diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c
index 8a77c8d123..84661fdedf 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.c
@@ -28,25 +28,46 @@
 
 /* *INDENT-OFF* */
 static const gchar *simple_vertex_shader_str_gles2 =
-      "attribute vec4 a_position;   \n"
-      "attribute vec2 a_texCoord;   \n"
-      "varying vec2 v_texCoord;     \n"
-      "void main()                  \n"
-      "{                            \n"
-      "   gl_Position = a_position; \n"
-      "   v_texCoord = a_texCoord;  \n"
-      "}                            \n";
+      "attribute vec4 a_position;\n"
+      "attribute vec2 a_texcoord;\n"
+      "varying vec2 v_texcoord;\n"
+      "void main()\n"
+      "{\n"
+      "   gl_Position = a_position;\n"
+      "   v_texcoord = a_texcoord;\n"
+      "}\n";
 
 static const gchar *simple_fragment_shader_str_gles2 =
-      "#ifdef GL_ES                                        \n"
-      "precision mediump float;                            \n"
-      "#endif                                              \n"
-      "varying vec2 v_texCoord;                            \n"
-      "uniform sampler2D tex;                              \n"
-      "void main()                                         \n"
-      "{                                                   \n"
-      "  gl_FragColor = texture2D( tex, v_texCoord );      \n"
-      "}                                                   \n";
+      "#ifdef GL_ES\n"
+      "precision mediump float;\n"
+      "#endif\n"
+      "varying vec2 v_texcoord;\n"
+      "uniform sampler2D tex;\n"
+      "void main()\n"
+      "{\n"
+      "  gl_FragColor = texture2D(tex, v_texcoord);\n"
+      "}";
+
+static const gchar *simple_vertex_shader_str_gl3 =
+      "#version 130\n"
+      "in vec4 a_position;\n"
+      "in vec2 a_texcoord;\n"
+      "out vec2 v_texcoord;\n"
+      "void main()\n"
+      "{\n"
+      "   gl_Position = a_position;\n"
+      "   v_texcoord = a_texcoord;\n"
+      "}\n";
+
+static const gchar *simple_fragment_shader_str_gl3 =
+      "#version 130\n"
+      "in vec2 v_texcoord;\n"
+      "out vec4 frag_color;\n"
+      "uniform sampler2D tex;\n"
+      "void main()\n"
+      "{\n"
+      "  frag_color = texture(tex, v_texcoord);\n"
+      "}\n";
 /* *INDENT-ON* */
 
 #ifndef GL_COMPILE_STATUS
@@ -639,21 +660,30 @@ gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_f_and_check (GstGLShader * shader,
     const gchar * v_src, const gint n_attribs, const gchar * attrib_names[],
     GLint attrib_locs[])
 {
-  return gst_gl_shader_compile_all_with_attribs_and_check (shader, v_src,
-      simple_fragment_shader_str_gles2, n_attribs, attrib_names, attrib_locs);
+  if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (shader->context) & GST_GL_API_OPENGL3)
+    return gst_gl_shader_compile_all_with_attribs_and_check (shader, v_src,
+        simple_fragment_shader_str_gl3, n_attribs, attrib_names, attrib_locs);
+  else
+    return gst_gl_shader_compile_all_with_attribs_and_check (shader, v_src,
+        simple_fragment_shader_str_gles2, n_attribs, attrib_names, attrib_locs);
 }
 
 gboolean
 gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_v_and_check (GstGLShader * shader,
     const gchar * f_src, GLint * pos_loc, GLint * tex_loc)
 {
-  const gchar *attrib_names[2] = { "a_position", "a_texCoord" };
+  const gchar *attrib_names[2] = { "a_position", "a_texcoord" };
   GLint attrib_locs[2] = { 0 };
   gboolean ret = TRUE;
 
-  ret =
-      gst_gl_shader_compile_all_with_attribs_and_check (shader,
-      simple_vertex_shader_str_gles2, f_src, 2, attrib_names, attrib_locs);
+  if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (shader->context) & GST_GL_API_OPENGL3)
+    ret =
+        gst_gl_shader_compile_all_with_attribs_and_check (shader,
+        simple_vertex_shader_str_gl3, f_src, 2, attrib_names, attrib_locs);
+  else
+    ret =
+        gst_gl_shader_compile_all_with_attribs_and_check (shader,
+        simple_vertex_shader_str_gles2, f_src, 2, attrib_names, attrib_locs);
 
   if (ret) {
     *pos_loc = attrib_locs[0];
@@ -667,8 +697,12 @@ gboolean
 gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_vf_and_check (GstGLShader * shader,
     GLint * pos_loc, GLint * tex_loc)
 {
-  return gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_v_and_check (shader,
-      simple_fragment_shader_str_gles2, pos_loc, tex_loc);
+  if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_api (shader->context) & GST_GL_API_OPENGL3)
+    return gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_v_and_check (shader,
+        simple_fragment_shader_str_gl3, pos_loc, tex_loc);
+  else
+    return gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_v_and_check (shader,
+        simple_fragment_shader_str_gles2, pos_loc, tex_loc);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.h
index 993cb2bd72..97f98fc76f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshader.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ gboolean gst_gl_shader_is_compiled       (GstGLShader *shader);
 gboolean gst_gl_shader_compile           (GstGLShader *shader, GError **error);
 gboolean gst_gl_shader_compile_and_check (GstGLShader *shader, const gchar *source, GstGLShaderSourceType type);
 gboolean gst_gl_shader_compile_all_with_attribs_and_check (GstGLShader *shader, const gchar *v_src, const gchar *f_src, const gint n_attribs, const gchar *attrib_names[], GLint attrib_locs[]);
+
 gboolean gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_f_and_check   (GstGLShader *shader, const gchar *v_src, const gint n_attribs, const gchar *attrib_names[], GLint attrib_locs[]);
 gboolean gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_v_and_check   (GstGLShader *shader, const gchar *f_src, GLint *pos_loc, GLint *tex_loc);
 gboolean gst_gl_shader_compile_with_default_vf_and_check  (GstGLShader *shader, GLint *pos_loc, GLint *tex_loc);