diff --git a/src/components/look-controls.js b/src/components/look-controls.js
index 9e779414b10..517e97f3271 100644
--- a/src/components/look-controls.js
+++ b/src/components/look-controls.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 var registerComponent = require('../core/component').registerComponent;
 var THREE = require('../lib/three');
+var DEFAULT_CAMERA_HEIGHT = require('../constants').DEFAULT_CAMERA_HEIGHT;
 var bind = require('../utils/bind');
 
 // To avoid recalculation at every mouse movement tick
@@ -56,11 +57,21 @@ module.exports.Component = registerComponent('look-controls', {
     var data = this.data;
     if (!data.enabled) { return; }
     this.controls.standing = data.standing;
+    this.controls.userHeight = this.getUserHeight();
     this.controls.update();
     this.updateOrientation();
     this.updatePosition();
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Return user height to use for standing poses, where a device doesn't provide an offset.
+   */
+  getUserHeight: function () {
+    var el = this.el;
+    var userHeight = el.hasAttribute('camera') && el.getAttribute('camera').userHeight || DEFAULT_CAMERA_HEIGHT;
+    return userHeight;
+  },
+
   play: function () {
     this.addEventListeners();
   },
diff --git a/tests/components/look-controls.test.js b/tests/components/look-controls.test.js
index 609a996c025..098bc9ac905 100644
--- a/tests/components/look-controls.test.js
+++ b/tests/components/look-controls.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 var CANVAS_GRAB_CLASS = 'a-grab-cursor';
 var GRABBING_CLASS = 'a-grabbing';
+var DEFAULT_USER_HEIGHT = 1.6;
 
 suite('look-controls', function () {
   setup(function (done) {
@@ -52,4 +53,27 @@ suite('look-controls', function () {
       window.dispatchEvent(new Event('mouseup'));
     });
   });
+
+  suite('head-height', function () {
+    test('Return head height from camera device', function (done) {
+      var el = this.sceneEl;
+      var cameraEl = el.camera.el;
+      var cameraHeight = 2.5;
+      var lookControls = el.camera.el.components['look-controls'];
+      cameraEl.setAttribute('camera', 'userHeight', cameraHeight);
+
+      assert.shallowDeepEqual(lookControls.getUserHeight(), cameraHeight);
+      done();
+    });
+
+    test('Return default head height for poses where device does not provide an offset', function (done) {
+      var el = this.sceneEl;
+      var lookControls = el.camera.el.components['look-controls'];
+      var cameraEl = el.camera.el;
+      cameraEl.components.camera = null;
+
+      assert.shallowDeepEqual(lookControls.getUserHeight(), DEFAULT_USER_HEIGHT);
+      done();
+    });
+  });
 });