diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/L1VR_SurfaceView.c b/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/L1VR_SurfaceView.c
index 8447f12..695065e 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/L1VR_SurfaceView.c
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/L1VR_SurfaceView.c
@@ -1329,6 +1329,7 @@ void VR_Init()
     vr_height_adjust = Cvar_Get( "vr_height_adjust", "0.0", CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Additional height adjustment for in-game player (in metres)" );
     vr_flashlight_model = Cvar_Get( "vr_flashlight_model", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Set to 0 to prevent drawing the flashlight model" );
 	vr_mirror_weapons = Cvar_Get( "vr_mirror_weapons", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Set to 1 to mirror the weapon models (for left handed use)" );
+    vr_weapon_backface_culling = Cvar_Get( "vr_weapon_backface_culling", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE, "Use to enable whether back face culling is used on weapon viewmodel" );
 
     //Not to be changed by users, as it will be overwritten anyway
 	vr_stereo_side = Cvar_Get( "vr_stereo_side", "0", CVAR_READ_ONLY, "Eye being drawn" );
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/VrCvars.h b/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/VrCvars.h
index a71469f..e224ed5 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/VrCvars.h
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/src/Lambda1VR/VrCvars.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ convar_t	*vr_enable_crouching;
 convar_t	*vr_height_adjust;
 convar_t	*vr_flashlight_model;
 convar_t	*vr_mirror_weapons;
+convar_t	*vr_weapon_backface_culling;
 
 //Used and updated continuously during rendering
 convar_t	*vr_stereo_side;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Projects/Android/jni/src/Xash3D/xash3d/engine/client/gl_studio.c b/Projects/Android/jni/src/Xash3D/xash3d/engine/client/gl_studio.c
index f5ac28b..016d0e1 100644
--- a/Projects/Android/jni/src/Xash3D/xash3d/engine/client/gl_studio.c
+++ b/Projects/Android/jni/src/Xash3D/xash3d/engine/client/gl_studio.c
@@ -3723,6 +3723,8 @@ R_DrawViewModel
 */
 
 extern convar_t	*vr_mirror_weapons;
+extern convar_t	*vr_weapon_backface_culling;
+
 void R_DrawViewModel( void )
 {
 	if( RI.refdef.onlyClientDraw || r_drawviewmodel->integer == 0 )
@@ -3752,8 +3754,9 @@ void R_DrawViewModel( void )
 	// hack the depth range to prevent view model from poking into walls
 	pglDepthRange( gldepthmin, gldepthmin + 0.3f * ( gldepthmax - gldepthmin ));
 
-	// backface culling for mirrored weapons
-	g_iBackFaceCull = vr_mirror_weapons->integer == 1;//R_LeftHand(); // GL_FrontFace is called in SetupStudioRenderer
+	// face culling for mirrored weapons - not base on handedness
+	g_iBackFaceCull = vr_mirror_weapons->value == 1;
+
 	RI.currententity->curstate.scale = 1.0f;
 	RI.currententity->curstate.frame = 0;
 	RI.currententity->curstate.framerate = 1.0f;
@@ -3762,14 +3765,18 @@ void R_DrawViewModel( void )
 	RI.currententity->curstate.animtime = cl.weaponstarttime;
 	RI.currententity->curstate.sequence = cl.weaponseq;
 
-	//If we aren't mirroring weapons, turn off culling for the viewmodel
-	if (!g_iBackFaceCull)
-		pglDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
-	
+	//Optional culling for the viewmodel
+	if (vr_weapon_backface_culling->value == 0) {
+        clgame.ds.cullMode = GL_NONE;
+        pglDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+    }
+
 	pStudioDraw->StudioDrawModel( STUDIO_RENDER | STUDIO_VIEWMODEL );
 
-	if (!g_iBackFaceCull)
-		pglEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+	if (vr_weapon_backface_culling->value == 0) {
+        clgame.ds.cullMode = GL_FRONT;
+        pglEnable(GL_CULL_FACE);
+    }
 
 	// restore depth range
 	pglDepthRange( gldepthmin, gldepthmax );