diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_action.c b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_action.c
index eba67b3ff..5668c9bc7 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_action.c
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_api_action.c
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ oxr_xrCreateAction(XrActionSet actionSet,
 	struct oxr_action* act = NULL;
 	OXR_ALLOCATE_HANDLE_OR_RETURN(&log, act, OXR_XR_DEBUG_ACTION,
 	                              oxr_action_destroy, &act_set->handle);
+	act->act_set = act_set;
 	*action = (XrAction)act;
 
 	return XR_SUCCESS;