diff --git a/content/browser/xr/service/vr_service_impl.cc b/content/browser/xr/service/vr_service_impl.cc
index eb9239c969a74..64b3624b6f6e3 100644
--- a/content/browser/xr/service/vr_service_impl.cc
+++ b/content/browser/xr/service/vr_service_impl.cc
@@ -532,6 +532,17 @@ void VRServiceImpl::RequestSession(
     return;
   }
 
+  // [POC OBSERVABILITY] Log page visibility at handler entry — there is no
+  // browser-side check of this anywhere in the RequestSession path.
+  LOG(ERROR) << "[POC] VRServiceImpl::RequestSession ENTRY mode="
+             << static_cast<int>(options->mode)
+             << " PageVisibilityState="
+             << (render_frame_host_
+                     ? static_cast<int>(
+                           render_frame_host_->GetVisibilityState())
+                     : -1)
+             << " (0=Visible 1=Hidden 2=HiddenButPainting)";
+
   if (runtime_manager_->IsOtherClientPresenting(this) ||
       runtime_manager_->HasPendingImmersiveRequest()) {
     DVLOG(2) << __func__
@@ -555,6 +566,13 @@ void VRServiceImpl::RequestSession(
 
   const bool has_user_activation =
       render_frame_host_->HasTransientUserActivation();
+  // [POC OBSERVABILITY] If we got here while hidden, the missing visibility
+  // check has been bypassed; this is past the runtime check and just before
+  // the only browser-side spec re-check (user activation).
+  LOG(ERROR) << "[POC] VRServiceImpl::RequestSession PAST-RUNTIME-CHECK "
+             << "has_user_activation=" << has_user_activation
+             << " PageVisibilityState="
+             << static_cast<int>(render_frame_host_->GetVisibilityState());
   if (!has_user_activation) {
     // User activation is verified blink-side, so this should never fail
     // (everything that happens up to this point should not take enough time for
diff --git a/ui/views/win/OWNERS b/ui/views/win/OWNERS
index af1b18e77e424..4d819f1c13eaa 100644
--- a/ui/views/win/OWNERS
+++ b/ui/views/win/OWNERS
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-davidbienvenu@chromium.org
+davidbienvenu@chromium.org
 jessemckenna@google.com
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