diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
index b13a60d388..6533371db8 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static vr::IVROverlay* _overlay { nullptr };
 static QObject* _focusObject { nullptr };
 static QString _existingText;
 static Qt::InputMethodHints _currentHints;
+extern vr::TrackedDevicePose_t _trackedDevicePose[vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount];
 
 void showOpenVrKeyboard(bool show = true) {
     if (_overlay) {
@@ -121,7 +122,15 @@ void showOpenVrKeyboard(bool show = true) {
                 lineMode = vr::k_EGamepadTextInputLineModeMultipleLines;
             }
             _existingText = query.value(Qt::ImSurroundingText).toString();
-            _overlay->ShowKeyboard(inputMode, lineMode, "Keyboard", 1024, _existingText.toLocal8Bit().toStdString().c_str(), false, (uint64_t)(void*)_focusObject);
+
+            auto showKeyboardResult = _overlay->ShowKeyboard(inputMode, lineMode, "Keyboard", 1024, 
+                _existingText.toLocal8Bit().toStdString().c_str(), false, 0);
+
+            mat4 headPose = toGlm(_trackedDevicePose[0].mDeviceToAbsoluteTracking);
+            mat4 keyboardTransform = glm::translate(headPose, vec3(0, -0.5, -1));
+            keyboardTransform = keyboardTransform * glm::rotate(mat4(), 3.14159f / 4.0f, vec3(-1, 0, 0));
+            auto keyboardTransformVr = toOpenVr(keyboardTransform);
+            _overlay->SetKeyboardTransformAbsolute(vr::ETrackingUniverseOrigin::TrackingUniverseStanding, &keyboardTransformVr);
         } else {
             _focusObject = nullptr;
             _overlay->HideKeyboard();
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.h b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.h
index 41e7dcb27d..426178cd65 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/OpenVrHelpers.h
@@ -44,3 +44,13 @@ inline mat4 toGlm(const vr::HmdMatrix34_t& m) {
         m.m[0][3], m.m[1][3], m.m[2][3], 1.0f);
     return result;
 }
+
+inline vr::HmdMatrix34_t toOpenVr(const mat4& m) {
+    vr::HmdMatrix34_t result;
+    for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+        for (uint8_t j = 0; j < 4; ++j) {
+            result.m[i][j] = m[j][i];
+        }
+    }
+    return result;
+}