diff --git a/source/lib/ogl.cpp b/source/lib/ogl.cpp
index 12325ba12a..9c9c3c8d90 100755
--- a/source/lib/ogl.cpp
+++ b/source/lib/ogl.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ extern "C"
 }
 
 
-static const char* exts;
+static const char* exts = NULL;
 
 
 // check if the extension <ext> is supported by the OpenGL implementation
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ int ogl_get_gfx_info()
 	return 0;
 }
 
+const char* oglExtList()
+{
+	return exts;
+}
 
 // call after each video mode change
 void oglInit()
diff --git a/source/lib/ogl.h b/source/lib/ogl.h
index 872afbd3d2..504796bf9b 100755
--- a/source/lib/ogl.h
+++ b/source/lib/ogl.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ extern void oglInit();
 // gfx_card and gfx_drv_ver are unchanged on failure.
 extern int ogl_get_gfx_info();
 
+// return a NULL-terminated string (of unlimited length) containing
+// a space-separated list of supported extensions.
+const char* oglExtList();
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }