diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e01cac1766..e7538ed4b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ Bottom level categories:
 - Log an error when GLES texture format heuristics fail. By @PolyMeilex in [#5266](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/issues/5266)
 - Cache the sample count to keep `get_texture_format_features` cheap. By @Dinnerbone in [#5346](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5346)
 - Mark `DEPTH32FLOAT_STENCIL8` as supported in GLES. By @Dinnerbone in [#5370](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5370)
+- Desktop GL now also supports `TEXTURE_COMPRESSION_ETC2`. By @Valaphee in [#5568](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/5568)
 
 #### Naga
 
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs
index 317c595d60..052c77006b 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/gles/adapter.rs
@@ -527,8 +527,7 @@ impl super::Adapter {
         let has_etc = if cfg!(any(webgl, Emscripten)) {
             extensions.contains("WEBGL_compressed_texture_etc")
         } else {
-            // This is a required part of GLES3, but not part of Desktop GL at all.
-            es_ver.is_some()
+            es_ver.is_some() || extensions.contains("GL_ARB_ES3_compatibility")
         };
         features.set(wgt::Features::TEXTURE_COMPRESSION_ETC2, has_etc);