diff --git a/include/osg/BlendEquation b/include/osg/BlendEquation
index bead41515..617603377 100644
--- a/include/osg/BlendEquation
+++ b/include/osg/BlendEquation
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
 
 #ifndef GL_VERSION_1_2
 /* Logic Ops */
-#define GL_MIN_EXT				0x8007
-#define GL_MAX_EXT				0x8008
-#define GL_FUNC_ADD_EXT				0x8006
-#define GL_FUNC_SUBTRACT_EXT			0x800A
-#define GL_FUNC_REVERSE_SUBTRACT_EXT		0x800B
+#define GL_MIN					0x8007
+#define GL_MAX					0x8008
+#define GL_FUNC_ADD				0x8006
+#define GL_FUNC_SUBTRACT			0x800A
+#define GL_FUNC_REVERSE_SUBTRACT		0x800B
 #define GL_ALPHA_MIN_SGIX			0x8320
 #define GL_ALPHA_MAX_SGIX			0x8321
 #define GL_LOGIC_OP				0x0BF1
@@ -86,11 +86,54 @@ class SG_EXPORT BlendEquation : public StateAttribute
         inline GLenum getEquation() const { return _equation; }
         
         virtual void apply(State& state) const;
+        /** Encapsulates queries of extension availability, obtains extension
+          * function pointers, and provides convinience wrappers for
+          * calling extension functions. */        
+        class SG_EXPORT Extensions : public osg::Referenced
+        {
+            public:
+                Extensions();
+
+                Extensions(const Extensions& rhs);
+                
+                void lowestCommonDenominator(const Extensions& rhs);
+                
+                void setupGLExtenions();
+
+                void setBlendEquationSupported(bool flag) { _isBlendEquationSupported=flag; }
+                bool isBlendEquationSupported() const { return _isBlendEquationSupported; }
+                
+                void setBlendEquationProc(void* ptr) { _glBlendEquation = ptr; }
+                void glBlendEquation(GLenum mode) const;
+
+            protected:
+
+                ~Extensions() {}
+                
+                bool    _isBlendEquationSupported;
+
+                void*   _glBlendEquation;
+
+        };
+        
+        /** Returns the Extensions object for the given context.
+          * If createIfNotInitalized is true and the Exentsions object doesn't
+          * exist, getExtensions() creates it on the given context.
+          * Returns NULL if createIfNotInitalized is false and the Extensions
+          * object doesn't exist. */
+        static Extensions* getExtensions(unsigned int contextID,bool createIfNotInitalized);
+
+        /** setExtensions() allows users to override the extensions across graphics contexts.
+          * Typically used when you have different extensions supported across graphics pipes,
+          * but need to ensure that they all use the same low common denominator extensions. */
+        static void setExtensions(unsigned int contextID,Extensions* extensions);
+
 
     protected :
 
         virtual ~BlendEquation();
 
+
         GLenum _equation;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/osg/BlendEquation.cpp b/src/osg/BlendEquation.cpp
index d3536cc6b..36c486e98 100644
--- a/src/osg/BlendEquation.cpp
+++ b/src/osg/BlendEquation.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@
  * OpenSceneGraph Public License for more details.
 */
 #include <osg/BlendEquation>
+#include <osg/GLExtensions>
+#include <osg/State>
+#include <osg/Notify>
+#include <osg/buffered_value>
+
 
 using namespace osg;
 
@@ -28,8 +33,77 @@ BlendEquation::~BlendEquation()
 {
 }
 
-void BlendEquation::apply(State&) const
+void BlendEquation::apply(State& state) const
 {
-    glBlendEquation(_equation);
+
+   // get the contextID (user defined ID of 0 upwards) for the 
+    // current OpenGL context.
+    const unsigned int contextID = state.getContextID();
+    
+    const Extensions* extensions = getExtensions(contextID,true);
+                                        
+    if (!extensions->isBlendEquationSupported())
+    {
+        notify(WARN)<<"Warning: BlendEquation::apply(..) failed, BlendEquation is not support by OpenGL driver."<<std::endl;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    extensions->glBlendEquation(_equation);
+    
 }
 
+
+typedef buffered_value< ref_ptr<BlendEquation::Extensions> > BufferedExtensions;
+static BufferedExtensions s_extensions;
+
+BlendEquation::Extensions* BlendEquation::getExtensions(unsigned int contextID,bool createIfNotInitalized)
+{
+    if (!s_extensions[contextID] && createIfNotInitalized) s_extensions[contextID] = new Extensions;
+    return s_extensions[contextID].get();
+}
+
+void BlendEquation::setExtensions(unsigned int contextID,Extensions* extensions)
+{
+    s_extensions[contextID] = extensions;
+}
+
+
+BlendEquation::Extensions::Extensions()
+{
+    setupGLExtenions();
+}
+
+BlendEquation::Extensions::Extensions(const Extensions& rhs):
+    Referenced()
+{
+    _isBlendEquationSupported = rhs._isBlendEquationSupported;
+}
+
+void BlendEquation::Extensions::lowestCommonDenominator(const Extensions& rhs)
+{
+    if (!rhs._isBlendEquationSupported)  _isBlendEquationSupported = false;
+    if (!rhs._glBlendEquation)           _glBlendEquation = 0;
+}
+
+void BlendEquation::Extensions::setupGLExtenions()
+{
+    _isBlendEquationSupported = isGLExtensionSupported("GL_EXT_blend_equation") ||
+                             strncmp((const char*)glGetString(GL_VERSION),"1.2",3)>=0;
+
+    _glBlendEquation = getGLExtensionFuncPtr("glBlendEquation", "glBlendEquationEXT");
+}
+
+void BlendEquation::Extensions::glBlendEquation(GLenum mode) const
+{
+    if (_glBlendEquation)
+    {
+        typedef void (APIENTRY * GLBlendEquationProc) (GLenum mode);
+        ((GLBlendEquationProc)_glBlendEquation)(mode);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        notify(WARN)<<"Error: glBlendEquation not supported by OpenGL driver"<<std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+