diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
index edb31e063..b35bbc78b 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_rasterizer.cpp
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ RasterizerOpenGL::RasterizerOpenGL()
       index_buffer(GL_ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER, INDEX_BUFFER_SIZE, false),
       texture_buffer(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, TEXTURE_BUFFER_SIZE, false) {
 
-    allow_shadow = GLAD_GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store && GLAD_GL_ARB_shader_image_size &&
-                   GLAD_GL_ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments;
+    allow_shadow = GLES || (GLAD_GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store && GLAD_GL_ARB_shader_image_size &&
+                            GLAD_GL_ARB_framebuffer_no_attachments);
     if (!allow_shadow) {
         LOG_WARNING(Render_OpenGL,
                     "Shadow might not be able to render because of unsupported OpenGL extensions.");
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_gen.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_gen.cpp
index 9ed5b2098..af38ff877 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_gen.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_opengl/gl_shader_gen.cpp
@@ -1227,14 +1227,21 @@ float ProcTexNoiseCoef(vec2 x) {
 ShaderDecompiler::ProgramResult GenerateFragmentShader(const PicaFSConfig& config,
                                                        bool separable_shader) {
     const auto& state = config.state;
+    std::string out;
 
-    std::string out = R"(
+    if (GLES) {
+        out += R"(
+#define ALLOW_SHADOW (defined(CITRA_GLES))
+)";
+    } else {
+        out += R"(
 #extension GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store : enable
 #extension GL_ARB_shader_image_size : enable
 #define ALLOW_SHADOW (defined(GL_ARB_shader_image_load_store) && defined(GL_ARB_shader_image_size))
 )";
+    }
 
-    if (separable_shader) {
+    if (separable_shader && !GLES) {
         out += "#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable\n";
     }
 
@@ -1611,7 +1618,7 @@ do {
 
 ShaderDecompiler::ProgramResult GenerateTrivialVertexShader(bool separable_shader) {
     std::string out;
-    if (separable_shader) {
+    if (separable_shader && !GLES) {
         out += "#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable\n";
     }
 
@@ -1654,8 +1661,8 @@ void main() {
 
 std::optional<ShaderDecompiler::ProgramResult> GenerateVertexShader(
     const Pica::Shader::ShaderSetup& setup, const PicaVSConfig& config, bool separable_shader) {
-    std::string out = "";
-    if (separable_shader) {
+    std::string out;
+    if (separable_shader && !GLES) {
         out += "#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable\n";
     }
 
@@ -1804,8 +1811,8 @@ void EmitPrim(Vertex vtx0, Vertex vtx1, Vertex vtx2) {
 
 ShaderDecompiler::ProgramResult GenerateFixedGeometryShader(const PicaFixedGSConfig& config,
                                                             bool separable_shader) {
-    std::string out = "";
-    if (separable_shader) {
+    std::string out;
+    if (separable_shader && !GLES) {
         out += "#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable\n\n";
     }