diff --git a/video/out/cocoa_common.h b/video/out/cocoa_common.h
index 0427fc9de5..e7e1949541 100644
--- a/video/out/cocoa_common.h
+++ b/video/out/cocoa_common.h
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@
 struct vo;
 struct vo_cocoa_state;
 
-int vo_cocoa_init(struct vo *vo);
+void vo_cocoa_init(struct vo *vo);
 void vo_cocoa_uninit(struct vo *vo);
 
-int vo_cocoa_config_window(struct vo *vo, uint32_t flags);
+int vo_cocoa_config_window(struct vo *vo);
 
 int vo_cocoa_control(struct vo *vo, int *events, int request, void *arg);
 
diff --git a/video/out/cocoa_common.m b/video/out/cocoa_common.m
index f16f7aef0d..d4f70c9f90 100644
--- a/video/out/cocoa_common.m
+++ b/video/out/cocoa_common.m
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ static void cocoa_uninit_light_sensor(struct vo_cocoa_state *s)
     }
 }
 
-int vo_cocoa_init(struct vo *vo)
+void vo_cocoa_init(struct vo *vo)
 {
     struct vo_cocoa_state *s = talloc_zero(NULL, struct vo_cocoa_state);
     *s = (struct vo_cocoa_state){
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ int vo_cocoa_init(struct vo *vo)
     pthread_cond_init(&s->wakeup, NULL);
     vo->cocoa = s;
     cocoa_init_light_sensor(vo);
-    return 1;
 }
 
 static int vo_cocoa_set_cursor_visibility(struct vo *vo, bool *visible)
@@ -554,7 +553,7 @@ void vo_cocoa_set_opengl_ctx(struct vo *vo, CGLContextObj ctx)
     });
 }
 
-int vo_cocoa_config_window(struct vo *vo, uint32_t flags)
+int vo_cocoa_config_window(struct vo *vo)
 {
     struct vo_cocoa_state *s = vo->cocoa;
     run_on_main_thread(vo, ^{
@@ -572,7 +571,7 @@ int vo_cocoa_config_window(struct vo *vo, uint32_t flags)
         s->old_dwidth  = width;
         s->old_dheight = height;
 
-        if (!(flags & VOFLAG_HIDDEN) && !s->view) {
+        if (!s->view) {
             create_ui(vo, &geo.win, geo.flags);
         }
 
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/cocoa.c b/video/out/opengl/cocoa.c
index b3ca2854f3..50b149b6bc 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/cocoa.c
+++ b/video/out/opengl/cocoa.c
@@ -132,40 +132,47 @@ static bool create_gl_context(struct MPGLContext *ctx)
     return true;
 }
 
-static bool config_window_cocoa(struct MPGLContext *ctx, int flags)
-{
-    struct cgl_context *p = ctx->priv;
-
-    if (p->ctx == NULL)
-        if (!create_gl_context(ctx))
-            return false;
-
-    if (!ctx->gl->SwapInterval)
-        ctx->gl->SwapInterval = set_swap_interval;
-
-    vo_cocoa_config_window(ctx->vo, flags);
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-static void releaseGlContext_cocoa(MPGLContext *ctx)
+static void cocoa_uninit(MPGLContext *ctx)
 {
     struct cgl_context *p = ctx->priv;
     CGLReleaseContext(p->ctx);
+    vo_cocoa_uninit(ctx->vo);
 }
 
-static void swapGlBuffers_cocoa(MPGLContext *ctx)
+static int cocoa_init(MPGLContext *ctx, int vo_flags)
+{
+    vo_cocoa_init(ctx->vo);
+
+    if (!create_gl_context(ctx))
+        return -1;
+
+    ctx->gl->SwapInterval = set_swap_interval;
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int cocoa_reconfig(struct MPGLContext *ctx, int flags)
+{
+    vo_cocoa_config_window(ctx->vo);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int cocoa_control(struct MPGLContext *ctx, int *events, int request,
+                         void *arg)
+{
+    return vo_cocoa_control(ctx->vo, events, request, arg);
+}
+
+static void cocoa_swap_buffers(struct MPGLContext *ctx)
 {
     vo_cocoa_swap_buffers(ctx->vo);
 }
 
-void mpgl_set_backend_cocoa(MPGLContext *ctx)
-{
-    ctx->priv = talloc_zero(ctx, struct cgl_context);
-    ctx->config_window = config_window_cocoa;
-    ctx->releaseGlContext = releaseGlContext_cocoa;
-    ctx->swapGlBuffers = swapGlBuffers_cocoa;
-    ctx->vo_init = vo_cocoa_init;
-    ctx->vo_uninit = vo_cocoa_uninit;
-    ctx->vo_control = vo_cocoa_control;
-}
+const struct mpgl_driver mpgl_driver_cocoa = {
+    .name           = "cocoa",
+    .priv_size      = sizeof(struct cgl_context),
+    .init           = cocoa_init,
+    .reconfig       = cocoa_reconfig,
+    .swap_buffers   = cocoa_swap_buffers,
+    .control        = cocoa_control,
+    .uninit         = cocoa_uninit,
+};
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/common.c b/video/out/opengl/common.c
index 879aa7d879..f5bb45d376 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/common.c
+++ b/video/out/opengl/common.c
@@ -500,13 +500,14 @@ struct backend {
 
 extern const struct mpgl_driver mpgl_driver_x11;
 extern const struct mpgl_driver mpgl_driver_x11egl;
+extern const struct mpgl_driver mpgl_driver_cocoa;
 
 static const struct backend backends[] = {
 #if HAVE_RPI
     {"rpi", mpgl_set_backend_rpi},
 #endif
 #if HAVE_GL_COCOA
-    {"cocoa", mpgl_set_backend_cocoa},
+    {.driver = &mpgl_driver_cocoa},
 #endif
 #if HAVE_GL_WIN32
     {"win", mpgl_set_backend_w32},
diff --git a/video/out/opengl/common.h b/video/out/opengl/common.h
index a7dfb65be1..05115c2048 100644
--- a/video/out/opengl/common.h
+++ b/video/out/opengl/common.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ struct m_option;
 int mpgl_validate_backend_opt(struct mp_log *log, const struct m_option *opt,
                               struct bstr name, struct bstr param);
 
-void mpgl_set_backend_cocoa(MPGLContext *ctx);
 void mpgl_set_backend_w32(MPGLContext *ctx);
 void mpgl_set_backend_wayland(MPGLContext *ctx);
 void mpgl_set_backend_rpi(MPGLContext *ctx);
diff --git a/video/out/vo_opengl.c b/video/out/vo_opengl.c
index 7c287efc7c..2522c2e5c8 100644
--- a/video/out/vo_opengl.c
+++ b/video/out/vo_opengl.c
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ static bool get_and_update_icc_profile(struct gl_priv *p, int *events)
 static void get_and_update_ambient_lighting(struct gl_priv *p, int *events)
 {
     int lux;
-    int r = p->glctx->vo_control(p->vo, events, VOCTRL_GET_AMBIENT_LUX, &lux);
+    int r = mpgl_control(p->glctx, events, VOCTRL_GET_AMBIENT_LUX, &lux);
     if (r == VO_TRUE) {
         gl_video_set_ambient_lux(p->renderer, lux);
     }