diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
index 808567c23..b08d25368 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
@@ -1706,6 +1706,9 @@ float GLCanvas3D::get_collapse_toolbar_height()
     return collapse_toolbar.is_enabled() ? collapse_toolbar.get_height() : 0;
 }
 
+bool GLCanvas3D::make_current_for_postinit() {
+    return _set_current();
+}
 
 void GLCanvas3D::render(bool only_init)
 {
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
index 47354060a..82a20b2d1 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
@@ -1043,6 +1043,8 @@ public:
     // If the Z screen space coordinate is not provided, a depth buffer value is substituted.
     Vec3d _mouse_to_3d(const Point& mouse_pos, float* z = nullptr);
 
+    bool make_current_for_postinit();
+
 private:
     bool _is_shown_on_screen() const;
 
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
index 316797f82..a66d6faf5 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <wx/textctrl.h>
 #include <wx/splash.h>
 #include <wx/fontutil.h>
+#include <wx/glcanvas.h>
 
 #include "libslic3r/Utils.hpp"
 #include "libslic3r/Model.hpp"
@@ -1016,6 +1017,16 @@ void GUI_App::post_init()
         mainframe->select_tab(size_t(MainFrame::tp3DEditor));
         plater_->select_view_3D("3D");
         //BBS init the opengl resource here
+#ifdef __linux__
+        if (!plater_->canvas3D()->get_wxglcanvas()->IsShownOnScreen() ||
+            !plater_->canvas3D()->make_current_for_postinit()) {
+            /* The canvas3d didn't actually exist (and therefore, there is
+             * no current EGL context) -- try again later, I guess.
+             */
+            m_post_initialized = false;
+            return;
+        }
+#endif
         Size canvas_size = plater_->canvas3D()->get_canvas_size();
         wxGetApp().imgui()->set_display_size(static_cast<float>(canvas_size.get_width()), static_cast<float>(canvas_size.get_height()));
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << __FUNCTION__ << ", start to init opengl";