diff --git a/abstract_backend.cpp b/abstract_backend.cpp
index bdded1f75b..a8b7881c4a 100644
--- a/abstract_backend.cpp
+++ b/abstract_backend.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ void AbstractBackend::warpPointer(const QPointF &globalPos)
     Q_UNUSED(globalPos)
 }
 
+bool AbstractBackend::supportsQpaContext() const
+{
+    return hasGLExtension(QByteArrayLiteral("EGL_KHR_surfaceless_context"));
+}
+
 EGLDisplay AbstractBackend::sceneEglDisplay() const
 {
     if (Compositor *c = Compositor::self()) {
diff --git a/abstract_backend.h b/abstract_backend.h
index bb93f783d8..a6586d93ed 100644
--- a/abstract_backend.h
+++ b/abstract_backend.h
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ public:
     virtual OpenGLBackend *createOpenGLBackend();
     virtual QPainterBackend *createQPainterBackend();
     virtual void warpPointer(const QPointF &globalPos);
+    /**
+     * Whether our Compositing EGL display allows a surface less context
+     * so that a sharing context could be created.
+     **/
+    virtual bool supportsQpaContext() const;
     /**
      * The EGLDisplay used by the compositing scene.
      **/