diff --git a/app/core.cpp b/app/core.cpp
index 55f0b2c49..e8f34fcf4 100644
--- a/app/core.cpp
+++ b/app/core.cpp
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ void Core::Start()
   //               the fact that some of the config paths set by default rely on the app name having been set (in main())
   Config::Current().SetDefaults();
 
+  // Load application config
+  Config::Load();
+
   // Declare custom types for Qt signal/slot system
   DeclareTypesForQt();
 
@@ -193,9 +196,8 @@ void Core::Start()
   // Initialize task manager
   TaskManager::CreateInstance();
 
-  // Load application config
-  Config::Load();
-
+  // Initialize OpenGL service
+  OpenGLProxy::CreateInstance();
 
   //
   // Start application
@@ -223,6 +225,8 @@ void Core::Stop()
     }
   }
 
+  OpenGLProxy::DestroyInstance();
+
   MenuShared::DestroyInstance();
 
   TaskManager::DestroyInstance();
diff --git a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.cpp b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.cpp
index a66fa8928..60e81f914 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.cpp
+++ b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.cpp
@@ -27,38 +27,17 @@ OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 OpenGLBackend::OpenGLBackend(QObject* parent) :
   RenderBackend(parent)
 {
-  proxy_ = new OpenGLProxy();
 
-  QThread* proxy_thread = new QThread();
-  proxy_thread->start(QThread::IdlePriority);
-  proxy_->moveToThread(proxy_thread);
-
-  if (!proxy_->Init()) {
-    ClearProxy();
-  }
 }
 
 OpenGLBackend::~OpenGLBackend()
 {
   Close();
-
-  ClearProxy();
 }
 
 RenderWorker *OpenGLBackend::CreateNewWorker()
 {
-  return new OpenGLWorker(this, proxy_);
-}
-
-void OpenGLBackend::ClearProxy()
-{
-  if (proxy_) {
-    proxy_->thread()->quit();
-    proxy_->thread()->wait();
-    proxy_->thread()->deleteLater();
-    proxy_->deleteLater();
-    proxy_ = nullptr;
-  }
+  return new OpenGLWorker(this);
 }
 
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diff --git a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.h b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.h
index a1df6dcab..7d88611f3 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.h
+++ b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglbackend.h
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ public:
 protected:
   virtual RenderWorker* CreateNewWorker() override;
 
-private:
-  void ClearProxy();
-
-  OpenGLProxy* proxy_;
-
 };
 
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diff --git a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.cpp b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.cpp
index aff4dac42..c96e52d7a 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.cpp
+++ b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
+OpenGLProxy* OpenGLProxy::instance_ = nullptr;
+
 OpenGLProxy::OpenGLProxy(QObject *parent) :
   QObject(parent),
   ctx_(nullptr),
@@ -48,6 +50,30 @@ OpenGLProxy::~OpenGLProxy()
   surface_.destroy();
 }
 
+void OpenGLProxy::CreateInstance()
+{
+  instance_ = new OpenGLProxy();
+
+  QThread* proxy_thread = new QThread();
+  proxy_thread->start(QThread::IdlePriority);
+  instance_->moveToThread(proxy_thread);
+
+  if (!instance_->Init()) {
+    DestroyInstance();
+  }
+}
+
+void OpenGLProxy::DestroyInstance()
+{
+  if (instance_) {
+    instance_->thread()->quit();
+    instance_->thread()->wait();
+    instance_->thread()->deleteLater();
+    instance_->deleteLater();
+    instance_ = nullptr;
+  }
+}
+
 bool OpenGLProxy::Init()
 {
   // Create context object
diff --git a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.h b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.h
index 7c6878626..ff59f76b9 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.h
+++ b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglproxy.h
@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ public:
 
   virtual ~OpenGLProxy() override;
 
+  static void CreateInstance();
+
+  static void DestroyInstance();
+
+  static OpenGLProxy* instance()
+  {
+    return instance_;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @brief Initialize OpenGL instance in whatever thread this object is a part of
    *
@@ -101,6 +110,8 @@ private:
 
   OpenGLTextureCache texture_cache_;
 
+  static OpenGLProxy* instance_;
+
 private slots:
   void FinishInit();
 
diff --git a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.cpp b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.cpp
index b3e10b71c..ec518ffc7 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.cpp
+++ b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.cpp
@@ -22,15 +22,14 @@
 
 OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 
-OpenGLWorker::OpenGLWorker(RenderBackend *parent, OpenGLProxy* proxy) :
-  RenderWorker(parent),
-  proxy_(proxy)
+OpenGLWorker::OpenGLWorker(RenderBackend *parent) :
+  RenderWorker(parent)
 {
 }
 
 void OpenGLWorker::TextureToFrame(const QVariant &texture, FramePtr frame, const QMatrix4x4& mat) const
 {
-  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(proxy_,
+  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(OpenGLProxy::instance(),
                             "TextureToBuffer",
                             Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
                             Q_ARG(const QVariant&, texture),
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ QVariant OpenGLWorker::FootageFrameToTexture(StreamPtr stream, FramePtr frame) c
 {
   QVariant value;
 
-  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(proxy_,
+  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(OpenGLProxy::instance(),
                             "FrameToValue",
                             Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
                             Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, value),
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ QVariant OpenGLWorker::CachedFrameToTexture(FramePtr frame) const
 {
   QVariant value;
 
-  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(proxy_,
+  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(OpenGLProxy::instance(),
                             "PreCachedFrameToValue",
                             Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
                             Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, value),
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ QVariant OpenGLWorker::ProcessShader(const Node *node, const TimeRange &range, c
 {
   QVariant value;
 
-  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(proxy_,
+  QMetaObject::invokeMethod(OpenGLProxy::instance(),
                             "RunNodeAccelerated",
                             Qt::BlockingQueuedConnection,
                             Q_RETURN_ARG(QVariant, value),
diff --git a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.h b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.h
index 23b5e787f..75eed65f8 100644
--- a/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.h
+++ b/app/render/backend/opengl/openglworker.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OLIVE_NAMESPACE_ENTER
 class OpenGLWorker : public RenderWorker
 {
 public:
-  OpenGLWorker(RenderBackend* parent, OpenGLProxy* proxy);
+  OpenGLWorker(RenderBackend* parent);
 
 protected:
   virtual void TextureToFrame(const QVariant& texture, FramePtr frame, const QMatrix4x4 &mat) const override;
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ protected:
 
   virtual bool TextureHasAlpha(const QVariant& v) const override;
 
-private:
-  OpenGLProxy* proxy_;
-
 };
 
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