diff --git a/src/renderer_gl.cpp b/src/renderer_gl.cpp
index 12aab3ebe..424b21983 100644
--- a/src/renderer_gl.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer_gl.cpp
@@ -2764,7 +2764,7 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace gl
 					: 0
 					;
 
-				g_caps.supported |= m_readBackSupported
+				g_caps.supported |= (m_readBackSupported || BX_ENABLED(BGFX_GL_CONFIG_TEXTURE_READ_BACK_EMULATION))
 					? BGFX_CAPS_TEXTURE_READ_BACK
 					: 0
 					;
@@ -3263,7 +3263,7 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace gl
 
 				GL_CHECK(glBindTexture(texture.m_target, 0) );
 			}
-			else
+			else if (BX_ENABLED(BGFX_GL_CONFIG_TEXTURE_READ_BACK_EMULATION))
 			{
 				const TextureGL& texture = m_textures[_handle.idx];
 				const bool compressed    = bimg::isCompressed(bimg::TextureFormat::Enum(texture.m_textureFormat) );
diff --git a/src/renderer_gl.h b/src/renderer_gl.h
index 09db7e2ed..7e52b89ad 100644
--- a/src/renderer_gl.h
+++ b/src/renderer_gl.h
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@
 #	define BGFX_GL_CONFIG_BLIT_EMULATION 0
 #endif // BGFX_GL_CONFIG_BLIT_EMULATION
 
+#ifndef BGFX_GL_CONFIG_TEXTURE_READ_BACK_EMULATION
+#	define BGFX_GL_CONFIG_TEXTURE_READ_BACK_EMULATION 0
+#endif // BGFX_GL_CONFIG_TEXTURE_READ_BACK_EMULATION
+
 #define BGFX_GL_PROFILER_BEGIN(_view, _abgr)                                               \
 	BX_MACRO_BLOCK_BEGIN                                                                   \
 		GL_CHECK(glPushDebugGroup(GL_DEBUG_SOURCE_APPLICATION, 0, -1, s_viewName[view]) ); \