diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/game_config.xml b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/game_config.xml
index ad5060a81..5e9072b93 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/game_config.xml
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/data/gamedev/interfaces_v3/game_config.xml
@@ -2762,12 +2762,37 @@
               x="0"
               y="0"
               hardtext="uiVRGeneral" />
-        <instance template="tgcw_checkbox"
-                  id="enabler"
-                  text="uiVREnable"
-                  posref="TL TL"
-                  x="0"
-                  y="-16" />
+        <group id="enabler"
+               posref="TL TL"
+               x="0"
+               y="-16"
+               child_resize_w="true"
+               h="14">
+          <ctrl type="button"
+                id="c"
+                button_type="toggle_button"
+                posref="TL TL"
+                x="0"
+                y="0"
+                tx_normal="w_slot_on.tga"
+                tx_pushed="w_opacity_on.tga"
+                tx_over="w_slot_on.tga"
+                color="255 255 255 255"
+                col_pushed="255 255 255 255"
+                col_over="255 255 255 0"
+                onclick_l="game_config_change_vr_enable"
+                params_l="" />
+          <view type="text"
+                id="text"
+                posparent="c"
+                posref="MR ML"
+                x="4"
+                y="-2"
+                color="255 255 255 192"
+                fontsize="12"
+                shadow="true"
+                hardtext="uiVREnable" />
+        </group>
         <group type="combo_box"
                id="vr_devices"
                sizeparent="parent"
@@ -3767,11 +3792,6 @@
                widget="sbfloat"
                link="RotKeySpeedMin"
                realtime="true" />
-        <param ui="vr:enabler:c"
-               type="cfg"
-               widget="boolbut"
-               link="VREnable"
-               realtime="true" />
         <param ui="sound:enabler:c"
                type="cfg"
                widget="boolbut"
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_game.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_game.cpp
index 4efbfbf81..63d2c93b7 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_game.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/interface_v3/action_handler_game.cpp
@@ -2922,6 +2922,7 @@ static vector<UDriver::CMode> VideoModes;
 #define GAME_CONFIG_VIDEO_DEPTH_REQ		32
 
 // VR_CONFIG
+#define GAME_CONFIG_VR_ENABLE_BUTTON	"ui:interface:game_config:content:vr:enabler:c"
 #define GAME_CONFIG_VR_DEVICES_COMBO	"ui:interface:game_config:content:vr:vr_devices"
 #define GAME_CONFIG_VR_DEVICE_DB		"UI:TEMP:VR_DEVICE"
 
@@ -2934,7 +2935,7 @@ enum	TTextureMode	{LowTextureMode= 0, NormalTextureMode= 1, HighTextureMode= 2};
 
 void cacheStereoDisplayDevices(); // from init.cpp
 
-void updateVRDevicesComboUI()
+void updateVRDevicesComboUI(bool enable)
 {
 	// VR_CONFIG
 	nldebug("Init VR device name list from cache into UI");
@@ -2942,8 +2943,8 @@ void updateVRDevicesComboUI()
 	CDBGroupComboBox *pCB = dynamic_cast<CDBGroupComboBox*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId(GAME_CONFIG_VR_DEVICES_COMBO));
 	if (pCB)
 	{
-		pCB->setActive(ClientCfg.VREnable);
-		if (ClientCfg.VREnable)
+		pCB->setActive(enable);
+		if (enable)
 		{
 			nldebug("pCB ok");
 			cacheStereoDisplayDevices();
@@ -3026,7 +3027,12 @@ public:
 		}
 
 		// VR_CONFIG
-		updateVRDevicesComboUI();
+		pBut = dynamic_cast<CCtrlBaseButton*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId(GAME_CONFIG_VR_ENABLE_BUTTON));
+		if (pBut)
+		{
+			pBut->setPushed(ClientCfg.VREnable);
+		}
+		updateVRDevicesComboUI(ClientCfg.VREnable);
 
 		// init the mode in DB
 		TTextureMode	texMode;
@@ -3257,6 +3263,31 @@ class CHandlerGameConfigFullscreen : public IActionHandler
 };
 REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER (CHandlerGameConfigFullscreen, "game_config_change_vid_fullscreen");
 
+// ***************************************************************************
+class CHandlerGameConfigVREnable : public IActionHandler
+{
+	virtual void execute (CCtrlBase *pCaller, const string &/* Params */)
+	{
+		// VR_CONFIG
+
+		CCtrlBaseButton *pBut = dynamic_cast<CCtrlBaseButton*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId(GAME_CONFIG_VR_ENABLE_BUTTON));
+		if (pBut) 
+		{
+			// hide or show device list depending on enabled or not
+			updateVRDevicesComboUI(pBut->getPushed());
+		}
+
+		if (pCaller)
+		{
+			CDDXManager *pDM = CDDXManager::getInstance();
+			CInterfaceDDX *pDDX = pDM->get(GAME_CONFIG_DDX);
+			if(pDDX)
+				pDDX->validateApplyButton();
+		}
+	}
+};
+REGISTER_ACTION_HANDLER (CHandlerGameConfigVREnable, "game_config_change_vr_enable");
+
 // ***************************************************************************
 class CHandlerGameConfigVRDevice : public IActionHandler
 {
@@ -3373,6 +3404,13 @@ class CHandlerGameConfigApply : public IActionHandler
 			}
 		}
 
+		CCtrlBaseButton *pBut = dynamic_cast<CCtrlBaseButton*>(CWidgetManager::getInstance()->getElementFromId(GAME_CONFIG_VR_ENABLE_BUTTON));
+		if (pBut) 
+		{
+			// store the new config variables
+			ClientCfg.VREnable = pBut->getPushed();
+			ClientCfg.writeBool("VREnable", pBut->getPushed());
+		}
 		if (ClientCfg.VREnable)
 		{
 			// store the new config variables
diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_utilities.cpp b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_utilities.cpp
index e7b9a3d27..bca1ccad2 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_utilities.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/src/main_loop_utilities.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ void updateFromClientCfg()
 {
 	CClientConfig::setValues();
 	ClientCfg.IsInvalidated = false;
+	
+	if ((ClientCfg.VREnable != LastClientCfg.VREnable)
+		|| (ClientCfg.VREnable && (
+			ClientCfg.VRDisplayDevice != LastClientCfg.VRDisplayDevice
+			|| ClientCfg.VRDisplayDeviceId != LastClientCfg.VRDisplayDeviceId
+			)))
+	{
+		nldebug("Apply VR device change");
+		releaseStereoDisplayDevice();
+		initStereoDisplayDevice();
+	}
 
 	// GRAPHICS - GENERAL
 	//---------------------------------------------------
@@ -79,27 +90,6 @@ void updateFromClientCfg()
 			Driver->setSwapVBLInterval(0);
 	}
 
-	if (ClientCfg.VREnable != LastClientCfg.VREnable)
-	{
-		// VR_CONFIG
-
-		// switch visibility of list & reload
-		updateVRDevicesComboUI();
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		if (((StereoDisplay != NULL) != ClientCfg.VREnable)
-			|| (ClientCfg.VREnable && (
-				ClientCfg.VRDisplayDevice != LastClientCfg.VRDisplayDevice
-				|| ClientCfg.VRDisplayDeviceId != LastClientCfg.VRDisplayDeviceId
-				)))
-		{
-			nldebug("Apply VR device change");
-			releaseStereoDisplayDevice();
-			initStereoDisplayDevice();
-		}
-	}
-
 	// GRAPHICS - LANDSCAPE
 	//---------------------------------------------------
 	if (ClientCfg.LandscapeThreshold != LastClientCfg.LandscapeThreshold)