diff --git a/libretro-common/include/libretro.h b/libretro-common/include/libretro.h
index 1fd2f5b79c..960f7a6f01 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/libretro.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/libretro.h
@@ -1248,6 +1248,16 @@ enum retro_mod
                                             * default when calling SET_VARIABLES/SET_CORE_OPTIONS.
                                             */
 
+#define RETRO_ENVIRONMENT_GET_PREFERRED_HW_RENDER 56
+                                           /* unsigned * --
+                                            *
+                                            * Allows an implementation to ask frontend preferred hardware
+                                            * context to use. Core should use this information to deal
+                                            * with what specific context to request with SET_HW_RENDER.
+                                            *
+                                            * 'data' points to an unsigned variable
+                                            */
+											
 /* VFS functionality */
 
 /* File paths: