diff --git a/effects/effect.cpp b/effects/effect.cpp
index 77ae3b223..68d082300 100644
--- a/effects/effect.cpp
+++ b/effects/effect.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ Effect::Effect(Clip* c, const EffectMeta *em) :
   bound(false),
   iterations(1),
   enabled_(true),
-  expanded_(true)
+  expanded_(true),
+  texture_ctx(nullptr)
 {
   if (em != nullptr) {
     // set up UI from effect file
@@ -881,7 +882,7 @@ void Effect::process_shader(double timecode, GLTextureCoords&, int iteration) {
 
 void Effect::process_coords(double, GLTextureCoords&, int) {}
 
-GLuint Effect::process_superimpose(double timecode) {
+GLuint Effect::process_superimpose(QOpenGLContext* ctx, double timecode) {
   bool dimensions_changed = false;
   bool redrew_image = false;
 
@@ -898,7 +899,7 @@ GLuint Effect::process_superimpose(double timecode) {
     redrew_image = true;
   }
 
-  QOpenGLFunctions* f = QOpenGLContext::currentContext()->functions();
+  QOpenGLFunctions* f = ctx->functions();
 
   if (texture == 0 || tex_width_ != img.width() || tex_height_ != img.height()) {
     delete_texture();
@@ -1109,8 +1110,11 @@ bool Effect::valueHasChanged(double timecode) {
 }
 
 void Effect::delete_texture() {
-  QOpenGLContext::currentContext()->functions()->glDeleteTextures(1, &texture);
-  texture = 0;
+  if (texture_ctx != nullptr) {
+    texture_ctx->functions()->glDeleteTextures(1, &texture);
+    texture = 0;
+    texture_ctx = nullptr;
+  }
 }
 
 const EffectMeta* get_meta_from_name(const QString& input) {
diff --git a/effects/effect.h b/effects/effect.h
index 71d456589..9fbc462f8 100644
--- a/effects/effect.h
+++ b/effects/effect.h
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public:
   virtual void process_image(double timecode, uint8_t* input, uint8_t* output, int size);
   virtual void process_shader(double timecode, GLTextureCoords&, int iteration);
   virtual void process_coords(double timecode, GLTextureCoords& coords, int data);
-  virtual GLuint process_superimpose(double timecode);
+  virtual GLuint process_superimpose(QOpenGLContext *ctx, double timecode);
   virtual void process_audio(double timecode_start, double timecode_end, quint8* samples, int nb_bytes, int channel_count);
 
   virtual void gizmo_draw(double timecode, GLTextureCoords& coords);
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ protected:
   // superimpose effect
   QImage img;
   GLuint texture;
+  QOpenGLContext* texture_ctx;
   int tex_width_;
   int tex_height_;
 
diff --git a/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp b/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp
index fc6c242d1..27aedecec 100644
--- a/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp
+++ b/rendering/renderfunctions.cpp
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ void process_effect(QOpenGLContext* ctx,
         }
       }
       if (e->Flags() & Effect::SuperimposeFlag) {
-        GLuint superimpose_texture = e->process_superimpose(timecode);
+        GLuint superimpose_texture = e->process_superimpose(ctx, timecode);
 
         if (superimpose_texture == 0) {
           qWarning() << "Superimpose texture was nullptr, retrying...";