diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.h
index 17e385b56e..53a14d8dde 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
   gpointer resize_data;
   GDestroyNotify resize_notify;
 
+  gint can_draw;
 }
 - (void) setDrawCallback:(GstGLWindowCB)cb data:(gpointer)a notify:(GDestroyNotify)notify;
 - (void) setResizeCallback:(GstGLWindowResizeCB)cb data:(gpointer)a notify:(GDestroyNotify)notify;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
index d6148d1e78..d9fd2e27e8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/gstglcaopengllayer.m
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@
   [super dealloc];
 }
 
+static void
+_context_ready (gpointer data)
+{
+  GstGLCAOpenGLLayer *ca_layer = data;
+
+  g_atomic_int_set (&ca_layer->can_draw, 1);
+}
+
 - (id)initWithGstGLContext:(GstGLContextCocoa *)parent_gl_context {
   [super init];
 
@@ -46,6 +54,9 @@
   self.asynchronous = YES;
   self.needsDisplayOnBoundsChange = YES;
 
+  gst_gl_window_send_message_async (GST_GL_CONTEXT (parent_gl_context)->window,
+      (GstGLWindowCB) _context_ready, self, NULL);
+
   return self;
 }
 
@@ -119,6 +130,13 @@
   self->resize_notify = notify;
 }
 
+- (BOOL)canDrawInCGLContext:(CGLContextObj)glContext
+               pixelFormat:(CGLPixelFormatObj)pixelFormat
+            forLayerTime:(CFTimeInterval)interval
+             displayTime:(const CVTimeStamp *)timeStamp {
+  return g_atomic_int_get (&self->can_draw);
+}
+
 - (void)drawInCGLContext:(CGLContextObj)glContext
                pixelFormat:(CGLPixelFormatObj)pixelFormat
             forLayerTime:(CFTimeInterval)interval