diff --git a/src/qt/qt.c b/src/qt/qt.c
index 7bbc91036..7207a67e2 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt.c
+++ b/src/qt/qt.c
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ plat_vidapi(char* api) {
         return 1;
     } else if (!strcasecmp(api, "qt_opengles")) {
         return 2;
+    } else if (!strcasecmp(api, "qt_opengl3")) {
+        return 3;
     }
 
     return 0;
@@ -97,6 +99,9 @@ char* plat_vidapi_name(int api) {
     case 2:
         name = "qt_opengles";
         break;
+    case 3:
+        name = "qt_opengl3";
+        break;
     default:
         fatal("Unknown renderer: %i\n", api);
         break;
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp
index 64dcbdd50..ac0acb8b5 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp
@@ -27,16 +27,36 @@ void HardwareRenderer::initializeGL()
     m_blt->create();
     QOpenGLShader *vshader = new QOpenGLShader(QOpenGLShader::Vertex, this);
     const char *vsrc =
-        "attribute highp vec4 vertex;\n"
-        "attribute mediump vec4 texCoord;\n"
+        "attribute highp vec4 VertexCoord;\n"
+        "attribute mediump vec4 TexCoord;\n"
         "varying mediump vec4 texc;\n"
-        "uniform mediump mat4 matrix;\n"
+        "uniform mediump mat4 MVPMatrix;\n"
         "void main(void)\n"
         "{\n"
-        "    gl_Position = matrix * vertex;\n"
-        "    texc = texCoord;\n"
+        "    gl_Position = MVPMatrix * VertexCoord;\n"
+        "    texc = TexCoord;\n"
         "}\n";
-    vshader->compileSourceCode(vsrc);
+    QString vsrccore =
+        "in highp vec4 VertexCoord;\n"
+        "in mediump vec4 TexCoord;\n"
+        "out mediump vec4 texc;\n"
+        "uniform mediump mat4 MVPMatrix;\n"
+        "void main(void)\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    gl_Position = MVPMatrix * VertexCoord;\n"
+        "    texc = TexCoord;\n"
+        "}\n";
+    if (m_context->isOpenGLES() && m_context->format().version() >= qMakePair(3, 0))
+    {
+        vsrccore.prepend("#version 300 es\n");
+        vshader->compileSourceCode(vsrccore);
+    }
+    else if (m_context->format().version() >= qMakePair(3, 0) && m_context->format().profile() == QSurfaceFormat::CoreProfile)
+    {
+        vsrccore.prepend("#version 130\n");
+        vshader->compileSourceCode(vsrccore);
+    }
+    else vshader->compileSourceCode(vsrc);
 
     QOpenGLShader *fshader = new QOpenGLShader(QOpenGLShader::Fragment, this);
     const char *fsrc =
@@ -46,18 +66,47 @@ void HardwareRenderer::initializeGL()
         "{\n"
         "    gl_FragColor = texture2D(texture, texc.st).bgra;\n"
         "}\n";
-    fshader->compileSourceCode(fsrc);
+    QString fsrccore =
+        "uniform sampler2D texture;\n"
+        "in mediump vec4 texc;\n"
+        "out highp vec4 FragColor;\n"
+        "void main(void)\n"
+        "{\n"
+        "    FragColor = texture2D(texture, texc.st).bgra;\n"
+        "}\n";
+    if (m_context->isOpenGLES() && m_context->format().version() >= qMakePair(3, 0))
+    {
+        fsrccore.prepend("#version 300 es\n");
+        fshader->compileSourceCode(fsrccore);
+    }
+    else if (m_context->format().version() >= qMakePair(3, 0) && m_context->format().profile() == QSurfaceFormat::CoreProfile)
+    {
+        fsrccore.prepend("#version 130\n");
+        fshader->compileSourceCode(fsrccore);
+    }
+    else fshader->compileSourceCode(fsrc);
 
     m_prog = new QOpenGLShaderProgram;
     m_prog->addShader(vshader);
     m_prog->addShader(fshader);
-    m_prog->bindAttributeLocation("vertex", PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE);
-    m_prog->bindAttributeLocation("texCoord", PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE);
+    m_prog->bindAttributeLocation("VertexCoord", PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE);
+    m_prog->bindAttributeLocation("TexCoord", PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE);
     m_prog->link();
 
     m_prog->bind();
     m_prog->setUniformValue("texture", 0);
 
+    if (m_context->format().version() >= qMakePair(3, 0) && m_vao.create()) {
+        m_vao.bind();
+    }
+
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].create();
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].bind();
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].allocate(sizeof(QVector2D) * 4);
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].create();
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].bind();
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].allocate(sizeof(QVector2D) * 4);
+
     pclog("OpenGL vendor: %s\n", glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
     pclog("OpenGL renderer: %s\n", glGetString(GL_RENDERER));
     pclog("OpenGL version: %s\n", glGetString(GL_VERSION));
@@ -78,12 +127,15 @@ void HardwareRenderer::paintGL() {
     texcoords.push_back(QVector2D((float)source.x() / 2048.f, (float)(source.y() + source.height()) / 2048.f));
     texcoords.push_back(QVector2D((float)(source.x() + source.width()) / 2048.f, (float)(source.y() + source.height()) / 2048.f));
     texcoords.push_back(QVector2D((float)(source.x() + source.width()) / 2048.f, (float)(source.y()) / 2048.f));
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].bind(); m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].write(0, verts.data(), sizeof(QVector2D) * 4); m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].release();
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].bind(); m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].write(0, texcoords.data(), sizeof(QVector2D) * 4);  m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].release();
 
-    m_prog->setUniformValue("matrix", mat);
+    m_prog->setUniformValue("MVPMatrix", mat);
     m_prog->enableAttributeArray(PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE);
     m_prog->enableAttributeArray(PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE);
-    m_prog->setAttributeArray(PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE, verts.data());
-    m_prog->setAttributeArray(PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE, texcoords.data());
+
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].bind(); m_prog->setAttributeBuffer(PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE, GL_FLOAT, 0, 2, 0); m_vbo[PROGRAM_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE].release();
+    m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].bind(); m_prog->setAttributeBuffer(PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE, GL_FLOAT, 0, 2, 0); m_vbo[PROGRAM_TEXCOORD_ATTRIBUTE].release();
     m_texture->bind();
     m_texture->setMinMagFilters(video_filter_method ? QOpenGLTexture::Linear : QOpenGLTexture::Nearest, video_filter_method ? QOpenGLTexture::Linear : QOpenGLTexture::Nearest);
     glDrawArrays(GL_TRIANGLE_FAN, 0, 4);
@@ -92,6 +144,9 @@ void HardwareRenderer::paintGL() {
 void HardwareRenderer::setRenderType(RenderType type) {
     QSurfaceFormat format;
     switch (type) {
+    case RenderType::OpenGL3:
+        format.setVersion(3, 0);
+        format.setProfile(QSurfaceFormat::CoreProfile);
     case RenderType::OpenGL:
         format.setRenderableType(QSurfaceFormat::OpenGL);
         break;
@@ -107,6 +162,12 @@ void HardwareRenderer::onBlit(const std::unique_ptr<uint8_t>* img, int x, int y,
     auto tval = this;
     void* nuldata = 0;
     if (memcmp(&tval, &nuldata, sizeof(void*)) == 0) return;
+    if (!m_texture || !img || !img->get() || (m_texture && !m_texture->isCreated()))
+    {
+        in_use->clear();
+        source.setRect(x, y, w, h);
+        return;
+    }
     m_context->makeCurrent(this);
     m_texture->setData(QOpenGLTexture::PixelFormat::RGBA, QOpenGLTexture::PixelType::UInt8, (const void*)img->get());
     in_use->clear();
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp
index 296306f15..6e2103071 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <QOpenGLFunctions>
+#include <QOpenGLBuffer>
 #include <QOpenGLWidget>
 #include <QOpenGLWindow>
+#include <QOpenGLVertexArrayObject>
 #include <QOpenGLTexture>
 #include <QOpenGLShader>
 #include <QOpenGLShaderProgram>
@@ -29,13 +31,16 @@ private:
     bool wayland = false;
     QWidget* parentWidget{nullptr};
     QOpenGLContext* m_context;
-    QOpenGLTexture* m_texture;
-    QOpenGLShaderProgram* m_prog;
-    QOpenGLTextureBlitter* m_blt;
+    QOpenGLTexture* m_texture{nullptr};
+    QOpenGLShaderProgram* m_prog{nullptr};
+    QOpenGLTextureBlitter* m_blt{nullptr};
+    QOpenGLBuffer m_vbo[2];
+    QOpenGLVertexArrayObject m_vao;
 public:
     enum class RenderType {
         OpenGL,
         OpenGLES,
+        OpenGL3,
     };
     void resizeGL(int w, int h) override;
     void initializeGL() override;
@@ -56,6 +61,11 @@ public:
     {
         m_context->makeCurrent(this);
         if (m_blt) m_blt->destroy();
+        m_prog->release();
+        delete m_prog;
+        m_prog = nullptr;
+        m_context->doneCurrent();
+        delete m_context;
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
index 49394a06b..00128c187 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 #include "qt_specifydimensions.h"
 #include "qt_soundgain.hpp"
 
+#include "qt_rendererstack.hpp"
+#include "qt_renderercomon.hpp"
+
 extern "C" {
 #include <86box/86box.h>
 #include <86box/config.h>
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "qt_mediamenu.hpp"
 
 #ifdef __unix__
+#ifdef WAYLAND
+#include "wl_mouse.hpp"
+#endif
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/keysym.h>
 #undef KeyPress
@@ -163,11 +169,16 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
         ui->stackedWidget->switchRenderer(RendererStack::Renderer::OpenGLES);
         ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_ES->setChecked(true);
         break;
+    case 3:
+        ui->stackedWidget->switchRenderer(RendererStack::Renderer::OpenGL3);
+        ui->actionOpenGL_3_0_Core->setChecked(true);
+        break;
     }
     actGroup = new QActionGroup(this);
     actGroup->addAction(ui->actionSoftware_Renderer);
     actGroup->addAction(ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL);
     actGroup->addAction(ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_ES);
+    actGroup->addAction(ui->actionOpenGL_3_0_Core);
     switch (scale) {
     case 0:
         ui->action0_5x->setChecked(true);
@@ -1028,6 +1039,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionSoftware_Renderer_triggered() {
     ui->stackedWidget->switchRenderer(RendererStack::Renderer::Software);
     ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL->setChecked(false);
     ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_ES->setChecked(false);
+    ui->actionOpenGL_3_0_Core->setChecked(false);
     vid_api = 0;
 }
 
@@ -1035,6 +1047,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_triggered() {
     ui->stackedWidget->switchRenderer(RendererStack::Renderer::OpenGL);
     ui->actionSoftware_Renderer->setChecked(false);
     ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_ES->setChecked(false);
+    ui->actionOpenGL_3_0_Core->setChecked(false);
     vid_api = 1;
 }
 
@@ -1042,6 +1055,7 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_ES_triggered() {
     ui->stackedWidget->switchRenderer(RendererStack::Renderer::OpenGLES);
     ui->actionSoftware_Renderer->setChecked(false);
     ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL->setChecked(false);
+    ui->actionOpenGL_3_0_Core->setChecked(false);
     vid_api = 2;
 }
 
@@ -1343,3 +1357,13 @@ void MainWindow::setSendKeyboardInput(bool enabled)
 {
     send_keyboard_input = enabled;
 }
+
+void MainWindow::on_actionOpenGL_3_0_Core_triggered()
+{
+    ui->stackedWidget->switchRenderer(RendererStack::Renderer::OpenGL3);
+    ui->actionSoftware_Renderer->setChecked(false);
+    ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL->setChecked(false);
+    ui->actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_ES->setChecked(false);
+    ui->actionOpenGL_3_0_Core->setChecked(true);
+    vid_api = 3;
+}
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
index 126ecaccd..559352df3 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.hpp
@@ -99,6 +99,8 @@ private slots:
 
     void on_actionSound_gain_triggered();
 
+    void on_actionOpenGL_3_0_Core_triggered();
+
 protected:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override;
     void keyReleaseEvent(QKeyEvent* event) override;
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
index 35471ddc3..6eff44fc6 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mainwindow.ui
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
      <number>0</number>
     </property>
     <item>
-     <widget class="RendererStack" name="stackedWidget" />
+     <widget class="RendererStack" name="stackedWidget"/>
     </item>
    </layout>
   </widget>
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
      <x>0</x>
      <y>0</y>
      <width>724</width>
-     <height>19</height>
+     <height>22</height>
     </rect>
    </property>
    <widget class="QMenu" name="menuAction">
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
      <addaction name="actionSoftware_Renderer"/>
      <addaction name="actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL"/>
      <addaction name="actionHardware_Renderer_OpenGL_ES"/>
+     <addaction name="actionOpenGL_3_0_Core"/>
     </widget>
     <widget class="QMenu" name="menuWindow_scale_factor">
      <property name="title">
@@ -511,19 +512,16 @@
     <string>Sound gain...</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="actionOpenGL_3_0_Core">
+   <property name="checkable">
+    <bool>true</bool>
+   </property>
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>OpenGL 3.0 Core</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <customwidgets>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>HardwareRenderer</class>
-   <extends>QOpenGLWidget</extends>
-   <header>qt_hardwarerenderer.hpp</header>
-  </customwidget>
-  <customwidget>
-   <class>SoftwareRenderer</class>
-   <extends>QWidget</extends>
-   <header>qt_softwarerenderer.hpp</header>
-   <container>1</container>
-  </customwidget>
   <customwidget>
    <class>RendererStack</class>
    <extends>QStackedWidget</extends>
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
index bdbf3529c..d165c007b 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.cpp
@@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ void RendererStack::switchRenderer(Renderer renderer) {
         current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(hw, this));
         break;
     }
+    case Renderer::OpenGL3:
+    {
+        this->createWinId();
+        auto hw = new HardwareRenderer(this, HardwareRenderer::RenderType::OpenGL3);
+        connect(this, &RendererStack::blitToRenderer, hw, &HardwareRenderer::onBlit, Qt::QueuedConnection);
+        current.reset(this->createWindowContainer(hw, this));
+        break;
+    }
     }
     current->setFocusPolicy(Qt::NoFocus);
     current->setFocusProxy(this);
diff --git a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp
index a512fb7e1..5edd40f08 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_rendererstack.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public:
         Software,
         OpenGL,
         OpenGLES,
+        OpenGL3
     };
     void switchRenderer(Renderer renderer);