diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp
index 2bfe60fdf..236de73f9 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/config.cpp
@@ -311,9 +311,6 @@ void Config::ReadValues() {
     if (Settings::values.vr_use_immersive_mode) {
       LOG_INFO(Config, "VR immersive mode enabled");
 
-      // Use a min setting of 3x to avoid extremely low resolutions
-      VRSettings::values.resolution_factor = std::max(3,  static_cast<int>(VRSettings::values.resolution_factor));
-
       // no point rendering passthrough in immersive mode
       VRSettings::values.vr_environment =
         static_cast<uint32_t>(VRSettings::VREnvironmentType::VOID);
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp
index f446bb60b..7995065b3 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/jni/vr/vr_main.cpp
@@ -206,9 +206,13 @@ class VRApp {
             const uint32_t defaultResolutionFactor =
                 GetDefaultGameResolutionFactorForHmd(VRSettings::values.hmd_type);
             const uint32_t resolutionFactorFromPreferences = VRSettings::values.resolution_factor;
+            // add a couple factors to resolution with immersive mode so users
+            // aren't resetting their default settings to get higher res. min
+            // resolution factor for immersive is 3x.
+            const uint32_t immersiveModeOffset = (VRSettings::values.vr_immersive_mode > 0) ? 2 : 0;
             const uint32_t resolutionFactor = (resolutionFactorFromPreferences > 0
                                                   ? resolutionFactorFromPreferences
-                                                  : defaultResolutionFactor);
+                                                  : defaultResolutionFactor) + immersiveModeOffset;
 
             if (resolutionFactor != defaultResolutionFactor) {
                 ALOGI("Using resolution factor of {}x instead of HMD default {}x", resolutionFactor,
@@ -905,4 +909,3 @@ Java_org_citra_citra_1emu_vr_VRUtils_getDefaultResolutionFactor(JNIEnv* env, jcl
     const VRSettings::HMDType hmdType = VRSettings::HmdTypeFromStr(VRSettings::GetHMDTypeStr());
     return GetDefaultGameResolutionFactorForHmd(hmdType);
 }
-