diff --git a/interface/src/main.cpp b/interface/src/main.cpp
index 5b0da4f578..afde066108 100644
--- a/interface/src/main.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/main.cpp
@@ -127,13 +127,17 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     QCommandLineOption runServerOption("runServer", "Whether to run the server");
     QCommandLineOption serverContentPathOption("serverContentPath", "Where to find server content", "serverContentPath");
+    QCommandLineOption launchedFromSteamOption("launchedFromSteam", "Whether we were launched from SteamVR.");
     parser.addOption(runServerOption);
     parser.addOption(serverContentPathOption);
+    parser.addOption(launchedFromSteamOption);
     parser.parse(arguments);
     bool runServer = parser.isSet(runServerOption);
     bool serverContentPathOptionIsSet = parser.isSet(serverContentPathOption);
     QString serverContentPathOptionValue = serverContentPathOptionIsSet ? parser.value(serverContentPathOption) : QString();
 
+    bool launchedFromSteam = parser.isSet(launchedFromSteamOption);
+
     QElapsedTimer startupTime;
     startupTime.start();
 
@@ -161,6 +165,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char* argv[]) {
         QSettings::setDefaultFormat(QSettings::IniFormat);
         Application app(argc, const_cast<char**>(argv), startupTime, runServer, serverContentPathOptionValue);
 
+        QVariant launchedFromSteamVariant(launchedFromSteam);
+        app.setProperty("com.highfidelity.launchedFromSteam", launchedFromSteamVariant);
+
         // If we failed the OpenGLVersion check, log it.
         if (override) {
             auto accountManager = DependencyManager::get<AccountManager>();