diff --git a/gfx/common/gdi_common.h b/gfx/common/gdi_common.h
index ddb33b3fb3..4bac582f3f 100644
--- a/gfx/common/gdi_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/gdi_common.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ typedef struct gdi
    unsigned video_height;
    unsigned screen_width;
    unsigned screen_height;
+   void *ctx_data;
 } gdi_t;
 
 typedef struct gdi_texture
diff --git a/gfx/common/gl_common.h b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
index 0f77410cd5..4488287813 100644
--- a/gfx/common/gl_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/gl_common.h
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ struct gl
 
    const gl_renderchain_driver_t *renderchain_driver;
    void *renderchain_data;
+   void *ctx_data;
 };
 
 static INLINE void gl_bind_texture(GLuint id, GLint wrap_mode, GLint mag_filter,
diff --git a/gfx/common/sixel_common.h b/gfx/common/sixel_common.h
index 5d6e40ced1..d0bda4cef9 100644
--- a/gfx/common/sixel_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/sixel_common.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ typedef struct sixel
    unsigned video_height;
    unsigned screen_width;
    unsigned screen_height;
+   void *ctx_data;
 } sixel_t;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h
index e4e3a50570..524f69336d 100644
--- a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h
@@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ typedef struct vk
 
    vulkan_context_t *context;
    video_info_t video;
+   void *ctx_data;
 
    VkFormat tex_fmt;
    math_matrix_4x4 mvp, mvp_no_rot;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
index 6b820c1e18..b560f52d07 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gdi_gfx.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
    unsigned full_x, full_y;
    gfx_ctx_input_t inp;
    gfx_ctx_mode_t mode;
+   void *ctx_data                       = NULL;
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx_driver   = NULL;
    unsigned win_width = 0, win_height   = 0;
    unsigned temp_width = 0, temp_height = 0;
@@ -106,10 +107,13 @@ static void *gdi_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
 
    ctx_driver = video_context_driver_init_first(gdi,
          settings->arrays.video_context_driver,
-         GFX_CTX_GDI_API, 1, 0, false);
+         GFX_CTX_GDI_API, 1, 0, false, &ctx_data);
    if (!ctx_driver)
       goto error;
 
+   if (ctx_data)
+      gdi->ctx_data = ctx_data;
+
    video_context_driver_set((const gfx_ctx_driver_t*)ctx_driver);
 
    RARCH_LOG("[GDI]: Found GDI context: %s\n", ctx_driver->ident);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/gl.c b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
index 0111500ad2..9ba79b00e4 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/gl.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/gl.c
@@ -1501,6 +1501,8 @@ static bool gl_init_pbo_readback(gl_t *gl)
 static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *gl_get_context(gl_t *gl)
 {
    enum gfx_ctx_api api;
+   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *gfx_ctx      = NULL;
+   void                      *ctx_data  = NULL;
    const char                 *api_name = NULL;
    settings_t                 *settings = config_get_ptr();
    struct retro_hw_render_callback *hwr = video_driver_get_hw_context();
@@ -1533,9 +1535,14 @@ static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *gl_get_context(gl_t *gl)
          && (hwr->context_type != RETRO_HW_CONTEXT_NONE))
       gl_shared_context_use = true;
 
-   return video_context_driver_init_first(gl,
+   gfx_ctx = video_context_driver_init_first(gl,
          settings->arrays.video_context_driver,
-         api, major, minor, gl_shared_context_use);
+         api, major, minor, gl_shared_context_use, &ctx_data);
+
+   if (ctx_data)
+      gl->ctx_data = ctx_data;
+
+   return gfx_ctx;
 }
 
 #ifdef GL_DEBUG
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/sixel_gfx.c b/gfx/drivers/sixel_gfx.c
index 4777587688..20676cc755 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/sixel_gfx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/sixel_gfx.c
@@ -188,9 +188,10 @@ static void scroll_on_demand(int pixelheight)
 static void *sixel_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
       const input_driver_t **input, void **input_data)
 {
+   gfx_ctx_input_t inp;
+   void *ctx_data                       = NULL;
    settings_t *settings                 = config_get_ptr();
    sixel_t *sixel                       = (sixel_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(*sixel));
-   gfx_ctx_input_t inp;
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx_driver   = NULL;
    const char *scale_str                = NULL;
 
@@ -218,11 +219,14 @@ static void *sixel_gfx_init(const video_info_t *video,
 
    ctx_driver = video_context_driver_init_first(sixel,
          settings->arrays.video_context_driver,
-         GFX_CTX_SIXEL_API, 1, 0, false);
+         GFX_CTX_SIXEL_API, 1, 0, false, &ctx_data);
 
    if (!ctx_driver)
       goto error;
 
+   if (ctx_data)
+      sixel->ctx_data = ctx_data;
+
    video_context_driver_set((const gfx_ctx_driver_t*)ctx_driver);
 
    RARCH_LOG("[SIXEL]: Found SIXEL context: %s\n", ctx_driver->ident);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vg.c b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
index 7f9c383d3e..f830e89117 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vg.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vg.c
@@ -102,15 +102,19 @@ static void *vg_init(const video_info_t *video,
    int interval                    = 0;
    unsigned temp_width             = 0;
    unsigned temp_height            = 0;
+   void *ctx_data                  = NULL;
    settings_t        *settings     = config_get_ptr();
    vg_t                    *vg     = (vg_t*)calloc(1, sizeof(vg_t));
    const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx     = video_context_driver_init_first(
          vg, settings->arrays.video_context_driver,
-         GFX_CTX_OPENVG_API, 0, 0, false);
+         GFX_CTX_OPENVG_API, 0, 0, false, &ctx_data);
 
    if (!vg || !ctx)
       goto error;
 
+   if (ctx_data)
+      vg->ctx_data = ctx_data;
+
    video_context_driver_set((void*)ctx);
 
    video_context_driver_get_video_size(&mode);
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
index cec0089daa..abf12506fb 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
@@ -61,14 +61,19 @@ static void vulkan_viewport_info(void *data, struct video_viewport *vp);
 
 static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *vulkan_get_context(vk_t *vk)
 {
-   unsigned major       = 1;
-   unsigned minor       = 0;
-   settings_t *settings = config_get_ptr();
-   enum gfx_ctx_api api = GFX_CTX_VULKAN_API;
-
-   return video_context_driver_init_first(
+   void                 *ctx_data  = NULL;
+   unsigned major                  = 1;
+   unsigned minor                  = 0;
+   settings_t *settings            = config_get_ptr();
+   enum gfx_ctx_api api            = GFX_CTX_VULKAN_API;
+   const gfx_ctx_driver_t *gfx_ctx = video_context_driver_init_first(
          vk, settings->arrays.video_context_driver,
-         api, major, minor, false);
+         api, major, minor, false, &ctx_data);
+
+   if (ctx_data)
+      vk->ctx_data = ctx_data;
+
+   return gfx_ctx;
 }
 
 static void vulkan_init_render_pass(
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.c b/gfx/video_driver.c
index 4a126070a9..c9aa356823 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.c
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.c
@@ -3051,18 +3051,17 @@ static const gfx_ctx_driver_t *video_context_driver_init(
  **/
 const gfx_ctx_driver_t *video_context_driver_init_first(void *data,
       const char *ident, enum gfx_ctx_api api, unsigned major,
-      unsigned minor, bool hw_render_ctx)
+      unsigned minor, bool hw_render_ctx, void **ctx_data)
 {
-   void       *ctx_data = NULL;
    int                i = find_video_context_driver_index(ident);
 
    if (i >= 0)
    {
       const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx = video_context_driver_init(data, gfx_ctx_drivers[i], ident,
-            api, major, minor, hw_render_ctx, &ctx_data);
+            api, major, minor, hw_render_ctx, ctx_data);
       if (ctx)
       {
-         video_context_data = ctx_data;
+         video_context_data = *ctx_data;
          return ctx;
       }
    }
@@ -3071,11 +3070,11 @@ const gfx_ctx_driver_t *video_context_driver_init_first(void *data,
    {
       const gfx_ctx_driver_t *ctx =
          video_context_driver_init(data, gfx_ctx_drivers[i], ident,
-            api, major, minor, hw_render_ctx, &ctx_data);
+            api, major, minor, hw_render_ctx, ctx_data);
 
       if (ctx)
       {
-         video_context_data = ctx_data;
+         video_context_data = *ctx_data;
          return ctx;
       }
    }
diff --git a/gfx/video_driver.h b/gfx/video_driver.h
index 97c4dd63b8..6add41cec4 100644
--- a/gfx/video_driver.h
+++ b/gfx/video_driver.h
@@ -1140,8 +1140,10 @@ void video_driver_get_status(uint64_t *frame_count, bool * is_alive,
  *
  * Returns: graphics context driver if found, otherwise NULL.
  **/
-const gfx_ctx_driver_t *video_context_driver_init_first(void *data, const char *ident,
-      enum gfx_ctx_api api, unsigned major, unsigned minor, bool hw_render_ctx);
+const gfx_ctx_driver_t *video_context_driver_init_first(
+      void *data, const char *ident,
+      enum gfx_ctx_api api, unsigned major, unsigned minor,
+      bool hw_render_ctx, void **ctx_data);
 
 bool video_context_driver_check_window(gfx_ctx_size_t *size_data);