diff --git a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp
index a0188da4f61..a30af875164 100644
--- a/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles2/rasterizer_storage_gles2.cpp
@@ -5691,21 +5691,49 @@ void RasterizerStorageGLES2::initialize() {
 
 		GLenum status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
 
-		if (status == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE) {
-			config.depth_internalformat = GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT;
-			config.depth_type = GL_UNSIGNED_INT;
-		} else {
-			config.depth_internalformat = GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT16;
-			config.depth_type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT;
-		}
-
 		glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, system_fbo);
 		glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &fbo);
 		glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
 		glDeleteTextures(1, &depth);
 
+		if (status == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE) {
+			config.depth_internalformat = GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT;
+			config.depth_type = GL_UNSIGNED_INT;
+		} else {
+			// If it fails, test to see if it supports a framebuffer texture using UNSIGNED_SHORT
+			// This is needed because many OSX devices don't support either UNSIGNED_INT or UNSIGNED_SHORT
+
+			config.depth_internalformat = GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT16;
+			config.depth_type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT;
+
+			glGenFramebuffers(1, &fbo);
+			glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, fbo);
+
+			glGenTextures(1, &depth);
+			glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, depth);
+			glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT16, 32, 32, 0, GL_DEPTH_COMPONENT16, GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT, NULL);
+
+			glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+			glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_NEAREST);
+			glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+			glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+
+			glFramebufferTexture2D(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_DEPTH_ATTACHMENT, GL_TEXTURE_2D, depth, 0);
+
+			status = glCheckFramebufferStatus(GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
+			if (status != GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE) {
+				//if it fails again depth textures aren't supported, use rgba shadows and renderbuffer for depth
+				config.support_depth_texture = false;
+				config.use_rgba_3d_shadows = true;
+			}
+
+			glBindFramebuffer(GL_FRAMEBUFFER, system_fbo);
+			glDeleteFramebuffers(1, &fbo);
+			glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+			glDeleteTextures(1, &depth);
+		}
 	} else {
-		// Will use renderbuffer for depth
+		// Will use renderbuffer for depth, on mobile check for 24 bit depth support
 		if (config.extensions.has("GL_OES_depth24")) {
 			config.depth_internalformat = _DEPTH_COMPONENT24_OES;
 			config.depth_type = GL_UNSIGNED_INT;