diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/box3d/Box3DViewer.js b/src/lib/viewers/box3d/Box3DViewer.js
index 7aa9039e5..2358b16ae 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/box3d/Box3DViewer.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/box3d/Box3DViewer.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class Box3DViewer extends BaseViewer {
      * @return {void}
      */
     handleSceneLoaded() {
-        if (this.controls) {
+        if (this.controls && !this.getViewerOption('useReactControls')) {
             this.controls.addUi();
         }
         this.emit(EVENT_LOAD);
@@ -326,7 +326,9 @@ class Box3DViewer extends BaseViewer {
      * @return {void}
      */
     handleShowVrButton() {
-        this.controls.showVrButton();
+        if (this.controls && !this.getViewerOption('useReactControls')) {
+            this.controls.showVrButton();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/Image360Viewer.js b/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/Image360Viewer.js
index 010107f65..ff6381917 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/Image360Viewer.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/Image360Viewer.js
@@ -45,14 +45,20 @@ class Image360Viewer extends Box3DViewer {
     handleSceneLoaded() {
         super.handleSceneLoaded();
 
-        this.renderUI();
+        if (this.getViewerOption('useReactControls')) {
+            this.renderUI();
+        }
     }
 
     /**
      * @inheritdoc
      */
     handleShowVrButton() {
-        if (this.controls && this.getViewerOption('useReactControls')) {
+        if (!this.controls) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if (this.getViewerOption('useReactControls')) {
             this.showVrButton = true;
             this.renderUI();
         } else {
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/__tests__/Image360Viewer-test.js b/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/__tests__/Image360Viewer-test.js
index f12bf172a..db011f833 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/__tests__/Image360Viewer-test.js
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/box3d/image360/__tests__/Image360Viewer-test.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import Image360Viewer from '../Image360Viewer';
 import BaseViewer from '../../../BaseViewer';
 import Box3DControls from '../../Box3DControls';
-import ControlsRoot from '../../../controls/controls-root';
+import ControlsRoot from '../../../controls';
 import Image360Renderer from '../Image360Renderer';
 import { SELECTOR_BOX_PREVIEW_CONTENT } from '../../../../constants';
 
@@ -77,11 +77,26 @@ describe('lib/viewers/box3d/image360/Image360Viewer', () => {
     });
 
     describe('handleSceneLoaded()', () => {
-        test('should render the react UI', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+            jest.spyOn(viewer, 'getViewerOption').mockImplementation(() => true);
             jest.spyOn(viewer, 'renderUI');
+        });
+
+        test('should render the react UI', () => {
             viewer.handleSceneLoaded();
             expect(viewer.renderUI).toBeCalled();
         });
+
+        describe('Without react controls', () => {
+            beforeEach(() => {
+                jest.spyOn(viewer, 'getViewerOption').mockImplementation(() => false);
+            });
+
+            test('should render the react UI', () => {
+                viewer.handleSceneLoaded();
+                expect(viewer.renderUI).not.toBeCalled();
+            });
+        });
     });
 
     describe('handleShowVrButton()', () => {