diff --git a/src/cocoa_platform.h b/src/cocoa_platform.h
index 21589a69..3a1c4d26 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_platform.h
+++ b/src/cocoa_platform.h
@@ -109,5 +109,9 @@ void _glfwRestoreVideoMode(void);
 // OpenGL support
 int _glfwInitOpenGL(void);
 void _glfwTerminateOpenGL(void);
+int _glfwCreateContext(_GLFWwindow* window,
+                       const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig,
+                       const _GLFWfbconfig* fbconfig);
+void _glfwDestroyContext(_GLFWwindow* window);
 
 #endif // _cocoa_platform_h_
diff --git a/src/cocoa_window.m b/src/cocoa_window.m
index aa28d241..fc090119 100644
--- a/src/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/src/cocoa_window.m
@@ -711,166 +711,6 @@ static GLboolean createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
 }
 
 
-//========================================================================
-// Create the OpenGL context
-//========================================================================
-
-static GLboolean createContext(_GLFWwindow* window,
-                               const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig,
-                               const _GLFWfbconfig* fbconfig)
-{
-    unsigned int attributeCount = 0;
-
-    // Mac OS X needs non-zero color size, so set resonable values
-    int colorBits = fbconfig->redBits + fbconfig->greenBits + fbconfig->blueBits;
-    if (colorBits == 0)
-        colorBits = 24;
-    else if (colorBits < 15)
-        colorBits = 15;
-
-    if (wndconfig->clientAPI == GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API)
-    {
-        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
-                      "NSOpenGL: This API does not support OpenGL ES");
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
-
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 1070
-    // Fail if any OpenGL version above 2.1 other than 3.2 was requested
-    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 3 ||
-        (wndconfig->glMajor == 3 && wndconfig->glMinor != 2))
-    {
-        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
-                      "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X does not "
-                      "support any OpenGL version above 2.1 except 3.2");
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 2)
-    {
-        if (!wndconfig->glForward)
-        {
-            _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
-                          "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X only "
-                          "supports OpenGL 3.2 contexts if they are "
-                          "forward-compatible");
-            return GL_FALSE;
-        }
-
-        if (wndconfig->glProfile != GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE)
-        {
-            _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
-                          "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X only "
-                          "supports OpenGL 3.2 contexts if they use the "
-                          "core profile");
-            return GL_FALSE;
-        }
-    }
-#else
-    // Fail if OpenGL 3.0 or above was requested
-    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 2)
-    {
-        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
-                      "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X does not "
-                      "support OpenGL version 3.0 or above");
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
-#endif /*MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED*/
-
-    // Fail if a robustness strategy was requested
-    if (wndconfig->glRobustness)
-    {
-        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
-                      "NSOpenGL: Mac OS X does not support OpenGL robustness "
-                      "strategies");
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
-
-#define ADD_ATTR(x) { attributes[attributeCount++] = x; }
-#define ADD_ATTR2(x, y) { ADD_ATTR(x); ADD_ATTR(y); }
-
-    // Arbitrary array size here
-    NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute attributes[40];
-
-    ADD_ATTR(NSOpenGLPFADoubleBuffer);
-
-    if (wndconfig->mode == GLFW_FULLSCREEN)
-    {
-        ADD_ATTR(NSOpenGLPFANoRecovery);
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAScreenMask,
-                  CGDisplayIDToOpenGLDisplayMask(CGMainDisplayID()));
-    }
-
-#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 1070
-    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 2)
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAOpenGLProfile, NSOpenGLProfileVersion3_2Core);
-#endif /*MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED*/
-
-    ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAColorSize, colorBits);
-
-    if (fbconfig->alphaBits > 0)
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAAlphaSize, fbconfig->alphaBits);
-
-    if (fbconfig->depthBits > 0)
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFADepthSize, fbconfig->depthBits);
-
-    if (fbconfig->stencilBits > 0)
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAStencilSize, fbconfig->stencilBits);
-
-    int accumBits = fbconfig->accumRedBits + fbconfig->accumGreenBits +
-                    fbconfig->accumBlueBits + fbconfig->accumAlphaBits;
-
-    if (accumBits > 0)
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAAccumSize, accumBits);
-
-    if (fbconfig->auxBuffers > 0)
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAAuxBuffers, fbconfig->auxBuffers);
-
-    if (fbconfig->stereo)
-        ADD_ATTR(NSOpenGLPFAStereo);
-
-    if (fbconfig->samples > 0)
-    {
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFASampleBuffers, 1);
-        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFASamples, fbconfig->samples);
-    }
-
-    // NOTE: All NSOpenGLPixelFormats on the relevant cards support sRGB
-    // frambuffer, so there's no need (and no way) to request it
-
-    ADD_ATTR(0);
-
-#undef ADD_ATTR
-#undef ADD_ATTR2
-
-    window->NSGL.pixelFormat =
-        [[NSOpenGLPixelFormat alloc] initWithAttributes:attributes];
-    if (window->NSGL.pixelFormat == nil)
-    {
-        _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
-                      "NSOpenGL: Failed to create OpenGL pixel format");
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    NSOpenGLContext* share = NULL;
-
-    if (wndconfig->share)
-        share = wndconfig->share->NSGL.context;
-
-    window->NSGL.context =
-        [[NSOpenGLContext alloc] initWithFormat:window->NSGL.pixelFormat
-                                   shareContext:share];
-    if (window->NSGL.context == nil)
-    {
-        _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
-                      "NSOpenGL: Failed to create OpenGL context");
-        return GL_FALSE;
-    }
-
-    return GL_TRUE;
-}
-
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////                       GLFW platform API                      //////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -923,7 +763,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformCreateWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
     if (!createWindow(window, wndconfig))
         return GL_FALSE;
 
-    if (!createContext(window, wndconfig, fbconfig))
+    if (!_glfwCreateContext(window, wndconfig, fbconfig))
         return GL_FALSE;
 
     [window->NSGL.context setView:[window->NS.object contentView]];
@@ -968,11 +808,7 @@ void _glfwPlatformDestroyWindow(_GLFWwindow* window)
         _glfwRestoreVideoMode();
     }
 
-    [window->NSGL.pixelFormat release];
-    window->NSGL.pixelFormat = nil;
-
-    [window->NSGL.context release];
-    window->NSGL.context = nil;
+    _glfwDestroyContext(window);
 
     [window->NS.object setDelegate:nil];
     [window->NS.delegate release];
diff --git a/src/nsgl_context.m b/src/nsgl_context.m
index caf4353a..315c39d5 100644
--- a/src/nsgl_context.m
+++ b/src/nsgl_context.m
@@ -69,6 +69,180 @@ void _glfwTerminateOpenGL(void)
 }
 
 
+//========================================================================
+// Create the OpenGL context
+//========================================================================
+
+int _glfwCreateContext(_GLFWwindow* window,
+                       const _GLFWwndconfig* wndconfig,
+                       const _GLFWfbconfig* fbconfig)
+{
+    unsigned int attributeCount = 0;
+
+    // Mac OS X needs non-zero color size, so set resonable values
+    int colorBits = fbconfig->redBits + fbconfig->greenBits + fbconfig->blueBits;
+    if (colorBits == 0)
+        colorBits = 24;
+    else if (colorBits < 15)
+        colorBits = 15;
+
+    if (wndconfig->clientAPI == GLFW_OPENGL_ES_API)
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
+                      "NSOpenGL: This API does not support OpenGL ES");
+        return GL_FALSE;
+    }
+
+#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 1070
+    // Fail if any OpenGL version above 2.1 other than 3.2 was requested
+    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 3 ||
+        (wndconfig->glMajor == 3 && wndconfig->glMinor != 2))
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
+                      "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X does not "
+                      "support any OpenGL version above 2.1 except 3.2");
+        return GL_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 2)
+    {
+        if (!wndconfig->glForward)
+        {
+            _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
+                          "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X only "
+                          "supports OpenGL 3.2 contexts if they are "
+                          "forward-compatible");
+            return GL_FALSE;
+        }
+
+        if (wndconfig->glProfile != GLFW_OPENGL_CORE_PROFILE)
+        {
+            _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
+                          "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X only "
+                          "supports OpenGL 3.2 contexts if they use the "
+                          "core profile");
+            return GL_FALSE;
+        }
+    }
+#else
+    // Fail if OpenGL 3.0 or above was requested
+    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 2)
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
+                      "NSOpenGL: The targeted version of Mac OS X does not "
+                      "support OpenGL version 3.0 or above");
+        return GL_FALSE;
+    }
+#endif /*MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED*/
+
+    // Fail if a robustness strategy was requested
+    if (wndconfig->glRobustness)
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_VERSION_UNAVAILABLE,
+                      "NSOpenGL: Mac OS X does not support OpenGL robustness "
+                      "strategies");
+        return GL_FALSE;
+    }
+
+#define ADD_ATTR(x) { attributes[attributeCount++] = x; }
+#define ADD_ATTR2(x, y) { ADD_ATTR(x); ADD_ATTR(y); }
+
+    // Arbitrary array size here
+    NSOpenGLPixelFormatAttribute attributes[40];
+
+    ADD_ATTR(NSOpenGLPFADoubleBuffer);
+
+    if (wndconfig->mode == GLFW_FULLSCREEN)
+    {
+        ADD_ATTR(NSOpenGLPFANoRecovery);
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAScreenMask,
+                  CGDisplayIDToOpenGLDisplayMask(CGMainDisplayID()));
+    }
+
+#if MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= 1070
+    if (wndconfig->glMajor > 2)
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAOpenGLProfile, NSOpenGLProfileVersion3_2Core);
+#endif /*MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED*/
+
+    ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAColorSize, colorBits);
+
+    if (fbconfig->alphaBits > 0)
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAAlphaSize, fbconfig->alphaBits);
+
+    if (fbconfig->depthBits > 0)
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFADepthSize, fbconfig->depthBits);
+
+    if (fbconfig->stencilBits > 0)
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAStencilSize, fbconfig->stencilBits);
+
+    int accumBits = fbconfig->accumRedBits + fbconfig->accumGreenBits +
+                    fbconfig->accumBlueBits + fbconfig->accumAlphaBits;
+
+    if (accumBits > 0)
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAAccumSize, accumBits);
+
+    if (fbconfig->auxBuffers > 0)
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFAAuxBuffers, fbconfig->auxBuffers);
+
+    if (fbconfig->stereo)
+        ADD_ATTR(NSOpenGLPFAStereo);
+
+    if (fbconfig->samples > 0)
+    {
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFASampleBuffers, 1);
+        ADD_ATTR2(NSOpenGLPFASamples, fbconfig->samples);
+    }
+
+    // NOTE: All NSOpenGLPixelFormats on the relevant cards support sRGB
+    // frambuffer, so there's no need (and no way) to request it
+
+    ADD_ATTR(0);
+
+#undef ADD_ATTR
+#undef ADD_ATTR2
+
+    window->NSGL.pixelFormat =
+        [[NSOpenGLPixelFormat alloc] initWithAttributes:attributes];
+    if (window->NSGL.pixelFormat == nil)
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
+                      "NSOpenGL: Failed to create OpenGL pixel format");
+        return GL_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    NSOpenGLContext* share = NULL;
+
+    if (wndconfig->share)
+        share = wndconfig->share->NSGL.context;
+
+    window->NSGL.context =
+        [[NSOpenGLContext alloc] initWithFormat:window->NSGL.pixelFormat
+                                   shareContext:share];
+    if (window->NSGL.context == nil)
+    {
+        _glfwSetError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
+                      "NSOpenGL: Failed to create OpenGL context");
+        return GL_FALSE;
+    }
+
+    return GL_TRUE;
+}
+
+
+//========================================================================
+// Destroy the OpenGL context
+//========================================================================
+
+void _glfwDestroyContext(_GLFWwindow* window)
+{
+    [window->NSGL.pixelFormat release];
+    window->NSGL.pixelFormat = nil;
+
+    [window->NSGL.context release];
+    window->NSGL.context = nil;
+}
+
+
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //////                       GLFW platform API                      //////
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////