diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js b/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js
index dc6243d..6487683 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
                 vertexArrayObject: gl.getExtension('OES_vertex_array_object')
                     || gl.getExtension('MOZ_OES_vertex_array_object')
                     || gl.getExtension('WEBKIT_OES_vertex_array_object'),
+                uint32ElementIndex: gl.getExtension('OES_element_index_uint'),
             });
         }
 

diff --git a/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js b/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js
index dc6243d..6487683 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/context/ContextSystem.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
                 vertexArrayObject: gl.getExtension('OES_vertex_array_object')
                     || gl.getExtension('MOZ_OES_vertex_array_object')
                     || gl.getExtension('WEBKIT_OES_vertex_array_object'),
+                uint32ElementIndex: gl.getExtension('OES_element_index_uint'),
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/geometry/GeometrySystem.js b/packages/core/src/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
index 3b83a89..3c56989 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
+++ b/packages/core/src/geometry/GeometrySystem.js
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@
         this.hasInstance = true;
 
         /**
+         * `true` if support `gl.UNSIGNED_INT` in `gl.drawElements` or `gl.drawElementsInstanced`
+         * @member {boolean}
+         * @readonly
+         */
+        this.canUseUInt32ElementIndex = false;
+
+        /**
          * A cache of currently bound buffer,
          * contains only two members with keys ARRAY_BUFFER and ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER
          * @member {Object.<number, PIXI.Buffer>}
@@ -69,6 +76,7 @@
         this.disposeAll(true);
 
         const gl = this.gl = this.renderer.gl;
+        const context = this.renderer.context;
 
         this.CONTEXT_UID = this.renderer.CONTEXT_UID;
 
@@ -134,6 +142,8 @@
                 this.hasInstance = false;
             }
         }
+
+        this.canUseUInt32ElementIndex = context.webGLVersion === 2 || !!context.extensions.uint32ElementIndex;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -593,15 +603,27 @@
 
         if (geometry.indexBuffer)
         {
-            if (geometry.instanced)
+            const byteSize = geometry.indexBuffer.data.BYTES_PER_ELEMENT;
+            const glType = byteSize === 2 ? gl.UNSIGNED_SHORT : gl.UNSIGNED_INT;
+
+            if (byteSize === 2 || (byteSize === 4 && this.canUseUInt32ElementIndex))
             {
-                /* eslint-disable max-len */
-                gl.drawElementsInstanced(type, size || geometry.indexBuffer.data.length, gl.UNSIGNED_SHORT, (start || 0) * 2, instanceCount || 1);
-                /* eslint-enable max-len */
+                if (geometry.instanced)
+                {
+                    /* eslint-disable max-len */
+                    gl.drawElementsInstanced(type, size || geometry.indexBuffer.data.length, glType, (start || 0) * byteSize, instanceCount || 1);
+                    /* eslint-enable max-len */
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    /* eslint-disable max-len */
+                    gl.drawElements(type, size || geometry.indexBuffer.data.length, glType, (start || 0) * byteSize);
+                    /* eslint-enable max-len */
+                }
             }
             else
             {
-                gl.drawElements(type, size || geometry.indexBuffer.data.length, gl.UNSIGNED_SHORT, (start || 0) * 2);
+                console.warn('unsupported index buffer type: uint32');
             }
         }
         else if (geometry.instanced)