(gpu::Shader::createProgram(DrawTextureSRGBToLinear), scissorState);
@@ -407,6 +410,7 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::customizeContext() {
 void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::uncustomizeContext() {
 
     _drawTexturePipeline.reset();
+    _drawTextureSqueezePipeline.reset();
     _linearToSRGBPipeline.reset();
     _SRGBToLinearPipeline.reset();
     _cursorPipeline.reset();
@@ -629,6 +633,10 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::compositePointer() {
     });
 }
 
+void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::setupCompositeScenePipeline(gpu::Batch& batch) {
+    batch.setPipeline(_drawTexturePipeline);
+}
+
 void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::compositeScene() {
     render([&](gpu::Batch& batch) {
         batch.enableStereo(false);
@@ -637,8 +645,8 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::compositeScene() {
         batch.setStateScissorRect(ivec4(uvec2(), _compositeFramebuffer->getSize()));
         batch.resetViewTransform();
         batch.setProjectionTransform(mat4());
-        batch.setPipeline(_drawTexturePipeline);
         batch.setResourceTexture(0, _currentFrame->framebuffer->getRenderBuffer(0));
+        setupCompositeScenePipeline(batch);
         batch.draw(gpu::TRIANGLE_STRIP, 4);
     });
 }
@@ -958,4 +966,3 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::copyTextureToQuickFramebuffer(NetworkTexturePointer ne
 gpu::PipelinePointer OpenGLDisplayPlugin::getRenderTexturePipeline() {
     return _drawTexturePipeline;
 }
-
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
index 6fb36bff90..5eebd92fba 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ protected:
 
     virtual QThread::Priority getPresentPriority() { return QThread::HighPriority; }
     virtual void compositeLayers();
+    virtual void setupCompositeScenePipeline(gpu::Batch& batch);
     virtual void compositeScene();
     virtual void compositePointer();
     virtual void compositeExtra(){};
@@ -155,6 +156,7 @@ protected:
     gpu::PipelinePointer _mirrorHUDPipeline;
     gpu::ShaderPointer _mirrorHUDPS;
     gpu::PipelinePointer _drawTexturePipeline;
+    gpu::PipelinePointer _drawTextureSqueezePipeline;
     gpu::PipelinePointer _linearToSRGBPipeline;
     gpu::PipelinePointer _SRGBToLinearPipeline;
     gpu::PipelinePointer _cursorPipeline;
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/VisionSqueeze.slh b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/VisionSqueeze.slh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28e5f12337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/VisionSqueeze.slh
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+//  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2019-2-13.
+//  Copyright 2019 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+<@if not VISION_SQUEEZE_SLH@>
+<@def VISION_SQUEEZE_SLH@>
+
+
+float ellipse(vec2 coord, vec2 centerUV, vec2 semiAxis) {
+    return pow(coord.x - centerUV.x, 2.0) / semiAxis.x + pow(coord.y - centerUV.y, 2.0) / semiAxis.y;
+}
+
+vec4 extractFovTan(mat4 m) {
+    mat4 mt = transpose(m);
+    vec4 v;
+    vec4 result;
+
+    // x -- Left
+    v = mt * vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    result.x = -(v.z / v.x);
+    // y -- Right
+    v = mt * vec4(-1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    result.y = (v.z / v.x);
+    // z -- Down
+    v = mt * vec4(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    result.z = -(v.z / v.y);
+    // w -- Up
+    v = mt * vec4(0.0, -1.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+    result.w = v.z / v.y;
+    return result;
+}
+
+// takes left-side projection matrix, returns NDC for right eye.  to get left, invert sign on x coord of result.
+vec2 extractFocalPoint(vec4 fovTan) {
+    float fovwidth = fovTan.x + fovTan.y;
+    float fovheight = fovTan.z + fovTan.w;
+    vec2 focalPoint = vec2(fovTan.y / fovwidth, (fovTan.z / fovheight) - 0.5f);
+    return focalPoint;
+}
+
+float squeezeVision(bool perEye, vec2 varTexCoord0, vec2 visionSqueezeRatios, float transitionRatio, vec2 focalPointUV) {
+    if (visionSqueezeRatios.x == 0.0 && visionSqueezeRatios.y == 0.0) {
+        return 0.0;
+    }
+
+    vec2 centerUV;
+    vec2 semiAxis;
+    if (perEye) {
+        // tubes in front of each eye
+        centerUV = focalPointUV;
+        semiAxis = vec2(0.25) - visionSqueezeRatios * 0.25;
+    } else {
+        // one tube in front of face
+        centerUV = vec2(0.5, focalPointUV.y);
+        semiAxis = vec2(0.5) - visionSqueezeRatios * 0.5;
+    }
+    float ellipseValue = ellipse(varTexCoord0, centerUV, semiAxis);
+    float frac = clamp((ellipseValue - 1.0) / clamp(transitionRatio, 0.01, 0.7), 0.0, 1.0);
+
+    return frac;
+}
+
+vec3 gridFloor(vec2 varTexCoord0, mat4 hmdSensorMatrix, mat4 projectionInverse, float groundPlaneY, float spotLightSize) {
+    vec4 ndc = vec4(varTexCoord0.x * 4.0 - 1.0 - 2.0 * float(varTexCoord0.x > 0.5), varTexCoord0.y * 2.0 - 1.0, -1.0, 1.0);
+
+    vec4 fragmentEyeCoords = hmdSensorMatrix * projectionInverse * ndc;
+    vec4 near4 = hmdSensorMatrix * vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+
+    vec3 near = (near4 / near4.w).xyz;
+    vec3 far = fragmentEyeCoords.xyz / fragmentEyeCoords.w;
+
+    // intersect a line from near to far with the plane y = groundPlaneY
+    float t = -(near.y - groundPlaneY) / (far.y - near.y);
+    vec2 R = (near + t * (far - near)).xz;
+
+    float lineThickness = 1.5 / length(R);
+    vec4 gridColor = vec4(0.35);
+    vec4 baseColor = vec4(0.1);
+    vec4 skyColor = vec4(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0);
+    vec2 wrapped = fract(R) - 0.5f;
+    vec2 range = abs(wrapped);
+    vec2 speeds = fwidth(R);
+    vec2 pixelRange = range/speeds;
+    float lineWeight = clamp(min(pixelRange.x, pixelRange.y) - lineThickness, 0.0, 1.0);
+
+    float horizonFuzz = 0.02;
+    if (t < 0.0) {
+        return mix(gridColor, skyColor, clamp(0.0, 1.0, -t)).xyz;
+    } else if (t < horizonFuzz) {
+        lineWeight = lineWeight * max(0.0, t);
+    }
+
+    vec4 c = mix(gridColor, baseColor, lineWeight);
+
+    // fade out grid to avoid shimmer
+    float fadeVal = 0.7;
+    return mix(c, baseColor * fadeVal + gridColor * (1.0 - fadeVal),
+               0.1 * clamp((length(R) - spotLightSize), 0.0, 1.0)).xyz;
+}
+
+<@endif@>
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 3cec5e8265..9cbf189b38 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//
+//
 //  Created by Bradley Austin Davis on 2016/02/15
 //  Copyright 2016 High Fidelity, Inc.
 //
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@ void HmdDisplayPlugin::internalDeactivate() {
 }
 
 void HmdDisplayPlugin::customizeContext() {
+
+    VisionSqueezeParameters parameters;
+    _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer =
+        gpu::BufferView(std::make_shared<gpu::Buffer>(sizeof(VisionSqueezeParameters), (const gpu::Byte*) &parameters));
+
     Parent::customizeContext();
     _hudRenderer.build();
 }
@@ -478,3 +483,57 @@ HmdDisplayPlugin::~HmdDisplayPlugin() {
 float HmdDisplayPlugin::stutterRate() const {
     return _stutterRate.rate();
 }
+
+float adjustVisionSqueezeRatioForDevice(float visionSqueezeRatio, float visionSqueezeDeviceLow, float visionSqueezeDeviceHigh) {
+    const float SETTINGS_STEP = 0.2f; // adjusting the slider in preferences changes the ratio by this much
+
+    if (visionSqueezeRatio == 0.0f) {
+        return 0.0f;
+    }
+
+    float deviceRange = visionSqueezeDeviceHigh - visionSqueezeDeviceLow;
+
+    if (visionSqueezeRatio <= SETTINGS_STEP) {
+        // lowest "enabled" setting -- without this special case the user doesn't see anything on the lowest setting
+        float scaleFactor = (visionSqueezeRatio == SETTINGS_STEP) ? 0.24f : 0.18f; // these magic values were picked through experimentation
+        return deviceRange * scaleFactor + visionSqueezeDeviceLow;
+    } else {
+        const float SQUEEZE_ADJUSTMENT = 0.75f; // magic number picked through experimentation
+        return deviceRange * (SQUEEZE_ADJUSTMENT * visionSqueezeRatio) + visionSqueezeDeviceLow;
+    }
+}
+
+void HmdDisplayPlugin::updateVisionSqueezeParameters(float visionSqueezeX, float visionSqueezeY,
+                                                     float visionSqueezeTransition,
+                                                     int visionSqueezePerEye, float visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY,
+                                                     float visionSqueezeSpotlightSize) {
+
+    visionSqueezeX = adjustVisionSqueezeRatioForDevice(visionSqueezeX, _visionSqueezeDeviceLowX, _visionSqueezeDeviceHighX);
+    visionSqueezeY = adjustVisionSqueezeRatioForDevice(visionSqueezeY, _visionSqueezeDeviceLowY, _visionSqueezeDeviceHighY);
+
+    auto& params = _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.get<VisionSqueezeParameters>();
+    if (params._visionSqueezeX != visionSqueezeX) {
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._visionSqueezeX = visionSqueezeX;
+    }
+    if (params._visionSqueezeY != visionSqueezeY) {
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._visionSqueezeY = visionSqueezeY;
+    }
+    if (params._visionSqueezeTransition != visionSqueezeTransition) {
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._visionSqueezeTransition = visionSqueezeTransition;
+    }
+    if (params._visionSqueezePerEye != visionSqueezePerEye) {
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._visionSqueezePerEye = visionSqueezePerEye;
+    }
+    if (params._visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY != visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY) {
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY = visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY;
+    }
+    if (params._visionSqueezeSpotlightSize != visionSqueezeSpotlightSize) {
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._visionSqueezeSpotlightSize = visionSqueezeSpotlightSize;
+    }
+}
+
+void HmdDisplayPlugin::setupCompositeScenePipeline(gpu::Batch& batch) {
+    batch.setPipeline(_drawTextureSqueezePipeline);
+    _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._hmdSensorMatrix = _currentPresentFrameInfo.presentPose;
+    batch.setUniformBuffer(drawTextureWithVisionSqueezeParamsSlot, _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer);
+}
diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h
index a381f04689..5317ec54da 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/hmd/HmdDisplayPlugin.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ public:
 
     std::function<void(gpu::Batch&, const gpu::TexturePointer&)> getHUDOperator() override;
     virtual StencilMaskMode getStencilMaskMode() const override { return StencilMaskMode::PAINT; }
+    void updateVisionSqueezeParameters(float visionSqueezeX, float visionSqueezeY, float visionSqueezeTransition,
+                                       int visionSqueezePerEye, float visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY,
+                                       float visionSqueezeSpotlightSize);
 
 signals:
     void hmdMountedChanged();
@@ -91,6 +94,33 @@ protected:
     RateCounter<> _stutterRate;
 
     bool _disablePreview { true };
+
+    class VisionSqueezeParameters {
+    public:
+        float _visionSqueezeX { 0.0f };
+        float _visionSqueezeY { 0.0f };
+        float _spareA { 0.0f };
+        float _spareB { 0.0f };
+        glm::mat4 _leftProjection;
+        glm::mat4 _rightProjection;
+        glm::mat4 _hmdSensorMatrix;
+        float _visionSqueezeTransition { 0.15f };
+        int _visionSqueezePerEye { 0 };
+        float _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY { 0.0f };
+        float _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize { 0.0f };
+
+        VisionSqueezeParameters() {}
+    };
+    typedef gpu::BufferView UniformBufferView;
+    gpu::BufferView _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer;
+
+    virtual void setupCompositeScenePipeline(gpu::Batch& batch) override;
+
+    float _visionSqueezeDeviceLowX { 0.0f };
+    float _visionSqueezeDeviceHighX { 1.0f };
+    float _visionSqueezeDeviceLowY { 0.0f };
+    float _visionSqueezeDeviceHighY { 1.0f };
+
 private:
     ivec4 getViewportForSourceSize(const uvec2& size) const;
     float getLeftCenterPixel() const;
@@ -112,7 +142,7 @@ private:
         struct Uniforms {
             float alpha { 1.0f };
         } uniforms;
-        
+
         struct Vertex {
             vec3 pos;
             vec2 uv;
@@ -126,3 +156,5 @@ private:
         std::function<void(gpu::Batch&, const gpu::TexturePointer&)> render();
     } _hudRenderer;
 };
+
+const int drawTextureWithVisionSqueezeParamsSlot = 1; // must match binding in DrawTextureWithVisionSqueeze.slf
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.cpp
index 927e872fbc..97b67586c6 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Context.cpp
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ double Context::getFrameTimerBatchAverage() const {
 const Backend::TransformCamera& Backend::TransformCamera::recomputeDerived(const Transform& xformView) const {
     _projectionInverse = glm::inverse(_projection);
 
-    // Get the viewEyeToWorld matrix form the transformView as passed to the gpu::Batch
+    // Get the viewEyeToWorld matrix from the transformView as passed to the gpu::Batch
     // this is the "_viewInverse" fed to the shader
     // Genetrate the "_view" matrix as well from the xform
     xformView.getMatrix(_viewInverse);
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/DisplayPlugin.h b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/DisplayPlugin.h
index 2315f6e4ba..5c95bf05f8 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/DisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/DisplayPlugin.h
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ public:
     virtual StencilMaskMode getStencilMaskMode() const { return StencilMaskMode::NONE; }
     using StencilMaskMeshOperator = std::function<void(gpu::Batch&)>;
     virtual StencilMaskMeshOperator getStencilMaskMeshOperator() { return nullptr; }
+    virtual void updateParameters(float visionSqueezeX, float visionSqueezeY, float visionSqueezeTransition,
+                                  int visionSqueezePerEye, float visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY,
+                                  float visionSqueezeSpotlightSize) {}
 
 signals:
     void recommendedFramebufferSizeChanged(const QSize& size);
diff --git a/libraries/render/src/render/Args.h b/libraries/render/src/render/Args.h
index cb1ca668a7..a75192bad7 100644
--- a/libraries/render/src/render/Args.h
+++ b/libraries/render/src/render/Args.h
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@ namespace render {
         bool _takingSnapshot { false };
         StencilMaskMode _stencilMaskMode { StencilMaskMode::NONE };
         std::function<void(gpu::Batch&)> _stencilMaskOperator;
+
+        float _visionSqueezeX { 0.0f };
+        float _visionSqueezeY { 0.0f };
+        float _visionSqueezeTransition { 0.15f };
+        int _visionSqueezePerEye { 0 };
+        float _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY { 0.0f };
+        float _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize { 0.02f };
     };
 
 }
diff --git a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp
index bd0c77ae57..b2fc6881f4 100644
--- a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ bool OculusDisplayPlugin::internalActivate() {
 void OculusDisplayPlugin::init() {
     Plugin::init();
 
+    // Different HMDs end up showing the squeezed-vision egg as different sizes.  These values
+    // attempt to make them appear the same.
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceLowX = 0.8f;
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceHighX = 0.98f;
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceLowY = 0.8f;
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceHighY = 0.9f;
+
     emit deviceConnected(getName());
 }
 
@@ -151,8 +158,11 @@ void OculusDisplayPlugin::hmdPresent() {
         GLuint curTexId;
         ovr_GetTextureSwapChainBufferGL(_session, _textureSwapChain, curIndex, &curTexId);
 
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._leftProjection = _eyeProjections[0];
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._rightProjection = _eyeProjections[1];
+
         // Manually bind the texture to the FBO
-        // FIXME we should have a way of wrapping raw GL ids in GPU objects without 
+        // FIXME we should have a way of wrapping raw GL ids in GPU objects without
         // taking ownership of the object
         auto fbo = getGLBackend()->getFramebufferID(_outputFramebuffer);
         glNamedFramebufferTexture(fbo, GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, curTexId, 0);
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
index cd318dd9b4..78b462369b 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -396,6 +396,13 @@ void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::init() {
     _lastGoodHMDPose.m[2][2] = 1.0f;
     _lastGoodHMDPose.m[2][3] = 0.0f;
 
+    // Different HMDs end up showing the squeezed-vision egg as different sizes.  These values
+    // attempt to make them appear the same.
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceLowX = 0.8f;
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceHighX = 0.98f;
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceLowY = 0.8f;
+    _visionSqueezeDeviceHighY = 0.9f;
+
     emit deviceConnected(getName());
 }
 
@@ -651,6 +658,11 @@ void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::hmdPresent() {
     if (_threadedSubmit) {
         _submitThread->waitForPresent();
     } else {
+
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._leftProjection = _eyeProjections[0];
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._rightProjection = _eyeProjections[1];
+        _visionSqueezeParametersBuffer.edit<VisionSqueezeParameters>()._hmdSensorMatrix = _currentPresentFrameInfo.presentPose;
+
         GLuint glTexId = getGLBackend()->getTextureID(_compositeFramebuffer->getRenderBuffer(0));
         vr::Texture_t vrTexture{ (void*)(uintptr_t)glTexId, vr::TextureType_OpenGL, vr::ColorSpace_Auto };
         vr::VRCompositor()->Submit(vr::Eye_Left, &vrTexture, &OPENVR_TEXTURE_BOUNDS_LEFT);
@@ -828,4 +840,15 @@ DisplayPlugin::StencilMaskMeshOperator OpenVrDisplayPlugin::getStencilMaskMeshOp
         }
     }
     return nullptr;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+void OpenVrDisplayPlugin::updateParameters(float visionSqueezeX, float visionSqueezeY, float visionSqueezeTransition,
+                                           int visionSqueezePerEye, float visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY,
+                                           float visionSqueezeSpotlightSize) {
+    _visionSqueezeX = visionSqueezeX;
+    _visionSqueezeY = visionSqueezeY;
+    _visionSqueezeTransition = visionSqueezeTransition;
+    _visionSqueezePerEye = visionSqueezePerEye;
+    _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY = visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY;
+    _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize = visionSqueezeSpotlightSize;
+}
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
index 4b042a700d..25427c6dcd 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrDisplayPlugin.h
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ public:
     virtual StencilMaskMode getStencilMaskMode() const override { return StencilMaskMode::MESH; }
     virtual StencilMaskMeshOperator getStencilMaskMeshOperator() override;
 
+    virtual void updateParameters(float visionSqueezeX, float visionSqueezeY, float visionSqueezeTransition,
+                                  int visionSqueezePerEye, float visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY,
+                                  float visionSqueezeSpotlightSize) override;
+
 protected:
     bool internalActivate() override;
     void internalDeactivate() override;
@@ -102,4 +106,11 @@ private:
 
     std::array<graphics::MeshPointer, 2> _stencilMeshes;
     bool _stencilMeshesInitialized { false };
+
+    float _visionSqueezeX;
+    float _visionSqueezeY;
+    float _visionSqueezeTransition;
+    int _visionSqueezePerEye;
+    float _visionSqueezeGroundPlaneY;
+    float _visionSqueezeSpotlightSize;
 };