diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index 96afdc4d1..04d325db2 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -2069,6 +2069,8 @@ meta_renderer_native_init_egl_context (CoglContext *cogl_context,
   MetaRendererNativeGpuData *renderer_gpu_data = cogl_renderer_egl->platform;
 #endif
 
+  COGL_FLAGS_SET (cogl_context->features,
+                  COGL_FEATURE_ID_PRESENTATION_TIME, TRUE);
   COGL_FLAGS_SET (cogl_context->features,
                   COGL_FEATURE_ID_SWAP_BUFFERS_EVENT, TRUE);
   /* TODO: remove this deprecated feature */