diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_binding.c b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_binding.c
index 75d618ffd..52dafe6cf 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_binding.c
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_binding.c
@@ -179,7 +179,9 @@ static void
 reset_binding_keys(struct oxr_binding *binding)
 {
 	free(binding->keys);
+	free(binding->preferred_binding_path_index);
 	binding->keys = NULL;
+	binding->preferred_binding_path_index = NULL;
 	binding->num_keys = 0;
 }
 
@@ -195,17 +197,17 @@ static void
 add_key_to_matching_bindings(struct oxr_binding *bindings,
                              size_t num_bindings,
                              XrPath path,
-                             uint32_t key,
-                             uint32_t *preferred_binding_path)
+                             uint32_t key)
 {
 	for (size_t x = 0; x < num_bindings; x++) {
 		struct oxr_binding *b = &bindings[x];
 
 		bool found = false;
+		uint32_t preferred_path_index;
 		for (size_t y = 0; y < b->num_paths; y++) {
 			if (b->paths[y] == path) {
 				found = true;
-				*preferred_binding_path = y;
+				preferred_path_index = y;
 				break;
 			}
 		}
@@ -215,6 +217,10 @@ add_key_to_matching_bindings(struct oxr_binding *bindings,
 		}
 
 		U_ARRAY_REALLOC_OR_FREE(b->keys, uint32_t, (b->num_keys + 1));
+		U_ARRAY_REALLOC_OR_FREE(b->preferred_binding_path_index,
+		                        uint32_t, (b->num_keys + 1));
+		b->preferred_binding_path_index[b->num_keys] =
+		    preferred_path_index;
 		b->keys[b->num_keys++] = key;
 	}
 }
@@ -393,9 +399,8 @@ oxr_action_suggest_interaction_profile_bindings(
 		fprintf(stderr, "\t\t%s %i -> %s\n", act->name, act->key, str);
 #endif
 
-		add_key_to_matching_bindings(
-		    bindings, num_bindings, s->binding, act->key,
-		    &act->preferred_binding_path_index);
+		add_key_to_matching_bindings(bindings, num_bindings, s->binding,
+		                             act->key);
 	}
 
 	return XR_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_input.c b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_input.c
index ce7cb8d8b..2eddfe5e2 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_input.c
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_input.c
@@ -375,6 +375,22 @@ oxr_source_cache_determine_redirect(struct oxr_logger *log,
 	}
 }
 
+static XrPath
+get_matched_xrpath(struct oxr_binding *b, struct oxr_action *act)
+{
+	XrPath preferred_path = XR_NULL_PATH;
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < b->num_keys; i++) {
+		if (b->keys[i] == act->key) {
+			uint32_t preferred_path_index = XR_NULL_PATH;
+			preferred_path_index =
+			    b->preferred_binding_path_index[i];
+			preferred_path = b->paths[preferred_path_index];
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+	return preferred_path;
+}
+
 static void
 get_binding(struct oxr_logger *log,
             struct oxr_sink_logger *slog,
@@ -449,15 +465,9 @@ get_binding(struct oxr_logger *log,
 		const char *str = NULL;
 		struct oxr_binding *b = bindings[i];
 
-		// pick the path that the action prefers.
-		// e.g. an action bound to /user/hand/*/trackpad will prefer
-		// index 0 of those bindings, an action bound to
-		// /user/hand/*/trackpad will prefer index 1
-		// [/user/hand/*/trackpad, /user/hand/*/trackpad/x]
+		XrPath matched_path = get_matched_xrpath(b, act);
 
-		XrPath preferred_path =
-		    b->paths[act->preferred_binding_path_index];
-		oxr_path_get_string(log, sess->sys->inst, preferred_path, &str,
+		oxr_path_get_string(log, sess->sys->inst, matched_path, &str,
 		                    &length);
 		oxr_slog(slog, "\t\t\tBinding: %s\n", str);
 
@@ -470,7 +480,7 @@ get_binding(struct oxr_logger *log,
 		                            outputs, num_outputs);
 
 		if (found) {
-			*bound_path = preferred_path;
+			*bound_path = matched_path;
 			oxr_slog(slog, "\t\t\t\tBound!\n");
 		} else {
 			oxr_slog(slog, "\t\t\t\tRejected! (NO XDEV MAPPING)\n");
diff --git a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_objects.h b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_objects.h
index 4d609a183..142203988 100644
--- a/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_objects.h
+++ b/src/xrt/state_trackers/oxr/oxr_objects.h
@@ -1081,8 +1081,10 @@ struct oxr_binding
 
 	enum oxr_sub_action_path sub_path;
 
-	uint32_t *keys;
 	size_t num_keys;
+	uint32_t *keys;
+	//! store which entry in paths was suggested, for each action key
+	uint32_t *preferred_binding_path_index;
 
 	enum xrt_input_name *inputs;
 	size_t num_inputs;
@@ -1337,9 +1339,6 @@ struct oxr_action
 
 	//! Which sub action paths that this action was created with.
 	struct oxr_sub_paths sub_paths;
-
-	//! Which of the paths in oxr_binding.paths matches this action.
-	uint32_t preferred_binding_path_index;
 };
 
 /*!