diff --git a/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp b/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp
index e5386619a773..3887d5252ac1 100644
--- a/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp
+++ b/dom/canvas/WebGLContext.cpp
@@ -721,8 +721,16 @@ WebGLContext::CreateAndInitGL(bool forceEnabled,
         if (useEGL)
             return CreateAndInitGLWith(CreateGLWithEGL, baseCaps, flags, out_failReasons);
 
-        if (CreateAndInitGLWith(CreateGLWithNative, baseCaps, flags, out_failReasons))
-            return true;
+        bool tryNativeGL = true;
+#ifdef XP_WIN
+        if (gfxPrefs::WebGLDisableWGL()) {
+            tryNativeGL = false;
+        }
+#endif
+        if (tryNativeGL) {
+            if (CreateAndInitGLWith(CreateGLWithNative, baseCaps, flags, out_failReasons))
+                return true;
+        }
     }
 
     //////
diff --git a/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h b/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
index de3b8c95b2f2..d5f9353e8d10 100644
--- a/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
+++ b/gfx/thebes/gfxPrefs.h
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ private:
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "webgl.can-lose-context-in-foreground",  WebGLCanLoseContextInForeground, bool, true);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "webgl.default-no-alpha",                WebGLDefaultNoAlpha, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "webgl.disable-angle",                   WebGLDisableANGLE, bool, false);
+  DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "webgl.disable-wgl",                     WebGLDisableWGL, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "webgl.disable-extensions",              WebGLDisableExtensions, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "webgl.dxgl.enabled",                    WebGLDXGLEnabled, bool, false);
   DECL_GFX_PREF(Live, "webgl.dxgl.needs-finish",               WebGLDXGLNeedsFinish, bool, false);
diff --git a/modules/libpref/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
index 42f76da240a7..09515408b675 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/init/all.js
@@ -4391,6 +4391,7 @@ pref("gl.multithreaded", true);
 pref("webgl.force-enabled", false);
 pref("webgl.disabled", false);
 pref("webgl.disable-angle", false);
+pref("webgl.disable-wgl", false);
 pref("webgl.min_capability_mode", false);
 pref("webgl.disable-extensions", false);
 pref("webgl.msaa-force", false);