diff --git a/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.cpp b/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.cpp
index 2cbb624bd..9df35657b 100644
--- a/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.cpp
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 
 namespace mbgl {
 
-HeadlessFrontend::HeadlessFrontend(float pixelRatio_, FileSource& fileSource, Scheduler& scheduler, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir)
-    : HeadlessFrontend({ 256, 256 }, pixelRatio_, fileSource, scheduler, programCacheDir) {
+HeadlessFrontend::HeadlessFrontend(float pixelRatio_, FileSource& fileSource, Scheduler& scheduler, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir, GLContextMode mode)
+    : HeadlessFrontend({ 256, 256 }, pixelRatio_, fileSource, scheduler, programCacheDir, mode) {
 }
 
-HeadlessFrontend::HeadlessFrontend(Size size_, float pixelRatio_, FileSource& fileSource, Scheduler& scheduler, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir)
+HeadlessFrontend::HeadlessFrontend(Size size_, float pixelRatio_, FileSource& fileSource, Scheduler& scheduler, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir, GLContextMode mode)
     : size(size_),
     pixelRatio(pixelRatio_),
     backend({ static_cast<uint32_t>(size.width * pixelRatio),
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ HeadlessFrontend::HeadlessFrontend(Size size_, float pixelRatio_, FileSource& fi
             renderer->render(*updateParameters);
         }
     }),
-    renderer(std::make_unique<Renderer>(backend, pixelRatio, fileSource, scheduler, GLContextMode::Unique, programCacheDir)) {
+    renderer(std::make_unique<Renderer>(backend, pixelRatio, fileSource, scheduler, mode, programCacheDir)) {
 }
 
 HeadlessFrontend::~HeadlessFrontend() = default;
diff --git a/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.hpp b/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.hpp
index 4d1116904..0530d84a2 100644
--- a/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.hpp
+++ b/platform/default/mbgl/gl/headless_frontend.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <mbgl/renderer/mode.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/renderer/renderer_frontend.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/gl/headless_backend.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/util/async_task.hpp>
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ class TransformState;
 
 class HeadlessFrontend : public RendererFrontend {
 public:
-    HeadlessFrontend(float pixelRatio_, FileSource&, Scheduler&, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir = {});
-    HeadlessFrontend(Size, float pixelRatio_, FileSource&, Scheduler&, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir = {});
+    HeadlessFrontend(float pixelRatio_, FileSource&, Scheduler&, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir = {}, GLContextMode mode = GLContextMode::Unique);
+    HeadlessFrontend(Size, float pixelRatio_, FileSource&, Scheduler&, const optional<std::string> programCacheDir = {}, GLContextMode mode = GLContextMode::Unique);
     ~HeadlessFrontend() override;
 
     void reset() override;