diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/ui/VrRibbonLayer.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/ui/VrRibbonLayer.kt
index 5b390d182..38c110a9d 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/ui/VrRibbonLayer.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/ui/VrRibbonLayer.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import android.widget.Button
 import org.citra.citra_emu.NativeLibrary
 import org.citra.citra_emu.R
 import org.citra.citra_emu.vr.VrActivity
+import org.citra.citra_emu.vr.utils.VrMessageQueue
 
 class VrRibbonLayer(activity: VrActivity) : VrUILayer(activity, R.layout.vr_ribbon) {
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ class VrRibbonLayer(activity: VrActivity) : VrUILayer(activity, R.layout.vr_ribb
         window?.findViewById<View>(menuTypeCurrent.resId)?.visibility = View.GONE
         menuTypeCurrent = menuTypeNew
         window?.findViewById<View>(menuTypeCurrent.resId)?.visibility = View.VISIBLE
+        if (menuTypeCurrent == MenuType.MAIN)
+            VrMessageQueue.post(VrMessageQueue.MessageType.CHANGE_LOWER_MENU, 0)
+        else if (menuTypeCurrent == MenuType.POSITION)
+            VrMessageQueue.post(VrMessageQueue.MessageType.CHANGE_LOWER_MENU, 1)
     }
 
     fun initializeMainView() {
@@ -62,15 +67,23 @@ class VrRibbonLayer(activity: VrActivity) : VrUILayer(activity, R.layout.vr_ribb
             false
         }
 
-        window?.findViewById<Button>(R.id.buttonNextMenu)?.setOnClickListener{ _ ->
+        val btnNext = window?.findViewById<Button>(R.id.buttonNextMenu)
+        val btnPrev = window?.findViewById<Button>(R.id.buttonPrevMenu)
+        btnNext?.setOnClickListener{ _ ->
             val nextIdx = (menuTypeCurrent.ordinal + 1) % MenuType.values().size
             switchMenus(MenuType.values()[nextIdx])
+            if ((nextIdx + 1) >= MenuType.values().size)
+                btnNext.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
+            btnPrev?.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             false
         }
 
-        window?.findViewById<Button>(R.id.buttonPrevMenu)?.setOnClickListener { _ ->
+        btnPrev?.setOnClickListener { _ ->
             val prevIdx = (menuTypeCurrent.ordinal - 1 + MenuType.values().size) % MenuType.values().size
             switchMenus(MenuType.values()[prevIdx])
+            if ((prevIdx - 1) <= 0)
+                btnPrev.visibility = View.INVISIBLE
+            btnNext?.visibility = View.VISIBLE
             false
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/utils/VrMessageQueue.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/utils/VrMessageQueue.kt
index d893a9758..8099d24fe 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/utils/VrMessageQueue.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/citra/citra_emu/vr/utils/VrMessageQueue.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ object VrMessageQueue {
         // Keep consistent with MessageQueue.h
         enum class MessageType(val jniVal: Int) {
                 SHOW_KEYBOARD(0),
-                SHOW_ERROR_MESSAGE(1)
+                SHOW_ERROR_MESSAGE(1),
+                EXIT_NEEDED(2),
+                CHANGE_LOWER_MENU(3)
             }
         @JvmStatic
         fun post(messageType: MessageType, payload: Long) {
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp
index 3ef85af54..80d4bb640 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/layers/GameSurfaceLayer.cpp
@@ -450,8 +450,7 @@ XrPosef GameSurfaceLayer::GetTopPanelFromHeadPose(uint32_t eye, const XrPosef& h
     panelPosition.y -= up.z / 25.f;
     panelPosition.x += up.y / 25.f;
 
-    if (mImmersiveMode == 3)
-    {
+    if (mImmersiveMode == 3) {
         panelPosition.z += right.x * (0.065f / 2.f) * (1 - 2.f * eye);
         panelPosition.y -= right.z * (0.065f / 2.f) * (1 - 2.f * eye);
         panelPosition.x += right.y * (0.065f / 2.f) * (1 - 2.f * eye);
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/utils/MessageQueue.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/utils/MessageQueue.h
index 677ef15dd..e15ebdec2 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/utils/MessageQueue.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/utils/MessageQueue.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ License     :   Licensed under GPLv3 or any later version.
 
 #include <cstdint>
 
+enum LowerMenuType : uint16_t { MAIN_MENU = 0, POSITIONAL_MENU = 1 };
+
 /**
  * Message class
  *
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ struct Message {
     enum Type {
         SHOW_KEYBOARD      = 0, // payload 0 = hide keyboard, 1 = show keyboard
         SHOW_ERROR_MESSAGE = 1, // payload 0 = show error message, 1 = hide error message
-        EXIT_NEEDED        = 2  // payload ignored
+        EXIT_NEEDED        = 2, // payload ignored
+        CHANGE_LOWER_MENU  = 3  // payload indicates menu ID
     };
 
     Message() {}
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp
index 221f33c68..d3cd074bd 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public:
 
         while (true) {
             // Handle events/state-changes.
-            const AppState appState = HandleEvents(jni);
+            AppState appState = HandleEvents(jni);
             if (appState.mIsStopRequested) { break; }
             HandleStateChanges(jni, appState);
             if (appState.mIsXrSessionActive) {
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ private:
         // Super Immersive Mode update and computation.
         //////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-        bool  showLowerPanel      = true;
+        bool  showLowerPanel      = appState.ShouldShowLowerPanel();
         float immersiveModeFactor = (VRSettings::values.vr_immersive_mode < 2)
                                         ? immersiveScaleFactor[VRSettings::values.vr_immersive_mode]
                                         : immersiveScaleFactor[2];
@@ -454,8 +454,8 @@ private:
                         invertedOrientation, gOpenXr->headLocation.pose.position);
 
                     const float gamePosScaler =
-                            powf(10.f, VRSettings::values.vr_immersive_positional_game_scaler) *
-                                    VRSettings::values.vr_factor_3d;
+                        powf(10.f, VRSettings::values.vr_immersive_positional_game_scaler) *
+                        VRSettings::values.vr_factor_3d;
 
                     inv_transform[3].x = -position.x * gamePosScaler;
                     inv_transform[3].y = -position.y * gamePosScaler;
@@ -815,14 +815,18 @@ private:
         return newState;
     }
 
-    void HandleStateChanges(JNIEnv* jni, const AppState& newState) const {
-        if (newState.mIsEmulationPaused != mLastAppState.mIsEmulationPaused) {
+    void HandleStateChanges(JNIEnv* jni, AppState& newState) const {
+        const bool shouldPauseEmulation = !newState.mHasFocus || newState.mShouldShowErrorMessage ||
+                                          newState.mLowerMenuType == LowerMenuType::POSITIONAL_MENU;
+        if (shouldPauseEmulation != mLastAppState.mIsEmulationPaused) {
             ALOGI("State change: Emulation paused: {} -> {}", mLastAppState.mIsEmulationPaused,
                   newState.mIsEmulationPaused);
-            if (newState.mIsEmulationPaused) {
+            if (shouldPauseEmulation) {
                 PauseEmulation(jni);
+                newState.mIsEmulationPaused = true;
             } else {
                 ResumeEmulation(jni);
+                newState.mIsEmulationPaused = false;
             }
         }
     }
@@ -905,14 +909,10 @@ private:
         switch (newState.state) {
             case XR_SESSION_STATE_FOCUSED:
                 ALOGV("{}(): Received XR_SESSION_STATE_FOCUSED event", __func__);
-                if (!mLastAppState.mHasFocus && !mLastAppState.mShouldShowErrorMessage) {
-                    newAppState.mIsEmulationPaused = false;
-                }
                 newAppState.mHasFocus = true;
                 break;
             case XR_SESSION_STATE_VISIBLE:
                 ALOGV("{}(): Received XR_SESSION_STATE_VISIBLE event", __func__);
-                if (mLastAppState.mHasFocus) { newAppState.mIsEmulationPaused = true; }
                 newAppState.mHasFocus = false;
                 break;
             case XR_SESSION_STATE_READY:
@@ -1022,12 +1022,10 @@ private:
                     newAppState.mShouldShowErrorMessage = shouldShowErrorMessage;
                     if (newAppState.mShouldShowErrorMessage && !newAppState.mIsEmulationPaused) {
                         ALOGD("Pausing emulation due to error message");
-                        newAppState.mIsEmulationPaused = true;
                     }
                     if (!newAppState.mShouldShowErrorMessage && newAppState.mIsEmulationPaused &&
                         newAppState.mHasFocus) {
                         ALOGD("Resuming emulation after error message");
-                        newAppState.mIsEmulationPaused = false;
                     }
                     break;
                 }
@@ -1036,6 +1034,13 @@ private:
                     newAppState.mIsStopRequested = true;
                     break;
                 }
+                case Message::Type::CHANGE_LOWER_MENU: {
+                    newAppState.mLowerMenuType = static_cast<LowerMenuType>(message.mPayload);
+                    ALOGI("Received CHANGE_LOWER_MENU message: {}, state change {} -> {}",
+                          message.mPayload, mLastAppState.mLowerMenuType,
+                          newAppState.mLowerMenuType);
+                    break;
+                }
 
                 default:
                     ALOGE("Unknown message type: %d", message.mType);
@@ -1060,6 +1065,12 @@ private:
 
     class AppState {
     public:
+        bool ShouldShowLowerPanel() const {
+            return mLowerMenuType == LowerMenuType::MAIN_MENU;
+        }
+
+        LowerMenuType mLowerMenuType = LowerMenuType::MAIN_MENU;
+
         bool mIsKeyboardActive       = false;
         bool mShouldShowErrorMessage = false;
         bool mIsEmulationPaused      = false;
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_settings.h b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_settings.h
index 25648552c..bda311666 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_settings.h
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_settings.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ struct Values {
     int32_t                vr_immersive_mode = 0;
     bool                   extra_performance_mode_enabled      = false;
     int32_t                vr_si_mode_register_offset          = -1;
-    int32_t                vr_factor_3d      = 100;
+    int32_t                vr_factor_3d                        = 100;
     int32_t                vr_immersive_positional_game_scaler = 0;
     std::string            vr_immersive_eye_indicator;
 } extern values;