diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/InputConfiguration.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/InputConfiguration.qml
index d556247b9d..e97c5a9841 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/InputConfiguration.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/InputConfiguration.qml
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Rectangle {
     }
     
     function inputPlugins() {
-        return InputConfiguration.activeInputPlugins();
+        return InputConfiguration.inputPlugins();
     }
 
     function initialize() {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml
index 958e115bb0..58abc4252e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/OpenVrConfiguration.qml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Rectangle {
     anchors.fill: parent
 
     property int leftMargin: 75
+    property int countDown: 0
     property string pluginName: ""
     property var displayInformation: openVrConfiguration.displayConfiguration()
 
@@ -36,6 +37,16 @@ Rectangle {
 
     HifiConstants { id: hifi }
 
+    MouseArea {
+        id: mouseArea
+
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        propagateComposedEvents: true
+        onPressed: {
+            parent.forceActiveFocus()
+            mouse.accepted = false;
+        }
+    }
     color: hifi.colors.baseGray
 
     RalewayBold {
@@ -374,13 +385,43 @@ Rectangle {
             anchors.fill: parent
 
             onClicked: {
-                InputCalibration.calibratePlugin(pluginName);
+                console.log("calibration button pressed...");
+                openVrConfiguration.countDown = timeToCalibrate.value;
+                numberAnimation.start();
+                calibrationTimer.start();
+                info.visible = true;
+                info.showCountDown = true;
             }
         }
     }
 
+    Timer {
+        id: calibrationTimer
+        repeat: false
+        interval: 20
+        onTriggered: {
+            InputConfiguration.calibratePlugin(pluginName)
+            info.visible = false;
+            info.showCountDown = false;
+            console.log("calibration started");
+        }
+    }
+
+    Timer {
+        id: displayTimer
+        repeat: false
+        interval: 3000
+        onTriggered: {
+            info.showCountDown = false;
+            info.calibrationFailed = false
+            info.calibrationSucceed = false;
+            info.showCalibrationStatus = false;
+            info.visible = false;
+        }
+    }
+
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        InputConfiguration.calibrationStatus.connect(calibrationStatus);
+        InputConfiguration.calibrationStatus.connect(calibrationStatusInfo);
     }
 
     HifiControls.SpinBox {
@@ -393,10 +434,63 @@ Rectangle {
 
         label: "Time til calibration ( in seconds )"
         colorScheme: hifi.colorSchemes.dark
+
+        onEditingFinished: {
+            calibrationTimer.interval = value * 1000;
+            openVrConfiguration.countDown = value;
+            numberAnimation.duration = calibrationTimer.interval;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    NumberAnimation {
+        id: numberAnimation
+        target: openVrConfiguration
+        property: "countDown"
+        to: 0
     }
 
-    function calibrationStatus(status) {
-        console.log("getting calibration status");
+    function calibrationStatusInfo(status) {
+        if (status["calibrated"]) {
+            info.visible = true;
+            info.showCalibrationStatus = true;
+            info.calibrationSucceed = true;
+        } else if (!status["calibrated"]) {
+            var uncalibrated = status["success"];
+            if (uncalibrated) {
+            } else {
+                info.visible = true;
+                info.showCalibrationStatus = true;
+                info.calibrationFailed = true;
+            }
+        }
+        displayTimer.start();
+    }
+
+
+    function trackersForConfiguration() {
+        var pucksNeeded = 0;
+
+        if (headPuckBox.checked) {
+            pucksNeeded++;
+        }
+
+        if (feetBox.checked) {
+            pucksNeeded++;
+        }
+
+        if (hipBox.checked) {
+            pucksNeeded++;
+        }
+
+        if (chestBox.checked) {
+            pucksNeeded++;
+        }
+
+        if (shoulderBox.checked) {
+            pucksNeeded++;
+        }
+
+        return pucksNeeded;
     }
 
     function displayConfiguration() {
@@ -426,8 +520,70 @@ Rectangle {
     }
 
 
+    Rectangle {
+        id: info
+        property bool showCountDown: false
+        property bool showCalibrationStatus: false
+        property bool calibrationFailed: false
+        property bool calibrationSucceed: false
+        
+        visible: false
+        color: hifi.colors.baseGray
+        anchors.top: openVrConfiguration.top
+        anchors.bottom: bottomSeperator.bottom
+        anchors.left: openVrConfiguration.left
+        anchors.right: openVrConfiguration.right
+
+        Item {
+            id: countDownContainer
+            visible: info.showCountDown
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            RalewayBold {
+                id: countDownText
+                
+                text: openVrConfiguration.countDown
+                size: 92
+                
+                color: hifi.colors.blueHighlight
+                
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+            }
+        }
+
+        Item {
+            id: calibrationStatus
+            visible: info.showCalibrationStatus
+            anchors.centerIn: parent
+            Item {
+                id: successInfo
+                visible: info.calibrationSucceed
+                anchors.centerIn: parent
+                RalewayBold {
+                    id: successText
+                    text: "Calibration Successful"
+                    size: 42
+                    color: hifi.colors.greenHighlight
+                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                }
+            }
+
+            Item {
+                id: failedInfo
+                visible: info.calibrationFailed
+                anchors.fill: parent
+                RalewayBold {
+                    id: failedText
+                    text: "Calibration Failed"
+                    size: 42
+                    color: hifi.colors.redAccent
+                    anchors.centerIn: parent
+                }
+            }      
+        }
+    }
+        
+        
     function displayTrackerConfiguration(type) {
-        console.log(type);
         if (type === "Feet") {
             feetBox.checked = true;
         } else if (type === "FeetAndHips") {
@@ -449,7 +605,6 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
-    
     function composeConfigurationSettings() {
         var trackerConfiguration = "";
         var overrideHead = false;
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputConfiguration.cpp b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputConfiguration.cpp
index 3414350bf1..3482810448 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputConfiguration.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputConfiguration.cpp
@@ -71,5 +71,6 @@ void InputConfiguration::calibratePlugin(QString pluginName) {
 }
 
 void InputConfiguration::calibrated(const QJsonObject& status) {
+    qDebug() << "-----------> emitting configuration status <------------";
     emit calibrationStatus(status);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputPlugin.h b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputPlugin.h
index e73a047efa..3c5bd433f2 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputPlugin.h
+++ b/libraries/plugins/src/plugins/InputPlugin.h
@@ -29,6 +29,6 @@ public:
     virtual void setConfigurationSettings(const QJsonObject configurationSettings) { }
     virtual QJsonObject configurationSettings() { return QJsonObject(); } 
     virtual QString configurationLayout() { return QString(); }
-    virtual bool calibrate() { return false; }
+    virtual void calibrate() {}
     virtual bool configurable() { return false; }
 };
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
index e7a8e87ef3..a7e7b4ae32 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
@@ -272,6 +272,14 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::update(float deltaTime, const controlle
     }
     _trackedControllers = numTrackedControllers;
 
+    calibrateFromHandController(inputCalibrationData);
+    calibrateFromUI(inputCalibrationData);
+
+    updateCalibratedLimbs();
+    _lastSimPoseData = _nextSimPoseData;
+}
+
+void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::calibrateFromHandController(const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData) {
     if (checkForCalibrationEvent()) {
         quint64 currentTime = usecTimestampNow();
         if (!_timeTilCalibrationSet) {
@@ -287,9 +295,14 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::update(float deltaTime, const controlle
         _triggersPressedHandled = false;
         _timeTilCalibrationSet = false;
     }
+}
 
-    updateCalibratedLimbs();
-    _lastSimPoseData = _nextSimPoseData;
+void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::calibrateFromUI(const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData) {
+    if (_calibrate) {
+        calibrateOrUncalibrate(inputCalibrationData);
+        _calibrate = false;
+        qDebug() << "------------> calibrateFromUI <-------------";
+    }
 }
 
 void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::configureCalibrationSettings(const QJsonObject configurationSettings) {
@@ -321,6 +334,12 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::configureCalibrationSettings(const QJso
     }
 }
 
+void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::calibrateNextFrame() {
+    Locker locker(_lock);
+    _calibrate = true;
+    qDebug() << "---------> calibrateNextFrame <----------";
+}
+
 QJsonObject ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::configurationSettings() {
     Locker locker(_lock);
     QJsonObject configurationSettings;
@@ -330,9 +349,23 @@ QJsonObject ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::configurationSettings() {
     return configurationSettings;
 }
 
-void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::emitCalibrationStatus() {
+void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::emitCalibrationStatus(const bool success) {
     auto inputConfiguration = DependencyManager::get<InputConfiguration>();
     QJsonObject status = QJsonObject();
+
+    if (_calibrated && success) {
+        status["calibrated"] = _calibrated;
+        status["configuration"] = configToString(_preferedConfig);
+    } else if (!_calibrated && !success) {
+        status["calibrated"] = _calibrated;
+        status["success"] = success;
+    } else if (!_calibrated && success) {
+        status["calibrated"] = _calibrated;
+        status["success"] = success;
+        status["configuration"] = configToString(_preferedConfig);
+        status["puckCount"] = (int)_validTrackedObjects.size();
+    }
+    
     inputConfiguration->calibrated(status);
 }
 
@@ -381,6 +414,7 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::calibrateOrUncalibrate(const controller
         calibrate(inputCalibration);
     } else {
         uncalibrate();
+        emitCalibrationStatus(true);
     }
 }
 
@@ -410,6 +444,7 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::calibrate(const controller::InputCalibr
     if (_config != Config::Auto && puckCount < MIN_PUCK_COUNT) {
         qDebug() << "Puck Calibration: Failed: Could not meet the minimal # of pucks";
         uncalibrate();
+        emitCalibrationStatus(false);
         return;
     } else if (_config == Config::Auto){
         if (puckCount == MIN_PUCK_COUNT) {
@@ -424,6 +459,7 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::calibrate(const controller::InputCalibr
         } else {
             qDebug() << "Puck Calibration: Auto Config Failed: Could not meet the minimal # of pucks";
             uncalibrate();
+            emitCalibrationStatus(false);
             return;
         }
     }
@@ -465,10 +501,11 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::calibrate(const controller::InputCalibr
     } else {
         qDebug() << "Puck Calibration: " << configToString(_config) << " Config Failed: Could not meet the minimal # of pucks";
         uncalibrate();
+        emitCalibrationStatus(false);
         return;
     }
     _calibrated = true;
-    emitCalibrationStatus();
+    emitCalibrationStatus(true);
     qDebug() << "PuckCalibration: " << configToString(_config) << " Configuration Successful";
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
index 5547c29213..1ec7d129c3 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
     QString configurationLayout() override;
     void setConfigurationSettings(const QJsonObject configurationSettings) override;
     QJsonObject configurationSettings() override;
+    void calibrate() override { _inputDevice->calibrateNextFrame(); }
 
     bool activate() override;
     void deactivate() override;
@@ -99,8 +100,10 @@ private:
         void calibrateShoulders(glm::mat4& defaultToReferenceMat, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibration,
                                 int firstShoulderIndex, int secondShoulderIndex);
         void calibrateHead(glm::mat4& defaultToReferenceMat, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibration);
-
-        void emitCalibrationStatus();
+        void calibrateFromHandController(const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData);
+        void calibrateFromUI(const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData);
+        void emitCalibrationStatus(const bool success);
+        void calibrateNextFrame();
 
 
         class FilteredStick {