diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
index 4432a3e8d7..05557aa04d 100644
--- a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/Render.cpp
@@ -582,6 +582,9 @@ Renderer::Renderer()
 				g_ogl_config.gl_renderer,
 				g_ogl_config.gl_version), 5000);
 
+	if (g_Config.iStereoMode > 0 && !g_Config.backend_info.bSupportsStereoscopy)
+		OSD::AddMessage("Stereoscopic 3D isn't supported by your GPU, support for OpenGL 3.2 is required.", 10000);
+
 	WARN_LOG(VIDEO,"Missing OGL Extensions: %s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s",
 			g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsDualSourceBlend ? "" : "DualSourceBlend ",
 			g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsPrimitiveRestart ? "" : "PrimitiveRestart ",