diff --git a/qb/config.params.sh b/qb/config.params.sh
index 7d2f75200d..00cd97ef39 100644
--- a/qb/config.params.sh
+++ b/qb/config.params.sh
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ HAVE_VIVANTE_FBDEV=no      # Vivante fbdev context support
 HAVE_OPENDINGUX_FBDEV=no   # Opendingux fbdev context support
 HAVE_OPENGLES=no           # Use GLESv2 instead of desktop GL
 HAVE_OPENGLES3=no          # OpenGLES3 support
+HAVE_OPENGLES3_1=no        # OpenGLES3.1 support
+HAVE_OPENGLES3_2=no        # OpenGLES3.2 support
 HAVE_X11=auto              # everything X11.
 HAVE_XRANDR=auto           # Xrandr support.
 HAVE_OMAP=no               # OMAP video support
diff --git a/retroarch.c b/retroarch.c
index d047904254..1a861d201f 100644
--- a/retroarch.c
+++ b/retroarch.c
@@ -18842,6 +18842,22 @@ static bool dynamic_request_hw_context(enum retro_hw_context_type type,
 
 #if defined(HAVE_OPENGLES3)
       case RETRO_HW_CONTEXT_OPENGLES_VERSION:
+#ifndef HAVE_OPENGLES3_2
+         if (major == 3 && minor == 2)
+         {
+            RARCH_ERR("Requesting OpenGLES%u.%u context, but RetroArch is compiled against a lesser version. Cannot use HW context.\n",
+                  major, minor);
+            return false;
+         }
+#endif
+#if !defined(HAVE_OPENGLES3_2) && !defined(HAVE_OPENGLES3_1)
+         if (major == 3 && minor == 1)
+         {
+            RARCH_ERR("Requesting OpenGLES%u.%u context, but RetroArch is compiled against a lesser version. Cannot use HW context.\n",
+                  major, minor);
+            return false;
+         }
+#endif
          RARCH_LOG("Requesting OpenGLES%u.%u context.\n",
                major, minor);
          break;