diff --git a/OsmAnd/res/layout/gl_surface.xml b/OsmAnd/res/layout/gl_surface.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5a93699ddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/OsmAnd/res/layout/gl_surface.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<android.opengl.GLSurfaceView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:id="@+id/glSurfaceView"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent" >
+
+</android.opengl.GLSurfaceView>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/OsmAnd/res/layout/main.xml b/OsmAnd/res/layout/main.xml
index f10d26a96a..6d54fed7de 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/res/layout/main.xml
+++ b/OsmAnd/res/layout/main.xml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
         android:keepScreenOn="true"
         android:orientation="vertical" >
 
-        <android.opengl.GLSurfaceView
-            android:id="@+id/glSurfaceView"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="match_parent"
-            android:visibility="gone" />
+        <ViewStub android:id="@+id/glSurfaceStub"
+           android:inflatedId="@+id/glSurfaceView"
+           android:layout="@layout/gl_surface"
+           android:layout_width="match_parent"
+           android:layout_height="match_parent" />
 
         <net.osmand.plus.views.OsmAndMapSurfaceView
             android:id="@+id/MapView"
diff --git a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivity.java b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivity.java
index 022555b70e..de4587c9ec 100644
--- a/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivity.java
+++ b/OsmAnd/src/net/osmand/plus/activities/MapActivity.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup.LayoutParams;
+import android.view.ViewStub;
 import android.view.Window;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.ProgressBar;
@@ -138,8 +139,8 @@ public class MapActivity extends AccessibleActivity  {
 		parseLaunchIntentLocation();
 		
 		if(settings.USE_NATIVE_RENDER.get() && NativeQtLibrary.isInit()) {
-			glSurfaceView = (GLSurfaceView) findViewById(R.id.glSurfaceView);
-			glSurfaceView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
+			ViewStub stub = (ViewStub) findViewById(R.id.glSurfaceStub);
+			glSurfaceView = (GLSurfaceView) stub.inflate();
 			OsmAndMapLayersView ml = (OsmAndMapLayersView) findViewById(R.id.MapLayersView);
 			ml.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
 			NativeQtLibrary.initView(glSurfaceView);