diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_android.h b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_android.h
index 50fca17622..a2c66b0661 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_android.h
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_android.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class OpenGLContext::NativeContext
 public:
     NativeContext (Component& component_,
                    const OpenGLPixelFormat& pixelFormat,
-                   const NativeContext* contextToShareWith)
+                   void* /*contextToShareWith*/)
         : component (component_),
           isInsideGLCallback (false)
     {
diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_ios.h b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_ios.h
index 51927d0d43..54e3c9ccc6 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_ios.h
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_ios.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class OpenGLContext::NativeContext
 public:
     NativeContext (Component& component,
                    const OpenGLPixelFormat& pixelFormat,
-                   const NativeContext* const contextToShareWith)
+                   void* contextToShareWith)
         : frameBufferHandle (0), colorBufferHandle (0), depthBufferHandle (0),
           lastWidth (0), lastHeight (0), needToRebuildBuffers (false),
           swapFrames (0), useDepthBuffer (pixelFormat.depthBufferBits > 0)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
         const NSUInteger type = kEAGLRenderingAPIOpenGLES2;
 
         if (contextToShareWith != nullptr)
-            [context initWithAPI: type  sharegroup: [contextToShareWith->context sharegroup]];
+            [context initWithAPI: type  sharegroup: [(EAGLContext*) contextToShareWith sharegroup]];
         else
             [context initWithAPI: type];
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     bool createdOk() const noexcept             { return getRawContext() != nullptr; }
-    void* getRawContext() const noexcept        { return glLayer; }
+    void* getRawContext() const noexcept        { return context; }
     GLuint getFrameBufferID() const noexcept    { return frameBufferHandle; }
 
     bool makeActive() const noexcept
diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_linux.h b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_linux.h
index 106a3a9cbb..c46a569752 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_linux.h
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_linux.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class OpenGLContext::NativeContext
 public:
     NativeContext (Component& component,
                    const OpenGLPixelFormat& pixelFormat,
-                   const NativeContext* contextToShareWith_)
+                   void* contextToShareWith_)
         : renderContext (0), embeddedWindow (0), swapFrames (0), bestVisual (0),
           contextToShareWith (contextToShareWith_)
     {
@@ -106,9 +106,7 @@ public:
     void initialiseOnRenderThread()
     {
         ScopedXLock xlock;
-        renderContext = glXCreateContext (display, bestVisual,
-                                          contextToShareWith != nullptr ? contextToShareWith->renderContext : 0,
-                                          GL_TRUE);
+        renderContext = glXCreateContext (display, bestVisual, contextToShareWith, GL_TRUE);
         makeActive();
     }
 
@@ -183,7 +181,7 @@ private:
     int swapFrames;
     Rectangle<int> bounds;
     XVisualInfo* bestVisual;
-    const NativeContext* contextToShareWith;
+    void* contextToShareWith;
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE_WITH_LEAK_DETECTOR (NativeContext);
 };
diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_osx.h b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_osx.h
index 3f43cbc20c..339df6c4b7 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_osx.h
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_osx.h
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class OpenGLContext::NativeContext
 public:
     NativeContext (Component& component,
                    const OpenGLPixelFormat& pixelFormat,
-                   const NativeContext* contextToShareWith)
+                   void* contextToShareWith)
     {
         NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute attribs[] =
         {
@@ -140,11 +140,8 @@ public:
         view = [[ThreadSafeNSOpenGLView alloc] initWithFrame: NSMakeRect (0, 0, 100.0f, 100.0f)
                                                  pixelFormat: format];
 
-        NSOpenGLContext* const sharedContext
-            = contextToShareWith != nullptr ? contextToShareWith->renderContext : nil;
-
         renderContext = [[[NSOpenGLContext alloc] initWithFormat: format
-                                                    shareContext: sharedContext] autorelease];
+                                                    shareContext: (NSOpenGLContext*) contextToShareWith] autorelease];
 
         setSwapInterval (1);
 
diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_win32.h b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_win32.h
index 565f06ad35..57473c2144 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_win32.h
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/native/juce_OpenGL_win32.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class OpenGLContext::NativeContext
 public:
     NativeContext (Component& component,
                    const OpenGLPixelFormat& pixelFormat,
-                   const NativeContext* contextToShareWith)
+                   void* contextToShareWith)
     {
         createNativeWindow (component);
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public:
             }
 
             if (contextToShareWith != nullptr)
-                wglShareLists (contextToShareWith->renderContext, renderContext);
+                wglShareLists (contextToShareWith, renderContext);
 
             component.getTopLevelComponent()->repaint();
             component.repaint();
diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp
index 52512c4455..f7d9f7921c 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
     CachedImage (OpenGLContext& context_,
                  Component& component_,
                  const OpenGLPixelFormat& pixelFormat,
-                 const OpenGLContext* contextToShareWith)
+                 void* contextToShareWith)
         : Thread ("OpenGL Rendering"),
           context (context_), component (component_),
          #if JUCE_OPENGL_ES
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ public:
          #endif
           needsUpdate (true)
     {
-        nativeContext = new NativeContext (component, pixelFormat,
-                                           contextToShareWith != nullptr ? contextToShareWith->nativeContext
-                                                                         : nullptr);
+        nativeContext = new NativeContext (component, pixelFormat, contextToShareWith);
 
         if (nativeContext->createdOk())
         {
@@ -487,13 +485,13 @@ void OpenGLContext::setPixelFormat (const OpenGLPixelFormat& preferredPixelForma
     pixelFormat = preferredPixelFormat;
 }
 
-void OpenGLContext::setContextToShareWith (const OpenGLContext* context) noexcept
+void OpenGLContext::setNativeSharedContext (void* nativeContextToShareWith) noexcept
 {
     // This method must not be called when the context has already been attached!
     // Call it before attaching your context, or use detach() first, before calling this!
     jassert (nativeContext == nullptr);
 
-    contextToShareWith = context;
+    contextToShareWith = nativeContextToShareWith;
 }
 
 void OpenGLContext::attachTo (Component& component)
diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.h b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.h
index cda9c4dc88..db021062a2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.h
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLContext.h
@@ -86,11 +86,12 @@ public:
     void setPixelFormat (const OpenGLPixelFormat& preferredPixelFormat) noexcept;
 
     /** Provides a context with which you'd like this context's resources to be shared.
-        The object passed-in here must not be deleted while the context may still be
-        using it! To turn off sharing, you can call this method with a null pointer.
+        The object passed-in here is a platform-dependent native context object, and
+        must not be deleted while this context may still be using it! To turn off sharing,
+        you can call this method with a null pointer.
         Note: This must be called BEFORE attaching your context to a target component!
     */
-    void setContextToShareWith (const OpenGLContext* contextToShareWith) noexcept;
+    void setNativeSharedContext (void* nativeContextToShareWith) noexcept;
 
     //==============================================================================
     /** Attaches the context to a target component.
@@ -243,7 +244,7 @@ private:
     OpenGLRenderer* renderer;
     ScopedPointer<Attachment> attachment;
     OpenGLPixelFormat pixelFormat;
-    const OpenGLContext* contextToShareWith;
+    void* contextToShareWith;
     int width, height;
     bool renderComponents;