diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c b/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
index 39d6738d14..20cc3c5771 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglbasemixer.c
@@ -479,8 +479,6 @@ gst_gl_base_mixer_decide_allocation (GstGLBaseMixer * mix, GstQuery * query)
 {
   GstGLBaseMixerClass *mix_class = GST_GL_BASE_MIXER_GET_CLASS (mix);
   GError *error = NULL;
-  guint idx;
-  GstGLContext *other_context = NULL;
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
   if (!gst_gl_ensure_element_data (mix, &mix->display,
@@ -491,58 +489,20 @@ gst_gl_base_mixer_decide_allocation (GstGLBaseMixer * mix, GstQuery * query)
 
   _find_local_gl_context (mix);
 
-  if (gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
-          GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_UPLOAD_META_API_TYPE, &idx)) {
-    GstGLContext *context;
-    const GstStructure *upload_meta_params;
-    gpointer handle;
-    gchar *type;
-    gchar *apis;
-
-    gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_meta (query, idx, &upload_meta_params);
-    if (upload_meta_params) {
-      if (gst_structure_get (upload_meta_params, "gst.gl.GstGLContext",
-              GST_GL_TYPE_CONTEXT, &context, NULL) && context) {
-        GstGLContext *old = mix->context;
-
-        mix->context = context;
-        if (old)
-          gst_object_unref (old);
-      } else if (gst_structure_get (upload_meta_params, "gst.gl.context.handle",
-              G_TYPE_POINTER, &handle, "gst.gl.context.type", G_TYPE_STRING,
-              &type, "gst.gl.context.apis", G_TYPE_STRING, &apis, NULL)
-          && handle) {
-        GstGLPlatform platform;
-        GstGLAPI gl_apis;
-
-        GST_DEBUG ("got GL context handle 0x%p with type %s and apis %s",
-            handle, type, apis);
-
-        platform = gst_gl_platform_from_string (type);
-        gl_apis = gst_gl_api_from_string (apis);
-
-        if (gl_apis && platform)
-          other_context =
-              gst_gl_context_new_wrapped (mix->display, (guintptr) handle,
-              platform, gl_apis);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (mix->priv->other_context) {
-    if (!other_context) {
-      other_context = mix->priv->other_context;
-    } else {
-      GST_ELEMENT_WARNING (mix, LIBRARY, SETTINGS,
-          ("%s", "Cannot share with more than one GL context"),
-          ("%s", "Cannot share with more than one GL context"));
-    }
-  }
-
   if (!mix->context) {
-    mix->context = gst_gl_context_new (mix->display);
-    if (!gst_gl_context_create (mix->context, other_context, &error))
-      goto context_error;
+    do {
+      if (mix->context)
+        gst_object_unref (mix->context);
+      /* just get a GL context.  we don't care */
+      mix->context =
+          gst_gl_display_get_gl_context_for_thread (mix->display, NULL);
+      if (!mix->context) {
+        mix->context = gst_gl_context_new (mix->display);
+        if (!gst_gl_context_create (mix->context, mix->priv->other_context,
+                &error))
+          goto context_error;
+      }
+    } while (!gst_gl_display_add_context (mix->display, mix->context));
   }
 
   if (mix_class->decide_allocation)
diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
index e271b295b8..da8950907f 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
@@ -603,46 +603,6 @@ gst_glimage_sink_mouse_event_cb (GstGLWindow * window, char *event_name,
       event_name, button, posx, posy);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-_find_local_gl_context (GstGLImageSink * gl_sink)
-{
-  GstQuery *query;
-  GstContext *context;
-  const GstStructure *s;
-
-  if (gl_sink->context)
-    return TRUE;
-
-  query = gst_query_new_context ("gst.gl.local_context");
-  if (!gl_sink->context
-      && gst_gl_run_query (GST_ELEMENT (gl_sink), query, GST_PAD_SRC)) {
-    gst_query_parse_context (query, &context);
-    if (context) {
-      s = gst_context_get_structure (context);
-      gst_structure_get (s, "context", GST_GL_TYPE_CONTEXT, &gl_sink->context,
-          NULL);
-    }
-  }
-  if (!gl_sink->context
-      && gst_gl_run_query (GST_ELEMENT (gl_sink), query, GST_PAD_SINK)) {
-    gst_query_parse_context (query, &context);
-    if (context) {
-      s = gst_context_get_structure (context);
-      gst_structure_get (s, "context", GST_GL_TYPE_CONTEXT, &gl_sink->context,
-          NULL);
-    }
-  }
-
-  GST_ERROR_OBJECT (gl_sink, "found local context %p", gl_sink->context);
-
-  gst_query_unref (query);
-
-  if (gl_sink->context)
-    return TRUE;
-
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 _ensure_gl_setup (GstGLImageSink * gl_sink)
 {
@@ -657,66 +617,80 @@ _ensure_gl_setup (GstGLImageSink * gl_sink)
   gst_gl_display_filter_gl_api (gl_sink->display, SUPPORTED_GL_APIS);
 
   if (!gl_sink->context) {
-    GstGLWindow *window;
+    do {
+      GstGLContext *other_context;
+      GstGLWindow *window;
 
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink,
-        "No current context, creating one for %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
-        gl_sink->display);
+      if (gl_sink->context)
+        gst_object_unref (gl_sink->context);
 
-    gl_sink->context = gst_gl_context_new (gl_sink->display);
-    if (!gl_sink->context)
-      goto context_creation_error;
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink,
+          "No current context, creating one for %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
+          gl_sink->display);
 
-    window = gst_gl_context_get_window (gl_sink->context);
+      gl_sink->context = gst_gl_context_new (gl_sink->display);
+      if (!gl_sink->context)
+        goto context_creation_error;
 
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink, "got window %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, window);
+      window = gst_gl_context_get_window (gl_sink->context);
 
-    if (!gl_sink->window_id && !gl_sink->new_window_id)
-      gst_video_overlay_prepare_window_handle (GST_VIDEO_OVERLAY (gl_sink));
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink, "got window %" GST_PTR_FORMAT, window);
 
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink,
-        "window_id : %" G_GUINTPTR_FORMAT " , new_window_id : %"
-        G_GUINTPTR_FORMAT, gl_sink->window_id, gl_sink->new_window_id);
+      if (!gl_sink->window_id && !gl_sink->new_window_id)
+        gst_video_overlay_prepare_window_handle (GST_VIDEO_OVERLAY (gl_sink));
 
-    if (gl_sink->window_id != gl_sink->new_window_id) {
-      gl_sink->window_id = gl_sink->new_window_id;
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink, "Setting window handle on gl window");
-      gst_gl_window_set_window_handle (window, gl_sink->window_id);
-    }
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink,
+          "window_id : %" G_GUINTPTR_FORMAT " , new_window_id : %"
+          G_GUINTPTR_FORMAT, gl_sink->window_id, gl_sink->new_window_id);
 
-    GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink,
-        "creating context %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " from other context %"
-        GST_PTR_FORMAT, gl_sink->context, gl_sink->other_context);
+      if (gl_sink->window_id != gl_sink->new_window_id) {
+        gl_sink->window_id = gl_sink->new_window_id;
+        GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink, "Setting window handle on gl window");
+        gst_gl_window_set_window_handle (window, gl_sink->window_id);
+      }
 
-    if (!gst_gl_context_create (gl_sink->context, gl_sink->other_context,
-            &error)) {
+      if (gl_sink->other_context) {
+        other_context = gst_object_ref (gl_sink->other_context);
+      } else {
+        other_context =
+            gst_gl_display_get_gl_context_for_thread (gl_sink->display, NULL);
+      }
+
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink,
+          "creating context %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " from other context %"
+          GST_PTR_FORMAT, gl_sink->context, other_context);
+
+      if (!gst_gl_context_create (gl_sink->context, other_context, &error)) {
+        gst_object_unref (other_context);
+        gst_object_unref (window);
+        goto context_error;
+      }
+
+      gst_gl_window_handle_events (window, gl_sink->handle_events);
+
+      /* setup callbacks */
+      gst_gl_window_set_resize_callback (window,
+          GST_GL_WINDOW_RESIZE_CB (gst_glimage_sink_on_resize),
+          gst_object_ref (gl_sink), (GDestroyNotify) gst_object_unref);
+      gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (window,
+          GST_GL_WINDOW_CB (gst_glimage_sink_on_draw),
+          gst_object_ref (gl_sink), (GDestroyNotify) gst_object_unref);
+      gst_gl_window_set_close_callback (window,
+          GST_GL_WINDOW_CB (gst_glimage_sink_on_close),
+          gst_object_ref (gl_sink), (GDestroyNotify) gst_object_unref);
+      gl_sink->key_sig_id = g_signal_connect (window, "key-event", G_CALLBACK
+          (gst_glimage_sink_key_event_cb), gl_sink);
+      gl_sink->mouse_sig_id =
+          g_signal_connect (window, "mouse-event",
+          G_CALLBACK (gst_glimage_sink_mouse_event_cb), gl_sink);
+
+      if (other_context)
+        gst_object_unref (other_context);
       gst_object_unref (window);
-      goto context_error;
-    }
-
-    gst_gl_window_handle_events (window, gl_sink->handle_events);
-
-    /* setup callbacks */
-    gst_gl_window_set_resize_callback (window,
-        GST_GL_WINDOW_RESIZE_CB (gst_glimage_sink_on_resize),
-        gst_object_ref (gl_sink), (GDestroyNotify) gst_object_unref);
-    gst_gl_window_set_draw_callback (window,
-        GST_GL_WINDOW_CB (gst_glimage_sink_on_draw),
-        gst_object_ref (gl_sink), (GDestroyNotify) gst_object_unref);
-    gst_gl_window_set_close_callback (window,
-        GST_GL_WINDOW_CB (gst_glimage_sink_on_close),
-        gst_object_ref (gl_sink), (GDestroyNotify) gst_object_unref);
-    gl_sink->key_sig_id = g_signal_connect (window, "key-event", G_CALLBACK
-        (gst_glimage_sink_key_event_cb), gl_sink);
-    gl_sink->mouse_sig_id = g_signal_connect (window, "mouse-event", G_CALLBACK
-        (gst_glimage_sink_mouse_event_cb), gl_sink);
-
-    gst_object_unref (window);
+    } while (!gst_gl_display_add_context (gl_sink->display, gl_sink->context));
   } else
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (gl_sink, "Already have a context");
 
-  _find_local_gl_context (gl_sink);
-
   return TRUE;
 
 context_creation_error:
@@ -845,6 +819,7 @@ gst_glimage_sink_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
 
   switch (transition) {
     case GST_STATE_CHANGE_NULL_TO_READY:
+      _ensure_gl_setup (glimage_sink);
       break;
     case GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_PAUSED:
       g_atomic_int_set (&glimage_sink->to_quit, 0);
diff --git a/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c b/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c
index 5d682f5e57..5434242e80 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstgltestsrc.c
@@ -803,10 +803,7 @@ gst_gl_test_src_decide_allocation (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstQuery * query)
   guint min, max, size;
   gboolean update_pool;
   GError *error = NULL;
-  guint idx;
   guint out_width, out_height;
-  GstGLContext *other_context = NULL;
-  gboolean same_downstream_gl_context = FALSE;
 
   if (!gst_gl_ensure_element_data (src, &src->display, &src->other_context))
     return FALSE;
@@ -815,59 +812,19 @@ gst_gl_test_src_decide_allocation (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstQuery * query)
 
   _find_local_gl_context (src);
 
-  if (gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
-          GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_UPLOAD_META_API_TYPE, &idx)) {
-    GstGLContext *context;
-    const GstStructure *upload_meta_params;
-    gpointer handle;
-    gchar *type;
-    gchar *apis;
-
-    gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_meta (query, idx, &upload_meta_params);
-    if (upload_meta_params) {
-      if (gst_structure_get (upload_meta_params, "gst.gl.GstGLContext",
-              GST_GL_TYPE_CONTEXT, &context, NULL) && context) {
-        GstGLContext *old = src->context;
-
-        src->context = context;
-        if (old)
-          gst_object_unref (old);
-        same_downstream_gl_context = TRUE;
-      } else if (gst_structure_get (upload_meta_params, "gst.gl.context.handle",
-              G_TYPE_POINTER, &handle, "gst.gl.context.type", G_TYPE_STRING,
-              &type, "gst.gl.context.apis", G_TYPE_STRING, &apis, NULL)
-          && handle) {
-        GstGLPlatform platform = GST_GL_PLATFORM_NONE;
-        GstGLAPI gl_apis;
-
-        GST_DEBUG ("got GL context handle 0x%p with type %s and apis %s",
-            handle, type, apis);
-
-        platform = gst_gl_platform_from_string (type);
-        gl_apis = gst_gl_api_from_string (apis);
-
-        if (gl_apis && platform)
-          other_context =
-              gst_gl_context_new_wrapped (src->display, (guintptr) handle,
-              platform, gl_apis);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (src->other_context) {
-    if (!other_context) {
-      other_context = src->other_context;
-    } else {
-      GST_ELEMENT_WARNING (src, LIBRARY, SETTINGS,
-          ("%s", "Cannot share with more than one GL context"),
-          ("%s", "Cannot share with more than one GL context"));
-    }
-  }
-
   if (!src->context) {
-    src->context = gst_gl_context_new (src->display);
-    if (!gst_gl_context_create (src->context, other_context, &error))
-      goto context_error;
+    do {
+      if (src->context)
+        gst_object_unref (src->context);
+      /* just get a GL context.  we don't care */
+      src->context =
+          gst_gl_display_get_gl_context_for_thread (src->display, NULL);
+      if (!src->context) {
+        src->context = gst_gl_context_new (src->display);
+        if (!gst_gl_context_create (src->context, src->other_context, &error))
+          goto context_error;
+      }
+    } while (!gst_gl_display_add_context (src->display, src->context));
   }
 
   out_width = GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (&src->out_info);
@@ -893,11 +850,7 @@ gst_gl_test_src_decide_allocation (GstBaseSrc * basesrc, GstQuery * query)
     update_pool = FALSE;
   }
 
-  if (!pool || (!same_downstream_gl_context
-          && gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query, GST_GL_SYNC_META_API_TYPE,
-              NULL)
-          && !gst_buffer_pool_has_option (pool,
-              GST_BUFFER_POOL_OPTION_GL_SYNC_META))) {
+  if (!pool || !GST_IS_GL_BUFFER_POOL (pool)) {
     /* can't use this pool */
     if (pool)
       gst_object_unref (pool);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
index 3a7e76bd04..5b207eb49b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasefilter.c
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ enum
 #define gst_gl_base_filter_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstGLBaseFilter, gst_gl_base_filter,
     GST_TYPE_BASE_TRANSFORM, GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gst_gl_base_filter_debug,
-        "glbasefilter", 0, "glbasefilter element");
-    );
+        "glbasefilter", 0, "glbasefilter element"););
 
 static void gst_gl_base_filter_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
@@ -356,64 +355,23 @@ gst_gl_base_filter_decide_allocation (GstBaseTransform * trans,
 {
   GstGLBaseFilter *filter = GST_GL_BASE_FILTER (trans);
   GError *error = NULL;
-  GstGLContext *other_context = NULL;
-  guint idx;
 
-  if (!_ensure_gl_setup (filter))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  if (!filter->context && gst_query_find_allocation_meta (query,
-          GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_UPLOAD_META_API_TYPE, &idx)) {
-    GstGLContext *context;
-    const GstStructure *upload_meta_params;
-    gpointer handle;
-    gchar *type;
-    gchar *apis;
-
-    gst_query_parse_nth_allocation_meta (query, idx, &upload_meta_params);
-    if (upload_meta_params) {
-      if (gst_structure_get (upload_meta_params, "gst.gl.GstGLContext",
-              GST_GL_TYPE_CONTEXT, &context, NULL) && context) {
-        GstGLContext *old = filter->context;
-
-        filter->context = context;
-        if (old)
-          gst_object_unref (old);
-      } else if (gst_structure_get (upload_meta_params, "gst.gl.context.handle",
-              G_TYPE_POINTER, &handle, "gst.gl.context.type", G_TYPE_STRING,
-              &type, "gst.gl.context.apis", G_TYPE_STRING, &apis, NULL)
-          && handle) {
-        GstGLPlatform platform = GST_GL_PLATFORM_NONE;
-        GstGLAPI gl_apis;
-
-        GST_DEBUG ("got GL context handle 0x%p with type %s and apis %s",
-            handle, type, apis);
-
-        platform = gst_gl_platform_from_string (type);
-        gl_apis = gst_gl_api_from_string (apis);
-
-        if (gl_apis && platform)
-          other_context =
-              gst_gl_context_new_wrapped (filter->display, (guintptr) handle,
-              platform, gl_apis);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (filter->priv->other_context) {
-    if (!other_context) {
-      other_context = filter->priv->other_context;
-    } else {
-      GST_ELEMENT_WARNING (filter, LIBRARY, SETTINGS,
-          ("%s", "Cannot share with more than one GL context"),
-          ("%s", "Cannot share with more than one GL context"));
-    }
-  }
+  _find_local_gl_context (filter);
 
   if (!filter->context) {
-    filter->context = gst_gl_context_new (filter->display);
-    if (!gst_gl_context_create (filter->context, other_context, &error))
-      goto context_error;
+    do {
+      if (filter->context)
+        gst_object_unref (filter->context);
+      /* just get a GL context.  we don't care */
+      filter->context =
+          gst_gl_display_get_gl_context_for_thread (filter->display, NULL);
+      if (!filter->context) {
+        filter->context = gst_gl_context_new (filter->display);
+        if (!gst_gl_context_create (filter->context,
+                filter->priv->other_context, &error))
+          goto context_error;
+      }
+    } while (!gst_gl_display_add_context (filter->display, filter->context));
   }
 
   gst_gl_context_thread_add (filter->context, gst_gl_base_filter_gl_start,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
index 48023ce5b5..96721705a6 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.c
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ static guintptr gst_gl_display_default_get_handle (GstGLDisplay * display);
 struct _GstGLDisplayPrivate
 {
   GstGLAPI gl_api;
+
+  GList *contexts;
 };
 
 static void
@@ -116,8 +118,18 @@ gst_gl_display_init (GstGLDisplay * display)
 static void
 gst_gl_display_finalize (GObject * object)
 {
+  GstGLDisplay *display = GST_GL_DISPLAY (object);
+  GList *l;
+
   GST_TRACE_OBJECT (object, "finalizing");
 
+  for (l = display->priv->contexts; l; l = l->next) {
+    g_weak_ref_clear ((GWeakRef *) l->data);
+    g_free (l->data);
+  }
+
+  g_list_free (display->priv->contexts);
+
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (gst_gl_display_parent_class)->finalize (object);
 }
 
@@ -309,3 +321,120 @@ gst_context_get_gl_display (GstContext * context, GstGLDisplay ** display)
 
   return ret;
 }
+
+static GstGLContext *
+_get_gl_context_for_thread_unlocked (GstGLDisplay * display, GThread * thread)
+{
+  GstGLContext *context = NULL;
+  GList *prev = NULL, *l = display->priv->contexts;
+
+  while (l) {
+    GWeakRef *ref = l->data;
+    GThread *context_thread;
+
+    context = g_weak_ref_get (ref);
+    if (!context) {
+      /* remove dead contexts */
+      g_weak_ref_clear (l->data);
+      display->priv->contexts = g_list_delete_link (display->priv->contexts, l);
+      l = prev ? prev->next : display->priv->contexts;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    context_thread = gst_gl_context_get_thread (context);
+    if (thread != NULL && thread == context_thread) {
+      g_thread_unref (context_thread);
+      gst_object_unref (context);
+      prev = l;
+      l = l->next;
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (context_thread)
+      g_thread_unref (context_thread);
+    return context;
+  }
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_gl_display_get_gl_context_for_thread:
+ * @display: a #GstGLDisplay
+ * @thread: a #GThread
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): the #GstGLContext current on @thread or %NULL
+ *
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+GstGLContext *
+gst_gl_display_get_gl_context_for_thread (GstGLDisplay * display,
+    GThread * thread)
+{
+  GstGLContext *context;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_GL_DISPLAY (display), NULL);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (display);
+  context = _get_gl_context_for_thread_unlocked (display, thread);
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (display, "returning context %" GST_PTR_FORMAT " for thread "
+      "%p", context, thread);
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (display);
+
+  return context;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_gl_display_add_context:
+ * @display: a #GstGLDisplay
+ * @context: (transfer none): a #GstGLContext
+ *
+ * Returns: whether @context was successfully added. %FALSE may be returned
+ * if there already exists another context for @context's active thread.
+ *
+ * Since: 1.6
+ */
+gboolean
+gst_gl_display_add_context (GstGLDisplay * display, GstGLContext * context)
+{
+  GstGLDisplay *context_display;
+  gboolean ret = TRUE;
+  GThread *thread;
+  GWeakRef *ref;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_IS_GL_DISPLAY (display), FALSE);
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GST_GL_IS_CONTEXT (context), FALSE);
+
+  context_display = gst_gl_context_get_display (context);
+  g_assert (context_display == display);
+  gst_object_unref (context_display);
+
+  GST_OBJECT_LOCK (display);
+
+  thread = gst_gl_context_get_thread (context);
+  if (thread) {
+    GstGLContext *collision =
+        _get_gl_context_for_thread_unlocked (display, thread);
+    g_thread_unref (thread);
+    if (collision) {
+      if (collision != context) {
+        gst_object_unref (collision);
+        ret = FALSE;
+        goto out;
+      }
+      gst_object_unref (collision);
+    }
+  }
+
+  ref = g_new0 (GWeakRef, 1);
+  g_weak_ref_init (ref, context);
+
+  display->priv->contexts = g_list_prepend (display->priv->contexts, ref);
+
+out:
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (display, "%ssuccessfully inserted context %" GST_PTR_FORMAT,
+      ret ? "" : "un", context);
+  GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (display);
+
+  return ret;
+}
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
index c9e65b38f9..d50b463082 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ GstGLAPI         gst_gl_display_get_gl_api             (GstGLDisplay * display);
 void     gst_context_set_gl_display (GstContext * context, GstGLDisplay * display);
 gboolean gst_context_get_gl_display (GstContext * context, GstGLDisplay ** display);
 
+GstGLContext * gst_gl_display_get_gl_context_for_thread (GstGLDisplay * display,
+    GThread * thread);
+gboolean gst_gl_display_add_context (GstGLDisplay * display,
+    GstGLContext * context);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_GL_DISPLAY_H__ */