diff --git a/src/widgets/kernel/qopenglwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/kernel/qopenglwidget.cpp
index 543f59d7d1..7782c4c1d4 100644
--- a/src/widgets/kernel/qopenglwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kernel/qopenglwidget.cpp
@@ -506,6 +506,12 @@ void QOpenGLWidgetPaintDevice::ensureActiveTarget()
 
 GLuint QOpenGLWidgetPrivate::textureId() const
 {
+    Q_Q(const QOpenGLWidget);
+    if (!q->isWindow() && q->internalWinId()) {
+        qWarning() << "QOpenGLWidget cannot be used as a native child widget."
+                   << "Consider setting Qt::AA_DontCreateNativeWidgetAncestors and Siblings.";
+        return 0;
+    }
     return resolvedFbo ? resolvedFbo->texture() : (fbo ? fbo->texture() : 0);
 }