diff --git a/misc/opengl/GLCommon.h b/misc/opengl/GLCommon.h
index 525db8fc5..9c8b6f0ee 100644
--- a/misc/opengl/GLCommon.h
+++ b/misc/opengl/GLCommon.h
@@ -106,3 +106,5 @@ typedef cc_uintptr GLpointer;
 #define GL_COMPILE_STATUS        0x8B81
 #define GL_LINK_STATUS           0x8B82
 #define GL_INFO_LOG_LENGTH       0x8B84
+
+#define GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY         0x0505
diff --git a/src/Game.h b/src/Game.h
index 867f59c52..f1b9a7bcc 100644
--- a/src/Game.h
+++ b/src/Game.h
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ extern cc_string Game_Mppass;
 
 #if defined CC_BUILD_N64 || defined CC_BUILD_PS1 || defined CC_BUILD_SATURN
     #define DEFAULT_VIEWDIST 20
+#elif defined CC_BUILD_SYMBIAN
+	#define DEFAULT_VIEWDIST 64
 #elif defined CC_BUILD_NDS
     #define DEFAULT_VIEWDIST 192
 #else
diff --git a/src/Graphics_GL1.c b/src/Graphics_GL1.c
index c7189dcd5..02a21331c 100644
--- a/src/Graphics_GL1.c
+++ b/src/Graphics_GL1.c
@@ -146,8 +146,13 @@ void* Gfx_LockVb(GfxResourceID vb, VertexFormat fmt, int count) {
 	return FastAllocTempMem(count * strideSizes[fmt]);
 }
 
-void Gfx_UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb) {
+static cc_bool UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb) {
 	_glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, tmpSize, tmpData, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+#if defined CC_BUILD_SYMBIAN
+	return _glGetError() != GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+#else
+	return true;
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/Graphics_GL11.c b/src/Graphics_GL11.c
index 81226ec37..60a75cc58 100644
--- a/src/Graphics_GL11.c
+++ b/src/Graphics_GL11.c
@@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ void* Gfx_LockVb(GfxResourceID vb, VertexFormat fmt, int count) {
 	return FastAllocTempMem(count * strideSizes[fmt]);
 }
 
-void Gfx_UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb) {
+static cc_bool UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb) {
 	UpdateDisplayList(ptr_to_uint(vb), tmpData, tmpFormat, tmpCount);
+	return true;
 }
 
 GfxResourceID Gfx_CreateVb2(void* vertices, VertexFormat fmt, int count) {
diff --git a/src/Graphics_GL2.c b/src/Graphics_GL2.c
index 4eefa9174..1803597e8 100644
--- a/src/Graphics_GL2.c
+++ b/src/Graphics_GL2.c
@@ -118,8 +118,13 @@ void* Gfx_LockVb(GfxResourceID vb, VertexFormat fmt, int count) {
 	return FastAllocTempMem(count * strideSizes[fmt]);
 }
 
-void Gfx_UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb) {
+static cc_bool UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb) {
 	glBufferData(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, tmpSize, tmpData, GL_STATIC_DRAW);
+#if defined CC_BUILD_SYMBIAN
+	return glGetError() != GL_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
+#else
+	return true;
+#endif
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/_GLShared.h b/src/_GLShared.h
index 978de97ec..40c2afa65 100644
--- a/src/_GLShared.h
+++ b/src/_GLShared.h
@@ -419,3 +419,13 @@ void Gfx_SetScissor(int x, int y, int w, int h) {
 
 	_glScissor(x, Game.Height - h - y, w, h);
 }
+
+static cc_bool UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb);
+
+void Gfx_UnlockVb(GfxResourceID vb) {
+	for (;;) {
+		if (UnlockVb(vb)) return;
+		
+		if (!Game_ReduceVRAM()) Process_Abort("Out of video memory! (updating static VB)");
+	}
+}