diff --git a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.h b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.h
index 1bfa4a82c..b383537c6 100644
--- a/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.h
+++ b/src/gl/renderer/gl_renderer.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class FCanvasTexture;
 class FFlatVertexBuffer;
 class FSkyVertexBuffer;
 class OpenGLFrameBuffer;
-struct FDrawInfo;
 class FShaderManager;
 class HWPortal;
 class FLightBuffer;
@@ -105,6 +104,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 
+	void DrawScene(HWDrawInfo *di, int drawmode);
 	bool QuadStereoCheckInitialRenderContextState();
 	void PresentAnaglyph(bool r, bool g, bool b);
 	void PresentSideBySide();
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.h b/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.h
index afdbb7185..b4e8020e6 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.h
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_drawinfo.h
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+/*
 #ifndef __GL_DRAWINFO_H
 #define __GL_DRAWINFO_H
 
@@ -13,6 +14,6 @@
 
 struct FDrawInfo : public HWDrawInfo
 {
-    void DrawScene(int drawmode) override;
 };
 #endif
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
index f8b48d3ae..92e083391 100644
--- a/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/scene/gl_scene.cpp
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ EXTERN_CVAR (Bool, r_drawvoxels)
 //
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void FDrawInfo::DrawScene(int drawmode)
+void FGLRenderer::DrawScene(HWDrawInfo *di, int drawmode)
 {
 	static int recursion=0;
 	static int ssao_portals_available = 0;
-	const auto &vp = Viewpoint;
+	const auto &vp = di->Viewpoint;
 
 	bool applySSAO = false;
 	if (drawmode == DM_MAINVIEW)
@@ -108,36 +108,36 @@ void FDrawInfo::DrawScene(int drawmode)
 	if (vp.camera != nullptr)
 	{
 		ActorRenderFlags savedflags = vp.camera->renderflags;
-		CreateScene();
+		di->CreateScene();
 		vp.camera->renderflags = savedflags;
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		CreateScene();
+		di->CreateScene();
 	}
 
 	glDepthMask(true);
-	if (!gl_no_skyclear) screen->mPortalState->RenderFirstSkyPortal(recursion, this, gl_RenderState);
+	if (!gl_no_skyclear) screen->mPortalState->RenderFirstSkyPortal(recursion, di, gl_RenderState);
 
-	RenderScene(gl_RenderState);
+	di->RenderScene(gl_RenderState);
 
 	if (applySSAO && gl_RenderState.GetPassType() == GBUFFER_PASS)
 	{
 		gl_RenderState.EnableDrawBuffers(1);
-		GLRenderer->AmbientOccludeScene(VPUniforms.mProjectionMatrix.get()[5]);
+		GLRenderer->AmbientOccludeScene(di->VPUniforms.mProjectionMatrix.get()[5]);
 		glViewport(screen->mSceneViewport.left, screen->mSceneViewport.top, screen->mSceneViewport.width, screen->mSceneViewport.height);
 		GLRenderer->mBuffers->BindSceneFB(true);
 		gl_RenderState.EnableDrawBuffers(gl_RenderState.GetPassDrawBufferCount());
 		gl_RenderState.Apply();
-		screen->mViewpoints->Bind(gl_RenderState, vpIndex);
+		screen->mViewpoints->Bind(gl_RenderState, di->vpIndex);
 	}
 
 	// Handle all portals after rendering the opaque objects but before
 	// doing all translucent stuff
 	recursion++;
-	screen->mPortalState->EndFrame(this, gl_RenderState);
+	screen->mPortalState->EndFrame(di, gl_RenderState);
 	recursion--;
-	RenderTranslucent(gl_RenderState);
+	di->RenderTranslucent(gl_RenderState);
 }
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ sector_t * FGLRenderer::RenderViewpoint (FRenderViewpoint &mainvp, AActor * came
 		}
 
 
-		FDrawInfo *di = static_cast<FDrawInfo*>(HWDrawInfo::StartDrawInfo(nullptr, mainvp, nullptr));
+		auto di = HWDrawInfo::StartDrawInfo(nullptr, mainvp, nullptr);
 		auto &vp = di->Viewpoint;
 
 		di->Set3DViewport(gl_RenderState);
@@ -184,7 +184,10 @@ sector_t * FGLRenderer::RenderViewpoint (FRenderViewpoint &mainvp, AActor * came
 		vp.Pos += eye.GetViewShift(vp.HWAngles.Yaw.Degrees);
 		di->SetupView(gl_RenderState, vp.Pos.X, vp.Pos.Y, vp.Pos.Z, false, false);
 
-		di->ProcessScene(toscreen);
+		// std::function until this can be done better in a cross-API fashion.
+		di->ProcessScene(toscreen, [&](HWDrawInfo *di, int mode) {
+			DrawScene(di, mode);
+		});
 
 		if (mainview)
 		{
diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp b/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp
index d31f11c78..47965d9e4 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.cpp
@@ -379,11 +379,6 @@ IDataBuffer *OpenGLFrameBuffer::CreateDataBuffer(int bindingpoint, bool ssbo)
 	return new GLDataBuffer(bindingpoint, ssbo);
 }
 
-HWDrawInfo *OpenGLFrameBuffer::CreateDrawInfo()
-{
-	return new FDrawInfo;
-}
-
 void OpenGLFrameBuffer::TextureFilterChanged()
 {
 	if (GLRenderer != NULL && GLRenderer->mSamplerManager != NULL) GLRenderer->mSamplerManager->SetTextureFilterMode();
diff --git a/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.h b/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.h
index 59f2fd30e..582e0ed70 100644
--- a/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.h
+++ b/src/gl/system/gl_framebuffer.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ public:
 	IVertexBuffer *CreateVertexBuffer() override;
 	IIndexBuffer *CreateIndexBuffer() override;
 	IDataBuffer *CreateDataBuffer(int bindingpoint, bool ssbo) override;
-	HWDrawInfo *CreateDrawInfo() override;
 
 	// Retrieves a buffer containing image data for a screenshot.
 	// Hint: Pitch can be negative for upside-down images, in which case buffer
diff --git a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
index 5801bab8c..56f3ddfbb 100644
--- a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.cpp
@@ -97,11 +97,12 @@ HWDrawInfo *FDrawInfoList::GetNew()
 		mList.Pop(di);
 		return di;
 	}
-	return screen->CreateDrawInfo();
+	return new HWDrawInfo;
 }
 
 void FDrawInfoList::Release(HWDrawInfo * di)
 {
+	di->DrawScene = nullptr;
 	di->ClearBuffers();
 	mList.Push(di);
 }
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ void FDrawInfoList::Release(HWDrawInfo * di)
 HWDrawInfo *HWDrawInfo::StartDrawInfo(HWDrawInfo *parent, FRenderViewpoint &parentvp, HWViewpointUniforms *uniforms)
 {
 	HWDrawInfo *di = di_list.GetNew();
+	if (parent) di->DrawScene = parent->DrawScene;
 	di->StartScene(parentvp, uniforms);
 	return di;
 }
@@ -674,14 +676,13 @@ void HWDrawInfo::Set3DViewport(FRenderState &state)
 //
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-void HWDrawInfo::ProcessScene(bool toscreen)
+void HWDrawInfo::ProcessScene(bool toscreen, const std::function<void(HWDrawInfo *,int)> &drawScene)
 {
 	screen->mPortalState->BeginScene();
 
 	int mapsection = R_PointInSubsector(Viewpoint.Pos)->mapsection;
 	CurrentMapSections.Set(mapsection);
-	DrawScene(toscreen ? DM_MAINVIEW : DM_OFFSCREEN);
+	DrawScene = drawScene;
+	DrawScene(this, toscreen ? DM_MAINVIEW : DM_OFFSCREEN);
 
 }
-
-
diff --git a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h
index bb4cdb4c3..9c0f906a8 100644
--- a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h
+++ b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_drawinfo.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <atomic>
+#include <functional>
 #include "vectors.h"
 #include "r_defs.h"
 #include "r_utility.h"
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ struct HWDrawInfo
 	area_t	in_area;
 	fixed_t viewx, viewy;	// since the nodes are still fixed point, keeping the view position  also fixed point for node traversal is faster.
 
+	std::function<void(HWDrawInfo *, int)> DrawScene = nullptr;
 
 private:
     // For ProcessLowerMiniseg
@@ -190,7 +192,6 @@ private:
 
     sector_t fakesec;    // this is a struct member because it gets used in recursively called functions so it cannot be put on the stack.
 
-
 	void UnclipSubsector(subsector_t *sub);
 	void AddLine(seg_t *seg, bool portalclip);
 	void PolySubsector(subsector_t * sub);
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ public:
 	void EndDrawScene(sector_t * viewsector, FRenderState &state);
 	void DrawEndScene2D(sector_t * viewsector, FRenderState &state);
 	void Set3DViewport(FRenderState &state);
-	void ProcessScene(bool toscreen);
+	void ProcessScene(bool toscreen, const std::function<void(HWDrawInfo *, int)> &drawScene);
 
 	bool DoOneSectorUpper(subsector_t * subsec, float planez, area_t in_area);
 	bool DoOneSectorLower(subsector_t * subsec, float planez, area_t in_area);
@@ -329,7 +330,5 @@ public:
 
 
     GLDecal *AddDecal(bool onmirror);
-
-	virtual void DrawScene(int drawmode) = 0;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_portal.h b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_portal.h
index 31064d5f9..35629b89a 100644
--- a/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_portal.h
+++ b/src/hwrenderer/scene/hw_portal.h
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		if (mScene->Setup(di, state, di->mClipper))
 		{
-			di->DrawScene(DM_PORTAL);
+			di->DrawScene(di, DM_PORTAL);
 			mScene->Shutdown(di, state);
 		}
 		else state.ClearScreen();
diff --git a/src/v_video.h b/src/v_video.h
index 8d7356013..75db34bf2 100644
--- a/src/v_video.h
+++ b/src/v_video.h
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ public:
 	virtual IVertexBuffer *CreateVertexBuffer() { return nullptr; }
 	virtual IIndexBuffer *CreateIndexBuffer() { return nullptr; }
 	virtual IDataBuffer *CreateDataBuffer(int bindingpoint, bool ssbo) { return nullptr; }
-	virtual HWDrawInfo *CreateDrawInfo() { return nullptr; }
 	bool BuffersArePersistent() { return !!(hwcaps & RFL_BUFFER_STORAGE); }
 
 	// Begin/End 2D drawing operations.