diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
index caa0d69d339..3b1eff9c8d8 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
@@ -5669,9 +5669,12 @@ static BOOL shader_arb_has_ffp_proj_control(void *shader_priv)
     return priv->ffp_proj_control;
 }
 
+static void shader_arb_precompile(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_shader *shader) {}
+
 const struct wined3d_shader_backend_ops arb_program_shader_backend =
 {
     shader_arb_handle_instruction,
+    shader_arb_precompile,
     shader_arb_select,
     shader_arb_select_compute,
     shader_arb_disable,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
index 994e0c70861..3f9e7a6c6e8 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
@@ -9458,6 +9458,10 @@ static void set_glsl_shader_program(const struct wined3d_context *context, const
     }
 }
 
+static void shader_glsl_precompile(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_shader *shader)
+{
+}
+
 /* Context activation is done by the caller. */
 static void shader_glsl_select(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_context *context,
         const struct wined3d_state *state)
@@ -10242,6 +10246,7 @@ static BOOL shader_glsl_has_ffp_proj_control(void *shader_priv)
 const struct wined3d_shader_backend_ops glsl_shader_backend =
 {
     shader_glsl_handle_instruction,
+    shader_glsl_precompile,
     shader_glsl_select,
     shader_glsl_select_compute,
     shader_glsl_disable,
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/shader.c
index 79270629587..3681a8d6212 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/shader.c
@@ -2852,6 +2852,7 @@ struct shader_none_priv
 };
 
 static void shader_none_handle_instruction(const struct wined3d_shader_instruction *ins) {}
+static void shader_none_precompile(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_shader *shader) {}
 static void shader_none_select_compute(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_context *context,
         const struct wined3d_state *state) {}
 static void shader_none_update_float_vertex_constants(struct wined3d_device *device, UINT start, UINT count) {}
@@ -2974,6 +2975,7 @@ static BOOL shader_none_has_ffp_proj_control(void *shader_priv)
 const struct wined3d_shader_backend_ops none_shader_backend =
 {
     shader_none_handle_instruction,
+    shader_none_precompile,
     shader_none_select,
     shader_none_select_compute,
     shader_none_disable,
@@ -3076,8 +3078,11 @@ ULONG CDECL wined3d_shader_incref(struct wined3d_shader *shader)
 static void wined3d_shader_init_object(void *object)
 {
     struct wined3d_shader *shader = object;
+    struct wined3d_device *device = shader->device;
 
-    list_add_head(&shader->device->shaders, &shader->shader_list_entry);
+    list_add_head(&device->shaders, &shader->shader_list_entry);
+
+    device->shader_backend->shader_precompile(device->shader_priv, shader);
 }
 
 static void wined3d_shader_destroy_object(void *object)
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
index 6f1ac3768e9..9e48b49bcc3 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
@@ -1334,6 +1334,7 @@ struct wined3d_vertex_pipe_ops;
 struct wined3d_shader_backend_ops
 {
     void (*shader_handle_instruction)(const struct wined3d_shader_instruction *);
+    void (*shader_precompile)(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_shader *shader);
     void (*shader_select)(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_context *context,
             const struct wined3d_state *state);
     void (*shader_select_compute)(void *shader_priv, struct wined3d_context *context,