diff --git a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusBaseDisplayPlugin.cpp b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusBaseDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 0f4f7ac30b..67197f1ade 100644
--- a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusBaseDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusBaseDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ bool OculusBaseDisplayPlugin::beginFrameRender(uint32_t frameIndex) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (ovr::quitRequested(status) || !ovr::handleOVREvents()) {
+    if (ovr::quitRequested(status) || ovr::displayLost(status) || !ovr::handleOVREvents()) {
         QMetaObject::invokeMethod(qApp, "quit");
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp
index 308652cacd..c062b53c90 100644
--- a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ void OculusDisplayPlugin::hmdPresent() {
 
         if (!OVR_SUCCESS(result)) {
             qWarning(oculusLog) << "Failed to present" << ovr::getError();
+            if (result == ovrError_DisplayLost) {
+                qWarning(oculusLog) << "Display lost, shutting down";
+                return;
+            }
         }
 
         static int compositorDroppedFrames = 0;
diff --git a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusHelpers.h b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusHelpers.h
index 12d74422ee..0a131e4f15 100644
--- a/plugins/oculus/src/OculusHelpers.h
+++ b/plugins/oculus/src/OculusHelpers.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ struct ovr {
     static inline bool hasInputFocus() { return hasInputFocus(getStatus()); }
 
     static inline bool quitRequested(const ovrSessionStatus& status) { return status.ShouldQuit != ovrFalse; }
+    static inline bool displayLost(const ovrSessionStatus& status) { return status.DisplayLost != ovrFalse; }
     static inline bool reorientRequested(const ovrSessionStatus& status) { return status.ShouldRecenter != ovrFalse; }
     static inline bool hmdMounted(const ovrSessionStatus& status) { return status.HmdMounted != ovrFalse; }
     static inline bool hasInputFocus(const ovrSessionStatus& status) { return status.HasInputFocus != ovrFalse; }