diff --git a/effects/cylinder.cpp b/effects/cylinder.cpp
index 231dd5167b..6d056048f3 100644
--- a/effects/cylinder.cpp
+++ b/effects/cylinder.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace KWin
 {
 
 KWIN_EFFECT( cylinder, CylinderEffect )
+KWIN_EFFECT_SUPPORTED( cylinder, CylinderEffect::supported() )
 
 CylinderEffect::CylinderEffect()
     : CubeEffect()
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ CylinderEffect::~CylinderEffect()
     delete mShader;
     }
 
+bool CylinderEffect::supported()
+    {
+    return GLRenderTarget::supported() &&
+            GLShader::fragmentShaderSupported() &&
+            (effects->compositingType() == OpenGLCompositing);
+    }
+
 bool CylinderEffect::loadData()
     {
     mInited = true;
diff --git a/effects/cylinder.h b/effects/cylinder.h
index 5ee6e3c8d6..a02b390ffa 100644
--- a/effects/cylinder.h
+++ b/effects/cylinder.h
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ class CylinderEffect
         virtual void prePaintWindow( EffectWindow* w, WindowPrePaintData& data, int time );
         virtual void paintWindow( EffectWindow* w, int mask, QRegion region, WindowPaintData& data );
         virtual void desktopChanged( int old );
+
+        static bool supported();
     protected:
         virtual void paintScene( int mask, QRegion region, ScreenPaintData& data );
         virtual void paintCap( float z, float zTexture );
diff --git a/effects/sphere.cpp b/effects/sphere.cpp
index 81d112ea49..e1f9e1c64e 100644
--- a/effects/sphere.cpp
+++ b/effects/sphere.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ namespace KWin
 {
 
 KWIN_EFFECT( sphere, SphereEffect )
+KWIN_EFFECT_SUPPORTED( sphere, SphereEffect::supported() )
 
 SphereEffect::SphereEffect()
     : CubeEffect()
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ SphereEffect::~SphereEffect()
     delete mShader;
     }
 
+bool SphereEffect::supported()
+    {
+    return GLRenderTarget::supported() &&
+            GLShader::fragmentShaderSupported() &&
+            (effects->compositingType() == OpenGLCompositing);
+    }
+
 bool SphereEffect::loadData()
     {
     mInited = true;
diff --git a/effects/sphere.h b/effects/sphere.h
index 805f4cac02..00eb514533 100644
--- a/effects/sphere.h
+++ b/effects/sphere.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class SphereEffect
         ~SphereEffect();
         virtual void prePaintWindow( EffectWindow* w, WindowPrePaintData& data, int time );
         virtual void paintWindow( EffectWindow* w, int mask, QRegion region, WindowPaintData& data );
+
+        static bool supported();
     protected:
         virtual void paintScene( int mask, QRegion region, ScreenPaintData& data );
         virtual void paintCap( float z, float zTexture );