diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java
index 80704f71f..6f2c68bf1 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/VRBrowserActivity.java
@@ -1135,6 +1135,14 @@ private void onAppLink(String aJSON) {
         });
     }
 
+    @Keep
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private void disableLayers() {
+        runOnUiThread(() -> {
+            SettingsStore.getInstance(this).setDisableLayers(true);
+        });
+    }
+
     private SurfaceTexture createSurfaceTexture() {
         int[] ids = new int[1];
         GLES20.glGenTextures(1, ids, 0);
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
index 3191937c0..e2ede5473 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/browser/SettingsStore.java
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ SettingsStore getInstance(final @NonNull Context aContext) {
 
     private int mCachedScrollDirection = -1;
 
+    private boolean mDisableLayers = false;
+    public void setDisableLayers(final boolean aDisableLayers) {
+        mDisableLayers = aDisableLayers;
+    }
+
     public SettingsStore(Context aContext) {
         mContext = aContext;
         mPrefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(aContext);
@@ -409,9 +414,11 @@ public void setMSAALevel(int level) {
     }
 
     public boolean getLayersEnabled() {
-        if (DeviceType.isOculusBuild()) {
+        if (DeviceType.isOculusBuild() && !mDisableLayers) {
+            Log.i(LOGTAG, "Layers are enabled");
             return true;
         }
+        Log.i(LOGTAG, "Layers are not supported");
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.cpp b/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.cpp
index 660c531d9..415e06b7a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.cpp
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.cpp
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ const char* kHandlePoorPerformance = "handlePoorPerformance";
 const char* kHandlePoorPerformanceSignature = "()V";
 const char* kOnAppLink = "onAppLink";
 const char* kOnAppLinkSignature = "(Ljava/lang/String;)V";
+const char* kDisableLayers = "disableLayers";
+const char* kDisableLayersSignature = "()V";
 
 JNIEnv* sEnv = nullptr;
 jclass sBrowserClass = nullptr;
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ jmethodID sSetDeviceType = nullptr;
 jmethodID sHaltActivity = nullptr;
 jmethodID sHandlePoorPerformance = nullptr;
 jmethodID sOnAppLink = nullptr;
+jmethodID sDisableLayers = nullptr;
 }
 
 namespace crow {
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ VRBrowser::InitializeJava(JNIEnv* aEnv, jobject aActivity) {
   sHaltActivity = FindJNIMethodID(sEnv, sBrowserClass, kHaltActivity, kHaltActivitySignature);
   sHandlePoorPerformance = FindJNIMethodID(sEnv, sBrowserClass, kHandlePoorPerformance, kHandlePoorPerformanceSignature);
   sOnAppLink = FindJNIMethodID(sEnv, sBrowserClass, kOnAppLink, kOnAppLinkSignature);
+  sDisableLayers = FindJNIMethodID(sEnv, sBrowserClass, kDisableLayers, kDisableLayersSignature);
 }
 
 void
@@ -155,7 +159,8 @@ VRBrowser::ShutdownJava() {
   sAreLayersEnabled = nullptr;
   sSetDeviceType = nullptr;
   sHaltActivity = nullptr;
-    sOnAppLink = nullptr;
+  sOnAppLink = nullptr;
+  sDisableLayers = nullptr;
   sEnv = nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -353,4 +358,11 @@ VRBrowser::OnAppLink(const std::string& aJSON) {
   CheckJNIException(sEnv, __FUNCTION__);
 }
 
+void
+VRBrowser::DisableLayers() {
+  if (!ValidateMethodID(sEnv, sActivity, sDisableLayers, __FUNCTION__)) { return; }
+  sEnv->CallVoidMethod(sActivity, sDisableLayers);
+  CheckJNIException(sEnv, __FUNCTION__);
+}
+
 } // namespace crow
diff --git a/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.h b/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.h
index 2d2dc5f34..55200c95b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.h
+++ b/app/src/main/cpp/VRBrowser.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ void SetDeviceType(const jint aType);
 void HaltActivity(const jint aReason);
 void HandlePoorPerformance();
 void OnAppLink(const std::string& aJSON);
+void DisableLayers();
 } // namespace VRBrowser;
 
 } // namespace crow
diff --git a/app/src/oculusvr/cpp/DeviceDelegateOculusVR.cpp b/app/src/oculusvr/cpp/DeviceDelegateOculusVR.cpp
index 2c1fc02e5..c475f9231 100644
--- a/app/src/oculusvr/cpp/DeviceDelegateOculusVR.cpp
+++ b/app/src/oculusvr/cpp/DeviceDelegateOculusVR.cpp
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ struct DeviceDelegateOculusVR::State {
 
   void Initialize() {
     elbow = ElbowModel::Create();
-    layersEnabled = VRBrowser::AreLayersEnabled();
     vrb::RenderContextPtr localContext = context.lock();
 
     java.Vm = app->activity->vm;
@@ -147,6 +146,14 @@ struct DeviceDelegateOculusVR::State {
       return;
     }
     initialized = true;
+    std::string version = vrapi_GetVersionString();
+    if (version.find("1.1.32.0") != std::string::npos) {
+      VRB_ERROR("Disable layers due to driver bug. VRAPI Runtime Version: %s", vrapi_GetVersionString());
+      layersEnabled = false;
+      VRBrowser::DisableLayers();
+    } else {
+      layersEnabled = VRBrowser::AreLayersEnabled();
+    }
     SetRenderSize(device::RenderMode::StandAlone);
 
     for (int i = 0; i < VRAPI_EYE_COUNT; ++i) {
diff --git a/app/src/oculusvr/java/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/PlatformActivity.java b/app/src/oculusvr/java/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/PlatformActivity.java
index 8f81dfa57..62dbf47e4 100644
--- a/app/src/oculusvr/java/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/PlatformActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/oculusvr/java/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/PlatformActivity.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.WindowManager;
 
+import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.browser.SettingsStore;
 import org.mozilla.vrbrowser.utils.SystemUtils;
 
 public class PlatformActivity extends NativeActivity {