diff --git a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c
index 0e8644f2b8d..575b72937c7 100644
--- a/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c
+++ b/src/mesa/state_tracker/st_manager.c
@@ -832,6 +832,9 @@ st_context_flush(struct st_context_iface *stctxi, unsigned flags,
       st->gfx_shaders_may_be_dirty = true;
 }
 
+/* This is only for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap and equivalent features
+ * in EGL and WGL.
+ */
 static bool
 st_context_teximage(struct st_context_iface *stctxi,
                     enum st_texture_type tex_type,
@@ -915,6 +918,7 @@ st_context_teximage(struct st_context_iface *stctxi,
    texObj->needs_validation = true;
 
    _mesa_dirty_texobj(ctx, texObj);
+   ctx->Shared->HasExternallySharedImages = true;
    _mesa_unlock_texture(ctx, texObj);
 
    return true;