diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
index 2e289f2ff..4886c0606 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/NavigationBarWidget.java
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
+import static org.mozilla.vrbrowser.ui.widgets.menus.VideoProjectionMenuWidget.VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE;
+
 public class NavigationBarWidget extends UIWidget implements GeckoSession.NavigationDelegate,
         GeckoSession.ProgressDelegate, GeckoSession.ContentDelegate, WidgetManagerDelegate.WorldClickListener,
         WidgetManagerDelegate.UpdateListener, SessionChangeListener,
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ public class NavigationBarWidget extends UIWidget implements GeckoSession.Naviga
     private BrightnessMenuWidget mBrightnessWidget;
     private MediaControlsWidget mMediaControlsWidget;
     private Media mFullScreenMedia;
-    private @VideoProjectionMenuWidget.VideoProjectionFlags Integer mAutoSelectedProjection;
+    private @VideoProjectionMenuWidget.VideoProjectionFlags int mAutoSelectedProjection = VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE;
     private HamburgerMenuWidget mHamburgerMenu;
     private SendTabDialogWidget mSendTabDialog;
     private TooltipWidget mPopUpNotification;
@@ -252,7 +254,7 @@ private void initialize(@NonNull Context aContext) {
                 mAudio.playSound(AudioEngine.Sound.CLICK);
             }
 
-            if (mAutoSelectedProjection != null) {
+            if (mAutoSelectedProjection != VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE) {
                 enterVRVideo(mAutoSelectedProjection);
                 return;
             }
@@ -698,6 +700,7 @@ private void exitVRVideo() {
         boolean composited = mProjectionMenu.getPlacement().composited;
         mProjectionMenu.getPlacement().copyFrom(mProjectionMenuPlacement);
         mProjectionMenu.getPlacement().composited = composited;
+        mProjectionMenu.setSelectedProjection(VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE);
         mWidgetManager.updateWidget(mProjectionMenu);
         closeFloatingMenus();
         mWidgetManager.setControllersVisible(true);
@@ -870,11 +873,14 @@ public void onFullScreen(GeckoSession session, boolean aFullScreen) {
             }
             AtomicBoolean autoEnter = new AtomicBoolean(false);
             mAutoSelectedProjection = VideoProjectionMenuWidget.getAutomaticProjection(getSession().getCurrentUri(), autoEnter);
-            if (mAutoSelectedProjection != null && autoEnter.get()) {
+            if (mAutoSelectedProjection != VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE && autoEnter.get()) {
                 mAutoEnteredVRVideo = true;
                 postDelayed(() -> enterVRVideo(mAutoSelectedProjection), 300);
             } else {
                 mAutoEnteredVRVideo = false;
+                if (mProjectionMenu != null) {
+                    mProjectionMenu.setSelectedProjection(mAutoSelectedProjection);
+                }
             }
         } else {
             if (mIsInVRVideo) {
diff --git a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/menus/VideoProjectionMenuWidget.java b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/menus/VideoProjectionMenuWidget.java
index 859c31d89..ab2091c99 100644
--- a/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/menus/VideoProjectionMenuWidget.java
+++ b/app/src/common/shared/org/mozilla/vrbrowser/ui/widgets/menus/VideoProjectionMenuWidget.java
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 
 public class VideoProjectionMenuWidget extends MenuWidget implements WidgetManagerDelegate.FocusChangeListener {
 
-    @IntDef(value = { VIDEO_PROJECTION_UNSUPPORTED, VIDEO_PROJECTION_3D_SIDE_BY_SIDE, VIDEO_PROJECTION_360,
+    @IntDef(value = { VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE, VIDEO_PROJECTION_3D_SIDE_BY_SIDE, VIDEO_PROJECTION_360,
                       VIDEO_PROJECTION_360_STEREO, VIDEO_PROJECTION_180,
                       VIDEO_PROJECTION_180_STEREO_LEFT_RIGHT, VIDEO_PROJECTION_180_STEREO_TOP_BOTTOM })
     public @interface VideoProjectionFlags {}
 
-    public static final int VIDEO_PROJECTION_UNSUPPORTED = -1;
+    public static final int VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE = -1;
     public static final int VIDEO_PROJECTION_3D_SIDE_BY_SIDE = 0;
     public static final int VIDEO_PROJECTION_360 = 1;
     public static final int VIDEO_PROJECTION_360_STEREO = 2;
@@ -128,27 +128,28 @@ private void handleClick(@VideoProjectionFlags int aVideoProjection) {
 
     public void setSelectedProjection(@VideoProjectionFlags int aProjection) {
         mSelectedProjection = aProjection;
-        IntStream.range(0, mItems.size())
+        int index = IntStream.range(0, mItems.size())
                 .filter(i -> ((ProjectionMenuItem)mItems.get(i)).projection == aProjection)
                 .findFirst()
-                .ifPresent(this::setSelectedItem);
+                .orElse(-1);
+        setSelectedItem(index);
     }
 
-    public static @VideoProjectionFlags Integer getAutomaticProjection(String aURL, AtomicBoolean autoEnter) {
+    public static @VideoProjectionFlags int getAutomaticProjection(String aURL, AtomicBoolean autoEnter) {
         if (aURL == null) {
-            return null;
+            return VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE;
         }
 
         Uri uri = Uri.parse(aURL);
         if (uri == null) {
-            return null;
+            return VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE;
         }
 
         String projection = uri.getQueryParameter("mozVideoProjection");
         if (projection == null) {
             projection = uri.getQueryParameter("mozvideoprojection");
             if (projection == null) {
-                return null;
+                return VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE;
             }
         }
         projection = projection.toLowerCase();
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ public void setSelectedProjection(@VideoProjectionFlags int aProjection) {
             return VIDEO_PROJECTION_3D_SIDE_BY_SIDE;
         }
 
-        return VIDEO_PROJECTION_UNSUPPORTED;
+        return VIDEO_PROJECTION_NONE;
     }
 
     @Override