diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.cpp
index a4e603f5995..c8ea2053e3f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.cpp
@@ -214,4 +214,10 @@ QPlatformOffscreenSurface *QXcbGlxIntegration::createPlatformOffscreenSurface(QO
 
 }
 
+bool QXcbGlxIntegration::supportsThreadedOpenGL() const
+{
+    return QGLXContext::supportsThreading();
+}
+
+
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.h b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.h
index 2ef40f9ab6c..2869fc20a47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/gl_integrations/xcb_glx/qxcbglxintegration.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ public:
     QXcbWindow *createWindow(QWindow *window) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     QPlatformOpenGLContext *createPlatformOpenGLContext(QOpenGLContext *context) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     QPlatformOffscreenSurface *createPlatformOffscreenSurface(QOffscreenSurface *surface) const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
+    virtual bool supportsThreadedOpenGL() const Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
+
 private:
     QXcbConnection *m_connection;
     uint32_t m_glx_first_event;