diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLContext.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLContext.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+// Copyright 2014 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
+
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/AGL.h"
+#endif
+#if defined(WIN32)
+#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/WGL.h"
+#endif
+#if HAVE_X11
+#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/GLX.h"
+#endif
+#if HAVE_EGL
+#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/EGL.h"
+#if HAVE_X11
+#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLX11.h"
+#endif
+#if defined(ANDROID)
+#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLAndroid.h"
+#endif
+#endif
+
+const std::array<std::pair<int, int>, 9> GLContext::s_desktop_opengl_versions = {
+    {{4, 6}, {4, 5}, {4, 4}, {4, 3}, {4, 2}, {4, 1}, {4, 0}, {3, 3}, {3, 2}}};
+
+GLContext::~GLContext() = default;
+
+bool GLContext::Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
+{
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool GLContext::IsHeadless() const
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<GLContext> GLContext::CreateSharedContext()
+{
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+bool GLContext::MakeCurrent()
+{
+  return false;
+}
+
+bool GLContext::ClearCurrent()
+{
+  return false;
+}
+
+void GLContext::Update()
+{
+}
+
+void GLContext::UpdateSurface(void* window_handle)
+{
+}
+
+void GLContext::Swap()
+{
+}
+
+void GLContext::SwapInterval(int interval)
+{
+}
+
+void* GLContext::GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name)
+{
+  return nullptr;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<GLContext> GLContext::Create(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi, bool stereo, bool core,
+                                             bool prefer_egl, bool prefer_gles)
+{
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContext> context;
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+  if (wsi.type == WindowSystemType::MacOS || wsi.type == WindowSystemType::Headless)
+    context = std::make_unique<GLContextAGL>();
+#endif
+#if defined(_WIN32)
+  if (wsi.type == WindowSystemType::Windows)
+    context = std::make_unique<GLContextWGL>();
+#endif
+#if defined(ANDROID)
+  if (wsi.type == WindowSystemType::Android)
+    context = std::make_unique<GLContextEGLAndroid>();
+#endif
+#if HAVE_X11
+  if (wsi.type == WindowSystemType::X11)
+  {
+    // GLES 3 is not supported via GLX.
+    const bool use_egl = prefer_egl || prefer_gles;
+#if defined(HAVE_EGL)
+    if (use_egl)
+      context = std::make_unique<GLContextEGLX11>();
+    else
+      context = std::make_unique<GLContextGLX>();
+#else
+    context = std::make_unique<GLContextGLX>();
+#endif
+  }
+#endif
+#if HAVE_EGL
+  if (wsi.type == WindowSystemType::Headless)
+    context = std::make_unique<GLContextEGL>();
+#endif
+
+  if (!context)
+    return nullptr;
+
+  // Option to prefer GLES on desktop platforms, useful for testing.
+  if (prefer_gles)
+    context->m_opengl_mode = Mode::OpenGLES;
+
+  if (!context->Initialize(wsi.display_connection, wsi.render_surface, stereo, core))
+    return nullptr;
+
+  return context;
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLContext.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLContext.h
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright 2008 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <array>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
+#include "Common/WindowSystemInfo.h"
+
+class GLContext
+{
+public:
+  enum class Mode
+  {
+    Detect,
+    OpenGL,
+    OpenGLES
+  };
+
+  virtual ~GLContext();
+
+  Mode GetMode() { return m_opengl_mode; }
+  bool IsGLES() const { return m_opengl_mode == Mode::OpenGLES; }
+
+  u32 GetBackBufferWidth() { return m_backbuffer_width; }
+  u32 GetBackBufferHeight() { return m_backbuffer_height; }
+
+  virtual bool IsHeadless() const;
+
+  virtual std::unique_ptr<GLContext> CreateSharedContext();
+
+  virtual bool MakeCurrent();
+  virtual bool ClearCurrent();
+
+  virtual void Update();
+  virtual void UpdateSurface(void* window_handle);
+
+  virtual void Swap();
+  virtual void SwapInterval(int interval);
+
+  virtual void* GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name);
+
+  // Creates an instance of GLContext specific to the platform we are running on.
+  // If successful, the context is made current on the calling thread.
+  static std::unique_ptr<GLContext> Create(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi, bool stereo = false,
+                                           bool core = true, bool prefer_egl = false,
+                                           bool prefer_gles = false);
+
+protected:
+  virtual bool Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core);
+
+  Mode m_opengl_mode = Mode::Detect;
+
+  // Window dimensions.
+  u32 m_backbuffer_width = 0;
+  u32 m_backbuffer_height = 0;
+  bool m_is_shared = false;
+
+  // A list of desktop OpenGL versions to attempt to create a context for.
+  // (4.6-3.2, geometry shaders is a minimum requirement since we're using core profile).
+  static const std::array<std::pair<int, int>, 9> s_desktop_opengl_versions;
+};
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLExtensions/GLExtensions.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLExtensions/GLExtensions.cpp
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
 #include "Common/GL/GLExtensions/GLExtensions.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -2148,12 +2148,11 @@ const GLFunc gl_function_array[] = {
 namespace GLExtensions
 {
 // Private members and functions
-static bool _isES;
-static u32 _GLVersion;
-static std::unordered_map<std::string, bool> m_extension_list;
+static u32 s_gl_version;
+static std::unordered_map<std::string, bool> s_extension_list;
 
 // Private initialization functions
-bool InitFunctionPointers();
+bool InitFunctionPointers(GLContext* context);
 
 // Initializes the extension list the old way
 static void InitExtensionList21()
@@ -2163,28 +2162,28 @@ static void InitExtensionList21()
   std::istringstream buffer(tmp);
 
   while (buffer >> tmp)
-    m_extension_list[tmp] = true;
+    s_extension_list[tmp] = true;
 }
 
-static void InitExtensionList()
+static void InitExtensionList(GLContext* context)
 {
-  m_extension_list.clear();
-  if (_isES)
+  s_extension_list.clear();
+  if (context->IsGLES())
   {
-    switch (_GLVersion)
+    switch (s_gl_version)
     {
     default:
     case 320:
-      m_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_3_2"] = true;
+      s_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_3_2"] = true;
     case 310:
-      m_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_3_1"] = true;
+      s_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_3_1"] = true;
     case 300:
-      m_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_3"] = true;
+      s_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_3"] = true;
       break;
     }
 
     // We always have ES 2.0
-    m_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_2"] = true;
+    s_extension_list["VERSION_GLES_2"] = true;
   }
   else
   {
@@ -2194,7 +2193,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
     // When an extension got merged in to core, the naming may have changed
 
     // This has intentional fall through
-    switch (_GLVersion)
+    switch (s_gl_version)
     {
     default:
     case 450:
@@ -2213,7 +2212,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_4_5",
       };
       for (auto it : gl450exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 440:
     {
@@ -2229,7 +2228,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_4_4",
       };
       for (auto it : gl440exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 430:
     {
@@ -2257,7 +2256,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_4_3",
       };
       for (auto it : gl430exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 420:
     {
@@ -2277,7 +2276,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_4_2",
       };
       for (auto it : gl420exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 410:
     {
@@ -2291,7 +2290,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_4_1",
       };
       for (auto it : gl410exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 400:
     {
@@ -2311,7 +2310,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_4_0",
       };
       for (auto it : gl400exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 330:
     {
@@ -2329,7 +2328,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_3_3",
       };
       for (auto it : gl330exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 320:
     {
@@ -2346,7 +2345,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_3_2",
       };
       for (auto it : gl320exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 310:
     {
@@ -2361,7 +2360,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_3_1",
       };
       for (auto it : gl310exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 300:
     {
@@ -2392,7 +2391,7 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
           "VERSION_3_0",
       };
       for (auto it : gl300exts)
-        m_extension_list[it] = true;
+        s_extension_list[it] = true;
     }
     case 210:
     case 200:
@@ -2406,33 +2405,33 @@ static void InitExtensionList()
       break;
     }
     // So we can easily determine if we are running dekstop GL
-    m_extension_list["VERSION_GL"] = true;
+    s_extension_list["VERSION_GL"] = true;
   }
 
-  if (_GLVersion < 300)
+  if (s_gl_version < 300)
   {
     InitExtensionList21();
     return;
   }
   GLint NumExtension = 0;
   glGetIntegerv(GL_NUM_EXTENSIONS, &NumExtension);
   for (GLint i = 0; i < NumExtension; ++i)
-    m_extension_list[std::string((const char*)glGetStringi(GL_EXTENSIONS, i))] = true;
+    s_extension_list[std::string((const char*)glGetStringi(GL_EXTENSIONS, i))] = true;
 }
 static void InitVersion()
 {
   GLint major, minor;
   glGetIntegerv(GL_MAJOR_VERSION, &major);
   glGetIntegerv(GL_MINOR_VERSION, &minor);
   if (glGetError() == GL_NO_ERROR)
-    _GLVersion = major * 100 + minor * 10;
+    s_gl_version = major * 100 + minor * 10;
   else
-    _GLVersion = 210;
+    s_gl_version = 210;
 }
 
-static void* GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name, void** func)
+static void* GetFuncAddress(GLContext* context, const std::string& name, void** func)
 {
-  *func = GLInterface->GetFuncAddress(name);
+  *func = context->GetFuncAddress(name);
   if (*func == nullptr)
   {
 #if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
@@ -2448,37 +2447,36 @@ static void* GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name, void** func)
 // Public members
 u32 Version()
 {
-  return _GLVersion;
+  return s_gl_version;
 }
 bool Supports(const std::string& name)
 {
-  return m_extension_list[name];
+  return s_extension_list[name];
 }
 
-bool Init()
+bool Init(GLContext* context)
 {
-  _isES = GLInterface->GetMode() != GLInterfaceMode::MODE_OPENGL;
-
   // Grab a few functions for initial checking
   // We need them to grab the extension list
   // Also to check if there is an error grabbing the version
-  if (GetFuncAddress("glGetIntegerv", (void**)&glGetIntegerv) == nullptr)
+  if (GetFuncAddress(context, "glGetIntegerv", (void**)&glGetIntegerv) == nullptr)
     return false;
-  if (GetFuncAddress("glGetString", (void**)&glGetString) == nullptr)
+  if (GetFuncAddress(context, "glGetString", (void**)&glGetString) == nullptr)
     return false;
-  if (GetFuncAddress("glGetError", (void**)&glGetError) == nullptr)
+  if (GetFuncAddress(context, "glGetError", (void**)&glGetError) == nullptr)
     return false;
 
   InitVersion();
 
   // We need to use glGetStringi to get the extension list
   // if we are using GLES3 or a GL version greater than 2.1
-  if (_GLVersion > 210 && GetFuncAddress("glGetStringi", (void**)&glGetStringi) == nullptr)
+  if (s_gl_version > 210 &&
+      GetFuncAddress(context, "glGetStringi", (void**)&glGetStringi) == nullptr)
     return false;
 
-  InitExtensionList();
+  InitExtensionList(context);
 
-  return InitFunctionPointers();
+  return InitFunctionPointers(context);
 }
 
 // Private initialization functions
@@ -2491,20 +2489,20 @@ static bool HasFeatures(const std::string& extensions)
   while (buffer >> tmp)
   {
     if (tmp[0] == '!')
-      result &= !m_extension_list[tmp.erase(0, 1)];
+      result &= !s_extension_list[tmp.erase(0, 1)];
     else if (tmp[0] == '|')
-      result |= m_extension_list[tmp.erase(0, 1)];
+      result |= s_extension_list[tmp.erase(0, 1)];
     else
-      result &= m_extension_list[tmp];
+      result &= s_extension_list[tmp];
   }
   return result;
 }
-bool InitFunctionPointers()
+bool InitFunctionPointers(GLContext* context)
 {
   bool result = true;
   for (const auto& it : gl_function_array)
     if (HasFeatures(it.requirements))
-      result &= !!GetFuncAddress(it.function_name, it.function_ptr);
+      result &= !!GetFuncAddress(context, it.function_name, it.function_ptr);
   return result;
 }
-}
+}  // namespace GLExtensions
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLExtensions/GLExtensions.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLExtensions/GLExtensions.h
@@ -54,15 +54,17 @@
 #include "Common/GL/GLExtensions/gl_4_4.h"
 #include "Common/GL/GLExtensions/gl_4_5.h"
 
+class GLContext;
+
 namespace GLExtensions
 {
 // Initializes the interface
-bool Init();
+bool Init(GLContext* context);
 
 // Function for checking if the hardware supports an extension
 // example: if (GLExtensions::Supports("GL_ARB_multi_map"))
 bool Supports(const std::string& name);
 
 // Returns OpenGL version in format 430
 u32 Version();
-}
+}  // namespace GLExtensions
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/AGL.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/AGL.h
@@ -12,22 +12,28 @@ struct NSOpenGLPixelFormat;
 struct NSView;
 #endif
 
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
 
-class cInterfaceAGL : public cInterfaceBase
+class GLContextAGL final : public GLContext
 {
 public:
-  void Swap() override;
-  bool Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
-  bool Create(cInterfaceBase* main_context) override;
+  ~GLContextAGL() override;
+
+  bool IsHeadless() const override;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContext> CreateSharedContext() override;
+
   bool MakeCurrent() override;
   bool ClearCurrent() override;
-  void Shutdown() override;
+
   void Update() override;
+
+  void Swap() override;
   void SwapInterval(int interval) override;
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> CreateSharedContext() override;
 
-private:
+protected:
+  bool Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
+
   NSView* m_view = nullptr;
   NSOpenGLContext* m_context = nullptr;
   NSOpenGLPixelFormat* m_pixel_format = nullptr;

diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/AGL.mm b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/AGL.mm
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ static bool UpdateCachedDimensions(NSView* view, u32* width, u32* height)
   NSWindow* window = [view window];
   NSSize size = [view frame].size;
 
-  float scale = [window backingScaleFactor];
-  size.width *= scale;
-  size.height *= scale;
+  const CGFloat scale = [window backingScaleFactor];
+  u32 new_width = static_cast<u32>(size.width * scale);
+  u32 new_height = static_cast<u32>(size.height * scale);
 
-  if (*width == size.width && *height == size.height)
+  if (*width == new_width && *height == new_height)
     return false;
 
-  *width = size.width;
-  *height = size.height;
-
+  *width = new_width;
+  *height = new_height;
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -44,14 +43,33 @@ static bool AttachContextToView(NSOpenGLContext* context, NSView* view, u32* wid
   return true;
 }
 
-void cInterfaceAGL::Swap()
+GLContextAGL::~GLContextAGL()
+{
+  if ([NSOpenGLContext currentContext] == m_context)
+    [NSOpenGLContext clearCurrentContext];
+
+  if (m_context)
+  {
+    [m_context clearDrawable];
+    [m_context release];
+  }
+  if (m_pixel_format)
+    [m_pixel_format release];
+}
+
+bool GLContextAGL::IsHeadless() const
+{
+  return !m_view;
+}
+
+void GLContextAGL::Swap()
 {
   [m_context flushBuffer];
 }
 
 // Create rendering window.
 // Call browser: Core.cpp:EmuThread() > main.cpp:Video_Initialize()
-bool cInterfaceAGL::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
+bool GLContextAGL::Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
 {
   NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute attr[] = {
       NSOpenGLPFADoubleBuffer,
@@ -78,65 +96,54 @@ static bool AttachContextToView(NSOpenGLContext* context, NSView* view, u32* wid
     return true;
 
   m_view = static_cast<NSView*>(window_handle);
-  return AttachContextToView(m_context, m_view, &s_backbuffer_width, &s_backbuffer_height);
-}
-
-bool cInterfaceAGL::Create(cInterfaceBase* main_context)
-{
-  cInterfaceAGL* agl_context = static_cast<cInterfaceAGL*>(main_context);
-  NSOpenGLPixelFormat* pixel_format = agl_context->m_pixel_format;
-  NSOpenGLContext* share_context = agl_context->m_context;
-
-  m_context = [[NSOpenGLContext alloc] initWithFormat:pixel_format shareContext:share_context];
-  if (m_context == nil)
-  {
-    ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "failed to create shared context");
+  m_opengl_mode = Mode::OpenGL;
+  if (!AttachContextToView(m_context, m_view, &m_backbuffer_width, &m_backbuffer_height))
     return false;
-  }
 
+  [m_context makeCurrentContext];
   return true;
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> cInterfaceAGL::CreateSharedContext()
+std::unique_ptr<GLContext> GLContextAGL::CreateSharedContext()
 {
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> context = std::make_unique<cInterfaceAGL>();
-  if (!context->Create(this))
+  NSOpenGLContext* new_agl_context =
+      [[NSOpenGLContext alloc] initWithFormat:m_pixel_format shareContext:m_context];
+  if (new_agl_context == nil)
+  {
+    ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "failed to create shared context");
     return nullptr;
-  return context;
+  }
+
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContextAGL> new_context = std::make_unique<GLContextAGL>();
+  new_context->m_context = new_agl_context;
+  new_context->m_pixel_format = m_pixel_format;
+  [new_context->m_pixel_format retain];
+  new_context->m_is_shared = true;
+  return new_context;
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceAGL::MakeCurrent()
+bool GLContextAGL::MakeCurrent()
 {
   [m_context makeCurrentContext];
   return true;
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceAGL::ClearCurrent()
+bool GLContextAGL::ClearCurrent()
 {
   [NSOpenGLContext clearCurrentContext];
   return true;
 }
 
-// Close backend
-void cInterfaceAGL::Shutdown()
-{
-  [m_context clearDrawable];
-  [m_context release];
-  m_context = nil;
-  [m_pixel_format release];
-  m_pixel_format = nil;
-}
-
-void cInterfaceAGL::Update()
+void GLContextAGL::Update()
 {
   if (!m_view)
     return;
 
-  if (UpdateCachedDimensions(m_view, &s_backbuffer_width, &s_backbuffer_height))
+  if (UpdateCachedDimensions(m_view, &m_backbuffer_width, &m_backbuffer_height))
     [m_context update];
 }
 
-void cInterfaceAGL::SwapInterval(int interval)
+void GLContextAGL::SwapInterval(int interval)
 {
   [m_context setValues:static_cast<GLint*>(&interval) forParameter:NSOpenGLCPSwapInterval];
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/BGL.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/BGL.cpp
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/BGL.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/BGL.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGL.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGL.cpp
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGL.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGL.h
@@ -9,44 +9,46 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
 
-class cInterfaceEGL : public cInterfaceBase
+class GLContextEGL : public GLContext
 {
-private:
-  EGLConfig m_config;
-  bool m_has_handle;
-  EGLNativeWindowType m_host_window;
-  bool m_supports_surfaceless = false;
-  std::vector<int> m_attribs;
+public:
+  virtual ~GLContextEGL() override;
 
-  bool CreateWindowSurface();
-  void DestroyWindowSurface();
+  bool IsHeadless() const override;
 
-protected:
-  void DetectMode();
-  EGLSurface egl_surf;
-  EGLContext egl_ctx;
-  EGLDisplay egl_dpy;
-
-  virtual EGLDisplay OpenDisplay() { return eglGetDisplay(EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY); }
-  virtual EGLNativeWindowType InitializePlatform(EGLNativeWindowType host_window, EGLConfig config)
-  {
-    return (EGLNativeWindowType)EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
-  }
-  virtual void ShutdownPlatform() {}
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContext> CreateSharedContext() override;
+
+  bool MakeCurrent() override;
+  bool ClearCurrent() override;
+
+  void UpdateSurface(void* window_handle) override;
 
-public:
   void Swap() override;
   void SwapInterval(int interval) override;
-  void SetMode(GLInterfaceMode mode) override { s_opengl_mode = mode; }
+
   void* GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name) override;
-  bool Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
-  bool Create(cInterfaceBase* main_context) override;
-  bool MakeCurrent() override;
-  bool ClearCurrent() override;
-  void Shutdown() override;
-  void UpdateHandle(void* window_handle) override;
-  void UpdateSurface() override;
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> CreateSharedContext() override;
+
+protected:
+  virtual EGLDisplay OpenEGLDisplay();
+  virtual EGLNativeWindowType GetEGLNativeWindow(EGLConfig config);
+
+  bool Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
+
+  bool CreateWindowSurface();
+  void DestroyWindowSurface();
+  void DetectMode(bool has_handle);
+  void DestroyContext();
+
+  void* m_host_display = nullptr;
+  void* m_host_window = nullptr;
+
+  EGLConfig m_config;
+  bool m_supports_surfaceless = false;
+  std::vector<int> m_attribs;
+
+  EGLSurface m_egl_surface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
+  EGLContext m_egl_context = EGL_NO_CONTEXT;
+  EGLDisplay m_egl_display = EGL_NO_DISPLAY;
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLAndroid.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLAndroid.cpp
@@ -3,26 +3,19 @@
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
 #include "Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLAndroid.h"
+#include <android/native_window.h>
 
-EGLDisplay cInterfaceEGLAndroid::OpenDisplay()
+EGLDisplay GLContextEGLAndroid::OpenEGLDisplay()
 {
   return eglGetDisplay(EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY);
 }
 
-EGLNativeWindowType cInterfaceEGLAndroid::InitializePlatform(EGLNativeWindowType host_window,
-                                                             EGLConfig config)
+EGLNativeWindowType GLContextEGLAndroid::GetEGLNativeWindow(EGLConfig config)
 {
   EGLint format;
-  eglGetConfigAttrib(egl_dpy, config, EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &format);
-  ANativeWindow_setBuffersGeometry(host_window, 0, 0, format);
-
-  const int width = ANativeWindow_getWidth(host_window);
-  const int height = ANativeWindow_getHeight(host_window);
-  GLInterface->SetBackBufferDimensions(width, height);
-
-  return host_window;
-}
-
-void cInterfaceEGLAndroid::ShutdownPlatform()
-{
+  eglGetConfigAttrib(m_egl_display, config, EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &format);
+  ANativeWindow_setBuffersGeometry(static_cast<ANativeWindow*>(m_host_window), 0, 0, format);
+  m_backbuffer_width = ANativeWindow_getWidth(static_cast<ANativeWindow*>(m_host_window));
+  m_backbuffer_height = ANativeWindow_getHeight(static_cast<ANativeWindow*>(m_host_window));
+  return static_cast<EGLNativeWindowType>(m_host_window);
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLAndroid.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLAndroid.h
@@ -4,14 +4,11 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <android/native_window.h>
 #include "Common/GL/GLInterface/EGL.h"
 
-class cInterfaceEGLAndroid : public cInterfaceEGL
+class GLContextEGLAndroid final : public GLContextEGL
 {
 protected:
-  EGLDisplay OpenDisplay() override;
-  EGLNativeWindowType InitializePlatform(EGLNativeWindowType host_window,
-                                         EGLConfig config) override;
-  void ShutdownPlatform() override;
+  EGLDisplay OpenEGLDisplay() override;
+  EGLNativeWindowType GetEGLNativeWindow(EGLConfig config) override;
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLHaiku.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLHaiku.cpp
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLHaiku.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLHaiku.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLX11.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLX11.cpp
@@ -3,43 +3,48 @@
 // Refer to the license.txt file included.
 
 #include "Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLX11.h"
-#include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 
-EGLDisplay cInterfaceEGLX11::OpenDisplay()
+GLContextEGLX11::~GLContextEGLX11()
 {
-  dpy = XOpenDisplay(nullptr);
-  XWindow.Initialize(dpy);
-  return eglGetDisplay(dpy);
+  // The context must be destroyed before the window.
+  DestroyWindowSurface();
+  DestroyContext();
+  m_render_window.reset();
 }
 
-EGLNativeWindowType cInterfaceEGLX11::InitializePlatform(EGLNativeWindowType host_window,
-                                                         EGLConfig config)
+void GLContextEGLX11::Update()
+{
+  m_render_window->UpdateDimensions();
+  m_backbuffer_width = m_render_window->GetWidth();
+  m_backbuffer_height = m_render_window->GetHeight();
+}
+
+EGLDisplay GLContextEGLX11::OpenEGLDisplay()
+{
+  return eglGetDisplay(static_cast<Display*>(m_host_display));
+}
+
+EGLNativeWindowType GLContextEGLX11::GetEGLNativeWindow(EGLConfig config)
 {
   EGLint vid;
-  eglGetConfigAttrib(egl_dpy, config, EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &vid);
+  eglGetConfigAttrib(m_egl_display, config, EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &vid);
 
-  XVisualInfo visTemplate;
+  XVisualInfo visTemplate = {};
   visTemplate.visualid = vid;
 
-  XVisualInfo* vi;
   int nVisuals;
-  vi = XGetVisualInfo(dpy, VisualIDMask, &visTemplate, &nVisuals);
+  XVisualInfo* vi =
+      XGetVisualInfo(static_cast<Display*>(m_host_display), VisualIDMask, &visTemplate, &nVisuals);
 
-  XWindowAttributes attribs;
-  if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, (Window)host_window, &attribs))
-  {
-    ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Window attribute retrieval failed");
-    return 0;
-  }
+  if (m_render_window)
+    m_render_window.reset();
 
-  s_backbuffer_width = attribs.width;
-  s_backbuffer_height = attribs.height;
+  m_render_window = GLX11Window::Create(static_cast<Display*>(m_host_display),
+                                        reinterpret_cast<Window>(m_host_window), vi);
+  m_backbuffer_width = m_render_window->GetWidth();
+  m_backbuffer_height = m_render_window->GetHeight();
 
-  return (EGLNativeWindowType)XWindow.CreateXWindow((Window)host_window, vi);
-}
+  XFree(vi);
 
-void cInterfaceEGLX11::ShutdownPlatform()
-{
-  XWindow.DestroyXWindow();
-  XCloseDisplay(dpy);
+  return reinterpret_cast<EGLNativeWindowType>(m_render_window->GetWindow());
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLX11.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/EGLX11.h
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 
 #include "Common/GL/GLInterface/EGL.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/X11_Util.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLX11Window.h"
 
-class cInterfaceEGLX11 : public cInterfaceEGL
+class GLContextEGLX11 final : public GLContextEGL
 {
-private:
-  cX11Window XWindow;
-  Display* dpy;
+public:
+  ~GLContextEGLX11() override;
+
+  void Update() override;
 
 protected:
-  EGLDisplay OpenDisplay() override;
-  EGLNativeWindowType InitializePlatform(EGLNativeWindowType host_window,
-                                         EGLConfig config) override;
-  void ShutdownPlatform() override;
+  EGLDisplay OpenEGLDisplay() override;
+  EGLNativeWindowType GetEGLNativeWindow(EGLConfig config) override;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<GLX11Window> m_render_window;
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/GLInterface.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/GLInterface.cpp
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/GLX.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/GLX.cpp
@@ -30,43 +30,57 @@ static int ctxErrorHandler(Display* dpy, XErrorEvent* ev)
   return 0;
 }
 
-void cInterfaceGLX::SwapInterval(int Interval)
+GLContextGLX::~GLContextGLX()
 {
-  if (!m_has_handle)
+  DestroyWindowSurface();
+  if (m_context)
+  {
+    if (glXGetCurrentContext() == m_context)
+      glXMakeCurrent(m_display, None, nullptr);
+
+    glXDestroyContext(m_display, m_context);
+  }
+}
+
+bool GLContextGLX::IsHeadless() const
+{
+  return !m_render_window;
+}
+
+void GLContextGLX::SwapInterval(int Interval)
+{
+  if (!m_drawable)
     return;
 
   // Try EXT_swap_control, then MESA_swap_control.
   if (glXSwapIntervalEXTPtr)
-    glXSwapIntervalEXTPtr(dpy, win, Interval);
+    glXSwapIntervalEXTPtr(m_display, m_drawable, Interval);
   else if (glXSwapIntervalMESAPtr)
     glXSwapIntervalMESAPtr(static_cast<unsigned int>(Interval));
   else
     ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "No support for SwapInterval (framerate clamped to monitor refresh rate).");
 }
 
-void* cInterfaceGLX::GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name)
+void* GLContextGLX::GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name)
 {
-  return (void*)glXGetProcAddress((const GLubyte*)name.c_str());
+  return reinterpret_cast<void*>(glXGetProcAddress(reinterpret_cast<const GLubyte*>(name.c_str())));
 }
 
-void cInterfaceGLX::Swap()
+void GLContextGLX::Swap()
 {
-  glXSwapBuffers(dpy, win);
+  glXSwapBuffers(m_display, m_drawable);
 }
 
 // Create rendering window.
 // Call browser: Core.cpp:EmuThread() > main.cpp:Video_Initialize()
-bool cInterfaceGLX::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
+bool GLContextGLX::Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
 {
-  m_has_handle = !!window_handle;
-  m_host_window = (Window)window_handle;
-
-  dpy = XOpenDisplay(nullptr);
-  int screen = DefaultScreen(dpy);
+  m_display = static_cast<Display*>(display_handle);
+  int screen = DefaultScreen(m_display);
 
   // checking glx version
   int glxMajorVersion, glxMinorVersion;
-  glXQueryVersion(dpy, &glxMajorVersion, &glxMinorVersion);
+  glXQueryVersion(m_display, &glxMajorVersion, &glxMinorVersion);
   if (glxMajorVersion < 1 || (glxMajorVersion == 1 && glxMinorVersion < 4))
   {
     ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "glX-Version %d.%d detected, but need at least 1.4", glxMajorVersion,
@@ -107,54 +121,53 @@ bool cInterfaceGLX::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
                           stereo ? True : False,
                           None};
   int fbcount = 0;
-  GLXFBConfig* fbc = glXChooseFBConfig(dpy, screen, visual_attribs, &fbcount);
+  GLXFBConfig* fbc = glXChooseFBConfig(m_display, screen, visual_attribs, &fbcount);
   if (!fbc || !fbcount)
   {
     ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Failed to retrieve a framebuffer config");
     return false;
   }
-  fbconfig = *fbc;
+  m_fbconfig = *fbc;
   XFree(fbc);
 
   s_glxError = false;
   XErrorHandler oldHandler = XSetErrorHandler(&ctxErrorHandler);
 
   // Create a GLX context.
-  // We try to get a 4.0 core profile, else we try 3.3, else try it with anything we get.
-  std::array<int, 9> context_attribs = {
-      {GLX_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, 4, GLX_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB, 0,
-       GLX_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_FLAGS_ARB,
-       GLX_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_BIT_ARB, None}};
-  ctx = nullptr;
   if (core)
   {
-    ctx = glXCreateContextAttribs(dpy, fbconfig, 0, True, &context_attribs[0]);
-    XSync(dpy, False);
-    m_attribs.insert(m_attribs.end(), context_attribs.begin(), context_attribs.end());
-  }
-  if (core && (!ctx || s_glxError))
-  {
-    std::array<int, 9> context_attribs_33 = {
-        {GLX_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, 3, GLX_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB, 3,
-         GLX_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_FLAGS_ARB,
-         GLX_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_BIT_ARB, None}};
-    s_glxError = false;
-    ctx = glXCreateContextAttribs(dpy, fbconfig, 0, True, &context_attribs_33[0]);
-    XSync(dpy, False);
-    m_attribs.clear();
-    m_attribs.insert(m_attribs.end(), context_attribs_33.begin(), context_attribs_33.end());
+    for (const auto& version : s_desktop_opengl_versions)
+    {
+      std::array<int, 9> context_attribs = {
+          {GLX_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, version.first, GLX_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB,
+           version.second, GLX_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT_ARB,
+           GLX_CONTEXT_FLAGS_ARB, GLX_CONTEXT_FORWARD_COMPATIBLE_BIT_ARB, None}};
+
+      s_glxError = false;
+      m_context = glXCreateContextAttribs(m_display, m_fbconfig, 0, True, &context_attribs[0]);
+      XSync(m_display, False);
+      m_attribs.insert(m_attribs.end(), context_attribs.begin(), context_attribs.end());
+      if (!m_context || s_glxError)
+        continue;
+
+      // Got a context.
+      INFO_LOG(VIDEO, "Created a GLX context with version %d.%d", version.first, version.second);
+      break;
+    }
   }
-  if (!ctx || s_glxError)
+
+  // Failed to create any core contexts, try for anything.
+  if (!m_context || s_glxError)
   {
     std::array<int, 5> context_attribs_legacy = {
         {GLX_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, 1, GLX_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB, 0, None}};
     s_glxError = false;
-    ctx = glXCreateContextAttribs(dpy, fbconfig, 0, True, &context_attribs_legacy[0]);
-    XSync(dpy, False);
+    m_context = glXCreateContextAttribs(m_display, m_fbconfig, 0, True, &context_attribs_legacy[0]);
+    XSync(m_display, False);
     m_attribs.clear();
     m_attribs.insert(m_attribs.end(), context_attribs_legacy.begin(), context_attribs_legacy.end());
   }
-  if (!ctx || s_glxError)
+  if (!m_context || s_glxError)
   {
     ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Unable to create GL context.");
     XSetErrorHandler(oldHandler);
@@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ bool cInterfaceGLX::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
   m_supports_pbuffer = false;
 
   std::string tmp;
-  std::istringstream buffer(glXQueryExtensionsString(dpy, screen));
+  std::istringstream buffer(glXQueryExtensionsString(m_display, screen));
   while (buffer >> tmp)
   {
     if (tmp == "GLX_SGIX_pbuffer")
@@ -191,127 +204,103 @@ bool cInterfaceGLX::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
     }
   }
 
-  if (!CreateWindowSurface())
+  if (!CreateWindowSurface(reinterpret_cast<Window>(window_handle)))
   {
     ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Error: CreateWindowSurface failed\n");
     XSetErrorHandler(oldHandler);
     return false;
   }
 
   XSetErrorHandler(oldHandler);
-  return true;
+  m_opengl_mode = Mode::OpenGL;
+  return MakeCurrent();
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceGLX::Create(cInterfaceBase* main_context)
+std::unique_ptr<GLContext> GLContextGLX::CreateSharedContext()
 {
-  cInterfaceGLX* glx_context = static_cast<cInterfaceGLX*>(main_context);
-
-  m_has_handle = false;
-  m_supports_pbuffer = glx_context->m_supports_pbuffer;
-  dpy = glx_context->dpy;
-  fbconfig = glx_context->fbconfig;
   s_glxError = false;
   XErrorHandler oldHandler = XSetErrorHandler(&ctxErrorHandler);
 
-  ctx = glXCreateContextAttribs(dpy, fbconfig, glx_context->ctx, True, &glx_context->m_attribs[0]);
-  XSync(dpy, False);
+  GLXContext new_glx_context =
+      glXCreateContextAttribs(m_display, m_fbconfig, m_context, True, &m_attribs[0]);
+  XSync(m_display, False);
 
-  if (!ctx || s_glxError)
+  if (!new_glx_context || s_glxError)
   {
     ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Unable to create GL context.");
     XSetErrorHandler(oldHandler);
-    return false;
+    return nullptr;
   }
 
-  if (m_supports_pbuffer && !CreateWindowSurface())
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContextGLX> new_context = std::make_unique<GLContextGLX>();
+  new_context->m_context = new_glx_context;
+  new_context->m_opengl_mode = m_opengl_mode;
+  new_context->m_supports_pbuffer = m_supports_pbuffer;
+  new_context->m_display = m_display;
+  new_context->m_fbconfig = m_fbconfig;
+  new_context->m_is_shared = true;
+
+  if (m_supports_pbuffer && !new_context->CreateWindowSurface(None))
   {
-    ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Error: CreateWindowSurface failed\n");
+    ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Error: CreateWindowSurface failed");
     XSetErrorHandler(oldHandler);
-    return false;
+    return nullptr;
   }
 
   XSetErrorHandler(oldHandler);
-  return true;
+  return new_context;
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> cInterfaceGLX::CreateSharedContext()
+bool GLContextGLX::CreateWindowSurface(Window window_handle)
 {
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> context = std::make_unique<cInterfaceGLX>();
-  if (!context->Create(this))
-    return nullptr;
-  return context;
-}
-
-bool cInterfaceGLX::CreateWindowSurface()
-{
-  if (m_has_handle)
+  if (window_handle)
   {
     // Get an appropriate visual
-    XVisualInfo* vi = glXGetVisualFromFBConfig(dpy, fbconfig);
-
-    XWindow.Initialize(dpy);
-
-    XWindowAttributes attribs;
-    if (!XGetWindowAttributes(dpy, m_host_window, &attribs))
-    {
-      ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Window attribute retrieval failed");
+    XVisualInfo* vi = glXGetVisualFromFBConfig(m_display, m_fbconfig);
+    m_render_window = GLX11Window::Create(m_display, window_handle, vi);
+    if (!m_render_window)
       return false;
-    }
-
-    s_backbuffer_width = attribs.width;
-    s_backbuffer_height = attribs.height;
 
-    win = XWindow.CreateXWindow(m_host_window, vi);
+    m_backbuffer_width = m_render_window->GetWidth();
+    m_backbuffer_height = m_render_window->GetHeight();
+    m_drawable = static_cast<GLXDrawable>(m_render_window->GetWindow());
     XFree(vi);
   }
   else if (m_supports_pbuffer)
   {
-    win = m_pbuffer = glXCreateGLXPbufferSGIX(dpy, fbconfig, 1, 1, nullptr);
+    m_pbuffer = glXCreateGLXPbufferSGIX(m_display, m_fbconfig, 1, 1, nullptr);
     if (!m_pbuffer)
       return false;
+
+    m_drawable = static_cast<GLXDrawable>(m_pbuffer);
   }
 
   return true;
 }
 
-void cInterfaceGLX::DestroyWindowSurface()
+void GLContextGLX::DestroyWindowSurface()
 {
-  if (m_has_handle)
+  m_render_window.reset();
+  if (m_supports_pbuffer && m_pbuffer)
   {
-    XWindow.DestroyXWindow();
-  }
-  else if (m_supports_pbuffer && m_pbuffer)
-  {
-    glXDestroyGLXPbufferSGIX(dpy, m_pbuffer);
+    glXDestroyGLXPbufferSGIX(m_display, m_pbuffer);
     m_pbuffer = 0;
   }
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceGLX::MakeCurrent()
+bool GLContextGLX::MakeCurrent()
 {
-  return glXMakeCurrent(dpy, win, ctx);
+  return glXMakeCurrent(m_display, m_drawable, m_context);
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceGLX::ClearCurrent()
+bool GLContextGLX::ClearCurrent()
 {
-  return glXMakeCurrent(dpy, None, nullptr);
+  return glXMakeCurrent(m_display, None, nullptr);
 }
 
-// Close backend
-void cInterfaceGLX::Shutdown()
+void GLContextGLX::Update()
 {
-  DestroyWindowSurface();
-  if (ctx)
-  {
-    glXDestroyContext(dpy, ctx);
-
-    // Don't close the display connection if we are a shared context.
-    // Saves doing reference counting on this object, and the main context will always
-    // be shut down last anyway.
-    if (m_has_handle)
-    {
-      XCloseDisplay(dpy);
-      ctx = nullptr;
-    }
-  }
+  m_render_window->UpdateDimensions();
+  m_backbuffer_width = m_render_window->GetWidth();
+  m_backbuffer_height = m_render_window->GetHeight();
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/GLX.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/GLX.h
@@ -10,35 +10,41 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterface/X11_Util.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLX11Window.h"
 
-class cInterfaceGLX : public cInterfaceBase
+class GLContextGLX final : public GLContext
 {
-private:
-  Window m_host_window;
-  cX11Window XWindow;
-  Display* dpy;
-  Window win;
-  GLXContext ctx;
-  GLXFBConfig fbconfig;
-  bool m_has_handle;
-  bool m_supports_pbuffer = false;
-  GLXPbufferSGIX m_pbuffer = 0;
-  std::vector<int> m_attribs;
+public:
+  ~GLContextGLX() override;
 
-  bool CreateWindowSurface();
-  void DestroyWindowSurface();
+  bool IsHeadless() const override;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContext> CreateSharedContext() override;
+
+  bool MakeCurrent() override;
+  bool ClearCurrent() override;
+
+  void Update() override;
 
-public:
-  friend class cX11Window;
   void SwapInterval(int Interval) override;
   void Swap() override;
+
   void* GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name) override;
-  bool Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
-  bool Create(cInterfaceBase* main_context) override;
-  bool MakeCurrent() override;
-  bool ClearCurrent() override;
-  void Shutdown() override;
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> CreateSharedContext() override;
+
+protected:
+  bool Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
+
+  Display* m_display = nullptr;
+  std::unique_ptr<GLX11Window> m_render_window;
+
+  GLXDrawable m_drawable = {};
+  GLXContext m_context = nullptr;
+  GLXFBConfig m_fbconfig = {};
+  bool m_supports_pbuffer = false;
+  GLXPbufferSGIX m_pbuffer = 0;
+  std::vector<int> m_attribs;
+
+  bool CreateWindowSurface(Window window_handle);
+  void DestroyWindowSurface();
 };
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/WGL.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/WGL.cpp
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ static PFNWGLDESTROYPBUFFERARBPROC wglDestroyPbufferARB = nullptr;
 
 static void LoadWGLExtensions()
 {
-  wglSwapIntervalEXT = reinterpret_cast<PFNWGLSWAPINTERVALEXTPROC>(
-      GLInterface->GetFuncAddress("wglSwapIntervalEXT"));
+  wglSwapIntervalEXT =
+      reinterpret_cast<PFNWGLSWAPINTERVALEXTPROC>(wglGetProcAddress("wglSwapIntervalEXT"));
   wglCreateContextAttribsARB = reinterpret_cast<PFNWGLCREATECONTEXTATTRIBSARBPROC>(
       wglGetProcAddress("wglCreateContextAttribsARB"));
   wglChoosePixelFormatARB = reinterpret_cast<PFNWGLCHOOSEPIXELFORMATARBPROC>(
@@ -157,19 +157,57 @@ static void ClearWGLExtensionPointers()
   wglDestroyPbufferARB = nullptr;
 }
 
-void cInterfaceWGL::SwapInterval(int Interval)
+GLContextWGL::~GLContextWGL()
+{
+  if (m_rc)
+  {
+    if (wglGetCurrentContext() == m_rc && !wglMakeCurrent(m_dc, nullptr))
+      NOTICE_LOG(VIDEO, "Could not release drawing context.");
+
+    if (!wglDeleteContext(m_rc))
+      ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Attempt to release rendering context failed.");
+
+    m_rc = nullptr;
+  }
+
+  if (m_dc)
+  {
+    if (m_pbuffer_handle)
+    {
+      wglReleasePbufferDCARB(static_cast<HPBUFFERARB>(m_pbuffer_handle), m_dc);
+      m_dc = nullptr;
+
+      wglDestroyPbufferARB(static_cast<HPBUFFERARB>(m_pbuffer_handle));
+      m_pbuffer_handle = nullptr;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      if (!ReleaseDC(m_window_handle, m_dc))
+        ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Attempt to release device context failed.");
+
+      m_dc = nullptr;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+bool GLContextWGL::IsHeadless() const
+{
+  return !m_window_handle;
+}
+
+void GLContextWGL::SwapInterval(int interval)
 {
   if (wglSwapIntervalEXT)
-    wglSwapIntervalEXT(Interval);
+    wglSwapIntervalEXT(interval);
   else
     ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "No support for SwapInterval (framerate clamped to monitor refresh rate).");
 }
-void cInterfaceWGL::Swap()
+void GLContextWGL::Swap()
 {
   SwapBuffers(m_dc);
 }
 
-void* cInterfaceWGL::GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name)
+void* GLContextWGL::GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name)
 {
   FARPROC func = wglGetProcAddress(name.c_str());
   if (func == nullptr)
@@ -183,24 +221,9 @@ void* cInterfaceWGL::GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name)
   return func;
 }
 
-// Draw messages on top of the screen
-bool cInterfaceWGL::PeekMessages()
-{
-  // TODO: peekmessage
-  MSG msg;
-  while (PeekMessage(&msg, 0, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE))
-  {
-    if (msg.message == WM_QUIT)
-      return FALSE;
-    TranslateMessage(&msg);
-    DispatchMessage(&msg);
-  }
-  return TRUE;
-}
-
 // Create rendering window.
 // Call browser: Core.cpp:EmuThread() > main.cpp:Video_Initialize()
-bool cInterfaceWGL::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
+bool GLContextWGL::Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
 {
   if (!window_handle)
     return false;
@@ -216,8 +239,8 @@ bool cInterfaceWGL::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
   // Control window size and picture scaling
   int twidth = window_rect.right - window_rect.left;
   int theight = window_rect.bottom - window_rect.top;
-  s_backbuffer_width = twidth;
-  s_backbuffer_height = theight;
+  m_backbuffer_width = twidth;
+  m_backbuffer_height = theight;
 
   const DWORD stereo_flag = stereo ? PFD_STEREO : 0;
 
@@ -274,8 +297,7 @@ bool cInterfaceWGL::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
   }
 
   // WGL only supports desktop GL, for now.
-  if (s_opengl_mode == GLInterfaceMode::MODE_DETECT)
-    s_opengl_mode = GLInterfaceMode::MODE_OPENGL;
+  m_opengl_mode = Mode::OpenGL;
 
   if (core)
   {
@@ -306,59 +328,50 @@ bool cInterfaceWGL::Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core)
     {
       wglDeleteContext(m_rc);
       m_rc = core_context;
-      m_core = true;
     }
     else
     {
       WARN_LOG(VIDEO, "Failed to create a core OpenGL context. Using fallback context.");
     }
   }
 
-  return true;
+  return MakeCurrent();
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceWGL::Create(cInterfaceBase* main_context)
+std::unique_ptr<GLContext> GLContextWGL::CreateSharedContext()
 {
-  cInterfaceWGL* wgl_main_context = static_cast<cInterfaceWGL*>(main_context);
-
   // WGL does not support surfaceless contexts, so we use a 1x1 pbuffer instead.
-  if (!CreatePBuffer(wgl_main_context->m_dc, 1, 1, &m_pbuffer_handle, &m_dc))
-    return false;
-
-  m_rc = CreateCoreContext(m_dc, wgl_main_context->m_rc);
-  if (!m_rc)
-    return false;
-
-  m_core = true;
-  return true;
-}
+  HANDLE pbuffer;
+  HDC dc;
+  if (!CreatePBuffer(m_dc, 1, 1, &pbuffer, &dc))
+    return nullptr;
 
-std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> cInterfaceWGL::CreateSharedContext()
-{
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceWGL> context = std::make_unique<cInterfaceWGL>();
-  if (!context->Create(this))
+  HGLRC rc = CreateCoreContext(dc, m_rc);
+  if (!rc)
   {
-    context->Shutdown();
+    wglReleasePbufferDCARB(static_cast<HPBUFFERARB>(pbuffer), dc);
+    wglDestroyPbufferARB(static_cast<HPBUFFERARB>(pbuffer));
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  return std::move(context);
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContextWGL> context = std::make_unique<GLContextWGL>();
+  context->m_pbuffer_handle = pbuffer;
+  context->m_dc = dc;
+  context->m_rc = rc;
+  context->m_opengl_mode = m_opengl_mode;
+  context->m_is_shared = true;
+  return context;
 }
 
-HGLRC cInterfaceWGL::CreateCoreContext(HDC dc, HGLRC share_context)
+HGLRC GLContextWGL::CreateCoreContext(HDC dc, HGLRC share_context)
 {
   if (!wglCreateContextAttribsARB)
   {
     WARN_LOG(VIDEO, "Missing WGL_ARB_create_context extension");
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  // List of versions to attempt context creation for. (4.5-3.2, geometry shaders is a minimum
-  // requirement since we're using core profile)
-  static constexpr std::array<std::pair<int, int>, 8> try_versions = {
-      {{4, 5}, {4, 4}, {4, 3}, {4, 2}, {4, 1}, {4, 0}, {3, 3}, {3, 2}}};
-
-  for (const auto& version : try_versions)
+  for (const auto& version : s_desktop_opengl_versions)
   {
     // Construct list of attributes. Prefer a forward-compatible, core context.
     std::array<int, 5 * 2> attribs = {WGL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK_ARB,
@@ -402,8 +415,8 @@ HGLRC cInterfaceWGL::CreateCoreContext(HDC dc, HGLRC share_context)
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceWGL::CreatePBuffer(HDC onscreen_dc, int width, int height, HANDLE* pbuffer_handle,
-                                  HDC* pbuffer_dc)
+bool GLContextWGL::CreatePBuffer(HDC onscreen_dc, int width, int height, HANDLE* pbuffer_handle,
+                                 HDC* pbuffer_dc)
 {
   if (!wglChoosePixelFormatARB || !wglCreatePbufferARB || !wglGetPbufferDCARB ||
       !wglReleasePbufferDCARB || !wglDestroyPbufferARB)
@@ -462,57 +475,23 @@ bool cInterfaceWGL::CreatePBuffer(HDC onscreen_dc, int width, int height, HANDLE
   return true;
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceWGL::MakeCurrent()
+bool GLContextWGL::MakeCurrent()
 {
   return wglMakeCurrent(m_dc, m_rc) == TRUE;
 }
 
-bool cInterfaceWGL::ClearCurrent()
+bool GLContextWGL::ClearCurrent()
 {
   return wglMakeCurrent(m_dc, nullptr) == TRUE;
 }
 
 // Update window width, size and etc. Called from Render.cpp
-void cInterfaceWGL::Update()
+void GLContextWGL::Update()
 {
   RECT rcWindow;
   GetClientRect(m_window_handle, &rcWindow);
 
   // Get the new window width and height
-  s_backbuffer_width = rcWindow.right - rcWindow.left;
-  s_backbuffer_height = rcWindow.bottom - rcWindow.top;
-}
-
-// Close backend
-void cInterfaceWGL::Shutdown()
-{
-  if (m_rc)
-  {
-    if (!wglMakeCurrent(m_dc, nullptr))
-      NOTICE_LOG(VIDEO, "Could not release drawing context.");
-
-    if (!wglDeleteContext(m_rc))
-      ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Attempt to release rendering context failed.");
-
-    m_rc = nullptr;
-  }
-
-  if (m_dc)
-  {
-    if (m_pbuffer_handle)
-    {
-      wglReleasePbufferDCARB(static_cast<HPBUFFERARB>(m_pbuffer_handle), m_dc);
-      m_dc = nullptr;
-
-      wglDestroyPbufferARB(static_cast<HPBUFFERARB>(m_pbuffer_handle));
-      m_pbuffer_handle = nullptr;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      if (!ReleaseDC(m_window_handle, m_dc))
-        ERROR_LOG(VIDEO, "Attempt to release device context failed.");
-
-      m_dc = nullptr;
-    }
-  }
+  m_backbuffer_width = rcWindow.right - rcWindow.left;
+  m_backbuffer_height = rcWindow.bottom - rcWindow.top;
 }
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/WGL.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/WGL.h
@@ -6,26 +6,30 @@
 
 #include <windows.h>
 #include <string>
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
 
-class cInterfaceWGL : public cInterfaceBase
+class GLContextWGL final : public GLContext
 {
 public:
-  void SwapInterval(int interval) override;
-  void Swap() override;
-  void* GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name) override;
-  bool Create(void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
-  bool Create(cInterfaceBase* main_context) override;
+  ~GLContextWGL();
+
+  bool IsHeadless() const;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContext> CreateSharedContext() override;
+
   bool MakeCurrent() override;
   bool ClearCurrent() override;
-  void Shutdown() override;
 
   void Update() override;
-  bool PeekMessages() override;
 
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> CreateSharedContext() override;
+  void Swap() override;
+  void SwapInterval(int interval) override;
+
+  void* GetFuncAddress(const std::string& name) override;
+
+protected:
+  bool Initialize(void* display_handle, void* window_handle, bool stereo, bool core) override;
 
-private:
   static HGLRC CreateCoreContext(HDC dc, HGLRC share_context);
   static bool CreatePBuffer(HDC onscreen_dc, int width, int height, HANDLE* pbuffer_handle,
                             HDC* pbuffer_dc);

diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/X11_Util.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/X11_Util.cpp
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/X11_Util.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterface/X11_Util.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLUtil.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLUtil.cpp
@@ -5,19 +5,12 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 #include "Common/Assert.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
 #include "Common/GL/GLUtil.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 
-std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> GLInterface;
-
 namespace GLUtil
 {
-void InitInterface()
-{
-  GLInterface = HostGL_CreateGLInterface();
-}
-
 GLuint CompileProgram(const std::string& vertexShader, const std::string& fragmentShader)
 {
   // generate objects
@@ -103,11 +96,11 @@ GLuint CompileProgram(const std::string& vertexShader, const std::string& fragme
   return programID;
 }
 
-void EnablePrimitiveRestart()
+void EnablePrimitiveRestart(const GLContext* context)
 {
   constexpr GLuint PRIMITIVE_RESTART_INDEX = 65535;
 
-  if (GLInterface->GetMode() == GLInterfaceMode::MODE_OPENGLES3)
+  if (context->IsGLES())
   {
     glEnable(GL_PRIMITIVE_RESTART_FIXED_INDEX);
   }
@@ -125,4 +118,4 @@ void EnablePrimitiveRestart()
     }
   }
 }
-}
+}  // namespace GLUtil
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLUtil.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLUtil.h
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@
 
 #include "Common/GL/GLExtensions/GLExtensions.h"
 
+class GLContext;
+
 namespace GLUtil
 {
-void InitInterface();
 GLuint CompileProgram(const std::string& vertexShader, const std::string& fragmentShader);
-void EnablePrimitiveRestart();
-}
+void EnablePrimitiveRestart(const GLContext* context);
+}  // namespace GLUtil
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLX11Window.cpp b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLX11Window.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright 2012 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include "Common/GL/GLX11Window.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
+
+GLX11Window::GLX11Window(Display* display, Window parent_window, Colormap color_map, Window window,
+                         int width, int height)
+    : m_display(display), m_parent_window(parent_window), m_color_map(color_map), m_window(window),
+      m_width(width), m_height(height)
+{
+}
+
+GLX11Window::~GLX11Window()
+{
+  XUnmapWindow(m_display, m_window);
+  XDestroyWindow(m_display, m_window);
+  XFreeColormap(m_display, m_color_map);
+}
+
+void GLX11Window::UpdateDimensions()
+{
+  XWindowAttributes attribs;
+  XGetWindowAttributes(m_display, m_parent_window, &attribs);
+  XResizeWindow(m_display, m_window, attribs.width, attribs.height);
+  m_width = attribs.width;
+  m_height = attribs.height;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<GLX11Window> GLX11Window::Create(Display* display, Window parent_window,
+                                                 XVisualInfo* vi)
+{
+  // Set color map for the new window based on the visual.
+  Colormap color_map = XCreateColormap(display, parent_window, vi->visual, AllocNone);
+  XSetWindowAttributes attribs = {};
+  attribs.colormap = color_map;
+
+  // Get the dimensions from the parent window.
+  XWindowAttributes parent_attribs = {};
+  XGetWindowAttributes(display, parent_window, &parent_attribs);
+
+  // Create the window
+  Window window =
+      XCreateWindow(display, parent_window, 0, 0, parent_attribs.width, parent_attribs.height, 0,
+                    vi->depth, InputOutput, vi->visual, CWColormap, &attribs);
+  XSelectInput(display, parent_window, StructureNotifyMask);
+  XMapWindow(display, window);
+  XSync(display, True);
+
+  return std::make_unique<GLX11Window>(display, parent_window, color_map, window,
+                                       parent_attribs.width, parent_attribs.height);
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLX11Window.h b/Source/Core/Common/GL/GLX11Window.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2008 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/Xutil.h>
+#include <X11/keysym.h>
+#include <memory>
+#include <thread>
+
+class GLX11Window
+{
+public:
+  GLX11Window(Display* display, Window parent_window, Colormap color_map, Window window, int width,
+              int height);
+  ~GLX11Window();
+
+  Display* GetDisplay() const { return m_display; }
+  Window GetParentWindow() const { return m_parent_window; }
+  Window GetWindow() const { return m_window; }
+  int GetWidth() const { return m_width; }
+  int GetHeight() const { return m_height; }
+
+  void UpdateDimensions();
+
+  static std::unique_ptr<GLX11Window> Create(Display* display, Window parent_window,
+                                             XVisualInfo* vi);
+
+private:
+  Display* m_display;
+  Window m_parent_window;
+  Colormap m_color_map;
+  Window m_window;
+
+  int m_width;
+  int m_height;
+};
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/WindowSystemInfo.h b/Source/Core/Common/WindowSystemInfo.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Dolphin Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2+
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+enum class WindowSystemType
+{
+  Headless,
+  Windows,
+  MacOS,
+  Android,
+  X11,
+  Wayland
+};
+
+struct WindowSystemInfo
+{
+  WindowSystemInfo() = default;
+  WindowSystemInfo(WindowSystemType type_, void* display_connection_, void* render_surface_)
+      : type(type_), display_connection(display_connection_), render_surface(render_surface_)
+  {
+  }
+
+  // Window system type. Determines which GL context or Vulkan WSI is used.
+  WindowSystemType type = WindowSystemType::Headless;
+
+  // Connection to a display server. This is used on X11 and Wayland platforms.
+  void* display_connection = nullptr;
+
+  // Render surface. This is a pointer to the native window handle, which depends
+  // on the platform. e.g. HWND for Windows, Window for X11. If the surface is
+  // set to nullptr, the video backend will run in headless mode.
+  void* render_surface = nullptr;
+};
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.cpp
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static GPUDeterminismMode ParseGPUDeterminismMode(const std::string& mode)
 }
 
 // Boot the ISO or file
-bool BootCore(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
+bool BootCore(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot, const WindowSystemInfo& wsi)
 {
   if (!boot)
     return false;
@@ -403,12 +403,14 @@ bool BootCore(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
                         std::holds_alternative<BootParameters::Disc>(boot->parameters);
   if (load_ipl)
   {
-    return Core::Init(std::make_unique<BootParameters>(
-        BootParameters::IPL{StartUp.m_region,
-                            std::move(std::get<BootParameters::Disc>(boot->parameters))},
-        boot->savestate_path));
+    return Core::Init(
+        std::make_unique<BootParameters>(
+            BootParameters::IPL{StartUp.m_region,
+                                std::move(std::get<BootParameters::Disc>(boot->parameters))},
+            boot->savestate_path),
+        wsi);
   }
-  return Core::Init(std::move(boot));
+  return Core::Init(std::move(boot), wsi);
 }
 
 // SYSCONF can be modified during emulation by the user and internally, which makes it

diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.h b/Source/Core/Core/BootManager.h
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 #include <memory>
 
 struct BootParameters;
+struct WindowSystemInfo;
 
 namespace BootManager
 {
-bool BootCore(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> parameters);
+bool BootCore(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> parameters, const WindowSystemInfo& wsi);
 
 // Synchronise Dolphin's configuration with the SYSCONF (which may have changed during emulation),
 // and restore settings that were overriden by per-game INIs or for some other reason.
 void RestoreConfig();
-}
+}  // namespace BootManager
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp b/Source/Core/Core/Core.cpp
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ static bool s_is_stopping = false;
 static bool s_hardware_initialized = false;
 static bool s_is_started = false;
 static Common::Flag s_is_booting;
-static void* s_window_handle = nullptr;
 static std::thread s_emu_thread;
 static StateChangedCallbackFunc s_on_state_changed_callback;
 
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ static std::queue<HostJob> s_host_jobs_queue;
 
 static thread_local bool tls_is_cpu_thread = false;
 
-static void EmuThread(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot);
+static void EmuThread(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot, WindowSystemInfo wsi);
 
 bool GetIsThrottlerTempDisabled()
 {
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ bool WantsDeterminism()
 
 // This is called from the GUI thread. See the booting call schedule in
 // BootManager.cpp
-bool Init(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
+bool Init(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot, const WindowSystemInfo& wsi)
 {
   if (s_emu_thread.joinable())
   {
@@ -215,10 +214,8 @@ bool Init(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
 
   Host_UpdateMainFrame();  // Disable any menus or buttons at boot
 
-  s_window_handle = Host_GetRenderHandle();
-
   // Start the emu thread
-  s_emu_thread = std::thread(EmuThread, std::move(boot));
+  s_emu_thread = std::thread(EmuThread, std::move(boot), wsi);
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -389,7 +386,7 @@ static void FifoPlayerThread(const std::optional<std::string>& savestate_path,
 // Initialize and create emulation thread
 // Call browser: Init():s_emu_thread().
 // See the BootManager.cpp file description for a complete call schedule.
-static void EmuThread(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
+static void EmuThread(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot, WindowSystemInfo wsi)
 {
   const SConfig& core_parameter = SConfig::GetInstance();
   s_is_booting.Set();
@@ -441,7 +438,7 @@ static void EmuThread(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
   g_video_backend->InitBackendInfo();
   g_Config.Refresh();
 
-  if (!g_video_backend->Initialize(s_window_handle))
+  if (!g_video_backend->Initialize(wsi))
   {
     PanicAlert("Failed to initialize video backend!");
     return;
@@ -462,7 +459,7 @@ static void EmuThread(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot)
   bool init_controllers = false;
   if (!g_controller_interface.IsInit())
   {
-    g_controller_interface.Initialize(s_window_handle);
+    g_controller_interface.Initialize(wsi.display_connection);
     Pad::Initialize();
     Keyboard::Initialize();
     init_controllers = true;
@@ -958,4 +955,4 @@ void DoFrameStep()
   }
 }
 
-}  // Core
+}  // namespace Core
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Core.h b/Source/Core/Core/Core.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 
 struct BootParameters;
+struct WindowSystemInfo;
 
 namespace Core
 {
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ enum class State
   Starting,
 };
 
-bool Init(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot);
+bool Init(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot, const WindowSystemInfo& wsi);
 void Stop();
 void Shutdown();
 
@@ -104,4 +105,4 @@ void HostDispatchJobs();
 
 void DoFrameStep();
 
-}  // namespace
+}  // namespace Core
diff --git a/Source/Core/Core/Host.h b/Source/Core/Core/Host.h
@@ -44,6 +44,3 @@ void Host_UpdateMainFrame();
 void Host_UpdateTitle(const std::string& title);
 void Host_YieldToUI();
 void Host_UpdateProgressDialog(const char* caption, int position, int total);
-
-// TODO (neobrain): Remove this from host!
-void* Host_GetRenderHandle();
diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/MainNoGUI.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinNoGUI/MainNoGUI.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class Platform
   }
   virtual void Shutdown() {}
   virtual ~Platform() {}
+
+  virtual WindowSystemType GetWindowSystem() const { return WindowSystemType::Headless; }
+  virtual void* GetDisplayHandle() const { return nullptr; }
+  virtual void* GetWindowHandle() const { return nullptr; }
 };
 
 static Platform* platform;
@@ -91,12 +95,6 @@ void Host_Message(HostMessageID id)
     updateMainFrameEvent.Set();
 }
 
-static void* s_window_handle = nullptr;
-void* Host_GetRenderHandle()
-{
-  return s_window_handle;
-}
-
 void Host_UpdateTitle(const std::string& title)
 {
   platform->SetTitle(title);
@@ -187,7 +185,6 @@ class PlatformX11 : public Platform
     }
     XMapRaised(dpy, win);
     XFlush(dpy);
-    s_window_handle = (void*)win;
 
     if (SConfig::GetInstance().bDisableScreenSaver)
       X11Utils::InhibitScreensaver(win, true);
@@ -213,9 +210,6 @@ class PlatformX11 : public Platform
   void MainLoop() override
   {
     bool fullscreen = SConfig::GetInstance().bFullscreen;
-    int last_window_width = SConfig::GetInstance().iRenderWindowWidth;
-    int last_window_height = SConfig::GetInstance().iRenderWindowHeight;
-
     if (fullscreen)
     {
       rendererIsFullscreen = X11Utils::ToggleFullscreen(dpy, win);
@@ -315,14 +309,8 @@ class PlatformX11 : public Platform
           break;
         case ConfigureNotify:
         {
-          if (last_window_width != event.xconfigure.width ||
-              last_window_height != event.xconfigure.height)
-          {
-            last_window_width = event.xconfigure.width;
-            last_window_height = event.xconfigure.height;
-            if (g_renderer)
-              g_renderer->ResizeSurface(last_window_width, last_window_height);
-          }
+          if (g_renderer)
+            g_renderer->ResizeSurface();
         }
         break;
         }
@@ -354,6 +342,10 @@ class PlatformX11 : public Platform
 
     XCloseDisplay(dpy);
   }
+
+  WindowSystemType GetWindowSystem() const override { return WindowSystemType::X11; }
+  void* GetDisplayHandle() const override { return static_cast<void*>(dpy); }
+  void* GetWindowHandle() const override { return reinterpret_cast<void*>(win); }
 };
 #endif
 
@@ -433,7 +425,10 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 
   DolphinAnalytics::Instance()->ReportDolphinStart("nogui");
 
-  if (!BootManager::BootCore(std::move(boot)))
+  WindowSystemInfo wsi(platform->GetWindowSystem(), platform->GetDisplayHandle(),
+                       platform->GetWindowHandle());
+
+  if (!BootManager::BootCore(std::move(boot), wsi))
   {
     fprintf(stderr, "Could not boot the specified file\n");
     return 1;

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Host.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Host.cpp
@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@ Host* Host::GetInstance()
   return s_instance;
 }
 
-void* Host::GetRenderHandle()
-{
-  return m_render_handle;
-}
-
 void Host::SetRenderHandle(void* handle)
 {
-  m_render_handle = handle;
+  if (g_renderer)
+    g_renderer->ChangeSurface(handle);
 }
 
 bool Host::GetRenderFocus()
@@ -72,7 +68,7 @@ void Host::SetRenderFullscreen(bool fullscreen)
 void Host::ResizeSurface(int new_width, int new_height)
 {
   if (g_renderer)
-    g_renderer->ResizeSurface(new_width, new_height);
+    g_renderer->ResizeSurface();
 }
 
 void Host_Message(HostMessageID id)
@@ -94,11 +90,6 @@ void Host_UpdateTitle(const std::string& title)
   emit Host::GetInstance()->RequestTitle(QString::fromStdString(title));
 }
 
-void* Host_GetRenderHandle()
-{
-  return Host::GetInstance()->GetRenderHandle();
-}
-
 bool Host_RendererHasFocus()
 {
   return Host::GetInstance()->GetRenderFocus();

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Host.h b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/Host.h
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ class Host final : public QObject
 public:
   static Host* GetInstance();
 
-  void* GetRenderHandle();
   bool GetRenderFocus();
   bool GetRenderFullscreen();
 

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <QProgressDialog>
 #include <QStackedWidget>
 #include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QWindow>
 
 #include <future>
 #include <optional>
@@ -26,7 +27,12 @@
 #include "QtUtils/SignalDaemon.h"
 #endif
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+#include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "Common/Version.h"
+#include "Common/WindowSystemInfo.h"
 
 #include "Core/Boot/Boot.h"
 #include "Core/BootManager.h"
@@ -98,7 +104,6 @@
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
 #if defined(HAVE_XRANDR) && HAVE_XRANDR
-#include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 #include "UICommon/X11Utils.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -119,6 +124,45 @@ static void InstallSignalHandler()
 }
 #endif
 
+static WindowSystemType GetWindowSystemType()
+{
+  // Determine WSI type based on Qt platform.
+  QString platform_name = QGuiApplication::platformName();
+  if (platform_name == QStringLiteral("windows"))
+    return WindowSystemType::Windows;
+  else if (platform_name == QStringLiteral("cocoa"))
+    return WindowSystemType::MacOS;
+  else if (platform_name == QStringLiteral("xcb"))
+    return WindowSystemType::X11;
+  else if (platform_name == QStringLiteral("wayland"))
+    return WindowSystemType::Wayland;
+
+  QMessageBox::critical(
+      nullptr, QStringLiteral("Error"),
+      QString::asprintf("Unknown Qt platform: %s", platform_name.toStdString().c_str()));
+  return WindowSystemType::Headless;
+}
+
+static WindowSystemInfo GetWindowSystemInfo(QWindow* window)
+{
+  WindowSystemInfo wsi;
+  wsi.type = GetWindowSystemType();
+
+  // Our Win32 Qt external doesn't have the private API.
+#if defined(WIN32) || defined(__APPLE__)
+  wsi.render_surface = window ? reinterpret_cast<void*>(window->winId()) : nullptr;
+#else
+  QPlatformNativeInterface* pni = QGuiApplication::platformNativeInterface();
+  wsi.display_connection = pni->nativeResourceForWindow("display", window);
+  if (wsi.type == WindowSystemType::Wayland)
+    wsi.render_surface = window ? pni->nativeResourceForWindow("surface", window) : nullptr;
+  else
+    wsi.render_surface = window ? reinterpret_cast<void*>(window->winId()) : nullptr;
+#endif
+
+  return wsi;
+}
+
 MainWindow::MainWindow(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters> boot_parameters) : QMainWindow(nullptr)
 {
   setWindowTitle(QString::fromStdString(Common::scm_rev_str));
@@ -797,14 +841,19 @@ void MainWindow::StartGame(std::unique_ptr<BootParameters>&& parameters)
     m_pending_boot = std::move(parameters);
     return;
   }
+
+  // We need the render widget before booting.
+  ShowRenderWidget();
+
   // Boot up, show an error if it fails to load the game.
-  if (!BootManager::BootCore(std::move(parameters)))
+  if (!BootManager::BootCore(std::move(parameters),
+                             GetWindowSystemInfo(m_render_widget->windowHandle())))
   {
     QMessageBox::critical(this, tr("Error"), tr("Failed to init core"), QMessageBox::Ok);
+    HideRenderWidget();
     return;
   }
 
-  ShowRenderWidget();
 #ifdef USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE
   if (!NetPlay::IsNetPlayRunning())
     Discord::UpdateDiscordPresence();

diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/RenderWidget.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ RenderWidget::RenderWidget(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
   connect(this, &RenderWidget::FocusChanged, Host::GetInstance(), &Host::SetRenderFocus,
           Qt::DirectConnection);
 
-  emit HandleChanged((void*)winId());
-
   m_mouse_timer = new QTimer(this);
   connect(m_mouse_timer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &RenderWidget::HandleCursorTimer);
   m_mouse_timer->setSingleShot(true);
@@ -70,6 +68,9 @@ RenderWidget::RenderWidget(QWidget* parent) : QWidget(parent)
   OnKeepOnTopChanged(Settings::Instance().IsKeepWindowOnTopEnabled());
   m_mouse_timer->start(MOUSE_HIDE_DELAY);
 
+  // We need a native window to render into.
+  setAttribute(Qt::WA_NativeWindow);
+
   SetFillBackground(true);
 }
 
@@ -144,7 +145,7 @@ bool RenderWidget::event(QEvent* event)
     }
     break;
   case QEvent::WinIdChange:
-    emit HandleChanged((void*)winId());
+    emit HandleChanged(reinterpret_cast<void*>(winId()));
     break;
   case QEvent::WindowActivate:
     if (SConfig::GetInstance().m_PauseOnFocusLost && Core::GetState() == Core::State::Paused)

diff --git a/Source/Core/UICommon/CMakeLists.txt b/Source/Core/UICommon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ if ((DEFINED CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI AND CMAKE_ANDROID_ARCH_ABI MATCHES "x86|x86_
   target_link_libraries(uicommon PRIVATE bdisasm)
 endif()
 
-if(USE_X11)
+if(ENABLE_X11 AND X11_FOUND)
+  target_include_directories(uicommon PRIVATE ${X11_INCLUDE_DIR})
   target_sources(uicommon PRIVATE X11Utils.cpp)
+  target_link_libraries(uicommon PUBLIC ${XRANDR_LIBRARIES})
 endif()
 
 if(LIBUSB_FOUND)

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/D3DBase.cpp
@@ -429,10 +429,13 @@ HRESULT Create(HWND wnd)
   // prevent DXGI from responding to Alt+Enter, unfortunately DXGI_MWA_NO_ALT_ENTER
   // does not work so we disable all monitoring of window messages. However this
   // may make it more difficult for DXGI to handle display mode changes.
-  hr = s_dxgi_factory->MakeWindowAssociation(wnd, DXGI_MWA_NO_WINDOW_CHANGES);
-  if (FAILED(hr))
-    MessageBox(wnd, _T("Failed to associate the window"), _T("Dolphin Direct3D 11 backend"),
-               MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+  if (wnd)
+  {
+    hr = s_dxgi_factory->MakeWindowAssociation(wnd, DXGI_MWA_NO_WINDOW_CHANGES);
+    if (FAILED(hr))
+      MessageBox(wnd, _T("Failed to associate the window"), _T("Dolphin Direct3D 11 backend"),
+                 MB_OK | MB_ICONERROR);
+  }
 
   SetDebugObjectName(context, "device context");
 

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ void Renderer::Create3DVisionTexture(int width, int height)
                            DXGI_FORMAT_R8G8B8A8_UNORM, 1, 1, &sys_data);
 }
 
+bool Renderer::IsHeadless() const
+{
+  return D3D::swapchain == nullptr;
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<AbstractTexture> Renderer::CreateTexture(const TextureConfig& config)
 {
   return std::make_unique<DXTexture>(config);
@@ -698,12 +703,12 @@ void Renderer::CheckForSurfaceChange()
   if (!m_surface_changed.TestAndClear())
     return;
 
-  m_surface_handle = m_new_surface_handle;
-  m_new_surface_handle = nullptr;
-
   SAFE_RELEASE(m_screenshot_texture);
   SAFE_RELEASE(m_3d_vision_texture);
+
   D3D::Reset(reinterpret_cast<HWND>(m_new_surface_handle));
+  m_new_surface_handle = nullptr;
+
   UpdateBackbufferSize();
 }
 
@@ -714,9 +719,6 @@ void Renderer::CheckForSurfaceResize()
   if (!m_surface_resized.TestAndClear() && !exclusive_fullscreen_changed)
     return;
 
-  m_backbuffer_width = m_new_backbuffer_width;
-  m_backbuffer_height = m_new_backbuffer_height;
-
   SAFE_RELEASE(m_screenshot_texture);
   SAFE_RELEASE(m_3d_vision_texture);
   m_last_fullscreen_state = fullscreen_state;

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/Render.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ class Renderer : public ::Renderer
   ~Renderer() override;
 
   StateCache& GetStateCache() { return m_state_cache; }
+
+  bool IsHeadless() const override;
+
   std::unique_ptr<AbstractTexture> CreateTexture(const TextureConfig& config) override;
   std::unique_ptr<AbstractStagingTexture>
   CreateStagingTexture(StagingTextureType type, const TextureConfig& config) override;

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/VideoBackend.h
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ namespace DX11
 {
 class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendBase
 {
-  bool Initialize(void*) override;
+  bool Initialize(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi) override;
   void Shutdown() override;
 
   std::string GetName() const override;
   std::string GetDisplayName() const override;
 
   void InitBackendInfo() override;
 };
-}
+}  // namespace DX11
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/D3D/main.cpp
@@ -127,14 +127,11 @@ void VideoBackend::InitBackendInfo()
   DX11::D3D::UnloadD3D();
 }
 
-bool VideoBackend::Initialize(void* window_handle)
+bool VideoBackend::Initialize(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi)
 {
-  if (window_handle == nullptr)
-    return false;
-
   InitializeShared();
 
-  if (FAILED(D3D::Create(reinterpret_cast<HWND>(window_handle))))
+  if (FAILED(D3D::Create(reinterpret_cast<HWND>(wsi.render_surface))))
   {
     PanicAlert("Failed to create D3D device.");
     return false;
@@ -188,4 +185,4 @@ void VideoBackend::Shutdown()
 
   D3D::Close();
 }
-}
+}  // namespace DX11
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/NullBackend.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/NullBackend.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ void VideoBackend::InitBackendInfo()
   g_Config.backend_info.AAModes = {1};
 }
 
-bool VideoBackend::Initialize(void* window_handle)
+bool VideoBackend::Initialize(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi)
 {
   InitializeShared();
 
@@ -80,4 +80,4 @@ void VideoBackend::Shutdown()
 
   ShutdownShared();
 }
-}
+}  // namespace Null
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ Renderer::~Renderer()
   UpdateActiveConfig();
 }
 
+bool Renderer::IsHeadless() const
+{
+  return true;
+}
+
 std::unique_ptr<AbstractTexture> Renderer::CreateTexture(const TextureConfig& config)
 {
   return std::make_unique<NullTexture>(config);

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/Render.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ class Renderer : public ::Renderer
   Renderer();
   ~Renderer() override;
 
+  bool IsHeadless() const override;
+
   std::unique_ptr<AbstractTexture> CreateTexture(const TextureConfig& config) override;
   std::unique_ptr<AbstractStagingTexture>
   CreateStagingTexture(StagingTextureType type, const TextureConfig& config) override;

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/VideoBackend.h b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/Null/VideoBackend.h
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Null
 {
 class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendBase
 {
-  bool Initialize(void* window_handle) override;
+  bool Initialize(const WindowSystemInfo& wsi) override;
   void Shutdown() override;
 
   std::string GetName() const override { return "Null"; }
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ class VideoBackend : public VideoBackendBase
   }
   void InitBackendInfo() override;
 };
-}
+}  // namespace Null
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #include "Common/Common.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Common/MsgHandler.h"
 
@@ -414,7 +413,7 @@ FramebufferManager::FramebufferManager(int targetWidth, int targetHeight, int ms
   glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER,
                static_cast<VertexManager*>(g_vertex_manager.get())->GetVertexBufferHandle());
 
-  if (GLInterface->GetMode() == GLInterfaceMode::MODE_OPENGL)
+  if (!static_cast<Renderer*>(g_renderer.get())->IsGLES())
     glEnable(GL_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE);
 }
 

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/OGLTexture.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/OGLTexture.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include "Common/Assert.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
 #include "Common/MsgHandler.h"
 
 #include "VideoBackends/OGL/FramebufferManager.h"

diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/PerfQuery.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/PerfQuery.cpp
@@ -6,25 +6,23 @@
 
 #include "Common/CommonFuncs.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLUtil.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLExtensions/GLExtensions.h"
 
 #include "VideoBackends/OGL/PerfQuery.h"
-#include "VideoCommon/RenderBase.h"
+#include "VideoBackends/OGL/Render.h"
 #include "VideoCommon/VideoConfig.h"
 
 namespace OGL
 {
 std::unique_ptr<PerfQueryBase> GetPerfQuery()
 {
-  if (GLInterface->GetMode() == GLInterfaceMode::MODE_OPENGLES3 &&
-      GLExtensions::Supports("GL_NV_occlusion_query_samples"))
+  const bool is_gles = static_cast<Renderer*>(g_renderer.get())->IsGLES();
+  if (is_gles && GLExtensions::Supports("GL_NV_occlusion_query_samples"))
     return std::make_unique<PerfQueryGLESNV>();
-
-  if (GLInterface->GetMode() == GLInterfaceMode::MODE_OPENGLES3)
+  else if (is_gles)
     return std::make_unique<PerfQueryGL>(GL_ANY_SAMPLES_PASSED);
-
-  return std::make_unique<PerfQueryGL>(GL_SAMPLES_PASSED);
+  else
+    return std::make_unique<PerfQueryGL>(GL_SAMPLES_PASSED);
 }
 
 PerfQuery::PerfQuery() : m_query_read_pos()
@@ -266,4 +264,4 @@ void PerfQueryGLESNV::FlushResults()
     FlushOne();
 }
 
-}  // namespace
+}  // namespace OGL
diff --git a/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/ProgramShaderCache.cpp b/Source/Core/VideoBackends/OGL/ProgramShaderCache.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #include "Common/Assert.h"
 #include "Common/CommonTypes.h"
 #include "Common/FileUtil.h"
-#include "Common/GL/GLInterfaceBase.h"
+#include "Common/GL/GLContext.h"
 #include "Common/Logging/Log.h"
 #include "Common/MsgHandler.h"
 #include "Common/StringUtil.h"
@@ -805,7 +805,8 @@ void ProgramShaderCache::CreateHeader()
 
 bool SharedContextAsyncShaderCompiler::WorkerThreadInitMainThread(void** param)
 {
-  std::unique_ptr<cInterfaceBase> context = GLInterface->CreateSharedContext();
+  std::unique_ptr<GLContext> context =
+      static_cast<Renderer*>(g_renderer.get())->GetMainGLContext()->CreateSharedContext();
   if (!context)
   {
     PanicAlert("Failed to create shared context for shader compiling.");
@@ -818,20 +819,20 @@ bool SharedContextAsyncShaderCompiler::WorkerThreadInitMainThread(void** param)
 
 bool SharedContextAsyncShaderCompiler::WorkerThreadInitWorkerThread(void* param)
 {
-  cInterfaceBase* context = static_cast<cInterfaceBase*>(param);
+  GLContext* context = static_cast<GLContext*>(param);
   if (!context->MakeCurrent())
     return false;
 
   s_is_shared_context = true;
   if (g_ActiveConfig.backend_info.bSupportsPrimitiveRestart)
-    GLUtil::EnablePrimitiveRestart();
+    GLUtil::EnablePrimitiveRestart(context);
 
   return true;
 }
 
 void SharedContextAsyncShaderCompiler::WorkerThreadExit(void* param)
 {
-  cInterfaceBase* context = static_cast<cInterfaceBase*>(param);
+  GLContext* context = static_cast<GLContext*>(param);
   context->ClearCurrent();
   delete context;
 }