diff --git a/anvil/src/glium_drawer.rs b/anvil/src/glium_drawer.rs
index b8e6f10..78de8d0 100644
--- a/anvil/src/glium_drawer.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/glium_drawer.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ impl<F: GLGraphicsBackend + 'static> GliumDrawer<F> {
                 .unwrap();
                 unsafe {
                     images
-                        .bind_to_texture(0, opengl_texture.get_id())
+                        .bind_to_texture(0, opengl_texture.get_id(), &*self.display.borrow())
                         .expect("Failed to bind to texture");
                 }
                 Ok(TextureMetadata {
diff --git a/src/backend/egl/display.rs b/src/backend/egl/display.rs
index 20f9143..a098a92 100644
--- a/src/backend/egl/display.rs
+++ b/src/backend/egl/display.rs
@@ -430,11 +430,7 @@ impl<B: native::Backend, N: native::NativeDisplay<B>> EGLGraphicsBackend for EGL
         if res == 0 {
             return Err(Error::OtherEGLDisplayAlreadyBound);
         }
-        Ok(EGLBufferReader::new(
-            self.display.clone(),
-            display.c_ptr(),
-            &self.extensions,
-        ))
+        Ok(EGLBufferReader::new(self.display.clone(), display.c_ptr()))
     }
 }
 
@@ -447,13 +443,11 @@ pub struct EGLBufferReader {
     wayland: *mut wl_display,
     #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
     gl: gl_ffi::Gles2,
-    #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
-    egl_to_texture_support: bool,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "use_system_lib")]
 impl EGLBufferReader {
-    fn new(display: Arc<EGLDisplayHandle>, wayland: *mut wl_display, extensions: &[String]) -> Self {
+    fn new(display: Arc<EGLDisplayHandle>, wayland: *mut wl_display) -> Self {
         #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
         let gl = gl_ffi::Gles2::load_with(|s| get_proc_address(s) as *const _);
 
@@ -461,10 +455,6 @@ impl EGLBufferReader {
             display,
             wayland,
             #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
-            egl_to_texture_support: extensions
-                .iter()
-                .any(|s| s == "GL_OES_EGL_image" || s == "GL_OES_EGL_image_base"),
-            #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
             gl,
         }
     }
@@ -570,8 +560,6 @@ impl EGLBufferReader {
             buffer,
             #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
             gl: self.gl.clone(),
-            #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
-            egl_to_texture_support: self.egl_to_texture_support,
         })
     }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/egl/mod.rs b/src/backend/egl/mod.rs
index dce4a85..506e924 100644
--- a/src/backend/egl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/egl/mod.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 //! of an EGL-based [`WlBuffer`](wayland_server::protocol::wl_buffer::WlBuffer) for rendering.
 
 #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
-use crate::backend::graphics::gl::ffi as gl_ffi;
+use crate::backend::graphics::gl::{ffi as gl_ffi, GLGraphicsBackend};
 use nix::libc::c_uint;
 use std::fmt;
 #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ pub use self::surface::EGLSurface;
 #[cfg(feature = "use_system_lib")]
 use crate::backend::egl::display::EGLBufferReader;
 use crate::backend::egl::display::EGLDisplayHandle;
+#[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
+use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
@@ -181,8 +183,6 @@ pub struct EGLImages {
     buffer: WlBuffer,
     #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
     gl: gl_ffi::Gles2,
-    #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
-    egl_to_texture_support: bool,
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
@@ -195,17 +195,34 @@ impl EGLImages {
     /// Bind plane to an OpenGL texture id
     ///
     /// This does only temporarily modify the OpenGL state any changes are reverted before returning.
+    /// The given `GLGraphicsBackend` must be the one belonging to the `tex_id` and will be the current
+    /// context (and surface if applicable) after this function returns.
     ///
     /// # Safety
     ///
-    /// The given `tex_id` needs to be a valid GL texture otherwise undefined behavior might occur.
+    /// The given `tex_id` needs to be a valid GL texture in the given context otherwise undefined behavior might occur.
     #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
     pub unsafe fn bind_to_texture(
         &self,
         plane: usize,
         tex_id: c_uint,
+        backend: &dyn GLGraphicsBackend,
     ) -> ::std::result::Result<(), TextureCreationError> {
-        if !self.egl_to_texture_support {
+        // receive the list of extensions for *this* context
+        backend
+            .make_current()
+            .map_err(|_| TextureCreationError::ContextLost)?;
+
+        let egl_to_texture_support = {
+            // the list of gl extensions supported by the context
+            let data = CStr::from_ptr(self.gl.GetString(gl_ffi::EXTENSIONS) as *const _)
+                .to_bytes()
+                .to_vec();
+            let list = String::from_utf8(data).unwrap();
+            list.split(' ')
+                .any(|s| s == "GL_OES_EGL_image" || s == "GL_OES_EGL_image_base")
+        };
+        if !egl_to_texture_support {
             return Err(TextureCreationError::GLExtensionNotSupported("GL_OES_EGL_image"));
         }