diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
index c458796044..4588e2531c 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.c
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ bool WIN_GL_LoadLibrary(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, const char *path)
         SDL_LoadFunction(handle, "wglMakeCurrent");
     _this->gl_data->wglShareLists = (BOOL (WINAPI *)(HGLRC, HGLRC))
         SDL_LoadFunction(handle, "wglShareLists");
+    _this->gl_data->wglSwapLayerBuffers = (BOOL (WINAPI *)(HDC, UINT))
+        SDL_LoadFunction(handle, "wglSwapLayerBuffers");
+
     /* *INDENT-ON* */ // clang-format on
 
 #if defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXONE) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXSERIES)
@@ -886,8 +889,14 @@ bool WIN_GL_SwapWindow(SDL_VideoDevice *_this, SDL_Window *window)
 {
     HDC hdc = window->internal->hdc;
 
-    if (!SwapBuffers(hdc)) {
-        return WIN_SetError("SwapBuffers()");
+    if (_this->gl_data->wglSwapLayerBuffers) {
+        if (!_this->gl_data->wglSwapLayerBuffers(hdc, WGL_SWAP_MAIN_PLANE)) {
+            return WIN_SetError("wglSwapLayerBuffers()");
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (!SwapBuffers(hdc)) {
+            return WIN_SetError("SwapBuffers()");
+        }
     }
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.h b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.h
index 23e2f3a58f..7d6abece1f 100644
--- a/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.h
+++ b/src/video/windows/SDL_windowsopengl.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ struct SDL_GLDriverData
     BOOL (WINAPI *wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB)(HDC hdc, int iPixelFormat, int iLayerPlane, UINT nAttributes, const int *piAttributes, int *piValues);
     BOOL (WINAPI *wglSwapIntervalEXT)(int interval);
     int (WINAPI *wglGetSwapIntervalEXT)(void);
+    BOOL (WINAPI *wglSwapLayerBuffers)(HDC hdc, UINT flags);
+
 #if defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXONE) || defined(SDL_PLATFORM_XBOXSERIES)
     BOOL (WINAPI *wglSwapBuffers)(HDC hdc);
     int (WINAPI *wglDescribePixelFormat)(HDC hdc,