diff --git a/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp b/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
index 6a514a7b6a..a36450a494 100644
--- a/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
+++ b/GPU/GLES/GPU_GLES.cpp
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ void GPU_GLES::CheckGPUFeatures() {
 		features |= GPU_SUPPORTS_ANISOTROPY;
 
 	bool canUseInstanceID = gl_extensions.EXT_draw_instanced || gl_extensions.ARB_draw_instanced;
-	bool canDefInstanceID = gl_extensions.IsGLES || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4;
+	bool canDefInstanceID = gl_extensions.IsGLES || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4 || gl_extensions.VersionGEThan(3, 1);
 	bool instanceRendering = gl_extensions.GLES3 || (canUseInstanceID && canDefInstanceID);
 		features |= GPU_SUPPORTS_INSTANCE_RENDERING;
 
diff --git a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
index c8754c61a5..d30aebb853 100644
--- a/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
+++ b/UI/GameSettingsScreen.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ bool CheckSupportInstancedTessellationGLES() {
 	bool vertexTexture = maxVertexTextureImageUnits >= 3; // At least 3 for hardware tessellation
 
 	bool canUseInstanceID = gl_extensions.EXT_draw_instanced || gl_extensions.ARB_draw_instanced;
-	bool canDefInstanceID = gl_extensions.IsGLES || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4;
+	bool canDefInstanceID = gl_extensions.IsGLES || gl_extensions.EXT_gpu_shader4 || gl_extensions.VersionGEThan(3, 1);
 	bool instanceRendering = gl_extensions.GLES3 || (canUseInstanceID && canDefInstanceID);
 
 	bool textureFloat = gl_extensions.ARB_texture_float || gl_extensions.OES_texture_float;