diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c6bb19df..723126a1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ obtain the various submodules that go into building Proton:
 
         cd proton
         #for linux:
-        git submodule update --init wine dxvk ffmpeg openal-soft
+        git submodule update --init wine dxvk ffmpeg openal-soft openvr
         #for macos:
         git submodule update --init
 
diff --git a/build_proton.sh b/build_proton.sh
index 1771732e..9c054b21 100755
--- a/build_proton.sh
+++ b/build_proton.sh
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ if [ "$PACKAGE" = true ]; then
     WINEPREFIX="$TOP"/build/dist/share/default_pfx/ $RUNTIME_RUNSH ./build/dist/bin/wine64 wineboot
     WINEPREFIX="$TOP"/build/dist/share/default_pfx/ $RUNTIME_RUNSH ./build/dist/bin/wineserver -w
 
+    cp -a openvr/bin/win32/openvr_api.dll "$TOP"/build/dist/lib/wine/dxvk/openvr_api_dxvk.dll
+    cp -a openvr/bin/win64/openvr_api.dll "$TOP"/build/dist/lib64/wine/dxvk/openvr_api_dxvk.dll
+
     #the difference between -1 and -9 is about 20 MB, so prioritize quick startup over file size
     tar -C build/dist -c . | gzip -c -1 > dist/proton_dist.tar.gz
 
diff --git a/proton b/proton
index d03c9f9c..31966f29 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ with prefix_lock:
     shutil.copy(basedir + "/dist/lib/wine/fakedlls/vrclient.dll", dst)
     shutil.copy(basedir + "/dist/lib64/wine/fakedlls/vrclient_x64.dll", dst)
 
+    shutil.copy(basedir + "/dist/lib/wine/dxvk/openvr_api_dxvk.dll", prefix + "/drive_c/windows/syswow64/")
+    shutil.copy(basedir + "/dist/lib64/wine/dxvk/openvr_api_dxvk.dll", prefix + "/drive_c/windows/system32/")
+
     #parse linux openvr config and present it in win32 format to the app.
     #logic from openvr's CVRPathRegistry_Public::GetPaths