diff --git a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx
index 8ce235fb9dae..540615b44f7c 100644
--- a/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx
+++ b/chart2/source/view/charttypes/GL3DBarChart.cxx
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ void GL3DBarChart::update()
     Size aSize = mrWindow.GetSizePixel();
     mrWindow.getContext().setWinSize(aSize);
     mpRenderThread = rtl::Reference<RenderThread>(new RenderOneFrameThread(this));
+    mrWindow.getContext().resetCurrent();
     mpRenderThread->launch();
 }
 
@@ -441,6 +442,7 @@ void GL3DBarChart::moveToDefault()
     Size aSize = mrWindow.GetSizePixel();
     mrWindow.getContext().setWinSize(aSize);
     mpRenderThread = rtl::Reference<RenderThread>(new RenderAnimationThread(this, maCameraPosition, maDefaultCameraPosition, STEPS));
+    mrWindow.getContext().resetCurrent();
     mpRenderThread->launch();
 
     /*
@@ -498,6 +500,7 @@ void GL3DBarChart::clickedAt(const Point& rPos, sal_uInt16 nButtons)
     Size aSize = mrWindow.GetSizePixel();
     mrWindow.getContext().setWinSize(aSize);
     mpRenderThread = rtl::Reference<RenderThread>(new RenderAnimationThread(this, maCameraPosition, maTargetPosition, STEPS));
+    mrWindow.getContext().resetCurrent();
     mpRenderThread->launch();
 
     /*
@@ -579,6 +582,7 @@ void GL3DBarChart::moveToCorner()
     mrWindow.getContext().setWinSize(aSize);
     mpRenderThread = rtl::Reference<RenderThread>(new RenderAnimationThread(this, getCornerPosition(mnCornerId),
                 maCameraPosition, STEPS));
+    mrWindow.getContext().resetCurrent();
     mpRenderThread->launch();
 
     // TODO: moggi: add to thread
diff --git a/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLContext.hxx b/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLContext.hxx
index 1e6f13ed3bae..94c70f30c2e1 100644
--- a/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLContext.hxx
+++ b/include/vcl/opengl/OpenGLContext.hxx
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ public:
     bool init(SystemChildWindow* pChildWindow);
 
     void makeCurrent();
+    void resetCurrent();
     void swapBuffers();
     void sync();
     void show();
diff --git a/vcl/source/opengl/OpenGLContext.cxx b/vcl/source/opengl/OpenGLContext.cxx
index 48eb267aa404..dedd5b4953ae 100644
--- a/vcl/source/opengl/OpenGLContext.cxx
+++ b/vcl/source/opengl/OpenGLContext.cxx
@@ -800,6 +800,17 @@ void OpenGLContext::makeCurrent()
 #endif
 }
 
+void OpenGLContext::resetCurrent()
+{
+#if defined( WNT )
+    wglMakeCurrent( m_aGLWin.hDC, 0 );
+#elif defined( MACOSX ) || defined( IOS ) || defined( ANDROID )
+    // nothing
+#elif defined( UNX )
+    glXMakeCurrent(m_aGLWin.dpy, None, NULL);
+#endif
+}
+
 void OpenGLContext::swapBuffers()
 {
 #if defined( WNT )