diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
index 2a80647775..7cbdbdbcf0 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
@@ -252,6 +252,11 @@ gst_gl_upload_perform_with_buffer (GstGLUpload * upload, GstBuffer * buffer,
   mem = gst_buffer_peek_memory (buffer, 0);
 
   if (gst_is_gl_memory (mem)) {
+    GstGLMemory *gl_mem = (GstGLMemory *) gst_buffer_peek_memory (buffer, 0);
+
+    if (!gst_gl_context_can_share (upload->context, gl_mem->context))
+      goto raw_data_upload;
+
     if (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&upload->in_info) == GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBA) {
       GstMapInfo map_info;
 
@@ -312,6 +317,7 @@ gst_gl_upload_perform_with_buffer (GstGLUpload * upload, GstBuffer * buffer,
     }
   }
 
+raw_data_upload:
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (upload, "Attempting upload with raw data");
   /* GstVideoMeta map */
   if (!gst_video_frame_map (&upload->priv->frame, &upload->in_info, buffer,