diff --git a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
index 31dce720db4..bf87bfc14d6 100644
--- a/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
+++ b/editor/plugins/spatial_editor_plugin.cpp
@@ -3613,6 +3613,24 @@ SpatialEditorViewport::SpatialEditorViewport(SpatialEditor *p_spatial_editor, Ed
 
 	view_menu->set_disable_shortcuts(true);
 
+	if (OS::get_singleton()->get_current_video_driver() == OS::VIDEO_DRIVER_GLES2) {
+		// Alternate display modes only work when using the GLES3 renderer; make this explicit.
+		const int normal_idx = view_menu->get_popup()->get_item_index(VIEW_DISPLAY_NORMAL);
+		const int wireframe_idx = view_menu->get_popup()->get_item_index(VIEW_DISPLAY_WIREFRAME);
+		const int overdraw_idx = view_menu->get_popup()->get_item_index(VIEW_DISPLAY_OVERDRAW);
+		const int shadeless_idx = view_menu->get_popup()->get_item_index(VIEW_DISPLAY_SHADELESS);
+		const String unsupported_tooltip = TTR("Not available when using the GLES2 renderer.");
+
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_disabled(normal_idx, true);
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(normal_idx, unsupported_tooltip);
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_disabled(wireframe_idx, true);
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(wireframe_idx, unsupported_tooltip);
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_disabled(overdraw_idx, true);
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(overdraw_idx, unsupported_tooltip);
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_disabled(shadeless_idx, true);
+		view_menu->get_popup()->set_item_tooltip(shadeless_idx, unsupported_tooltip);
+	}
+
 	ED_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_left", TTR("Freelook Left"), KEY_A);
 	ED_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_right", TTR("Freelook Right"), KEY_D);
 	ED_SHORTCUT("spatial_editor/freelook_forward", TTR("Freelook Forward"), KEY_W);