diff --git a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp
index c2d17849580a..a73f14c79614 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/rasterizer_scene_gles3.cpp
@@ -3443,6 +3443,7 @@ void RasterizerSceneGLES3::_render_list_template(RenderListParameters *p_params,
 			}
 
 			material_storage->shaders.scene_shader.version_set_uniform(SceneShaderGLES3::MODEL_FLAGS, inst->flags_cache, shader->version, instance_variant, spec_constants);
+			material_storage->shaders.scene_shader.version_set_uniform(SceneShaderGLES3::INSTANCE_OFFSET, uint32_t(inst->shader_uniforms_offset), shader->version, instance_variant, spec_constants);
 
 			if (p_pass_mode == PASS_MODE_MATERIAL) {
 				material_storage->shaders.scene_shader.version_set_uniform(SceneShaderGLES3::UV_OFFSET, p_params->uv_offset, shader->version, instance_variant, spec_constants);
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/shaders/scene.glsl b/drivers/gles3/shaders/scene.glsl
index 9ce10a4488c4..fcfbeddb9e4a 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/shaders/scene.glsl
+++ b/drivers/gles3/shaders/scene.glsl
@@ -430,6 +430,7 @@ uniform highp mat4 world_transform;
 uniform highp vec3 compressed_aabb_position;
 uniform highp vec3 compressed_aabb_size;
 uniform highp vec4 uv_scale;
+uniform highp uint instance_offset;
 
 uniform highp uint model_flags;
 
@@ -1201,6 +1202,7 @@ ivec2 multiview_uv(ivec2 uv) {
 uniform highp mat4 world_transform;
 uniform mediump float opaque_prepass_threshold;
 uniform highp uint model_flags;
+uniform highp uint instance_offset;
 
 #if defined(RENDER_MATERIAL)
 layout(location = 0) out vec4 albedo_output_buffer;
diff --git a/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp b/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp
index 5dca149d99a0..684f17949203 100644
--- a/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp
+++ b/drivers/gles3/storage/material_storage.cpp
@@ -1379,6 +1379,7 @@ MaterialStorage::MaterialStorage() {
 
 		actions.check_multiview_samplers = RasterizerGLES3::get_singleton()->is_xr_enabled();
 		actions.global_buffer_array_variable = "global_shader_uniforms";
+		actions.instance_uniform_index_variable = "instance_offset";
 
 		shaders.compiler_scene.initialize(actions);
 	}
diff --git a/servers/rendering/shader_compiler.cpp b/servers/rendering/shader_compiler.cpp
index 527a5e5725e4..e7339b2cdd7b 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/shader_compiler.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/shader_compiler.cpp
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ String ShaderCompiler::_dump_node_code(const SL::Node *p_node, int p_level, Gene
 							code = _get_global_shader_uniform_from_type_and_index(p_default_actions.global_buffer_array_variable, code, u.type);
 						} else if (u.scope == ShaderLanguage::ShaderNode::Uniform::SCOPE_INSTANCE) {
 							//instance variable, index it as such
-							code = "(" + p_default_actions.instance_uniform_index_variable + "+" + itos(u.instance_index) + ")";
+							code = "(" + p_default_actions.instance_uniform_index_variable + "+" + itos(u.instance_index) + "u)";
 							code = _get_global_shader_uniform_from_type_and_index(p_default_actions.global_buffer_array_variable, code, u.type);
 						} else {
 							//regular uniform, index from UBO
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@ String ShaderCompiler::_dump_node_code(const SL::Node *p_node, int p_level, Gene
 							code = _get_global_shader_uniform_from_type_and_index(p_default_actions.global_buffer_array_variable, code, u.type);
 						} else if (u.scope == ShaderLanguage::ShaderNode::Uniform::SCOPE_INSTANCE) {
 							//instance variable, index it as such
-							code = "(" + p_default_actions.instance_uniform_index_variable + "+" + itos(u.instance_index) + ")";
+							code = "(" + p_default_actions.instance_uniform_index_variable + "+" + itos(u.instance_index) + "u)";
 							code = _get_global_shader_uniform_from_type_and_index(p_default_actions.global_buffer_array_variable, code, u.type);
 						} else {
 							//regular uniform, index from UBO
diff --git a/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp b/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
index 879a83f5198c..77035a64f78d 100644
--- a/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
+++ b/servers/rendering/shader_language.cpp
@@ -9089,10 +9089,6 @@ Error ShaderLanguage::_parse_shader(const HashMap<StringName, FunctionInfo> &p_f
 						_set_error(vformat(RTR("Uniform instances are not yet implemented for '%s' shaders."), shader_type_identifier));
 						return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
 					}
-					if (OS::get_singleton()->get_current_rendering_method() == "gl_compatibility") {
-						_set_error(RTR("Uniform instances are not supported in gl_compatibility shaders."));
-						return ERR_PARSE_ERROR;
-					}
 					if (uniform_scope == ShaderNode::Uniform::SCOPE_LOCAL) {
 						tk = _get_token();
 						if (tk.type != TK_UNIFORM) {