diff --git a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/x11/standalone/glxbackend.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #ifndef XCB_GLX_BUFFER_SWAP_COMPLETE
 #define XCB_GLX_BUFFER_SWAP_COMPLETE 1
+
 typedef struct xcb_glx_buffer_swap_complete_event_t {
     uint8_t            response_type; /**<  */
     uint8_t            pad0; /**<  */
@@ -62,6 +63,10 @@
 
 #include <tuple>
 
+#ifndef GLX_GENERATE_RESET_ON_VIDEO_MEMORY_PURGE_NV
+#define GLX_GENERATE_RESET_ON_VIDEO_MEMORY_PURGE_NV 0x20F7
+#endif
+
 #if __cplusplus <= 201103L
 namespace std {
     // C++-14
@@ -262,6 +267,15 @@
             0
         };
 
+        const int attribs_31_core_nv_robustness[] = {
+            GLX_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB,               3,
+            GLX_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB,               1,
+            GLX_CONTEXT_FLAGS_ARB,                       GLX_CONTEXT_ROBUST_ACCESS_BIT_ARB,
+            GLX_CONTEXT_RESET_NOTIFICATION_STRATEGY_ARB, GLX_LOSE_CONTEXT_ON_RESET_ARB,
+            GLX_GENERATE_RESET_ON_VIDEO_MEMORY_PURGE_NV, GL_TRUE,
+            0
+        };
+
         const int attribs_31_core[] = {
             GLX_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION_ARB, 3,
             GLX_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION_ARB, 1,
@@ -284,7 +298,10 @@
 
         // Try to create a 3.1 context first
         if (options->glCoreProfile()) {
-            if (have_robustness)
+            if (have_robustness && hasGLExtension("GLX_NV_robustness_video_memory_purge"))
+                ctx = glXCreateContextAttribsARB(display(), fbconfig, 0, direct, attribs_31_core_nv_robustness);
+
+            else if (have_robustness)
                 ctx = glXCreateContextAttribsARB(display(), fbconfig, 0, direct, attribs_31_core_robustness);
 
             if (!ctx)