diff --git a/internal/opengl/context_desktop.go b/internal/opengl/context_desktop.go
index 2693bc19d..8f3e8dc6d 100644
--- a/internal/opengl/context_desktop.go
+++ b/internal/opengl/context_desktop.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (c *Context) NewShader(shaderType ShaderType, source string) (Shader, error
 	if err := c.runOnContextThread(func() error {
 		s := gl.CreateShader(uint32(shaderType))
 		if s == 0 {
-			return errors.New("opengl: glCreateShader failed")
+			return fmt.Errorf("opengl: glCreateShader failed: shader type: %d", shaderType)
 		}
 		cSources, free := gl.Strs(source + "\x00")
 		gl.ShaderSource(uint32(s), 1, cSources, nil)
diff --git a/internal/opengl/context_js.go b/internal/opengl/context_js.go
index cd00d8ad3..63a8b86bb 100644
--- a/internal/opengl/context_js.go
+++ b/internal/opengl/context_js.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (c *Context) NewShader(shaderType ShaderType, source string) (Shader, error
 	gl := c.gl
 	s := gl.CreateShader(int(shaderType))
 	if s == nil {
-		return Shader{nil}, errors.New("opengl: glCreateShader failed")
+		return Shader{nil}, fmt.Errorf("opengl: glCreateShader failed: shader type: %d", shaderType)
 	}
 
 	gl.ShaderSource(s, source)
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func (c *Context) NewShader(shaderType ShaderType, source string) (Shader, error
 
 	if !gl.GetShaderParameterb(s, gl.COMPILE_STATUS) {
 		log := gl.GetShaderInfoLog(s)
-		return Shader{nil}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("opengl: shader compile failed: %s", log))
+		return Shader{nil}, fmt.Errorf("opengl: shader compile failed: %s", log)
 	}
 	return Shader{s}, nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/opengl/context_mobile.go b/internal/opengl/context_mobile.go
index 1af924ac1..cd73d98c2 100644
--- a/internal/opengl/context_mobile.go
+++ b/internal/opengl/context_mobile.go
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func (c *Context) NewShader(shaderType ShaderType, source string) (Shader, error
 	gl := c.gl
 	s := gl.CreateShader(mgl.Enum(shaderType))
 	if s.Value == 0 {
-		return Shader{}, errors.New("opengl: glCreateShader failed")
+		return Shader{}, fmt.Errorf("opengl: glCreateShader failed: shader type: %d", shaderType)
 	}
 	gl.ShaderSource(s, source)
 	gl.CompileShader(s)