diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index fd50496..ce3696d 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     parser.addHelpOption();
     QCommandLineOption verboseOption({"v", "verbose"}, "Verbose mode. Prints out more information to log.");
     QCommandLineOption noGUIOption("nogui", "Disable GUI elements.");
+    QCommandLineOption GLESOption("gles", "Request an OpenGL ES Context.");
     parser.addOption(verboseOption);
     parser.addOption(noGUIOption);
+    parser.addOption(GLESOption);
     parser.addPositionalArgument("ROM", QCoreApplication::translate("main", "ROM to open."));
     parser.process(a);
     const QStringList args = parser.positionalArguments();
@@ -25,6 +27,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         w->setVerbose();
     if (parser.isSet(noGUIOption))
         w->setNoGUI();
+    if (parser.isSet(GLESOption))
+        w->setGLES();
     if (args.size() > 0)
         w->openROM(args.at(0));
 
diff --git a/mainwindow.cpp b/mainwindow.cpp
index e013c3d..3046070 100644
--- a/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 {
     verbose = 0;
     nogui = 0;
+    gles = 0;
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
     m_title = "mupen64plus-gui    Build Date: ";
@@ -350,6 +351,11 @@ void MainWindow::setNoGUI()
     statusBar()->hide();
 }
 
+void MainWindow::setGLES()
+{
+    gles = 1;
+}
+
 int MainWindow::getNoGUI()
 {
     return nogui;
@@ -357,7 +363,12 @@ int MainWindow::getNoGUI()
 
 int MainWindow::getVerbose()
 {
-   return verbose;
+    return verbose;
+}
+
+int MainWindow::getGLES()
+{
+    return gles;
 }
 
 void MainWindow::resizeMainWindow(int Width, int Height)
diff --git a/mainwindow.h b/mainwindow.h
index 3416548..1979d8d 100644
--- a/mainwindow.h
+++ b/mainwindow.h
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
     int getVerbose();
     void setNoGUI();
     int getNoGUI();
+    void setGLES();
+    int getGLES();
     void updatePlugins();
     explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
     ~MainWindow();
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ private slots:
     QMenu * OpenRecent;
     int verbose;
     int nogui;
+    int gles;
     QString m_title;
 };
 
diff --git a/vidext.cpp b/vidext.cpp
index 089181a..69fbed5 100644
--- a/vidext.cpp
+++ b/vidext.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "vidext.h"
 #include "common.h"
 #include "workerthread.h"
+#include "mainwindow.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ m64p_error qtVidExtFuncInit(void)
     format->setProfile(QSurfaceFormat::CompatibilityProfile);
     format->setMajorVersion(2);
     format->setMinorVersion(1);
+    if (w->getGLES())
+        format->setRenderableType(QSurfaceFormat::OpenGLES);
     return M64ERR_SUCCESS;
 }