diff --git a/src/glcontext_wgl.cpp b/src/glcontext_wgl.cpp
index 85494e810..34f68212c 100644
--- a/src/glcontext_wgl.cpp
+++ b/src/glcontext_wgl.cpp
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace bgfx { namespace gl
 					WGL_ALPHA_BITS_ARB,     8,
 					WGL_COLOR_BITS_ARB,     32,
 					WGL_DEPTH_BITS_ARB,     24,
-					WGL_STENCIL_BITS_ARB,   0,
+					WGL_STENCIL_BITS_ARB,   8,
 
 					WGL_PIXEL_TYPE_ARB,     WGL_TYPE_RGBA_ARB,
 					WGL_SAMPLES_ARB,        0,