diff --git a/src/Magnum/Context.cpp b/src/Magnum/Context.cpp
index a82b8ae7c..7818d1cad 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Context.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Context.cpp
@@ -402,10 +402,19 @@ const std::vector<Extension>& Extension::extensions(Version version) {
 
 Context* Context::_current = nullptr;
 
-Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
+Context::Context(NoCreateT, void functionLoader()) {
     /* Load GL function pointers */
     if(functionLoader) functionLoader();
 
+    /* Nothing else, waiting for create() to be called */
+}
+
+Context::Context(void functionLoader()): Context{NoCreateT{}, functionLoader} {
+    /* Hard exit if the context cannot be created */
+    if(!create()) std::exit(1);
+}
+
+bool Context::create() {
     GLint majorVersion, minorVersion;
 
     /* Get version on ES 3.0+/WebGL 2.0+ */
@@ -421,7 +430,7 @@ Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
     const std::string version = versionString();
     if(version.find("WebGL 2") == std::string::npos) {
         Error() << "Context: unsupported version string:" << version;
-        std::exit(65);
+        return false;
     }
     majorVersion = 3;
     minorVersion = 0;
@@ -442,7 +451,7 @@ Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
     {
         #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2
         CORRADE_ASSERT(versionNumberError == Renderer::Error::InvalidEnum,
-            "Context: cannot retrieve OpenGL version:" << versionNumberError, );
+            "Context: cannot retrieve OpenGL version:" << versionNumberError, false);
         #endif
 
         /* Allow ES2 context on driver that reports ES3 as supported */
@@ -467,7 +476,7 @@ Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
             #endif
         } else {
             Error() << "Context: unsupported version string:" << version;
-            std::exit(65);
+            return false;
         }
     }
     #endif
@@ -479,7 +488,7 @@ Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
     #ifndef CORRADE_NO_ASSERT
     const auto error = Renderer::error();
     CORRADE_ASSERT(error == Renderer::Error::NoError,
-        "Context: cannot retrieve OpenGL version:" << error, );
+        "Context: cannot retrieve OpenGL version:" << error, false);
     #endif
 
     /* Check that the version is supported (now it probably is, but be sure) */
@@ -496,7 +505,7 @@ Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
         #else
         Error() << "Context: unsupported OpenGL ES version" << std::make_pair(majorVersion, minorVersion);
         #endif
-        std::exit(66);
+        return false;
     }
 
     /* Context flags are supported since GL 3.0 */
@@ -572,7 +581,7 @@ Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
     setupDriverWorkarounds();
 
     /* Set this context as current */
-    CORRADE_ASSERT(!_current, "Context: Another context currently active", );
+    CORRADE_ASSERT(!_current, "Context: Another context currently active", false);
     _current = this;
 
     /* Print some info and initialize state tracker (which also prints some
@@ -585,6 +594,9 @@ Context::Context(void functionLoader()) {
     /** @todo Get rid of these */
     DefaultFramebuffer::initializeContextBasedFunctionality(*this);
     Renderer::initializeContextBasedFunctionality();
+
+    /* Everything okay */
+    return true;
 }
 
 Context::Context(Context&& other): _version{std::move(other._version)},
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Context.h b/src/Magnum/Context.h
index 239d34f9e..d0391a7e7 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Context.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Context.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include "Magnum/Magnum.h"
 #include "Magnum/OpenGL.h"
+#include "Magnum/Tags.h"
 #include "Magnum/visibility.h"
 #include "MagnumExternal/Optional/optional.hpp"
 
@@ -464,8 +465,11 @@ class MAGNUM_EXPORT Context {
     private:
         static Context* _current;
 
+        explicit Context(NoCreateT, void functionLoader());
         explicit Context(void functionLoader());
 
+        bool create();
+
         /* Defined in Implementation/driverSpecific.cpp */
         MAGNUM_LOCAL void setupDriverWorkarounds();
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp
index f926abc5f..d284b48ff 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/AbstractXApplication.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ bool AbstractXApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration)
     /* Set OpenGL context as current */
     _contextHandler->makeCurrent();
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 AbstractXApplication::~AbstractXApplication() {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp
index c61d2c379..bc5b5577e 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/AndroidApplication.cpp
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ bool AndroidApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
     /* Make the context current */
     CORRADE_INTERNAL_ASSERT_OUTPUT(eglMakeCurrent(_display, _surface, _surface, _glContext));
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 void AndroidApplication::swapBuffers() {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Context.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/Context.h
index 32c39c7dd..bfac9d7c6 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Context.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Context.h
@@ -41,12 +41,26 @@ information.
 */
 class Context: public Magnum::Context {
     public:
+        /**
+         * @brief Try to create the context
+         *
+         * Unline @ref Context(), this function returns `nullptr` on error
+         * instead of application exit and thus is usable for context creation
+         * fallbacks.
+         */
+        static std::unique_ptr<Context> tryCreate() {
+            std::unique_ptr<Context> c{new Context{NoCreate}};
+            return c->create() ? std::move(c) : nullptr;
+        }
+
         /**
          * @brief Constructor
          *
          * Does initial setup, loads OpenGL function pointers using
          * platform-specific API, detects available features and enables them
-         * throughout the engine.
+         * throughout the engine. If detected version is unsupported or any
+         * other error occurs, a message is printed to output and the
+         * application exits. See @ref tryCreate() for an alternative.
          * @see @fn_gl{Get} with @def_gl{MAJOR_VERSION}, @def_gl{MINOR_VERSION},
          *      @def_gl{CONTEXT_FLAGS}, @def_gl{NUM_EXTENSIONS},
          *      @fn_gl{GetString} with @def_gl{EXTENSIONS}
@@ -57,6 +71,14 @@ class Context: public Magnum::Context {
             #else
             Magnum::Context{nullptr} {}
             #endif
+
+    private:
+        explicit Context(NoCreateT):
+            #if !defined(CORRADE_TARGET_EMSCRIPTEN) && !defined(CORRADE_TARGET_NACL)
+            Magnum::Context{NoCreate, flextGLInit} {}
+            #else
+            Magnum::Context{NoCreate, nullptr} {}
+            #endif
 };
 
 }}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp
index f3a49ae70..6a65c4b4d 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ bool GlutApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
     glutMotionFunc(staticMouseMoveEvent);
     glutDisplayFunc(staticDrawEvent);
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 GlutApplication::~GlutApplication() = default;
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/NaClApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/NaClApplication.cpp
index 4ad50972f..8cc096abc 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/NaClApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/NaClApplication.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ bool NaClApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
     RequestInputEvents(PP_INPUTEVENT_CLASS_MOUSE|PP_INPUTEVENT_CLASS_WHEEL);
     RequestFilteringInputEvents(PP_INPUTEVENT_CLASS_KEYBOARD);
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 NaClApplication::~NaClApplication() = default;
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
index 4ca56e583..8cf2ce093 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
@@ -226,8 +226,8 @@ bool Sdl2Application::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
     _glContext = SDL_SetVideoMode(configuration.size().x(), configuration.size().y(), 24, SDL_OPENGL|SDL_HWSURFACE|SDL_DOUBLEBUF);
     #endif
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 void Sdl2Application::swapBuffers() {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessCglApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessCglApplication.cpp
index b111c1a01..c24cccd43 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessCglApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessCglApplication.cpp
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ bool WindowlessCglApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration&) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 WindowlessCglApplication::~WindowlessCglApplication() {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp
index 731e70fa7..0155e91d2 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ bool WindowlessGlxApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration&) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 WindowlessGlxApplication::~WindowlessGlxApplication() {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessNaClApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessNaClApplication.cpp
index b7dff7a45..9e34589c6 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessNaClApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessNaClApplication.cpp
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ bool WindowlessNaClApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration&) {
 
     glSetCurrentContextPPAPI(graphics->pp_resource());
 
-    c = new Platform::Context;
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return c = Platform::Context::tryCreate().release();
 }
 
 WindowlessNaClApplication::~WindowlessNaClApplication() {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp
index f4bad5cbf..a00983bfb 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ bool WindowlessWglApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration&) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 WindowlessWglApplication::~WindowlessWglApplication() {
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp
index 16807f8c5..30ccf4ee8 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ bool WindowlessWindowsEglApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration&) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    _context.reset(new Platform::Context);
-    return true;
+    /* Return true if the initialization succeeds */
+    return !!(_context = Platform::Context::tryCreate());
 }
 
 WindowlessWindowsEglApplication::~WindowlessWindowsEglApplication() {