2 files changed, 21 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/GLStateKeeper.java b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/GLStateKeeper.java
index 410907bee..321d4ee57 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/GLStateKeeper.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/com/jogamp/opengl/GLStateKeeper.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ public interface GLStateKeeper {
      * @return <code>true</code> if GL state preservation is supported in implementation and on current platform, <code>false</code> otherwise.
      * @see #preserveGLStateAtDestroy(boolean)
      * @see #getPreservedGLState()
+     * @see #clearPreservedGLState()
      */
     public boolean isGLStatePreservationSupported();
     
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ public interface GLStateKeeper {
      * @return <code>true</code> if supported and successful, <code>false</code> otherwise.
      * @see #isGLStatePreservationSupported()
      * @see #getPreservedGLState()
+     * @see #clearPreservedGLState()
      */
     public boolean preserveGLStateAtDestroy(boolean value);
     
@@ -81,7 +83,18 @@ public interface GLStateKeeper {
      * otherwise <code>null</code>. 
      * @see #isGLStatePreservationSupported()
      * @see #preserveGLStateAtDestroy(boolean)
+     * @see #clearPreservedGLState()
      */
     public GLEventListenerState getPreservedGLState();
-
+    
+    /**
+     * Clears the preserved {@link GLEventListenerState} from this {@link GLStateKeeper}, without destroying it.
+     *  
+     * @return the preserved and cleared {@link GLEventListenerState} if preservation was performed,
+     *         otherwise <code>null</code>. 
+     * @see #isGLStatePreservationSupported()
+     * @see #preserveGLStateAtDestroy(boolean)
+     * @see #getPreservedGLState()
+     */
+    public GLEventListenerState clearPreservedGLState();
 }
diff --git a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/GLAutoDrawableBase.java b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/GLAutoDrawableBase.java
index 2f405a8c6..1eb7c618c 100644
--- a/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/GLAutoDrawableBase.java
+++ b/src/jogl/classes/jogamp/opengl/GLAutoDrawableBase.java
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ public abstract class GLAutoDrawableBase implements GLAutoDrawable, GLStateKeepe
                 System.err.println("GLAutoDrawableBase.setPreserveGLStateAtDestroy: ("+Thread.currentThread().getName()+"): "+preserveGLELSAtDestroy+" -> "+value+" - surfaceHandle 0x"+Long.toHexString(getNativeSurface().getSurfaceHandle()));
             }
             preserveGLELSAtDestroy = value;
-        } else {
-            
         }
         return res;
     }
@@ -135,6 +133,13 @@ public abstract class GLAutoDrawableBase implements GLAutoDrawable, GLStateKeepe
         return glels;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public final GLEventListenerState clearPreservedGLState() {
+        final GLEventListenerState r = glels;
+        glels = null;
+        return r;
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Pulls the {@link GLEventListenerState} from this {@link GLAutoDrawable}.
      *