diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index ca32613..ca449b9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ use nodes::drawable::lines::LinesNodePlugin;
 use nodes::drawable::model::ModelNodePlugin;
 use nodes::drawable::text::TextNodePlugin;
 use nodes::spatial::SpatialNodePlugin;
+use objects::hmd::HmdPlugin;
 use objects::input::mouse_pointer::FlatscreenInputPlugin;
 use objects::input::oxr_controller::ControllerPlugin;
 use objects::input::oxr_hand::HandPlugin;
@@ -173,6 +174,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<AppExit, JoinError> {
 	let dbus_connection = Connection::session()
 		.await
 		.expect("Could not open dbus session");
+	// why is this requested here? should there be a specific server bus name that we check
+	// instead?
 	dbus_connection
 		.request_name("org.stardustxr.HMD")
 		.await
@@ -393,7 +396,7 @@ fn bevy_loop(
 		AudioNodePlugin,
 	));
 	// object plugins
-	app.add_plugins((PlaySpacePlugin, HandPlugin, ControllerPlugin));
+	app.add_plugins((PlaySpacePlugin, HandPlugin, ControllerPlugin, HmdPlugin));
 	// feature plugins
 	app.add_plugins(WaylandPlugin);
 	app.add_systems(PostStartup, move || {
diff --git a/src/objects/hmd.rs b/src/objects/hmd.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6169054
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/objects/hmd.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+use bevy::prelude::*;
+use bevy_mod_openxr::{
+	helper_traits::{ToQuat as _, ToVec3 as _},
+	resources::OxrFrameState,
+	session::OxrSession,
+};
+use bevy_mod_xr::{
+	session::{XrPreDestroySession, XrSessionCreated, session_running},
+	spaces::{XrPrimaryReferenceSpace, XrSpace},
+};
+use openxr::SpaceLocationFlags;
+
+use crate::{DbusConnection, PreFrameWait, nodes::spatial::Spatial};
+
+use super::{ObjectHandle, SpatialRef, input::mouse_pointer::FlatscreenCam};
+
+pub struct HmdPlugin;
+impl Plugin for HmdPlugin {
+	fn build(&self, app: &mut App) {
+		app.add_systems(XrPreDestroySession, destroy_view_space);
+		app.add_systems(XrSessionCreated, create_view_space);
+		app.add_systems(PreFrameWait, update_xr.run_if(session_running));
+		app.add_systems(PreFrameWait, update_flat.run_if(not(session_running)));
+		app.add_systems(Startup, setup);
+	}
+}
+
+fn setup(connection: Res<DbusConnection>, mut cmds: Commands) {
+	let (spatial, _spatial_handle) = SpatialRef::create(&connection, "/org/stardustxr/HMD");
+	let hmd = Hmd {
+		spatial,
+		_spatial_handle,
+		space: None,
+	};
+	cmds.insert_resource(hmd);
+}
+
+fn create_view_space(session: Res<OxrSession>, mut hmd: ResMut<Hmd>) {
+	let space = session
+		.create_reference_space(openxr::ReferenceSpaceType::VIEW, Transform::IDENTITY)
+		.inspect_err(|err| error!("failed to create View XrSpace"))
+		.ok();
+	hmd.space = space.map(|v| v.0);
+}
+fn destroy_view_space(session: Res<OxrSession>, mut cmds: Commands, mut hmd: ResMut<Hmd>) {
+	let Some(space) = hmd.space.take() else {
+		return;
+	};
+	session.destroy_space(space);
+}
+
+#[derive(Resource)]
+struct Hmd {
+	spatial: Arc<Spatial>,
+	_spatial_handle: ObjectHandle<SpatialRef>,
+	space: Option<XrSpace>,
+}
+
+fn update_flat(cam: Single<&GlobalTransform, With<FlatscreenCam>>, hmd: Res<Hmd>) {
+	// this shouldn't be parented to anything, so global and local spaces should be the same
+	hmd.spatial.set_local_transform(cam.compute_matrix());
+}
+
+fn update_xr(
+	session: Option<Res<OxrSession>>,
+	ref_space: Option<Res<XrPrimaryReferenceSpace>>,
+	hmd: Res<Hmd>,
+	state: Option<Res<OxrFrameState>>,
+) {
+	let (Some(session), Some(view), Some(ref_space), Some(state)) =
+		(session, hmd.space, ref_space, state)
+	else {
+		// tokio::task::spawn({
+		// 	let handle = hmd.tracked_handle.clone();
+		// 	async move {
+		// 		handle.set_tracked(false);
+		// 	}
+		// });
+		return;
+	};
+	// this won't be correct with pipelined rendering
+	let location = session
+		.locate_space(&view, &ref_space, state.predicted_display_time)
+		.inspect_err(|err| error!("Error while Locating OpenXR Stage Space {err}"));
+	if let Ok(location) = location {
+		let is_tracked = location
+			.location_flags
+			.contains(SpaceLocationFlags::POSITION_VALID | SpaceLocationFlags::POSITION_TRACKED)
+			|| location.location_flags.contains(
+				SpaceLocationFlags::ORIENTATION_VALID | SpaceLocationFlags::ORIENTATION_TRACKED,
+			);
+		// tokio::task::spawn({
+		// 	let handle = play_space.tracked_handle.clone();
+		// 	async move {
+		// 		handle.set_tracked(is_tracked);
+		// 	}
+		// });
+		if is_tracked {
+			hmd.spatial
+				.set_local_transform(Mat4::from_rotation_translation(
+					location.pose.orientation.to_quat(),
+					location.pose.position.to_vec3(),
+				));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs b/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
index fe29b5d..096a4fe 100644
--- a/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
+++ b/src/objects/input/mouse_pointer.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ impl Plugin for FlatscreenInputPlugin {
 
 #[derive(Component)]
 #[require(Camera3d)]
-struct FlatscreenCam;
+pub struct FlatscreenCam;
 
 fn setup(mut cmds: Commands) {
 	let Ok(pointer) =
diff --git a/src/objects/mod.rs b/src/objects/mod.rs
index 6c9ecae..98a658a 100644
--- a/src/objects/mod.rs
+++ b/src/objects/mod.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ use zbus::{Connection, interface, object_server::Interface, zvariant::OwnedObjec
 
 pub mod input;
 pub mod play_space;
+pub mod hmd;
 
 pub struct ObjectHandle<I: Interface>(Connection, OwnedObjectPath, PhantomData<I>);