diff --git a/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.py b/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.py
index ad088dc1b8..5d57ccff28 100644
--- a/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.py
+++ b/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from UM.Scene.Camera import Camera
 from UM.Scene.SceneNode import SceneNode
 from UM.Scene.Selection import Selection
 from UM.Tool import Tool
+from UM.View.GL.OpenGLContext import OpenGLContext
 
 from cura.CuraApplication import CuraApplication
 from cura.PickingPass import PickingPass
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class PaintTool(Tool):
             MULTIPLE_SELECTION = 0 # Multiple objects are selected, wait until there is only one
             PREPARING_MODEL = 1    # Model is being prepared (UV-unwrapping, texture generation)
             READY = 2              # Ready to paint !
+            NOT_SUPPORTED = 3      # Painting is not supported (due to OpenGL compatibility mode)
 
     def __init__(self, view: PaintView) -> None:
         super().__init__()
@@ -72,7 +74,9 @@ class PaintTool(Tool):
 
         self._last_world_coords: Optional[numpy.ndarray] = None
 
-        self._state: PaintTool.Paint.State = PaintTool.Paint.State.MULTIPLE_SELECTION
+        legacy_opengl = OpenGLContext.isLegacyOpenGL()
+        self._state: PaintTool.Paint.State = PaintTool.Paint.State.NOT_SUPPORTED if legacy_opengl else\
+                                                                                PaintTool.Paint.State.MULTIPLE_SELECTION
         self._prepare_texture_job: Optional[PrepareTextureJob] = None
 
         self.setExposedProperties("PaintType", "BrushSize", "BrushColor", "BrushShape", "BrushExtruder", "State", "CanUndo", "CanRedo")
@@ -413,11 +417,17 @@ class PaintTool(Tool):
         self._updateState()
 
     def _updateActiveView(self) -> None:
+        if self._state == PaintTool.Paint.State.NOT_SUPPORTED:
+            return
+
         has_painted_object = self._view.hasPaintedObject()
         stage_is_prepare = self._controller.getActiveStage().stageId == "PrepareStage"
         self.setActiveView("PaintTool" if has_painted_object and stage_is_prepare else None)
 
     def _updateState(self):
+        if self._state == PaintTool.Paint.State.NOT_SUPPORTED:
+            return
+
         painted_object = self._view.getPaintedObject()
         if painted_object is not None and self._controller.getActiveTool() == self:
             if painted_object.callDecoration("getPaintTexture") is not None and painted_object.getMeshData().hasUVCoordinates():
diff --git a/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.qml b/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.qml
index 2f96bffd24..1eae6a2ed7 100644
--- a/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.qml
+++ b/plugins/PaintTool/PaintTool.qml
@@ -332,4 +332,20 @@ Item
             horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
         }
     }
+
+    Rectangle
+    {
+        id: warningLegacyOpenGLItem
+        anchors.fill: parent
+        color: UM.Theme.getColor("main_background")
+        visible: UM.Controller.properties.getValue("State") === Cura.PaintToolState.NOT_SUPPORTED
+
+        UM.Label
+        {
+            anchors.fill: parent
+            text: catalog.i18nc("@label", "Painting is not available on this device. Your graphics card or drivers do not fully support it. Updating your graphics drivers may enable this feature.")
+            verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+            horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
+        }
+    }
 }