diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.cpp b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.cpp
index 55f06a9f4d..fb536e65ca 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.cpp
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.cpp
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ void TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice::processInputDeviceForView() {
     rightDistanceScaleX = (_viewCurrentTouchPoint.x - _viewRefTouchPoint.x) / _screenDPIScale.x;
     rightDistanceScaleY = (_viewCurrentTouchPoint.y - _viewRefTouchPoint.y) / _screenDPIScale.y;
 
-    rightDistanceScaleX = clip(rightDistanceScaleX, -STICK_RADIUS_INCHES, STICK_RADIUS_INCHES);
-    rightDistanceScaleY = clip(rightDistanceScaleY, -STICK_RADIUS_INCHES, STICK_RADIUS_INCHES);
+    rightDistanceScaleX = clip(rightDistanceScaleX, -_viewStickRadiusInches, _viewStickRadiusInches);
+    rightDistanceScaleY = clip(rightDistanceScaleY, -_viewStickRadiusInches, _viewStickRadiusInches);
 
     // NOW BETWEEN -1 1
-    rightDistanceScaleX /= STICK_RADIUS_INCHES;
-    rightDistanceScaleY /= STICK_RADIUS_INCHES;
+    rightDistanceScaleX /= _viewStickRadiusInches;
+    rightDistanceScaleY /= _viewStickRadiusInches;
 
     _inputDevice->_axisStateMap[controller::RX] = rightDistanceScaleX;
     _inputDevice->_axisStateMap[controller::RY] = rightDistanceScaleY;
diff --git a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.h b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.h
index c0f37e2e51..77b129f058 100644
--- a/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.h
+++ b/libraries/input-plugins/src/input-plugins/TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice.h
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 class QTouchEvent;
 class QGestureEvent;
 
-const float STICK_RADIUS_INCHES = .3f;
-
 class TouchscreenVirtualPadDevice : public InputPlugin {
 Q_OBJECT
 public:
@@ -96,6 +94,8 @@ protected:
     float _fixedRadiusForCalc;
     int _extraBottomMargin {0};
 
+    float _viewStickRadiusInches {0.17495f}; // agreed default
+
     void moveTouchBegin(glm::vec2 touchPoint);
     void moveTouchUpdate(glm::vec2 touchPoint);
     void moveTouchEnd();