diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
index e435c26aa..986413a6b 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
@@ -430,9 +430,10 @@ bool GlfwApplication::tryCreate(const Configuration& configuration, const GLConf
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_SAMPLES, glConfiguration.sampleCount());
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_SRGB_CAPABLE, glConfiguration.isSrgbCapable());
 
-    /* Request debug context if --magnum-gpu-validation is enabled */
+    /* Request debug context if GpuValidation is enabled either via the
+       configuration or via command-line */
     GLConfiguration::Flags glFlags = glConfiguration.flags();
-    if(_context->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation)
+    if((glFlags & GLConfiguration::Flag::GpuValidation) || (_context->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation))
         glFlags |= GLConfiguration::Flag::Debug;
 
     #ifdef GLFW_CONTEXT_NO_ERROR
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
index ba985b472..c0770d5cd 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
@@ -465,9 +465,10 @@ bool Sdl2Application::tryCreate(const Configuration& configuration, const GLConf
     _dpiScaling = dpiScaling(configuration);
     const Vector2i scaledWindowSize = configuration.size()*_dpiScaling;
 
-    /* Request debug context if --magnum-gpu-validation is enabled */
+    /* Request debug context if GpuValidation is enabled either via the
+       configuration or via command-line */
     GLConfiguration::Flags glFlags = glConfiguration.flags();
-    if(_context->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation)
+    if((glFlags & GLConfiguration::Flag::GpuValidation) || (_context->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation))
         glFlags |= GLConfiguration::Flag::Debug;
 
     /* Set context version, if user-specified */
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlfwApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlfwApplicationTest.cpp
index bfb8d4447..fd7a69e1d 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlfwApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/GlfwApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ GlfwApplicationTest::GlfwApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments): Platform::
         .addBooleanOption("always-on-top").setHelp("always-on-top", "always on top")
         #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
         .addBooleanOption("quiet").setHelp("quiet", "like --magnum-log quiet, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
+        .addBooleanOption("gpu-validation").setHelp("gpu-validation", "like --magnum-gpu-validation, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
         #endif
         .parse(arguments.argc, arguments.argv);
 
@@ -127,13 +128,19 @@ GlfwApplicationTest::GlfwApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments): Platform::
     if(args.isSet("always-on-top"))
         conf.addWindowFlags(Configuration::WindowFlag::AlwaysOnTop);
     #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
-    if(args.isSet("quiet")) {
-        create(conf, GLConfiguration{}.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog));
-    } else
+    GLConfiguration glConf;
+    if(args.isSet("quiet"))
+        glConf.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog);
+    if(args.isSet("gpu-validation"))
+        glConf.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::GpuValidation);
+    create(conf, glConf);
+    #else
+    create(conf);
+    #endif
+
+    #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
+    Debug{} << "GL context flags:" << GL::Context::current().flags();
     #endif
-    {
-        create(conf);
-    }
 
     /* For testing resize events */
     Debug{} << "window size" << windowSize()
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/Sdl2ApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/Sdl2ApplicationTest.cpp
index 6565311ea..cd6844cbb 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/Sdl2ApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/Sdl2ApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ Sdl2ApplicationTest::Sdl2ApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments): Platform::
         #endif
         #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
         .addBooleanOption("quiet").setHelp("quiet", "like --magnum-log quiet, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
+        .addBooleanOption("gpu-validation").setHelp("gpu-validation", "like --magnum-gpu-validation, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
         #endif
         .parse(arguments.argc, arguments.argv);
 
@@ -188,13 +189,19 @@ Sdl2ApplicationTest::Sdl2ApplicationTest(const Arguments& arguments): Platform::
     #endif
     #endif
     #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GL
-    if(args.isSet("quiet")) {
-        create(conf, GLConfiguration{}.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog));
-    } else
+    GLConfiguration glConf;
+    if(args.isSet("quiet"))
+        glConf.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::QuietLog);
+    if(args.isSet("gpu-validation"))
+        glConf.addFlags(GLConfiguration::Flag::GpuValidation);
+    create(conf, glConf);
+    #else
+    create(conf);
+    #endif
+
+    #if defined(MAGNUM_TARGET_GL) && !defined(MAGNUM_TARGET_WEBGL)
+    Debug{} << "GL context flags:" << GL::Context::current().flags();
     #endif
-    {
-        create(conf);
-    }
 
     /* For testing resize events */
     Debug{} << "window size" << windowSize()
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessEglApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessEglApplicationTest.cpp
index d6464e6fd..ba828124f 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessEglApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessEglApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,19 @@ WindowlessEglApplicationTest::WindowlessEglApplicationTest(const Arguments& argu
     Utility::Arguments args;
     args.addSkippedPrefix("magnum", "engine-specific options")
         .addBooleanOption("quiet").setHelp("quiet", "like --magnum-log quiet, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
+        .addBooleanOption("gpu-validation").setHelp("gpu-validation", "like --magnum-gpu-validation, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
         .parse(arguments.argc, arguments.argv);
 
+    Configuration conf;
     if(args.isSet("quiet"))
-        createContext(Configuration{}.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog));
-    else
-        createContext();
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog);
+    if(args.isSet("gpu-validation"))
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation);
+    createContext(conf);
+
+    #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_WEBGL
+    Debug{} << "GL context flags:" << GL::Context::current().flags();
+    #endif
 }
 
 }}}}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessGlxApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessGlxApplicationTest.cpp
index e75b3d9c5..298701eaf 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessGlxApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessGlxApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,17 @@ WindowlessGlxApplicationTest::WindowlessGlxApplicationTest(const Arguments& argu
     Utility::Arguments args;
     args.addSkippedPrefix("magnum", "engine-specific options")
         .addBooleanOption("quiet").setHelp("quiet", "like --magnum-log quiet, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
+        .addBooleanOption("gpu-validation").setHelp("gpu-validation", "like --magnum-gpu-validation, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
         .parse(arguments.argc, arguments.argv);
 
+    Configuration conf;
     if(args.isSet("quiet"))
-        createContext(Configuration{}.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog));
-    else
-        createContext();
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog);
+    if(args.isSet("gpu-validation"))
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation);
+    createContext(conf);
+
+    Debug{} << "GL context flags:" << GL::Context::current().flags();
 }
 
 }}}}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWglApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWglApplicationTest.cpp
index 82b7baaa2..b71193246 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWglApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWglApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ WindowlessWglApplicationTest::WindowlessWglApplicationTest(const Arguments& argu
     Utility::Arguments args;
     args.addSkippedPrefix("magnum", "engine-specific options")
         .addBooleanOption("quiet").setHelp("quiet", "like --magnum-log quiet, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
+        .addBooleanOption("gpu-validation").setHelp("gpu-validation", "like --magnum-gpu-validation, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
         .parse(arguments.argc, arguments.argv);
 
+    Configuration conf;
     if(args.isSet("quiet"))
-        createContext(Configuration{}.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog));
-    else
-        createContext();
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog);
+    /* No verbose logs in this app */
+    if(args.isSet("gpu-validation"))
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation);
+    createContext(conf);
 }
 
 }}}}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWindowsEglApplicationTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWindowsEglApplicationTest.cpp
index 9bc627507..03595ea5b 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWindowsEglApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Test/WindowlessWindowsEglApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -38,12 +38,16 @@ WindowlessWindowsEglApplicationTest::WindowlessWindowsEglApplicationTest(const A
     Utility::Arguments args;
     args.addSkippedPrefix("magnum", "engine-specific options")
         .addBooleanOption("quiet").setHelp("quiet", "like --magnum-log quiet, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
+        .addBooleanOption("gpu-validation").setHelp("gpu-validation", "like --magnum-gpu-validation, but specified via a Context::Configuration instead")
         .parse(arguments.argc, arguments.argv);
 
+    Configuration conf;
     if(args.isSet("quiet"))
-        createContext(Configuration{}.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog));
-    else
-        createContext();
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::QuietLog);
+    /* No verbose logs in this app */
+    if(args.isSet("gpu-validation"))
+        conf.addFlags(Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation);
+    createContext(conf);
 }
 
 }}}}
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessEglApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessEglApplication.cpp
index 251c5dce1..e2e85e809 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessEglApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessEglApplication.cpp
@@ -302,9 +302,10 @@ WindowlessEglContext::WindowlessEglContext(const Configuration& configuration, G
     }
 
     #ifndef MAGNUM_TARGET_WEBGL
-    /* Request debug context if --magnum-gpu-validation is enabled */
+    /* Request debug context if GpuValidation is enabled either via the
+       configuration or via command-line */
     Configuration::Flags flags = configuration.flags();
-    if(magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation)
+    if((flags & Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation) || (magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation))
         flags |= Configuration::Flag::Debug;
     #endif
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp
index 29acee4fe..ce8e23092 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessGlxApplication.cpp
@@ -109,9 +109,10 @@ WindowlessGlxContext::WindowlessGlxContext(const WindowlessGlxContext::Configura
     /* Get pointer to proper context creation function */
     const PFNGLXCREATECONTEXTATTRIBSARBPROC glXCreateContextAttribsARB = reinterpret_cast<PFNGLXCREATECONTEXTATTRIBSARBPROC>(glXGetProcAddress(reinterpret_cast<const GLubyte*>("glXCreateContextAttribsARB")));
 
-    /* Request debug context if --magnum-gpu-validation is enabled */
+    /* Request debug context if GpuValidation is enabled either via the
+       configuration or via command-line */
     Configuration::Flags flags = configuration.flags();
-    if(magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation)
+    if((flags & Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation) || (magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation))
         flags |= Configuration::Flag::Debug;
 
     /* Optimistically choose core context first */
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp
index dffbbc593..e01037773 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWglApplication.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,10 @@ WindowlessWglContext::WindowlessWglContext(const Configuration& configuration, G
     typedef HGLRC(WINAPI*PFNWGLCREATECONTEXTATTRIBSARBPROC)(HDC, HGLRC, const int*);
     const PFNWGLCREATECONTEXTATTRIBSARBPROC wglCreateContextAttribsARB = reinterpret_cast<PFNWGLCREATECONTEXTATTRIBSARBPROC>( wglGetProcAddress(reinterpret_cast<LPCSTR>("wglCreateContextAttribsARB")));
 
-    /* Request debug context if --magnum-gpu-validation is enabled */
+    /* Request debug context if GpuValidation is enabled either via the
+       configuration or via command-line */
     Configuration::Flags flags = configuration.flags();
-    if(magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation)
+    if((flags & Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation) || (magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation))
         flags |= Configuration::Flag::Debug;
 
     /* Optimistically choose core context first */
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp
index b0341f8db..8a9707d74 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/WindowlessWindowsEglApplication.cpp
@@ -113,9 +113,10 @@ WindowlessWindowsEglContext::WindowlessWindowsEglContext(const Configuration& co
         return;
     }
 
-    /* Request debug context if --magnum-gpu-validation is enabled */
+    /* Request debug context if GpuValidation is enabled either via the
+       configuration or via command-line */
     Configuration::Flags flags = configuration.flags();
-    if(magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation)
+    if((flags & Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation) || (magnumContext && magnumContext->configurationFlags() & GL::Context::Configuration::Flag::GpuValidation))
         flags |= Configuration::Flag::Debug;
 
     const EGLint attributes[] = {