diff --git a/core/os/os.h b/core/os/os.h
index be8820eba9d..e6ce5277207 100644
--- a/core/os/os.h
+++ b/core/os/os.h
@@ -111,9 +111,6 @@ protected:
 	virtual void initialize() = 0;
 	virtual void initialize_joypads() = 0;
 
-	void set_current_rendering_driver_name(const String &p_driver_name) { _current_rendering_driver_name = p_driver_name; }
-	void set_current_rendering_method(const String &p_name) { _current_rendering_method = p_name; }
-
 	void set_display_driver_id(int p_display_driver_id) { _display_driver_id = p_display_driver_id; }
 
 	virtual void set_main_loop(MainLoop *p_main_loop) = 0;
@@ -131,6 +128,9 @@ public:
 
 	static OS *get_singleton();
 
+	void set_current_rendering_driver_name(const String &p_driver_name) { _current_rendering_driver_name = p_driver_name; }
+	void set_current_rendering_method(const String &p_name) { _current_rendering_method = p_name; }
+
 	String get_current_rendering_driver_name() const { return _current_rendering_driver_name; }
 	String get_current_rendering_method() const { return _current_rendering_method; }
 
diff --git a/editor/editor_node.cpp b/editor/editor_node.cpp
index d3fa2ed716f..59c8b63d6de 100644
--- a/editor/editor_node.cpp
+++ b/editor/editor_node.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@
 
 #include "modules/modules_enabled.gen.h" // For gdscript, mono.
 
+#if defined(GLES3_ENABLED)
+#include "drivers/gles3/rasterizer_gles3.h"
+#endif
+
 EditorNode *EditorNode::singleton = nullptr;
 
 static const String EDITOR_NODE_CONFIG_SECTION = "EditorNode";
@@ -5016,8 +5020,8 @@ String EditorNode::_get_system_info() const {
 #ifdef LINUXBSD_ENABLED
 	const String display_server = OS::get_singleton()->get_environment("XDG_SESSION_TYPE").capitalize().replace(" ", ""); // `replace` is necessary, because `capitalize` introduces a whitespace between "x" and "11".
 #endif // LINUXBSD_ENABLED
-	String driver_name = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/rendering_device/driver");
-	String rendering_method = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/renderer/rendering_method");
+	String driver_name = OS::get_singleton()->get_current_rendering_driver_name().to_lower();
+	String rendering_method = OS::get_singleton()->get_current_rendering_method().to_lower();
 
 	const String rendering_device_name = RenderingServer::get_singleton()->get_video_adapter_name();
 
@@ -5053,12 +5057,23 @@ String EditorNode::_get_system_info() const {
 		rendering_method = "Mobile";
 	} else if (rendering_method == "gl_compatibility") {
 		rendering_method = "Compatibility";
-		driver_name = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/gl_compatibility/driver");
 	}
 	if (driver_name == "vulkan") {
 		driver_name = "Vulkan";
-	} else if (driver_name.begins_with("opengl3")) {
-		driver_name = "GLES3";
+	} else if (driver_name == "d3d12") {
+		driver_name = "Direct3D 12";
+#if defined(GLES3_ENABLED)
+	} else if (driver_name == "opengl3_angle") {
+		driver_name = "OpenGL ES 3/ANGLE";
+	} else if (driver_name == "opengl3_es") {
+		driver_name = "OpenGL ES 3";
+	} else if (driver_name == "opengl3") {
+		if (RasterizerGLES3::is_gles_over_gl()) {
+			driver_name = "OpenGL 3";
+		} else {
+			driver_name = "OpenGL ES 3";
+		}
+#endif
 	} else if (driver_name == "metal") {
 		driver_name = "Metal";
 	}
diff --git a/main/main.cpp b/main/main.cpp
index 101fc642b66..f2f71c27a42 100644
--- a/main/main.cpp
+++ b/main/main.cpp
@@ -2327,15 +2327,12 @@ Error Main::setup(const char *execpath, int argc, char *argv[], bool p_second_ph
 		}
 	}
 
-	// note this is the desired rendering driver, it doesn't mean we will get it.
-	// TODO - make sure this is updated in the case of fallbacks, so that the user interface
-	// shows the correct driver string.
-	OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
-	OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_method(rendering_method);
-
 	// always convert to lower case for consistency in the code
 	rendering_driver = rendering_driver.to_lower();
 
+	OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
+	OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_method(rendering_method);
+
 	if (use_custom_res) {
 		if (!force_res) {
 			window_size.width = GLOBAL_GET("display/window/size/viewport_width");
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/display_server_wayland.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/display_server_wayland.cpp
index 93096fcdcc6..d1d83fe4cec 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/display_server_wayland.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/wayland/display_server_wayland.cpp
@@ -1429,6 +1429,7 @@ DisplayServerWayland::DisplayServerWayland(const String &p_rendering_driver, Win
 				if (fallback) {
 					WARN_PRINT("Your video card drivers seem not to support the required OpenGL version, switching to OpenGLES.");
 					rendering_driver = "opengl3_es";
+					OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
 				} else {
 					r_error = ERR_UNAVAILABLE;
 					ERR_FAIL_MSG("Could not initialize OpenGL.");
diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
index 8a2f83be2d9..e602963c542 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/x11/display_server_x11.cpp
@@ -6231,6 +6231,7 @@ DisplayServerX11::DisplayServerX11(const String &p_rendering_driver, WindowMode
 			if (fallback) {
 				WARN_PRINT("Your video card drivers seem not to support the required OpenGL version, switching to OpenGLES.");
 				rendering_driver = "opengl3_es";
+				OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
 			} else {
 				r_error = ERR_UNAVAILABLE;
 				ERR_FAIL_MSG("Could not initialize OpenGL.");
diff --git a/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm b/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm
index 989a9dcf6c5..52dc51bc960 100644
--- a/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm
+++ b/platform/macos/display_server_macos.mm
@@ -3615,6 +3615,7 @@ DisplayServerMacOS::DisplayServerMacOS(const String &p_rendering_driver, WindowM
 				WARN_PRINT("Your video card drivers seem not to support GLES3 / ANGLE or ANGLE dynamic libraries (libEGL.dylib and libGLESv2.dylib) are missing, switching to native OpenGL.");
 #endif
 				rendering_driver = "opengl3";
+				OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
 			} else {
 				r_error = ERR_UNAVAILABLE;
 				ERR_FAIL_MSG("Could not initialize ANGLE OpenGL.");
diff --git a/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp
index 8bcd556c220..602ca5f52eb 100644
--- a/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/display_server_windows.cpp
@@ -6150,6 +6150,7 @@ DisplayServerWindows::DisplayServerWindows(const String &p_rendering_driver, Win
 				if (rendering_context->initialize() == OK) {
 					WARN_PRINT("Your video card drivers seem not to support Direct3D 12, switching to Vulkan.");
 					rendering_driver = "vulkan";
+					OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
 					failed = false;
 				}
 			}
@@ -6163,6 +6164,7 @@ DisplayServerWindows::DisplayServerWindows(const String &p_rendering_driver, Win
 				if (rendering_context->initialize() == OK) {
 					WARN_PRINT("Your video card drivers seem not to support Vulkan, switching to Direct3D 12.");
 					rendering_driver = "d3d12";
+					OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
 					failed = false;
 				}
 			}
@@ -6241,6 +6243,7 @@ DisplayServerWindows::DisplayServerWindows(const String &p_rendering_driver, Win
 				}
 			}
 			rendering_driver = "opengl3_angle";
+			OS::get_singleton()->set_current_rendering_driver_name(rendering_driver);
 		}
 	}