diff --git a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
index 6dad8129c..a21bc549a 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/engine.cpp
@@ -675,18 +675,6 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
         Settings::Manager::getInt("anisotropy", "General")
     );
 
-    // geometry shader must be enabled before the RenderingManager sets up any shaders
-    // therefore this part is separate from the rest of stereo setup.
-    mStereoEnabled = mEnvironment.getVrMode() || Settings::Manager::getBool("stereo enabled", "Stereo");
-    if (mStereoEnabled)
-    {
-        // Mask in everything that does not currently use shaders.
-        // Remove that altogether when the sky finally uses them.
-        auto noShaderMask = MWRender::VisMask::Mask_Sky | MWRender::VisMask::Mask_Sun | MWRender::VisMask::Mask_WeatherParticles;
-        // Since shaders are not yet created, we need to use the brute force technique initially
-        mStereoView.reset(new Misc::StereoView(noShaderMask, MWRender::VisMask::Mask_Scene));
-    }
-
     int numThreads = Settings::Manager::getInt("preload num threads", "Cells");
     if (numThreads <= 0)
         throw std::runtime_error("Invalid setting: 'preload num threads' must be >0");
@@ -782,6 +770,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
 #ifdef USE_OPENXR
     mXrEnvironment.setGUIManager(new MWVR::VRGUIManager(mViewer, mResourceSystem.get(), rootNode));
     mXrEnvironment.getViewer()->configureCallbacks();
+    mStereoView->setCullMask(mStereoView->getCullMask() & ~MWRender::VisMask::Mask_GUI);
 #endif
 
     
@@ -816,7 +805,7 @@ void OMW::Engine::prepareEngine (Settings::Manager & settings)
         // Stereo shader technique can be set up now.
         mStereoView->setStereoTechnique(Misc::getStereoTechnique());
         mStereoView->initializeScene();
-        mStereoView->setCullMask(mStereoView->getCullMask());
+        mStereoView->setCullMask(mViewer->getCamera()->getCullMask() & ~MWRender::VisMask::Mask_GUI);
     }
 
     window->setStore(mEnvironment.getWorld()->getStore());
@@ -935,6 +924,22 @@ void OMW::Engine::go()
     // Create encoder
     mEncoder = new ToUTF8::Utf8Encoder(mEncoding);
 
+#ifdef USE_OPENXR
+    mEnvironment.setVrMode(true);
+#endif
+
+    // geometry shader must be enabled before the RenderingManager sets up any shaders
+    // therefore this part is separate from the rest of stereo setup.
+    mStereoEnabled = mEnvironment.getVrMode() || Settings::Manager::getBool("stereo enabled", "Stereo");
+    if (mStereoEnabled)
+    {
+        // Mask in everything that does not currently use shaders.
+        // Remove that altogether when the sky finally uses them.
+        auto noShaderMask = MWRender::VisMask::Mask_Sky | MWRender::VisMask::Mask_Sun | MWRender::VisMask::Mask_WeatherParticles;
+        // Since shaders are not yet created, we need to use the brute force technique initially
+        mStereoView.reset(new Misc::StereoView(noShaderMask, MWRender::VisMask::Mask_Scene));
+    }
+
     // Setup viewer
     mViewer = new osgViewer::Viewer;
     mViewer->setReleaseContextAtEndOfFrameHint(false);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
index 873401029..6aeb9123f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/windowmanagerimp.cpp
@@ -606,11 +606,15 @@ namespace MWGui
             mOldCullMask = mViewer->getCamera()->getCullMask();
             mViewer->getUpdateVisitor()->setTraversalMask(disablemask);
             mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMask(disablemask);
+            mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskLeft(disablemask);
+            mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskRight(disablemask);
         }
         else if (enable && mViewer->getCamera()->getCullMask() == disablemask)
         {
             mViewer->getUpdateVisitor()->setTraversalMask(mOldUpdateMask);
             mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMask(mOldCullMask);
+            mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskLeft(mOldCullMask);
+            mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskRight(mOldCullMask);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
index d1d48a7b2..6e4106399 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/renderingmanager.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,10 @@ namespace MWRender
         mViewer->getCamera()->setComputeNearFarMode(osg::Camera::DO_NOT_COMPUTE_NEAR_FAR);
         mViewer->getCamera()->setCullingMode(cullingMode);
 
-        mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMask(~(Mask_UpdateVisitor|Mask_SimpleWater));
+        auto mask = ~(Mask_UpdateVisitor | Mask_SimpleWater);
+        mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMask(mask);
+        mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskLeft(mask);
+        mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskRight(mask);
         NifOsg::Loader::setHiddenNodeMask(Mask_UpdateVisitor);
         NifOsg::Loader::setIntersectionDisabledNodeMask(Mask_Effect);
         Nif::NIFFile::setLoadUnsupportedFiles(Settings::Manager::getBool("load unsupported nif files", "Models"));
@@ -586,6 +589,8 @@ namespace MWRender
             else
                 mask &= ~Mask_Scene;
             mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMask(mask);
+            mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskLeft(mask);
+            mViewer->getCamera()->setCullMaskRight(mask);
             return enabled;
         }
         else if (mode == Render_NavMesh)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/vrengine.cpp b/apps/openmw/vrengine.cpp
index 5bba71a61..2ecc17ed6 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/vrengine.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/vrengine.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ void OMW::Engine::initVr()
     if (!mViewer)
         throw std::logic_error("mViewer must be initialized before calling initVr()");
 
-    mEnvironment.setVrMode(true);
     mXrEnvironment.setManager(new MWVR::OpenXRManager);
     mXrEnvironment.setSession(new MWVR::VRSession());
     mXrEnvironment.setViewer(new MWVR::VRViewer(mViewer));
diff --git a/components/misc/stereo.cpp b/components/misc/stereo.cpp
index af521321e..19656546f 100644
--- a/components/misc/stereo.cpp
+++ b/components/misc/stereo.cpp
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@ namespace Misc
         else
         {
             mMainCamera->setCullMask(cullMask);
+            mMainCamera->setCullMaskLeft(cullMask);
+            mMainCamera->setCullMaskRight(cullMask);
         }
     }
     osg::Node::NodeMask StereoView::getCullMask()