diff --git a/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m b/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m
index 22954ffd2b..506fbf52be 100644
--- a/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m
+++ b/ext/gl/caopengllayersink.m
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ gst_ca_opengl_layer_sink_set_context (GstElement * element, GstContext * context
 
   if (ca_sink->display)
     gst_gl_display_filter_gl_api (ca_sink->display, SUPPORTED_GL_APIS);
+
+  GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->set_context (element, context);
 }
 
 static GstStateChangeReturn
diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c b/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
index 3bad76955d..ef90479412 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@ gst_gl_base_mixer_set_context (GstElement * element, GstContext * context)
 
   if (mix->display)
     gst_gl_display_filter_gl_api (mix->display, mix_class->supported_gl_api);
+
+  GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->set_context (element, context);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
index 7672956c4b..2c3b935f94 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
@@ -914,6 +914,8 @@ gst_glimage_sink_set_context (GstElement * element, GstContext * context)
 
   if (gl_sink->display)
     gst_gl_display_filter_gl_api (gl_sink->display, SUPPORTED_GL_APIS);
+
+  GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->set_context (element, context);
 }
 
 static GstStateChangeReturn
diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglstereosplit.c b/ext/gl/gstglstereosplit.c
index e175df893c..798810725b 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglstereosplit.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglstereosplit.c
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@ stereosplit_set_context (GstElement * element, GstContext * context)
 
   if (stereosplit->display)
     gst_gl_display_filter_gl_api (stereosplit->display, SUPPORTED_GL_APIS);
+
+  GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (gst_gl_stereosplit_parent_class)->set_context (element,
+      context);
 }
 
 static GstStateChangeReturn
diff --git a/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c b/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c
index 93ddfda409..270ed21320 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c
@@ -459,6 +459,8 @@ gst_gl_test_src_set_context (GstElement * element, GstContext * context)
 
   if (src->display)
     gst_gl_display_filter_gl_api (src->display, SUPPORTED_GL_APIS);
+
+  GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->set_context (element, context);
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
index 485fe2ac60..c5d330ebf6 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ gst_gl_base_filter_set_context (GstElement * element, GstContext * context)
   if (filter->display)
     gst_gl_display_filter_gl_api (filter->display,
         filter_class->supported_gl_api);
+
+  GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (parent_class)->set_context (element, context);
 }
 
 static gboolean