diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml
index 78c10e2ffa..0978f23013 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ Rectangle {
     readonly property bool hmdHead: headBox.checked
     readonly property bool headPuck: headPuckBox.checked
     readonly property bool handController: handBox.checked
+    
     readonly property bool handPuck: handPuckBox.checked
+    readonly property bool hmdDesktop: hmdInDesktop.checked
 
     property int state: buttonState.disabled
     property var lastConfiguration: null
@@ -53,10 +55,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     }
 
-
-
-
-
     MouseArea {
         id: mouseArea
 
@@ -99,6 +97,7 @@ Rectangle {
             onClicked: {
                 if (checked) {
                     headPuckBox.checked = false;
+                    hmdInDesktop.checked = false;
                 } else {
                     checked = true;
                 }
@@ -121,6 +120,7 @@ Rectangle {
             onClicked: {
                 if (checked) {
                     headBox.checked = false;
+                    hmdInDesktop.checked = false;
                 } else {
                     checked = true;
                 }
@@ -133,6 +133,36 @@ Rectangle {
             text: "Tracker"
             color: hifi.colors.lightGrayText
         }
+
+        HifiControls.CheckBox {
+            id: hmdInDesktop
+            width: 15
+            height: 15
+            boxRadius: 7
+            visible: viveInDesktop.checked
+
+            anchors.top: viveInDesktop.bottom
+            anchors.topMargin: 5
+            anchors.left: openVrConfiguration.left
+            anchors.leftMargin: leftMargin + 10
+        
+            onClicked: {
+                if (checked) {
+                    headBox.checked = false;
+                    headPuckBox.checked = false;
+                } else {
+                    checked = true;
+                }
+                sendConfigurationSettings();
+            }
+        }
+
+        RalewayBold {
+            size: 12
+            visible: viveInDesktop.checked
+            text: "None"
+            color: hifi.colors.lightGrayText
+        }
     }
 
     Row {
@@ -773,6 +803,11 @@ Rectangle {
         anchors.leftMargin: leftMargin + 10
         
         onClicked: {
+            if (!checked & hmdInDesktop.checked) {
+                headBox.checked = true;
+                headPuckBox.checked = false;
+                hmdInDesktop.checked = false;
+            }
             sendConfigurationSettings();
         }
     }
@@ -789,6 +824,7 @@ Rectangle {
             verticalCenter: viveInDesktop.verticalCenter
         }
     }
+
     
     NumberAnimation {
         id: numberAnimation
@@ -797,6 +833,7 @@ Rectangle {
         to: 0
     }
 
+
     function logAction(action, status) {
         console.log("calibrated from ui");
         var data = {
@@ -877,6 +914,7 @@ Rectangle {
         var HmdHead = settings["HMDHead"];
         var viveController = settings["handController"];
         var desktopMode = settings["desktopMode"];
+        var hmdDesktopPosition = settings["hmdDesktopTracking"];
 
         armCircumference.value = settings.armCircumference;
         shoulderWidth.value = settings.shoulderWidth;
@@ -898,6 +936,7 @@ Rectangle {
         }
 
         viveInDesktop.checked = desktopMode;
+        hmdInDesktop.checked = hmdDesktopPosition;
 
         initializeButtonState();
         updateCalibrationText();
@@ -1058,7 +1097,8 @@ Rectangle {
             "handConfiguration": handObject,
             "armCircumference": armCircumference.value,
             "shoulderWidth": shoulderWidth.value,
-            "desktopMode": viveInDesktop.checked
+            "desktopMode": viveInDesktop.checked,
+            "hmdDesktopTracking": hmdInDesktop.checked
         }
 
         return settingsObject;
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
index 430dc193a3..8889e58f0c 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ void ViveControllerManager::setConfigurationSettings(const QJsonObject configura
                 _resetMatCalculated = false;
             }
         }
+
+        if (configurationSettings.contains("hmdDesktopTracking")) {
+            _hmdDesktopTracking = configurationSettings["hmdDesktopTracking"].toBool();
+        }
+
         _inputDevice->configureCalibrationSettings(configurationSettings);
         saveSettings();
     }
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ QJsonObject ViveControllerManager::configurationSettings() {
     if (isSupported()) {
         QJsonObject configurationSettings = _inputDevice->configurationSettings();
         configurationSettings["desktopMode"] = _desktopMode;
+        configurationSettings["hmdDesktopTracking"] = _hmdDesktopTracking;
         return configurationSettings;
     }
 
@@ -414,6 +420,8 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::configureCalibrationSettings(const QJso
     if (!configurationSettings.empty()) {
         auto iter = configurationSettings.begin();
         auto end = configurationSettings.end();
+        bool hmdDesktopTracking = true;
+        bool hmdDesktopMode = false;
         while (iter != end) {
             if (iter.key() == "bodyConfiguration") {
                 setConfigFromString(iter.value().toString());
@@ -441,9 +449,15 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::configureCalibrationSettings(const QJso
                 _armCircumference = (float)iter.value().toDouble() * CM_TO_M;
             } else if (iter.key() == "shoulderWidth") {
                 _shoulderWidth = (float)iter.value().toDouble() * CM_TO_M;
+            } else if (iter.key() == "hmdDesktopTracking") {
+                hmdDesktopTracking = iter.value().toBool();
+            } else if (iter.key() == "desktopMode") {
+                hmdDesktopMode = iter.value().toBool();
             }
             iter++;
         }
+
+        _hmdTrackingEnabled = !(hmdDesktopMode && hmdDesktopTracking);
     }
 }
 
@@ -735,11 +749,18 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handleHmd(uint32_t deviceIndex, const c
          _system->GetTrackedDeviceClass(deviceIndex) == vr::TrackedDeviceClass_HMD &&
          _nextSimPoseData.vrPoses[deviceIndex].bPoseIsValid) {
 
-         const mat4& mat = _nextSimPoseData.poses[deviceIndex];
-         const vec3 linearVelocity = _nextSimPoseData.linearVelocities[deviceIndex];
-         const vec3 angularVelocity = _nextSimPoseData.angularVelocities[deviceIndex];
+         if (_hmdTrackingEnabled){
+             const mat4& mat = _nextSimPoseData.poses[deviceIndex];
+             const vec3 linearVelocity = _nextSimPoseData.linearVelocities[deviceIndex];
+             const vec3 angularVelocity = _nextSimPoseData.angularVelocities[deviceIndex];
 
-         handleHeadPoseEvent(inputCalibrationData, mat, linearVelocity, angularVelocity);
+             handleHeadPoseEvent(inputCalibrationData, mat, linearVelocity, angularVelocity);
+         } else {
+             const mat4& mat = mat4();
+             const vec3 zero = vec3();
+
+             handleHeadPoseEvent(inputCalibrationData, mat, zero, zero);
+         }
      }
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
index 4a7fcaf85e..6767aafad2 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ private:
         void emitCalibrationStatus();
         void calibrateNextFrame();
 
-
         class FilteredStick {
         public:
             glm::vec2 process(float deltaTime, const glm::vec2& stick) {
@@ -195,6 +194,8 @@ private:
         bool _overrideHands { false };
         mutable std::recursive_mutex _lock;
 
+        bool _hmdTrackingEnabled { false };
+
         QString configToString(Config config);
         friend class ViveControllerManager;
     };
@@ -204,7 +205,10 @@ private:
     bool _registeredWithInputMapper { false };
     bool _modelLoaded { false };
     bool _resetMatCalculated { false };
+
     bool _desktopMode { false };
+    bool _hmdDesktopTracking { false };
+    
     glm::mat4 _resetMat { glm::mat4() };
     model::Geometry _modelGeometry;
     gpu::TexturePointer _texture;