diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 0d9d00740f..f5396f3509 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ static gfx_ctx_driver_t current_video_context;
 
 static void *video_context_data                          = NULL;
 
+static enum gfx_ctx_api current_video_context_api        = GFX_CTX_NONE;
+
 shader_backend_t *current_shader                         = NULL;
 void *shader_data                                        = NULL;
 
@@ -2718,6 +2720,9 @@ static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *video_context_driver_init(
                video_info.shared_context && hw_render_ctx);
 
       video_context_driver_set_data(ctx_data);
+
+      current_video_context_api = api;
+
       return ctx;
    }
 
@@ -3012,6 +3017,11 @@ bool video_context_driver_set_flags(gfx_ctx_flags_t *flags)
    return true;
 }
 
+enum gfx_ctx_api video_context_driver_get_api(void)
+{
+   return current_video_context_api;
+}
+
 bool video_driver_has_windowed(void)
 {
 #if defined(RARCH_CONSOLE) || defined(RARCH_MOBILE)
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.h b/gfx/video_driver.h
index 1bf7965e5e..1172dc978a 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.h
@@ -1208,6 +1208,8 @@ bool video_context_driver_translate_aspect(gfx_ctx_aspect_t *aspect);
 
 bool video_context_driver_input_driver(gfx_ctx_input_t *inp);
 
+enum gfx_ctx_api video_context_driver_get_api(void);
+
 void video_context_driver_free(void);
 
 bool video_shader_driver_get_prev_textures(video_shader_ctx_texture_t *texture);
diff --git a/gfx/video_shader_parse.c b/gfx/video_shader_parse.c
index 0f1f22710e..81ea705fb5 100644
--- a/gfx/video_shader_parse.c
+++ b/gfx/video_shader_parse.c
@@ -1083,23 +1083,51 @@ enum rarch_shader_type video_shader_parse_type(const char *path,
    if (!path)
       return fallback;
 
+   enum rarch_shader_type shader_type = RARCH_SHADER_NONE;
    switch (msg_hash_to_file_type(
             msg_hash_calculate(path_get_extension(path))))
    {
+      
       case FILE_TYPE_SHADER_CG:
       case FILE_TYPE_SHADER_PRESET_CGP:
-         return RARCH_SHADER_CG;
+         shader_type = RARCH_SHADER_CG;
+         break;
       case FILE_TYPE_SHADER_GLSL:
       case FILE_TYPE_SHADER_PRESET_GLSLP:
-         return RARCH_SHADER_GLSL;
+         shader_type = RARCH_SHADER_GLSL;
+         break;
       case FILE_TYPE_SHADER_SLANG:
       case FILE_TYPE_SHADER_PRESET_SLANGP:
-         return RARCH_SHADER_SLANG;
+         shader_type = RARCH_SHADER_SLANG;
+         break;
       default:
          break;
    }
 
-   return fallback;
+   enum gfx_ctx_api api = video_context_driver_get_api();
+
+
+   switch (api)
+   {
+      case GFX_CTX_OPENGL_API:
+         if (shader_type == RARCH_SHADER_GLSL || shader_type == RARCH_SHADER_CG)
+            return shader_type;
+      case GFX_CTX_OPENGL_ES_API:
+         if (shader_type == RARCH_SHADER_GLSL)
+            return shader_type;
+      case GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D9_API:
+         if (shader_type == RARCH_SHADER_CG)
+            return shader_type;
+      case GFX_CTX_VULKAN_API:
+         if (shader_type == RARCH_SHADER_SLANG)
+            return fallback;
+      case GFX_CTX_NONE:
+      case GFX_CTX_GDI_API:
+      case GFX_CTX_OPENVG_API:
+      case GFX_CTX_DIRECT3D8_API:
+      default:
+         return fallback;
+   }
 }
 
 /**