diff --git a/app/src/googlevr/cpp/DeviceDelegateGoogleVR.cpp b/app/src/googlevr/cpp/DeviceDelegateGoogleVR.cpp
index 22d86d52a..047dbaa12 100644
--- a/app/src/googlevr/cpp/DeviceDelegateGoogleVR.cpp
+++ b/app/src/googlevr/cpp/DeviceDelegateGoogleVR.cpp
@@ -589,6 +589,10 @@ DeviceDelegateGoogleVR::Pause() {
     VRB_LOG("Pause GVR tracking");
     GVR_CHECK(gvr_pause_tracking(m.gvr));
   }
+
+  for (Controller& controller: m.controllers) {
+    controller.enabled = false;
+  }
 }
 
 void