diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 1b590cb065..dfec3dd16c 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -1281,8 +1281,7 @@ static INLINE void gl_copy_frame(gl_t *gl, const void *frame,
    if (gl->egl_images)
    {
       EGLImageKHR img = 0;
-      const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
-      bool new_egl    = ctx && ctx->write_egl_image(gl,
+      bool new_egl    = gfx_ctx_write_egl_image(gl,
             frame, width, height, pitch, (gl->base_size == 4),
             gl->tex_index, &img);
 
@@ -2500,12 +2499,7 @@ static bool gl_suppress_screensaver(void *data, bool enable)
 
 static bool gl_has_windowed(void *data)
 {
-   gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
-
-   if (gl && ctx)
-      return ctx->has_windowed(gl);
-   return true;
+   return gfx_ctx_has_windowed(data);
 }
 
 static void gl_update_tex_filter_frame(gl_t *gl)
@@ -3072,9 +3066,7 @@ static uintptr_t gl_get_current_framebuffer(void *data)
 
 static retro_proc_address_t gl_get_proc_address(void *data, const char *sym)
 {
-   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
-
-   return ctx->get_proc_address(sym);
+   return gfx_ctx_get_proc_address(sym);
 }
 
 static void gl_set_aspect_ratio(void *data, unsigned aspect_ratio_idx)
@@ -3179,11 +3171,7 @@ static void gl_set_osd_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
 
 static void gl_show_mouse(void *data, bool state)
 {
-   gl_t *gl = (gl_t*)data;
-   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
-
-   if (gl && ctx->show_mouse)
-      ctx->show_mouse(gl, state);
+   gfx_ctx_show_mouse(data, state);
 }
 
 static struct video_shader *gl_get_current_shader(void *data)
diff --git a/gfx/video_context_driver.c b/gfx/video_context_driver.c
index 1edb176986..555262efa0 100644
--- a/gfx/video_context_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_context_driver.c
@@ -127,6 +127,39 @@ bool gfx_ctx_get_metrics(enum display_metric_types type, float *value)
          value);
 }
 
+bool gfx_ctx_write_egl_image(void *data, const void *frame, unsigned width,
+         unsigned height, unsigned pitch, bool rgb32,
+         unsigned index, void **image_handle)
+{
+   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
+   if (ctx && ctx->write_egl_image)
+      return ctx->write_egl_image(data, frame, width, height, pitch,
+            rgb32, index, image_handle);
+   return false;
+}
+
+retro_proc_address_t gfx_ctx_get_proc_address(const char *sym)
+{
+   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
+   return ctx->get_proc_address(sym);
+}
+
+void gfx_ctx_show_mouse(void *data, bool state)
+{
+   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
+   if (data && ctx->show_mouse)
+      ctx->show_mouse(data, state);
+}
+
+bool gfx_ctx_has_windowed(void *data)
+{
+   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = gfx_ctx_get_ptr();
+
+   if (data && ctx)
+      return ctx->has_windowed(data);
+   return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * find_gfx_ctx_driver_index:
  * @ident                      : Identifier of resampler driver to find.
diff --git a/gfx/video_context_driver.h b/gfx/video_context_driver.h
index 122e967a96..27e8608384 100644
--- a/gfx/video_context_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_context_driver.h
@@ -215,6 +215,16 @@ void gfx_ctx_swap_buffers(void *data);
 
 bool gfx_ctx_focus(void *data);
 
+bool gfx_ctx_write_egl_image(void *data, const void *frame,
+      unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned pitch, bool rgb32,
+      unsigned index, void **image_handle);
+
+void gfx_ctx_show_mouse(void *data, bool state);
+
+bool gfx_ctx_has_windowed(void *data);
+
+retro_proc_address_t gfx_ctx_get_proc_address(const char *sym);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif