diff --git a/drawing.cpp b/drawing.cpp
index 0c631e9e..17bf79e8 100644
--- a/drawing.cpp
+++ b/drawing.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ EX unsigned char& part(color_t& col, int i) {
 #endif
   }
 
-bool in_vr_sphere;
+EX bool in_vr_sphere;
 hyperpoint vr_sphere_center;
 
 bool fatborder;
@@ -2251,9 +2251,7 @@ EX void reverse_transparent_walls() {
   reverse(&ptds[qp0[pt]], &ptds[qp[pt]]);
   }
 
-EX void draw_main() {
-  DEBBI(DF_GRAPH, ("draw_main"));
-  
+EX void set_vr_sphere() {
   in_vr_sphere = false;
   #if CAP_VR
   in_vr_sphere = vrhr::rendering() && among(pmodel, mdDisk, mdBall, mdHyperboloid, mdHalfplane, mdHemisphere);
@@ -2267,6 +2265,12 @@ EX void draw_main() {
     vr_sphere_center = vrhr::hmd_mv * vr_sphere_center;
     }
   #endif
+  }
+
+EX void draw_main() {
+  DEBBI(DF_GRAPH, ("draw_main"));
+  
+  set_vr_sphere();  
   
   if(sphere && GDIM == 3 && pmodel == mdPerspective && !stretch::in() && !ray::in_use) {
 
diff --git a/vr.cpp b/vr.cpp
index e5f54215..00bdb90a 100644
--- a/vr.cpp
+++ b/vr.cpp
@@ -470,6 +470,8 @@ ld vr_distance(shiftpoint h, int id, ld& dist) {
   h.h = hmd_pre_for[2] * h.h;
   eModel md = pmodel_3d_version();
   apply_other_model(h, hscr, md);
+  if(in_vr_sphere && get_side(hscr) == (sphereflipped() ? -1 : 1)) return 1e5;
+  
   E4; hscr[3] = 1;
   hyperpoint hc = inverse(sm * hmd_at * vrdata.pose_matrix[id] * sm) * hmd_mv * hscr;
   if(hc[2] > 0.1) return 1e6; /* behind */
@@ -493,6 +495,7 @@ EX void compute_point(int id, shiftpoint& res, cell*& c, ld& dist) {
     }
 
   gen_mv();
+  set_vr_sphere();
   c = nullptr;
   ld best = 1e9;