diff --git a/src/Avalonia.OpenGL/Controls/OpenGlControlBase.cs b/src/Avalonia.OpenGL/Controls/OpenGlControlBase.cs
index 68442c1fd3f..7b65cfb595f 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.OpenGL/Controls/OpenGlControlBase.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.OpenGL/Controls/OpenGlControlBase.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ private bool EnsureInitializedCore()
                 return false;
             }
 
+            if (_context == null)
+            {
+                Logger.TryGet(LogEventLevel.Error, "OpenGL")?.Log("OpenGlControlBase",
+                    "Unable to initialize OpenGL: unable to create additional OpenGL context.");
+                return false;
+            }
+
             GlVersion = _context.Version;
             try
             {