diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp b/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
index 3ead5fec6..133b0ed27 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_opengl3.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ struct ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_VtxAttribState
 bool ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader();
 bool ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader()
 {
-    // Initialize our loader
+    // Lazily initialize our loader if not already done
+    // (to facilitate handling multiple DLL boundaries and multiple context shutdowns we call this from all main entry points)
 #ifdef IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_IMGL3W
     if (glGetIntegerv == nullptr && imgl3wInit() != 0)
     {
@@ -302,6 +303,13 @@ bool ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader()
     return true;
 }
 
+static void ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_ShutdownLoader()
+{
+#ifdef IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_IMGL3W
+    imgl3wShutdown();
+#endif
+}
+
 // Functions
 bool    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Init(const char* glsl_version)
 {
@@ -433,9 +441,7 @@ void    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Shutdown()
     platform_io.ClearRendererHandlers();
     IM_DELETE(bd);
 
-#ifdef IMGUI_IMPL_OPENGL_LOADER_IMGL3W
-    imgl3wShutdown();
-#endif
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_ShutdownLoader();
 }
 
 void    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame()
@@ -443,8 +449,7 @@ void    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_NewFrame()
     ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_GetBackendData();
     IM_ASSERT(bd != nullptr && "Context or backend not initialized! Did you call ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Init()?");
 
-    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader(); // Lazily init loader if not already done for e.g. DLL boundaries.
-
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader();
     if (!bd->ShaderHandle)
         if (!ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_CreateDeviceObjects())
             IM_ASSERT(0 && "ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_CreateDeviceObjects() failed!");
@@ -535,7 +540,7 @@ void    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_RenderDrawData(ImDrawData* draw_data)
     if (fb_width <= 0 || fb_height <= 0)
         return;
 
-    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader(); // Lazily init loader if not already done for e.g. DLL boundaries.
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader();
 
     ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_GetBackendData();
 
@@ -838,6 +843,7 @@ static bool CheckProgram(GLuint handle, const char* desc)
 
 bool    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_CreateDeviceObjects()
 {
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader();
     ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_GetBackendData();
 
     // Backup GL state
@@ -1036,6 +1042,7 @@ bool    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_CreateDeviceObjects()
 
 void    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_DestroyDeviceObjects()
 {
+    ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_InitLoader();
     ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplOpenGL3_GetBackendData();
     if (bd->VboHandle)      { glDeleteBuffers(1, &bd->VboHandle); bd->VboHandle = 0; }
     if (bd->ElementsHandle) { glDeleteBuffers(1, &bd->ElementsHandle); bd->ElementsHandle = 0; }