diff --git a/MobileGL/Config.h b/MobileGL/Config.h
index 0c2ec66d..04d08f33 100644
--- a/MobileGL/Config.h
+++ b/MobileGL/Config.h
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Config {
         // per-draw glBufferSubData path instead of the persistent-mapped ring allocator
         // (negative control / driver-bug escape hatch).
         Bool DisableUboRing = false;
+        // MOBILEGL_RELAXED_SEMANTICS: relax strict core-profile rules (e.g. VAO-0 draws,
+        // texture-name reuse after delete) even on contexts that explicitly requested a core
+        // profile. Without it, relaxed semantics still apply to every context that did not
+        // explicitly request a core profile via EGL_CONTEXT_OPENGL_PROFILE_MASK / a >=3.1
+        // version request.
+        Bool RelaxedSemantics = false;
     };
     extern FeaturesTable Features;
 } // namespace MobileGL::MG_Config
diff --git a/MobileGL/ConfigLoader.cpp b/MobileGL/ConfigLoader.cpp
index 8a110027..f231bbc3 100644
--- a/MobileGL/ConfigLoader.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/ConfigLoader.cpp
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_ConfigLoader {
         features.CoherentAsFlush = QueryEnvFlag("MOBILEGL_COHERENT_AS_FLUSH");
         features.TraceSkipAutodestroy = QueryEnvFlag("MOBILEGL_TRACE_SKIP_AUTODESTROY");
         features.DisableUboRing = QueryEnvFlag("MOBILEGL_DISABLE_UBO_RING");
+        features.RelaxedSemantics = QueryEnvFlag("MOBILEGL_RELAXED_SEMANTICS");
     }
 
     inline void InitBackendType() {
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Drawing/GL_Drawing.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Drawing/GL_Drawing.cpp
index af5492cb..898c3253 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Drawing/GL_Drawing.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Drawing/GL_Drawing.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Impl::GLImpl {
         }
 
         const auto& vao = MG_State::pGLContext->GetBoundVertexArray();
-        if (MG_State::pEGLContext->IsCurrentContextOpenGLCoreProfile() && vao && vao->GetExternalIndex() == 0) {
+        if (vao && vao->GetExternalIndex() == 0 && !MG_State::IsRelaxedSemanticsActive()) {
             MG_State::pGLContext->RecordError(
                 ErrorCode::InvalidOperation,
                 MakeUnique<GenericErrorInfo>("MG_Impl/GLImpl", functionName,
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp
index 65793186..869dd4a4 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.cpp
@@ -1734,7 +1734,11 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_Impl::GLImpl {
             *params = 1024 * 1024; // TODO
             return;
         case GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK:
-            *params = GL_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT;
+            // Reports the requested context profile (EGL defaults 3.x contexts to core);
+            // MOBILEGL_RELAXED_SEMANTICS loosens behavior without changing the identity.
+            *params = MG_State::pEGLContext && MG_State::pEGLContext->IsCurrentContextOpenGLCompatibilityProfile()
+                          ? GL_CONTEXT_COMPATIBILITY_PROFILE_BIT
+                          : GL_CONTEXT_CORE_PROFILE_BIT;
             return;
         default:
             break;
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.cpp
index b24bec5b..dcc1f6f4 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.cpp
@@ -764,6 +764,20 @@ namespace MobileGL {
                        ctx->MajorVersion > 3 || (ctx->MajorVersion == 3 && ctx->MinorVersion >= 1);
             }
 
+            Bool EGLContext::IsCurrentContextOpenGLCompatibilityProfile() const {
+                const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
+                auto currentIt = m_threadCurrents.find(CurrentThreadKey());
+                if (currentIt == m_threadCurrents.end()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                const auto* ctx = TryGetContext(currentIt->second.Context);
+                // Affirmative check: true only when the host explicitly requested the
+                // compatibility bit. Attrib-less contexts report false and thus read as core
+                // for GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK (EGL defaults 3.x contexts to the core profile).
+                return ctx && ctx->ClientAPI == EGL_OPENGL_API &&
+                       (ctx->OpenGLProfileMask & EGL_CONTEXT_OPENGL_COMPATIBILITY_PROFILE_BIT);
+            }
+
             EGLint EGLContext::GetCurrentContextFlags() const {
                 const std::lock_guard<std::recursive_mutex> lock(m_mutex);
                 auto currentIt = m_threadCurrents.find(CurrentThreadKey());
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.h b/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.h
index 8c42c813..41821186 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/EGLState/Core.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ namespace MobileGL {
                 Bool ValidateContext(EGLContextHandle context) const;
                 Bool ValidateContextOnDisplay(EGLDisplayHandle display, EGLContextHandle context) const;
                 Bool IsCurrentContextOpenGLCoreProfile() const;
+                Bool IsCurrentContextOpenGLCompatibilityProfile() const;
                 EGLint GetCurrentContextFlags() const;
 
                 // Surface
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.cpp
index 9fad6cce..6101ce9c 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "Core.h"
 #include "MG_State/GLState/RenderbufferState/RenderbufferObject.h"
 #include "MG_State/EGLState/Core.h"
+#include <Config.h>
 
 namespace MobileGL::MG_State {
     void Init() {
@@ -17,6 +18,11 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State {
         pEGLContext = MakeUnique<EGLState::EGLContext>();
     }
 
+    Bool IsRelaxedSemanticsActive() {
+        return MG_Config::Features.RelaxedSemantics ||
+               !(pEGLContext && pEGLContext->IsCurrentContextOpenGLCoreProfile());
+    }
+
     namespace GLState {
         // Error
         void GLContext::RecordError(ErrorCode code, UniquePtr<ErrorInfo> info) {
@@ -235,7 +241,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State {
         }
 
         void GLContext::MarkTextureObjectForDeletion(Uint index) {
-            m_textureState.MarkTextureObjectForDeletion(index);
+            m_textureState.MarkTextureObjectForDeletion(index, IsRelaxedSemanticsActive());
         }
 
         TextureUnit& GLContext::GetTextureUnitObject(Int unit) {
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.h b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.h
index d3f20539..58369501 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/Core.h
@@ -252,5 +252,12 @@ namespace MobileGL {
         } // namespace GLState
 
         extern UniquePtr<GLState::GLContext> pGLContext;
+
+        // True when relaxed GL semantics apply. Strict core rules are enforced only when the
+        // current EGL context explicitly requested a core profile (core bit in
+        // EGL_CONTEXT_OPENGL_PROFILE_MASK, or a >=3.1 version request without the compatibility
+        // bit) and MOBILEGL_RELAXED_SEMANTICS is off; no current context, legacy version
+        // requests, and the compatibility bit all relax.
+        Bool IsRelaxedSemanticsActive();
     } // namespace MG_State
 } // namespace MobileGL
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.cpp
index c4847985..876c3134 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
         return textureObject;
     }
 
-    void TextureState::MarkTextureObjectForDeletion(Uint index) {
+    void TextureState::MarkTextureObjectForDeletion(Uint index, Bool keepUnboundReservation) {
         if (m_indexGenerator.IsValid(index)) {
             auto it = m_textureObjects.find(index);
             if (it != m_textureObjects.end()) {
@@ -123,10 +123,15 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
                 BumpTextureBindGeneration();
                 m_textureObjects.erase(index);
                 m_indexGenerator.Delete(index);
+            } else if (!keepUnboundReservation) {
+                // GL 3.3 core 3.8.1 makes a deleted name unused again even when GenTextures only
+                // reserved it and no bind ever instantiated an object (so a later bind of it must
+                // fail), and the reservation has to return to the free list.
+                m_indexGenerator.Delete(index);
             }
-            // Compatibility: legacy Minecraft may delete a generated name before its first bind,
-            // then bind and populate that same name. Keep such a reservation alive; only a real
-            // texture object reaching deletion releases its index above.
+            // Relaxed semantics: legacy apps may delete a generated name before its first
+            // bind, then bind and populate that same name. Keep such a reservation alive there;
+            // a real texture object reaching deletion still releases its index above.
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.h b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.h
index 6f6af3a2..be2b8260 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.h
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureState.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ namespace MobileGL::MG_State::GLState {
         const ImageTextureBinding& GetImageTextureBinding(Int unit) const;
         Int GetActiveTextureUnit() const;
         void SetActiveTextureUnit(Int unit);
-        void MarkTextureObjectForDeletion(Uint index);
+        void MarkTextureObjectForDeletion(Uint index, Bool keepUnboundReservation);
         Bool ValidateName(Uint index) const;
         Bool ValidateTextureObject(Uint index) const;
 
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/EGLStateTest.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/EGLStateTest.cpp
index 33135715..d53b08a9 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/EGLStateTest.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/EGLState/EGLStateTest.cpp
@@ -102,3 +102,33 @@ TEST(EGLStateMakeCurrent, SameThreadRepeatedAttachReleaseDoesNotLeaveStaleOwner)
     EXPECT_TRUE(fixture->State.MakeCurrent(EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT));
     EXPECT_EQ(fixture->State.ConsumeError(), EGL_SUCCESS);
 }
+
+// The compatibility-profile accessor is affirmative-only (it backs GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK
+// reporting): attrib-less contexts (profile mask 0) and released threads both answer "not
+// compat" and therefore read as core-profile contexts.
+TEST(EGLStateProfile, CompatibilityProfileRequiresExplicitCompatBit) {
+    auto fixture = CreateFixture();
+
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fixture->State.IsCurrentContextOpenGLCompatibilityProfile());
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(fixture->State.MakeCurrent(fixture->Display, fixture->Surface, fixture->Surface, fixture->Context));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fixture->State.IsCurrentContextOpenGLCompatibilityProfile());
+
+    const EGLint compatAttribs[] = {EGL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION,
+                                    3,
+                                    EGL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION,
+                                    3,
+                                    EGL_CONTEXT_OPENGL_PROFILE_MASK,
+                                    EGL_CONTEXT_OPENGL_COMPATIBILITY_PROFILE_BIT,
+                                    EGL_NONE};
+    const auto compatContext =
+        fixture->State.CreateContext(fixture->Display, fixture->Config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT, compatAttribs);
+    ASSERT_NE(compatContext, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(fixture->State.MakeCurrent(fixture->Display, fixture->Surface, fixture->Surface, compatContext));
+    EXPECT_TRUE(fixture->State.IsCurrentContextOpenGLCompatibilityProfile());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fixture->State.IsCurrentContextOpenGLCoreProfile());
+
+    EXPECT_TRUE(fixture->State.MakeCurrent(EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(fixture->State.IsCurrentContextOpenGLCompatibilityProfile());
+    EXPECT_EQ(fixture->State.ConsumeError(), EGL_SUCCESS);
+}
diff --git a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/TextureTest.cpp b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/TextureTest.cpp
index 476e749d..c16a07a7 100644
--- a/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/TextureTest.cpp
+++ b/MobileGL/MG_Test/Texture/TextureTest.cpp
@@ -12,12 +12,14 @@
 
 #include "Includes.h"
 #include "Init.h"
+#include <Config.h>
 #include <MG_Backend/BackendObjects.h>
 #include <MG_Backend/DirectGLES/Managers.h>
 #include <MG_Impl/GLImpl/Getter/GL_Getter.h>
 #include <MG_Impl/GLImpl/RenderState/GL_RenderState.h>
 #include <MG_Impl/GLImpl/Sampler/GL_Sampler.h>
 #include <MG_Impl/GLImpl/Texture/GL_Texture.h>
+#include <MG_State/EGLState/Core.h>
 #include <MG_State/GLState/Core.h>
 #include <MG_State/GLState/TextureState/TextureObject.h>
 #include <MG_Util/Converters/GLToMG/TextureEnumConverter.h>
@@ -380,10 +382,106 @@ TEST_F(TextureTest, GenThenBindCreatesObjectForUnsizedPackedBgraSubImageUpload)
     EXPECT_EQ(MG_Impl::GLImpl::GetError(), GL_NO_ERROR);
 }
 
-// Legacy Minecraft reserves a texture name, deletes it before first bind, then reuses the same
-// name for the atlas upload. Preserve that generated reservation so the later bind can instantiate
-// the object and subsequent sub-image uploads target it instead of the default texture.
-TEST_F(TextureTest, DeleteGeneratedReservationThenBindCreatesObjectForSubImageUpload) {
+namespace {
+    // Strict core rules only apply when the current EGL context explicitly requested a core
+    // profile; the suite's default (no current context) runs with relaxed semantics. RAII so
+    // a failed ASSERT cannot leave the context current for the rest of the suite.
+    struct ScopedCoreProfileContext {
+        ScopedCoreProfileContext() {
+            auto& egl = *MG_State::pEGLContext;
+            m_display = egl.GetDisplay(EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY);
+            EXPECT_NE(m_display, EGL_NO_DISPLAY);
+            EXPECT_TRUE(egl.InitializeDisplay(m_display, nullptr, nullptr));
+            EGLint configCount = 0;
+            EXPECT_TRUE(egl.ChooseConfig(m_display, nullptr, &m_config, 1, &configCount));
+            const EGLint surfaceAttribs[] = {EGL_WIDTH, 1, EGL_HEIGHT, 1, EGL_NONE};
+            m_surface = egl.CreatePbufferSurface(m_display, m_config, surfaceAttribs);
+            EXPECT_NE(m_surface, EGL_NO_SURFACE);
+            const EGLint contextAttribs[] = {EGL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION,
+                                             3,
+                                             EGL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION,
+                                             3,
+                                             EGL_CONTEXT_OPENGL_PROFILE_MASK,
+                                             EGL_CONTEXT_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE_BIT,
+                                             EGL_NONE};
+            m_context = egl.CreateContext(m_display, m_config, EGL_NO_CONTEXT, contextAttribs);
+            EXPECT_NE(m_context, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
+            EXPECT_TRUE(egl.MakeCurrent(m_display, m_surface, m_surface, m_context));
+        }
+        ~ScopedCoreProfileContext() {
+            auto& egl = *MG_State::pEGLContext;
+            egl.MakeCurrent(EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
+            if (m_context != EGL_NO_CONTEXT) egl.DestroyContext(m_display, m_context);
+            if (m_surface != EGL_NO_SURFACE) egl.DestroySurface(m_display, m_surface);
+        }
+        ScopedCoreProfileContext(const ScopedCoreProfileContext&) = delete;
+        ScopedCoreProfileContext& operator=(const ScopedCoreProfileContext&) = delete;
+
+    private:
+        EGLDisplay m_display = EGL_NO_DISPLAY;
+        EGLConfig m_config = nullptr;
+        EGLSurface m_surface = EGL_NO_SURFACE;
+        MG_State::EGLState::EGLContext::EGLContextHandle m_context = EGL_NO_CONTEXT;
+    };
+
+    // MOBILEGL_RELAXED_SEMANTICS loosens strict core rules even on explicit core-profile
+    // contexts. RAII so a failed ASSERT cannot leak the flag into the rest of the suite.
+    struct ScopedRelaxedSemantics {
+        ScopedRelaxedSemantics(): m_previous(MG_Config::Features.RelaxedSemantics) {
+            MG_Config::Features.RelaxedSemantics = true;
+        }
+        ~ScopedRelaxedSemantics() {
+            MG_Config::Features.RelaxedSemantics = m_previous;
+        }
+        ScopedRelaxedSemantics(const ScopedRelaxedSemantics&) = delete;
+        ScopedRelaxedSemantics& operator=(const ScopedRelaxedSemantics&) = delete;
+
+    private:
+        Bool m_previous;
+    };
+} // namespace
+
+// GL 3.3 core 3.8.1: on an explicit core-profile context, DeleteTextures makes the name unused
+// again whether or not a bind ever instantiated an object, so the reservation must go back to
+// the generator's free list rather than leaking, and binding the dead name afterwards must fail.
+TEST_F(TextureTest, DeleteGeneratedButUnboundNameReleasesReservationAndBindFails) {
+    ScopedCoreProfileContext coreContext;
+    ASSERT_FALSE(MG_State::IsRelaxedSemanticsActive());
+
+    GLuint texture = 0;
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::GenTextures(1, &texture);
+    ASSERT_NE(texture, 0u);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureName(texture));
+    ASSERT_FALSE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureObject(texture));
+
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::DeleteTextures(1, &texture);
+    EXPECT_EQ(MG_Impl::GLImpl::GetError(), GL_NO_ERROR);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureName(texture));
+    EXPECT_FALSE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureObject(texture));
+    // IsTexture answers about a dead name without raising anything (GL 3.3 core 6.1.4).
+    EXPECT_EQ(MG_Impl::GLImpl::IsTexture(texture), GL_FALSE);
+    EXPECT_EQ(MG_Impl::GLImpl::GetError(), GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::BindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture);
+    ExpectSingleGlError(GL_INVALID_OPERATION);
+    EXPECT_FALSE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureObject(texture));
+
+    // The freed reservation is recycled (the generator's free list is LIFO, so the very same
+    // name comes back) - a delete that skipped the release would hand out a fresh name here.
+    GLuint recycled = 0;
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::GenTextures(1, &recycled);
+    EXPECT_EQ(recycled, texture);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureName(recycled));
+}
+
+// Relaxed semantics - the default whenever the context did not explicitly request a core
+// profile: legacy Minecraft reserves a texture name, deletes it before first bind, then reuses
+// the same name for the atlas upload. Preserve that generated reservation so the later bind can
+// instantiate the object and subsequent sub-image uploads target it instead of the default
+// texture. Explicit core contexts keep the strict delete semantics asserted above.
+TEST_F(TextureTest, RelaxedDefaultDeleteGeneratedReservationThenBindCreatesObjectForSubImageUpload) {
+    ASSERT_TRUE(MG_State::IsRelaxedSemanticsActive());
+
     GLuint texture = 0;
     MG_Impl::GLImpl::GenTextures(1, &texture);
     ASSERT_NE(texture, 0u);
@@ -424,6 +522,28 @@ TEST_F(TextureTest, DeleteGeneratedReservationThenBindCreatesObjectForSubImageUp
     EXPECT_EQ(MG_Impl::GLImpl::GetError(), GL_NO_ERROR);
 }
 
+// MOBILEGL_RELAXED_SEMANTICS wins even on an explicit core-profile context: the deleted
+// reservation survives and the name stays bindable.
+TEST_F(TextureTest, RelaxedSemanticsOverrideKeepsDeletedReservationOnCoreProfileContext) {
+    ScopedCoreProfileContext coreContext;
+    ScopedRelaxedSemantics relaxedSemantics;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(MG_State::IsRelaxedSemanticsActive());
+
+    GLuint texture = 0;
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::GenTextures(1, &texture);
+    ASSERT_NE(texture, 0u);
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::DeleteTextures(1, &texture);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureName(texture));
+
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::BindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture);
+    EXPECT_TRUE(MG_State::pGLContext->ValidateTextureObject(texture));
+    EXPECT_EQ(MG_Impl::GLImpl::GetError(), GL_NO_ERROR);
+
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::BindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+    MG_Impl::GLImpl::DeleteTextures(1, &texture);
+    EXPECT_EQ(MG_Impl::GLImpl::GetError(), GL_NO_ERROR);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TextureTest, DeleteInstantiatedTextureInvalidatesNameUntilRegenerated) {
     GLuint textures[2] = {};
     MG_Impl::GLImpl::GenTextures(2, textures);
diff --git a/android-plugin/app/build.gradle.kts b/android-plugin/app/build.gradle.kts
index 06f92f74..32c54220 100644
--- a/android-plugin/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/android-plugin/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ val pluginRendererConfig = buildJsonValue {
             customizable("MOBILEGL_MAGMA_FRAMESINFLIGHT", "3", RendererConfig.MetaString("mobilegl_magma_frames_inflight_title"))
             toggleable("MOBILEGL_AVOID_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MIN_FILTER", "1", false, RendererConfig.MetaString("mobilegl_avoid_sampler_mipmap_min_filter_title"))
             toggleable("MOBILEGL_COHERENT_AS_FLUSH", "1", false, RendererConfig.MetaString("mobilegl_coherent_as_flush_title"))
+            toggleable("MOBILEGL_RELAXED_SEMANTICS", "1", false, RendererConfig.MetaString("mobilegl_relaxed_semantics_title"))
             toggleable("MOBILEGL_USE_ANGLE", "1", false, RendererConfig.MetaString("mobilegl_use_angle_title"))
         },
         minMCVer = null,
diff --git a/android-plugin/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/android-plugin/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index dee03f1d..082044f3 100644
--- a/android-plugin/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android-plugin/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@
     <string name="mobilegl_avoid_sampler_mipmap_min_filter_title">Avoid sampler mipmap minification filters</string>
     <string name="mobilegl_coherent_as_flush_title">Treat explicit-flush persistent maps as coherent</string>
     <string name="mobilegl_use_angle_title">Use ANGLE GLES libraries</string>
+    <string name="mobilegl_relaxed_semantics_title">Relaxed GL semantics (legacy app leniencies)</string>
     <string name="mobilegl_default_backend" translatable="false">DirectGLES</string>
 </resources>