diff --git a/src/backend/drm/render.rs b/src/backend/drm/render.rs
index e58e381..0d94f98 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/render.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/render.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use wayland_server::protocol::{wl_shm, wl_buffer};
 use crate::backend::SwapBuffersError;
 use crate::backend::allocator::{Allocator, Format, Fourcc, Modifier, Swapchain, SwapchainError, Slot, Buffer, dmabuf::Dmabuf};
 use crate::backend::renderer::{Renderer, Bind, Transform, Texture};
+use crate::backend::egl::EGLBuffer;
 use super::{DrmSurface, DrmError, device::DevPath, surface::DrmSurfaceInternal};
 
 pub struct DrmRenderSurface<
@@ -246,6 +247,11 @@ where
         self.renderer.import_shm(buffer).map_err(Error::RenderError)
     }
     
+    #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
+    fn import_egl(&mut self, buffer: &EGLBuffer) -> Result<Self::Texture, Self::Error> {
+        self.renderer.import_egl(buffer).map_err(Error::RenderError)       
+    }
+    
     fn begin(&mut self, width: u32, height: u32, transform: Transform) -> Result<(), Error<E1, E2, E3>> {
         if self.current_buffer.is_some() {
             return Ok(());
diff --git a/src/backend/egl/mod.rs b/src/backend/egl/mod.rs
index fd8a987..257b278 100644
--- a/src/backend/egl/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/egl/mod.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ pub enum TextureCreationError {
 /// Texture format types
 #[repr(i32)]
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub enum Format {
     /// RGB format
     RGB = ffi::egl::TEXTURE_RGB as i32,
diff --git a/src/backend/renderer/gles2/mod.rs b/src/backend/renderer/gles2/mod.rs
index e448a88..a9bb672 100644
--- a/src/backend/renderer/gles2/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/renderer/gles2/mod.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use cgmath::{prelude::*, Matrix3, Vector2};
 mod shaders;
 use crate::backend::SwapBuffersError;
 use crate::backend::allocator::{dmabuf::{Dmabuf, WeakDmabuf}, Format};
-use crate::backend::egl::{EGLContext, EGLSurface, ffi::egl::types::EGLImage, MakeCurrentError};
+use crate::backend::egl::{EGLContext, EGLSurface, EGLBuffer, Format as EGLFormat, ffi::egl::types::EGLImage, MakeCurrentError};
 use super::{Renderer, Bind, Unbind, Transform, Texture};
 
 #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ impl Renderer for Gles2Renderer {
             height: image.height(),
         };
         self.egl.unbind()?;
-        
+ 
         Ok(texture)
     }
     
@@ -521,6 +521,45 @@ impl Renderer for Gles2Renderer {
         }).map_err(Gles2Error::BufferAccessError)?
     }
     
+    #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
+    fn import_egl(&mut self, buffer: &EGLBuffer) -> Result<Self::Texture, Self::Error> {
+        if !self.extensions.iter().any(|ext| ext == "GL_OES_EGL_image") {
+            return Err(Gles2Error::GLExtensionNotSupported(&["GL_OES_EGL_image"]));
+        }
+
+        self.make_current()?;
+
+        let mut tex = 0;
+        let target = if buffer.format == EGLFormat::External { ffi::TEXTURE_EXTERNAL_OES } else { ffi::TEXTURE_2D };
+        unsafe {
+            self.gl.GenTextures(1, &mut tex);
+            self.gl.BindTexture(target, tex);
+
+            self.gl.EGLImageTargetTexture2DOES(
+                target,
+                buffer.image(0).unwrap(),
+            );
+        }
+
+        let texture = Gles2Texture {
+            texture: tex,
+            texture_kind: match buffer.format {
+                EGLFormat::RGB  => 3,
+                EGLFormat::RGBA => 2,
+                EGLFormat::External => 4,
+                _ => unreachable!("EGLBuffer currenly does not expose multi-planar buffers to us"),
+            },
+            is_external: buffer.format == EGLFormat::External,
+            y_inverted: buffer.y_inverted,
+            width: buffer.width,
+            height: buffer.height,
+        };
+        self.egl.unbind()?;
+        
+        Ok(texture)
+    }
+
+
     fn begin(&mut self, width: u32, height: u32, transform: Transform) -> Result<(), Gles2Error> {
         self.make_current()?;
         unsafe {
diff --git a/src/backend/renderer/mod.rs b/src/backend/renderer/mod.rs
index 72dab5b..f9bd9fe 100644
--- a/src/backend/renderer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/renderer/mod.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ use wayland_server::protocol::{wl_shm, wl_buffer};
 use crate::backend::SwapBuffersError;
 #[cfg(feature = "renderer_gl")]
 pub mod gles2;
+#[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
+use crate::backend::egl::EGLBuffer;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Clone, Copy)]
 pub enum Transform {
@@ -143,7 +145,9 @@ pub trait Renderer {
     }
     #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
     fn import_shm(&mut self, buffer: &wl_buffer::WlBuffer) -> Result<Self::Texture, Self::Error>;
-    
+    #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
+    fn import_egl(&mut self, buffer: &EGLBuffer) -> Result<Self::Texture, Self::Error>;
+
     fn begin(&mut self, width: u32, height: u32, transform: Transform) -> Result<(), <Self as Renderer>::Error>;
     fn finish(&mut self) -> Result<(), SwapBuffersError>;
     
diff --git a/src/backend/winit.rs b/src/backend/winit.rs
index 6e31082..9f9a739 100644
--- a/src/backend/winit.rs
+++ b/src/backend/winit.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::backend::egl::display::EGLDisplay;
 use crate::backend::{
-    egl::{context::GlAttributes, native, EGLContext, EGLSurface, Error as EGLError},
+    egl::{context::GlAttributes, native, EGLContext, EGLSurface, EGLBuffer, Error as EGLError},
     renderer::{
         Renderer, Bind, Transform,
         gles2::{Gles2Renderer, Gles2Error, Gles2Texture},
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ impl WinitGraphicsBackend {
 impl Renderer for WinitGraphicsBackend {
     type Error = Gles2Error;
     type Texture = Gles2Texture;
-
+    
     #[cfg(feature = "image")]
     fn import_bitmap<C: std::ops::Deref<Target=[u8]>>(&mut self, image: &image::ImageBuffer<image::Rgba<u8>, C>) -> Result<Self::Texture, Self::Error> {
         self.renderer.import_bitmap(image)
@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@ impl Renderer for WinitGraphicsBackend {
     fn import_shm(&mut self, buffer: &wl_buffer::WlBuffer) -> Result<Self::Texture, Self::Error> {
         self.renderer.import_shm(buffer)
     }
+    
+    #[cfg(feature = "wayland_frontend")]
+    fn import_egl(&mut self, buffer: &EGLBuffer) -> Result<Self::Texture, Self::Error> {
+        self.renderer.import_egl(buffer)        
+    }
 
     fn begin(&mut self, width: u32, height: u32, transform: Transform) -> Result<(), <Self as Renderer>::Error> {
         self.renderer.bind(self.egl.clone())?;