diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
index 0d0db64e853..2df18cd6b89 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/arb_program_shader.c
@@ -5062,7 +5062,7 @@ static void shader_arb_get_caps(const struct wined3d_gl_info *gl_info, struct sh
         caps->ps_1x_max_value = 0.0f;
     }
 
-    caps->wined3d_caps = 0;
+    caps->wined3d_caps = WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_SRGB_WRITE;
     if (use_nv_clip(gl_info))
         caps->wined3d_caps |= WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_VS_CLIPPING;
 }
@@ -5738,7 +5738,8 @@ static void arbfp_free(struct wined3d_device *device)
 
 static void arbfp_get_caps(const struct wined3d_gl_info *gl_info, struct fragment_caps *caps)
 {
-    caps->wined3d_caps = WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_PROJ_CONTROL;
+    caps->wined3d_caps = WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_PROJ_CONTROL
+            | WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_SRGB_WRITE;
     caps->PrimitiveMiscCaps = WINED3DPMISCCAPS_TSSARGTEMP;
     caps->TextureOpCaps =  WINED3DTEXOPCAPS_DISABLE                     |
                            WINED3DTEXOPCAPS_SELECTARG1                  |
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
index e44273492a3..18ea67d0181 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/directx.c
@@ -3539,11 +3539,14 @@ static BOOL CheckSrgbWriteCapability(const struct wined3d_adapter *adapter, cons
      * Note Windows drivers (at least on the Geforce 8800) also offer this on R5G6B5. */
     if (format->flags & WINED3DFMT_FLAG_SRGB_WRITE)
     {
-        int vs_selected_mode;
-        int ps_selected_mode;
-        select_shader_mode(&adapter->gl_info, &ps_selected_mode, &vs_selected_mode);
+        struct fragment_caps fragment_caps;
+        struct shader_caps shader_caps;
 
-        if ((ps_selected_mode == SHADER_ARB) || (ps_selected_mode == SHADER_GLSL))
+        adapter->fragment_pipe->get_caps(&adapter->gl_info, &fragment_caps);
+        adapter->shader_backend->shader_get_caps(&adapter->gl_info, &shader_caps);
+
+        if ((fragment_caps.wined3d_caps & WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_SRGB_WRITE)
+                && (shader_caps.wined3d_caps & WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_SRGB_WRITE))
         {
             TRACE("[OK]\n");
             return TRUE;
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
index a9ca2cdfef8..9b000b6b869 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/glsl_shader.c
@@ -6205,7 +6205,11 @@ static void shader_glsl_get_caps(const struct wined3d_gl_info *gl_info, struct s
      */
     caps->ps_1x_max_value = 8.0;
 
-    caps->wined3d_caps = WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_VS_CLIPPING;
+    /* Ideally we'd only set caps like sRGB writes here if supported by both
+     * the shader backend and the fragment pipe, but we can get called before
+     * shader_glsl_alloc(). */
+    caps->wined3d_caps = WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_VS_CLIPPING
+            | WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_SRGB_WRITE;
 }
 
 static BOOL shader_glsl_color_fixup_supported(struct color_fixup_desc fixup)
@@ -6392,7 +6396,8 @@ static void glsl_fragment_pipe_enable(const struct wined3d_gl_info *gl_info, BOO
 
 static void glsl_fragment_pipe_get_caps(const struct wined3d_gl_info *gl_info, struct fragment_caps *caps)
 {
-    caps->wined3d_caps = WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_PROJ_CONTROL;
+    caps->wined3d_caps = WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_PROJ_CONTROL
+            | WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_SRGB_WRITE;
     caps->PrimitiveMiscCaps = WINED3DPMISCCAPS_TSSARGTEMP;
     caps->TextureOpCaps = WINED3DTEXOPCAPS_DISABLE
             | WINED3DTEXOPCAPS_SELECTARG1
diff --git a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
index f59a736d7fe..c66374ab725 100644
--- a/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
+++ b/dlls/wined3d/wined3d_private.h
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ extern const struct wined3d_shader_frontend sm4_shader_frontend DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 typedef void (*SHADER_HANDLER)(const struct wined3d_shader_instruction *);
 
 #define WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_VS_CLIPPING      0x00000001
+#define WINED3D_SHADER_CAP_SRGB_WRITE       0x00000002
 
 struct shader_caps
 {
@@ -1175,6 +1176,7 @@ struct StateEntryTemplate
 };
 
 #define WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_PROJ_CONTROL   0x00000001
+#define WINED3D_FRAGMENT_CAP_SRGB_WRITE     0x00000002
 
 struct fragment_caps
 {