diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.cpp
index dca1214b32..ab91ca0902 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.cpp
@@ -69,3 +69,15 @@ QThread* RENDER_THREAD = nullptr;
 bool isRenderThread() {
     return QThread::currentThread() == RENDER_THREAD;
 }
+
+namespace gl {
+    void withSavedContext(const std::function<void()>& f) {
+        // Save the original GL context, because creating a QML surface will create a new context
+        QOpenGLContext * savedContext = QOpenGLContext::currentContext();
+        QSurface * savedSurface = savedContext ? savedContext->surface() : nullptr;
+        f();
+        if (savedContext) {
+            savedContext->makeCurrent(savedSurface);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.h b/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.h
index daa181467d..84229b97d2 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.h
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/GLHelpers.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #ifndef hifi_GLHelpers_h
 #define hifi_GLHelpers_h
 
+#include <functional>
 #include <QJsonObject>
 
 // 16 bits of depth precision
@@ -34,4 +35,8 @@ int glVersionToInteger(QString glVersion);
 
 bool isRenderThread();
 
+namespace gl {
+    void withSavedContext(const std::function<void()>& f);
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index 06f755c1dd..cde779d101 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -467,40 +467,41 @@ void OffscreenQmlSurface::resize(const QSize& newSize_, bool forceResize) {
     }
 
     qCDebug(glLogging) << "Offscreen UI resizing to " << newSize.width() << "x" << newSize.height();
+    gl::withSavedContext([&] {
+        _canvas->makeCurrent();
 
-    _canvas->makeCurrent();
-
-    // Release hold on the textures of the old size
-    if (uvec2() != _size) {
-        // If the most recent texture was unused, we can directly recycle it
-        if (_latestTextureAndFence.first) {
-            offscreenTextures.releaseTexture(_latestTextureAndFence);
-            _latestTextureAndFence = { 0, 0 };
+        // Release hold on the textures of the old size
+        if (uvec2() != _size) {
+            // If the most recent texture was unused, we can directly recycle it
+            if (_latestTextureAndFence.first) {
+                offscreenTextures.releaseTexture(_latestTextureAndFence);
+                _latestTextureAndFence = { 0, 0 };
+            }
+            offscreenTextures.releaseSize(_size);
         }
-        offscreenTextures.releaseSize(_size);
-    }
 
-    _size = newOffscreenSize;
+        _size = newOffscreenSize;
 
-    // Acquire the new texture size
-    if (uvec2() != _size) {
-        offscreenTextures.acquireSize(_size);
-        if (_depthStencil) {
-            glDeleteRenderbuffers(1, &_depthStencil);
-            _depthStencil = 0;
+        // Acquire the new texture size
+        if (uvec2() != _size) {
+            offscreenTextures.acquireSize(_size);
+            if (_depthStencil) {
+                glDeleteRenderbuffers(1, &_depthStencil);
+                _depthStencil = 0;
+            }
+            glGenRenderbuffers(1, &_depthStencil);
+            glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, _depthStencil);
+            glRenderbufferStorage(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT16, _size.x, _size.y);
+            if (!_fbo) {
+                glGenFramebuffers(1, &_fbo);
+            }
+            glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, _fbo);
+            glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, _depthStencil);
+            glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
         }
-        glGenRenderbuffers(1, &_depthStencil);
-        glBindRenderbuffer(GL_RENDERBUFFER, _depthStencil);
-        glRenderbufferStorage(GL_RENDERBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT16, _size.x, _size.y);
-        if (!_fbo) {
-            glGenFramebuffers(1, &_fbo);
-        }
-        glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, _fbo);
-        glFramebufferRenderbuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, _depthStencil);
-        glBindFramebuffer(GL_DRAW_FRAMEBUFFER, 0);
-    }
 
-    _canvas->doneCurrent();
+        _canvas->doneCurrent();
+    });
 }
 
 QQuickItem* OffscreenQmlSurface::getRootItem() {