diff --git a/src/components/three/XRHudInWorld.tsx b/src/components/three/XRHudInWorld.tsx
index d25dc86..a644c99 100644
--- a/src/components/three/XRHudInWorld.tsx
+++ b/src/components/three/XRHudInWorld.tsx
@@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ export function XRHudInWorld(props: XRHudInWorldProps) {
         wristRef.current.visible = false;
       }
     }
+
+    // Head-locked fallback toggle — always visible in lower-left of FOV,
+    // so the user can reopen the menu even without controllers or if the
+    // panel is positioned out of view.
+    if (headLockRef.current) {
+      const offset = new THREE.Vector3(-0.18, -0.18, -0.5).applyQuaternion(camera.quaternion);
+      headLockRef.current.position.copy(camera.position).add(offset);
+      headLockRef.current.quaternion.copy(camera.quaternion);
+    }
   });
 
   return (