diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
index 908738f29..e6effb008 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-context.c
@@ -56,24 +56,6 @@
 #define GL_POINT_SPRITE 0x8861
 #endif
 
-/* This is a relatively new extension */
-#ifndef GL_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET_NV
-#define GL_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET_NV 0x92BB
-#endif
-
-/* These aren't defined in the GLES2 headers */
-#ifndef GL_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB
-#define GL_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB 0x8253
-#endif
-
-#ifndef GL_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB
-#define GL_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB 0x8254
-#endif
-
-#ifndef GL_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB
-#define GL_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB 0x8255
-#endif
-
 static void _cogl_context_free (CoglContext *context);
 
 COGL_OBJECT_DEFINE (Context, context);
@@ -479,26 +461,7 @@ cogl_get_clock_time (CoglContext *context)
 CoglGraphicsResetStatus
 cogl_get_graphics_reset_status (CoglContext *context)
 {
-  if (!context->glGetGraphicsResetStatus)
-    return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_NO_ERROR;
-
-  switch (context->glGetGraphicsResetStatus ())
-    {
-    case GL_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB:
-      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET;
-
-    case GL_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB:
-      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET;
-
-    case GL_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB:
-      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET;
-
-    case GL_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET_NV:
-      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET;
-
-    default:
-      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_NO_ERROR;
-    }
+  return context->driver_vtable->get_graphics_reset_status (context);
 }
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
index 04c5d2e58..d8f3cc18f 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ struct _CoglDriverVtable
   gboolean
   (* is_hardware_accelerated) (CoglContext *context);
 
+  CoglGraphicsResetStatus
+  (* get_graphics_reset_status) (CoglContext *context);
+
   /* TODO: factor this out since this is OpenGL specific and
    * so can be ignored by non-OpenGL drivers. */
   gboolean
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h
index b3367973f..c3f550863 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h
@@ -131,4 +131,7 @@ _cogl_gl_util_parse_gl_version (const char *version_string,
                                 int *major_out,
                                 int *minor_out);
 
+CoglGraphicsResetStatus
+_cogl_gl_get_graphics_reset_status (CoglContext *context);
+
 #endif /* _COGL_UTIL_GL_PRIVATE_H_ */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c
index 1e2381934..e41c17c93 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c
@@ -37,6 +37,24 @@
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h"
 
+/* This is a relatively new extension */
+#ifndef GL_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET_NV
+#define GL_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET_NV 0x92BB
+#endif
+
+/* These aren't defined in the GLES2 headers */
+#ifndef GL_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB
+#define GL_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB 0x8253
+#endif
+
+#ifndef GL_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB
+#define GL_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB 0x8254
+#endif
+
+#ifndef GL_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB
+#define GL_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB 0x8255
+#endif
+
 #ifdef COGL_GL_DEBUG
 /* GL error to string conversion */
 static const struct {
@@ -309,3 +327,28 @@ _cogl_driver_gl_is_hardware_accelerated (CoglContext *ctx)
 
   return !software;
 }
+
+CoglGraphicsResetStatus
+_cogl_gl_get_graphics_reset_status (CoglContext *context)
+{
+  if (!context->glGetGraphicsResetStatus)
+    return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_NO_ERROR;
+
+  switch (context->glGetGraphicsResetStatus ())
+    {
+    case GL_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB:
+      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_GUILTY_CONTEXT_RESET;
+
+    case GL_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB:
+      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_INNOCENT_CONTEXT_RESET;
+
+    case GL_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET_ARB:
+      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_UNKNOWN_CONTEXT_RESET;
+
+    case GL_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET_NV:
+      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_PURGED_CONTEXT_RESET;
+
+    default:
+      return COGL_GRAPHICS_RESET_STATUS_NO_ERROR;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
index 950cbe662..3c2231ebc 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
@@ -532,6 +532,7 @@ _cogl_driver_gl =
     _cogl_driver_gl_real_context_init,
     _cogl_driver_gl_context_deinit,
     _cogl_driver_gl_is_hardware_accelerated,
+    _cogl_gl_get_graphics_reset_status,
     _cogl_driver_pixel_format_from_gl_internal,
     _cogl_driver_pixel_format_to_gl,
     _cogl_driver_update_features,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
index 32f8c526a..3cb11af69 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ _cogl_driver_gles =
     _cogl_driver_gl_context_init,
     _cogl_driver_gl_context_deinit,
     _cogl_driver_gl_is_hardware_accelerated,
+    _cogl_gl_get_graphics_reset_status,
     _cogl_driver_pixel_format_from_gl_internal,
     _cogl_driver_pixel_format_to_gl,
     _cogl_driver_update_features,
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c
index 5edd93a22..f7e6d948f 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-driver-nop.c
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ _cogl_driver_nop =
     _cogl_driver_nop_context_init,
     _cogl_driver_nop_context_deinit,
     _cogl_driver_nop_is_hardware_accelerated,
+    NULL, /* get_graphics_reset_status */
     NULL, /* pixel_format_from_gl_internal */
     NULL, /* pixel_format_to_gl */
     _cogl_driver_update_features,