diff --git a/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/fragment.glsl b/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/fragment.glsl
index 30da2809ee4..f2792ed04aa 100644
--- a/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/fragment.glsl
+++ b/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/fragment.glsl
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #ifdef GL_ES
-    precision mediump float;
+    // To avoid weird distortion issues when rendering text etc, we want highp if possible.
+    // But apparently some devices don't support it, so we have to check first.
+    #if defined(GL_FRAGMENT_PRECISION_HIGH) && GL_FRAGMENT_PRECISION_HIGH == 1
+        precision highp float;
+    #else
+        precision mediump float;
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 uniform sampler2D u_sampler;
diff --git a/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/vertex.glsl b/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/vertex.glsl
index fff31463ceb..0c6e9d2314b 100644
--- a/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/vertex.glsl
+++ b/crates/egui_glow/src/shader/vertex.glsl
@@ -9,7 +9,13 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef GL_ES
-    precision mediump float;
+    // To avoid weird distortion issues when rendering text etc, we want highp if possible.
+    // But apparently some devices don't support it, so we have to check first.
+    #if defined(GL_FRAGMENT_PRECISION_HIGH) && GL_FRAGMENT_PRECISION_HIGH == 1
+        precision highp float;
+    #else
+        precision mediump float;
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 uniform vec2 u_screen_size;