diff --git a/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp b/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
index 5b7e2c4fb0..62ec9796bc 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
@@ -299,8 +299,10 @@ void GPU_GLES::CheckGPUFeatures() {
 	if (gl_extensions.EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic)
 		features |= GPU_SUPPORTS_ANISOTROPY;
 
-	if (gl_extensions.GLES3 || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4
-		|| (!gl_extensions.IsGLES && gl_extensions.VersionGEThan(3, 1)/*GLSL 1.4*/))
+	bool canUseInstanceID = gl_extensions.EXT_draw_instanced || gl_extensions.ARB_draw_instanced;
+	bool canDefInstanceID = gl_extensions.GLES3 || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4
+		|| (!gl_extensions.IsGLES && gl_extensions.VersionGEThan(3, 1)/*GLSL 1.4*/);
+	if (canUseInstanceID && canDefInstanceID)
 		features |= GPU_SUPPORTS_INSTANCE_RENDERING;
 
 	int maxVertexTextureImageUnits;
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index 248e18af9d..b7658dbc46 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -91,8 +91,12 @@ bool CheckSupportInstancedTessellationGLES() {
 	int maxVertexTextureImageUnits;
 	glGetIntegerv(GL_MAX_VERTEX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS, &maxVertexTextureImageUnits);
 	bool vertexTexture = maxVertexTextureImageUnits >= 3; // At least 3 for hardware tessellation
-	bool instanceRendering = gl_extensions.GLES3 || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4
+
+	bool canUseInstanceID = gl_extensions.EXT_draw_instanced || gl_extensions.ARB_draw_instanced;
+	bool canDefInstanceID = gl_extensions.GLES3 || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4
 		|| (!gl_extensions.IsGLES && gl_extensions.VersionGEThan(3, 1)/*GLSL 1.4*/);
+	bool instanceRendering = canUseInstanceID && canDefInstanceID;
+
 	bool textureFloat = gl_extensions.ARB_texture_float || gl_extensions.OES_texture_float;
 
 	return instanceRendering && vertexTexture && textureFloat;
diff --git a/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.cpp b/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.cpp
index c57eb996af..a31ba9a8c2 100644
--- a/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.cpp
+++ b/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ void CheckGLExtensions() {
 	gl_extensions.ARB_vertex_array_object = strstr(extString, "GL_ARB_vertex_array_object") != 0;
 	gl_extensions.ARB_texture_float = strstr(extString, "GL_ARB_texture_float") != 0;
 	gl_extensions.EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic = strstr(extString, "GL_EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic") != 0;
+	gl_extensions.EXT_draw_instanced = strstr(extString, "GL_EXT_draw_instanced") != 0;
+	gl_extensions.ARB_draw_instanced = strstr(extString, "GL_ARB_draw_instanced") != 0;
 
 	if (gl_extensions.IsGLES) {
 		gl_extensions.OES_texture_npot = strstr(extString, "GL_OES_texture_npot") != 0;
diff --git a/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.h b/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.h
index 3e7908dd4d..d8ea0de803 100644
--- a/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.h
+++ b/ext/native/gfx_es2/gpu_features.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct GLExtensions {
 	bool ARB_copy_image;
 	bool ARB_vertex_array_object;
 	bool ARB_texture_float;
+	bool ARB_draw_instanced;
 
 	// EXT
 	bool EXT_swap_control_tear;
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ struct GLExtensions {
 	bool EXT_copy_image;
 	bool EXT_texture_filter_anisotropic;
 	bool PBO_EXT;
+	bool EXT_draw_instanced;
 
 	// NV
 	bool NV_shader_framebuffer_fetch;