diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c
index 3255f90de9..399a669790 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11.c
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, gulong external_gl_context)
   gint attrib[] = {
     GLX_RGBA,
     GLX_RED_SIZE, 1, GLX_GREEN_SIZE, 1, GLX_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
+    GLX_DEPTH_SIZE, 16,
     GLX_DOUBLEBUFFER,
     None
   };
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
index 09649d7ad5..709ea2e333 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglwindow_x11ES2.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ gst_gl_window_new (gint width, gint height, gulong external_gl_context)
   EGLint config_attrib[] = {
     EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
     EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_ES2_BIT,
+    EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 16,
     EGL_NONE
   };