diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
index b0a5d6b1ae..bd83f88d87 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.c
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_request_config (GstGLContext * context,
 }
 
 gboolean
-gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
+gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (GstGLContext * context, GError ** error)
 {
   EGLContext egl_context = (EGLContext) gst_gl_context_get_gl_context (context);
   GstGLDisplay *display_egl;
@@ -1426,7 +1426,8 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
   int attrs[3];
 
   if (!egl_context) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (context, "no GLX context");
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE, "no EGL context");
     return FALSE;
   }
 
@@ -1439,6 +1440,10 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context,
         "could not retrieve egl config id from egl context: %s",
         gst_egl_get_error_string (eglGetError ()));
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRONG_CONFIG,
+        "could not retrieve egl config id from egl context: %s",
+        gst_egl_get_error_string (eglGetError ()));
     goto failure;
   }
 
@@ -1451,6 +1456,10 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context,
         "could not retrieve egl config from its ID 0x%x. "
         "Wrong EGLDisplay or context?", config_id);
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRONG_CONFIG,
+        "could not retrieve egl config from its ID 0x%x. "
+        "Wrong EGLDisplay or context?", config_id);
     goto failure;
   }
 
@@ -1458,6 +1467,9 @@ gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
   if (!config) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context, "could not transform config id 0x%x into "
         "GstStructure", config_id);
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRONG_CONFIG,
+        "could not transform config id 0x%x into GstStructure", config_id);
     goto failure;
   }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.h
index 6d9a8a7aec..644731f368 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglcontext_egl.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 gpointer            gst_gl_context_egl_get_proc_address     (GstGLAPI gl_api, const gchar * name);
 
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
-gboolean            gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info            (GstGLContext * context);
+gboolean            gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info            (GstGLContext * context, GError ** error);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
index 06215d840c..4e7fe91875 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglcontext.c
@@ -1546,12 +1546,12 @@ gst_gl_context_fill_info (GstGLContext * context, GError ** error)
     /* XXX: vfunc? */
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_GLX
     if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_platform (context) == GST_GL_PLATFORM_GLX
-        && !gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (context))
+        && !gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (context, error))
       goto failure;
 #endif
 #if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EGL
     if (gst_gl_context_get_gl_platform (context) == GST_GL_PLATFORM_EGL
-        && !gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (context))
+        && !gst_gl_context_egl_fill_info (context, error))
       goto failure;
 #endif
   }
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.c
index 68d8e636f7..7dd719a6c1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.c
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ gst_gl_context_glx_request_config (GstGLContext * context,
 }
 
 gboolean
-gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
+gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (GstGLContext * context, GError ** error)
 {
   GLXContext glx_context = (GLXContext) gst_gl_context_get_gl_context (context);
   GstStructure *config;
@@ -980,7 +980,8 @@ gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
   int attrs[3];
 
   if (!glx_context) {
-    GST_ERROR_OBJECT (context, "no GLX context");
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE, "No GLX context");
     return FALSE;
   }
 
@@ -988,6 +989,9 @@ gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
 
   if (!glXQueryVersion (device, &glx_major, &glx_minor)) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context, "could not retrieve GLX version");
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE,
+        "could not retrieve GLX version");
     return FALSE;
   }
 
@@ -1001,6 +1005,9 @@ gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
           &fbconfig_id)) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context,
         "could not retrieve fbconfig id from glx context");
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRONG_CONFIG,
+        "could not retrieve fbconfig id from glx context");
     goto failure;
   }
 
@@ -1014,6 +1021,10 @@ gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context,
         "could not retrieve fbconfig from its ID 0x%x. "
         "Wrong Display or Screen?", fbconfig_id);
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRONG_CONFIG,
+        "could not retrieve fbconfig from its ID 0x%x. "
+        "Wrong Display or Screen?", fbconfig_id);
     goto failure;
   }
 
@@ -1021,6 +1032,9 @@ gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info (GstGLContext * context)
   if (!config) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (context, "could not transform fbconfig id 0x%x into "
         "GstStructure.", fbconfig_id);
+    g_set_error (error, GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR,
+        GST_GL_CONTEXT_ERROR_WRONG_CONFIG,
+        "could not transform fbconfig id 0x%x into GstStructure.", fbconfig_id);
     goto failure;
   }
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.h
index e084cb545d..20b3b28dce 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/x11/gstglcontext_glx.h
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ G_GNUC_INTERNAL
 gpointer            gst_gl_context_glx_get_proc_address     (GstGLAPI gl_api, const gchar * name);
 
 G_GNUC_INTERNAL
-gboolean            gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info            (GstGLContext * context);
+gboolean            gst_gl_context_glx_fill_info            (GstGLContext * context, GError ** error);
 
 G_END_DECLS