diff --git a/Changes.md b/Changes.md
index 1d68a8d36d9..bfe77b0cefa 100644
--- a/Changes.md
+++ b/Changes.md
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 1.3.x.x (relative to 1.3.14.0)
 =======
 
+Fixes
+-----
 
+- InteractiveRender : Fixed context used to evaluate scene globals when renderer is set to "Default".
 
 1.3.14.0 (relative to 1.3.13.1)
 ========
diff --git a/python/GafferSceneTest/InteractiveRenderTest.py b/python/GafferSceneTest/InteractiveRenderTest.py
index 6b9d82ea7d3..bf087855499 100644
--- a/python/GafferSceneTest/InteractiveRenderTest.py
+++ b/python/GafferSceneTest/InteractiveRenderTest.py
@@ -2199,6 +2199,43 @@ def testRendererOption( self ):
 		image = IECoreImage.ImageDisplayDriver.storedImage( "testRendererOption" )
 		self.assertIsInstance( image, IECoreImage.ImagePrimitive )
 
+	def testRendererOptionContext( self ):
+
+		script = Gaffer.ScriptNode()
+		script["variables"].addChild( Gaffer.NameValuePlug( "defaultRendererVariable", self.renderer ) )
+
+		script["outputs"] = GafferScene.Outputs()
+		script["outputs"].addOutput(
+			"beauty",
+			IECoreScene.Output(
+				"test",
+				"ieDisplay",
+				"rgba",
+				{
+					"driverType" : "ImageDisplayDriver",
+					"handle" : "testRendererOptionContext",
+				}
+			)
+		)
+
+		script["standardOptions"] = GafferScene.StandardOptions()
+		script["standardOptions"]["in"].setInput( script["outputs"]["out"] )
+		script["standardOptions"]["options"]["defaultRenderer"]["enabled"].setValue( True )
+		script["standardOptions"]["options"]["defaultRenderer"]["value"].setValue( "${defaultRendererVariable}" )
+
+		script["renderer"] = self._createInteractiveRender( useNodeClass = False )
+		script["renderer"]["renderer"].setValue( "" )
+		script["renderer"]["in"].setInput( script["standardOptions"]["out"] )
+
+		# Check that the globals are evaluated in the right context to provide
+		# the `defaultRendererVariable` and enable the render.
+
+		script["renderer"]["state"].setValue( script["renderer"].State.Running )
+		time.sleep( 1.0 )
+
+		image = IECoreImage.ImageDisplayDriver.storedImage( "testRendererOptionContext" )
+		self.assertIsInstance( image, IECoreImage.ImagePrimitive )
+
 	def tearDown( self ) :
 
 		GafferSceneTest.SceneTestCase.tearDown( self )
diff --git a/src/GafferScene/InteractiveRender.cpp b/src/GafferScene/InteractiveRender.cpp
index 57bb9d5d278..096a388a256 100644
--- a/src/GafferScene/InteractiveRender.cpp
+++ b/src/GafferScene/InteractiveRender.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,9 @@ void InteractiveRender::plugSet( const Gaffer::Plug *plug )
 
 void InteractiveRender::update()
 {
+	ConstContextPtr context = effectiveContext();
+	Context::Scope scope( context.get() );
+
 	const State requiredState = (State)statePlug()->getValue();
 
 	// Stop the current render if we've been asked to, or if