diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 570b7707..6f426cdd 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ video tutorials.
  - Bailey Cosier
  - Noel Cower
  - CuriouserThing
+ - Bill Currie
  - Jason Daly
  - danhambleton
  - Jarrod Davis
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ video tutorials.
  - Pascal Muetschard
  - James Murphy
  - Julian Møller
+ - NateIsStalling
  - ndogxj
  - F. Nedelec
  - n3rdopolis
diff --git a/src/wgl_context.c b/src/wgl_context.c
index 65d758af..8a23ffc4 100644
--- a/src/wgl_context.c
+++ b/src/wgl_context.c
@@ -115,6 +115,23 @@ static int choosePixelFormatWGL(_GLFWwindow* window,
             if (_glfw.wgl.EXT_colorspace)
                 ADD_ATTRIB(WGL_COLORSPACE_EXT);
         }
+
+        // NOTE: In a Parallels VM WGL_ARB_pixel_format returns fewer pixel formats than
+        //       DescribePixelFormat, violating the guarantees of the extension spec
+        // HACK: Iterate through the minimum of both counts
+
+        const int attrib = WGL_NUMBER_PIXEL_FORMATS_ARB;
+        int extensionCount;
+
+        if (!wglGetPixelFormatAttribivARB(window->context.wgl.dc,
+                                          1, 0, 1, &attrib, &extensionCount))
+        {
+            _glfwInputErrorWin32(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
+                                 "WGL: Failed to retrieve pixel format attribute");
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+        nativeCount = _glfw_min(nativeCount, extensionCount);
     }
 
     usableConfigs = _glfw_calloc(nativeCount, sizeof(_GLFWfbconfig));