diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
index 903afc5205..f339f0c482 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ gst_gl_display_init (GstGLDisplay * display, GstGLDisplayClass * klass)
   display->upload_data_height = 0;
   display->upload_data = NULL;
 
+  //foreign gl context
+  display->external_gl_context = 0;
+
   //filter gen fbo
   display->gen_fbo_width = 0;
   display->gen_fbo_height = 0;
@@ -527,7 +530,8 @@ gst_gl_display_thread_create_context (GstGLDisplay * display)
   GLenum err = 0;
 
   display->gl_window =
-      gst_gl_window_new (display->upload_width, display->upload_height);
+      gst_gl_window_new (display->upload_width, display->upload_height,
+          display->external_gl_context);
 
   if (!display->gl_window) {
     display->isAlive = FALSE;
@@ -2065,12 +2069,13 @@ gst_gl_display_new (void)
  * Called by the first gl element of a video/x-raw-gl flow */
 void
 gst_gl_display_create_context (GstGLDisplay * display,
-    GLint width, GLint height)
+    GLint width, GLint height, guint64 external_gl_context)
 {
   gst_gl_display_lock (display);
 
   display->upload_width = width;
   display->upload_height = height;
+  display->external_gl_context = external_gl_context;
 
   display->gl_thread = g_thread_create (
       (GThreadFunc) gst_gl_display_thread_create_context, display, TRUE, NULL);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
index 983b0354b0..25370b5b22 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@ struct _GstGLDisplay
   gint upload_data_height;
   gpointer upload_data;
 
+  //foreign gl context
+  guint64 external_gl_context;
+
   //filter gen fbo
   GLuint gen_fbo_width;
   GLuint gen_fbo_height;
@@ -236,7 +239,7 @@ GType gst_gl_display_get_type (void);
 GstGLDisplay *gst_gl_display_new (void);
 
 void gst_gl_display_create_context (GstGLDisplay * display,
-    GLint width, GLint height);
+    GLint width, GLint height, guint64 external_gl_context);
 gboolean gst_gl_display_redisplay (GstGLDisplay * display, GLuint texture,
     gint width, gint height);
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h
index dc7da44f1a..928b028622 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow.h
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@ struct _GstGLWindowClass {
 GQuark gst_gl_window_error_quark (void);
 GType gst_gl_window_get_type (void);
 
-GstGLWindow * gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height);
+GstGLWindow * gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, guint64 external_gl_context);
 
 void gst_gl_window_set_external_window_id (GstGLWindow *window, guint64 id);
-void gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context (GstGLWindow *window, guint64 context);
 void gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (GstGLWindow *window, GstGLWindowCB callback, gpointer data);
 void gst_gl_window_set_resize_callback (GstGLWindow *window, GstGLWindowCB2 callback, gpointer data);
 void gst_gl_window_set_close_callback (GstGLWindow *window, GstGLWindowCB callback, gpointer data);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_cocoa.m b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_cocoa.m
index 7e04bba3c1..07086baa0c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_cocoa.m
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_cocoa.m
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ gst_gl_window_init (GstGLWindow * window)
 
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 GstGLWindow *
-gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
+gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, guint64 external_gl_context)
 {
   GstGLWindow *window = g_object_new (GST_GL_TYPE_WINDOW, NULL);
   GstGLWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
@@ -229,12 +229,6 @@ gst_gl_window_set_external_window_id (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 id)
     g_debug ("failed to register current thread, cannot set external window id");
 }
 
-void
-gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 context)
-{
-  g_warning ("gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context: not implemented\n");
-}
-
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 void
 gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (GstGLWindow * window, GstGLWindowCB callback,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_win32.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_win32.c
index 61dda5a143..dd45a8a078 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_win32.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_win32.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct _GstGLWindowPrivate
   HWND internal_win_id;
   HDC device;
   HGLRC gl_context;
+  HGLRC external_gl_context;
   GstGLWindowCB draw_cb;
   gpointer draw_data;
   GstGLWindowCB2 resize_cb;
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ gst_gl_window_init (GstGLWindow * window)
 
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 GstGLWindow *
-gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
+gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, guint64 external_gl_context)
 {
   GstGLWindow *window = g_object_new (GST_GL_TYPE_WINDOW, NULL);
   GstGLWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
   priv->internal_win_id = 0;
   priv->device = 0;
   priv->gl_context = 0;
+  priv->external_gl_context = (HGLRC) external_gl_context;
   priv->draw_cb = NULL;
   priv->draw_data = NULL;
   priv->resize_cb = NULL;
@@ -226,12 +228,6 @@ gst_gl_window_set_external_window_id (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 id)
       rect.bottom, FALSE);
 }
 
-void
-gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 context)
-{
-  g_warning ("gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context: not implemented\n");
-}
-
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 void
 gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (GstGLWindow * window, GstGLWindowCB callback,
@@ -411,6 +407,14 @@ window_proc (HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
       if (!wglMakeCurrent (priv->device, priv->gl_context))
         g_debug ("failed to make opengl context current %d, %x\r\n", hWnd,
             GetLastError ());
+
+      if (priv->external_gl_context) {
+        if (!wglShareLists (priv->gl_context, priv->external_gl_context))
+          g_debug ("failed to share opengl context %lud with %lud\n",
+              priv->gl_context, priv->external_gl_context);
+        else
+          g_debug ("share opengl context succeed\n");
+      }
     }
 
     SetProp (hWnd, "gl_window", window);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_winCE.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_winCE.c
index 1acf63e7f8..b075a351cd 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_winCE.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_winCE.c
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct _GstGLWindowPrivate
   EGLDisplay display;
   EGLSurface surface;
   EGLContext gl_context;
+  EGLContext external_gl_context;
   GstGLWindowCB draw_cb;
   gpointer draw_data;
   GstGLWindowCB2 resize_cb;
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ gst_gl_window_init (GstGLWindow * window)
 
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 GstGLWindow *
-gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
+gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, guint64 external_gl_context)
 {
   GstGLWindow *window = g_object_new (GST_GL_TYPE_WINDOW, NULL);
   GstGLWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
   priv->display = 0;
   priv->surface = 0;
   priv->gl_context = 0;
+  priv->external_gl_context = (EGLContext) external_gl_context;
   priv->draw_cb = NULL;
   priv->draw_data = NULL;
   priv->resize_cb = NULL;
@@ -224,12 +226,6 @@ gst_gl_window_set_external_window_id (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 id)
       rect.bottom, FALSE);
 }
 
-void
-gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 context)
-{
-  g_warning ("gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context: not implemented\n");
-}
-
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 void
 gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (GstGLWindow * window, GstGLWindowCB callback,
@@ -402,7 +398,7 @@ window_proc (HWND hWnd, UINT uMsg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
             priv->surface, hWnd, EGLErrorString ());
 
       priv->gl_context =
-          eglCreateContext (priv->display, config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT,
+          eglCreateContext (priv->display, config, priv->external_gl_context,
           contextAttribs);
       if (priv->gl_context != EGL_NO_CONTEXT)
         g_debug ("gl context created: %d\n", priv->gl_context);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c
index 14dc124798..7d69f1090d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ gst_gl_window_init (GstGLWindow * window)
 
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 GstGLWindow *
-gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
+gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, guint64 external_gl_context)
 {
   GstGLWindow *window = g_object_new (GST_GL_TYPE_WINDOW, NULL);
   GstGLWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
@@ -379,7 +379,8 @@ gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
   XSetWMProtocols (priv->device, priv->internal_win_id, wm_atoms, 2);
 
   priv->gl_context =
-      glXCreateContext (priv->device, priv->visual_info, NULL, TRUE);
+      glXCreateContext (priv->device, priv->visual_info, 
+          (GLXContext) external_gl_context, TRUE);
 
   g_debug ("gl context id: %ld\n", (gulong) priv->gl_context);
 
@@ -446,12 +447,6 @@ gst_gl_window_set_external_window_id (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 id)
   }
 }
 
-void
-gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 context)
-{
-  g_warning ("gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context: not implemented\n");
-}
-
 void
 gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (GstGLWindow * window, GstGLWindowCB callback,
     gpointer data)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
index e885013971..2f74b0d913 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ gst_gl_window_init (GstGLWindow * window)
 
 /* Must be called in the gl thread */
 GstGLWindow *
-gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
+gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, guint64 external_gl_context)
 {
   GstGLWindow *window = g_object_new (GST_GL_TYPE_WINDOW, NULL);
   GstGLWindowPrivate *priv = window->priv;
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height)
         (gulong) priv->gl_display, EGLErrorString ());
 
   priv->gl_context =
-      eglCreateContext (priv->gl_display, config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT,
+      eglCreateContext (priv->gl_display, config, (EGLContext) external_gl_context,
       context_attrib);
   if (priv->gl_context != EGL_NO_CONTEXT)
     g_debug ("gl context created: %ld\n", (gulong) priv->gl_context);
@@ -448,12 +448,6 @@ gst_gl_window_set_external_window_id (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 id)
   }
 }
 
-void
-gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context (GstGLWindow * window, guint64 context)
-{
-  g_warning ("gst_gl_window_set_external_gl_context: not implemented\n");
-}
-
 void
 gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (GstGLWindow * window, GstGLWindowCB callback,
     gpointer data)