diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/VRBrowserActivity.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/VRBrowserActivity.java
index 32a7e864d0..922e7a37af 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/VRBrowserActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/VRBrowserActivity.java
@@ -2022,6 +2022,7 @@ public void onRequestPermissionsResult(int requestCode, @NonNull  String[] permi
 
     @Override
     public void showVRVideo(final int aWindowHandle, final @VideoProjectionMenuWidget.VideoProjectionFlags int aVideoProjection) {
+        getNavigationBar().disableHeadlockForVRVideo();
         queueRunnable(() -> showVRVideoNative(aWindowHandle, aVideoProjection));
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
index 4b1fc2ad50..7a0fa91ab9 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/com/igalia/wolvic/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ public class NavigationBarWidget extends UIWidget implements WSession.Navigation
     private static final int POPUP_NOTIFICATION_ID = 3;
     private static final int WEB_APP_ADDED_NOTIFICATION_ID = 4;
 
+    private boolean shouldRestoreHeadLockOnVRVideoExit;
+
     public interface NavigationListener {
         void onBack();
         void onForward();
@@ -773,6 +775,14 @@ private void enterFullScreenMode() {
         mWidgetManager.pushWorldBrightness(mBrightnessWidget, mBrightnessWidget.getSelectedBrightness());
     }
 
+    public void disableHeadlockForVRVideo() {
+        SettingsStore settingsStore = SettingsStore.getInstance(getContext());
+        if (settingsStore.isHeadLockEnabled()) {
+            settingsStore.setHeadLockEnabled(false);
+            shouldRestoreHeadLockOnVRVideoExit = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     private void exitFullScreenMode() {
         mWidgetPlacement = mBeforeFullscreenPlacement;
         updateWidget();
@@ -996,6 +1006,10 @@ private void exitVRVideo() {
         mWidgetManager.setCylinderDensityForce(mSavedCylinderDensity);
         // Reposition UI in front of the user when exiting a VR video.
         mWidgetManager.recenterUIYaw(WidgetManagerDelegate.YAW_TARGET_ALL);
+
+        if (shouldRestoreHeadLockOnVRVideoExit) {
+            SettingsStore.getInstance(getContext()).setHeadLockEnabled(true);
+        }
     }
 
     private void setResizePreset(float aMultiplier) {