diff --git a/src/wayland/dmabuf/mod.rs b/src/wayland/dmabuf/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c43d430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wayland/dmabuf/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,377 @@
+use std::{cell::RefCell, os::unix::io::RawFd, rc::Rc};
+
+pub use wayland_protocols::unstable::linux_dmabuf::v1::server::zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1::Flags;
+use wayland_protocols::unstable::linux_dmabuf::v1::server::{
+    zwp_linux_buffer_params_v1::{
+        Error as ParamError, RequestHandler as ParamRequestHandler, ZwpLinuxBufferParamsV1 as BufferParams,
+    },
+    zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1,
+};
+use wayland_server::{protocol::wl_buffer, Display, Global, NewResource};
+
+/// Representation of a Dmabuf format, as advertized to the client
+pub struct Format {
+    /// The format identifier
+    pub format: u32,
+    /// High part of the supported modifiers
+    pub modifier_hi: u32,
+    /// Low part of the supported modifiers
+    pub modifier_lo: u32,
+    /// Number of planes used by this format
+    pub plane_count: u32,
+}
+
+/// A plane send by the client
+pub struct Plane {
+    /// The file descriptor
+    pub fd: RawFd,
+    /// The plane index
+    pub plane_idx: u32,
+    /// Offset from the start of the Fd
+    pub offset: u32,
+    /// Stride for this plane
+    pub stride: u32,
+    /// High part of the modifiers for this plane
+    pub modifier_hi: u32,
+    /// Low part of the modifiers for this plane
+    pub modifier_lo: u32,
+}
+
+/// The complete information provided by the client to create a dmabuf buffer
+pub struct BufferInfo {
+    /// The submitted planes
+    pub planes: Vec<Plane>,
+    /// The width of this buffer
+    pub width: i32,
+    /// The height of this buffer
+    pub height: i32,
+    /// The format in use
+    pub format: u32,
+    /// The flags applied to it
+    ///
+    /// This is a bitflag, to be compared with the `Flags` enum reexported by this module.
+    pub flags: u32,
+}
+
+/// Handler trait for dmabuf validation
+///
+/// You need to provide an implementation of this trait that will validate the parameters provided by the
+/// client and import it as a dmabuf.
+pub trait DmabufHandler {
+    /// The data of a successfully imported dmabuf.
+    ///
+    /// This will be stored as the `user_data` of the `WlBuffer` associated with this dmabuf.
+    type BufferData: 'static;
+    /// Validate a dmabuf
+    ///
+    /// From the information provided by the client, you need to validate and/or import the buffer.
+    ///
+    /// You can then store any information your compositor will need to handle it later, when the client has
+    /// submitted the buffer by returning `Ok(BufferData)` where `BufferData` is the associated type of this,
+    /// trait, a type of your choosing.
+    ///
+    /// If the buffer could not be imported, whatever the reason, return `Err(())`.
+    fn validate_dmabuf(&mut self, info: BufferInfo) -> Result<Self::BufferData, ()>;
+    /// Create a buffer from validated buffer data.
+    ///
+    /// This method is pre-implemented for you by storing the provided `BufferData` as the `user_data` of the
+    /// provided `WlBuffer`. By default it assumes that your `BufferData` is not threadsafe.
+    ///
+    /// You can override it if you need your `BufferData` to be threadsafe, or which to register a destructor
+    /// for the `WlBuffer` for example.
+    fn create_buffer(
+        &mut self,
+        data: Self::BufferData,
+        buffer: NewResource<wl_buffer::WlBuffer>,
+    ) -> wl_buffer::WlBuffer {
+        buffer.implement_closure(|_, _| {}, None::<fn(_)>, data)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Initialize a dmabuf global.
+///
+/// You need to provide a vector of the supported formats, as well as an implementation fo the `DmabufHandler`
+/// trait, which will receive the buffer creation requests from the clients.
+pub fn init_dmabuf_global<H, L>(
+    display: &mut Display,
+    formats: Vec<Format>,
+    handler: H,
+    logger: L,
+) -> Global<zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1::ZwpLinuxDmabufV1>
+where
+    L: Into<Option<::slog::Logger>>,
+    H: DmabufHandler + 'static,
+{
+    let log = crate::slog_or_stdlog(logger);
+
+    let max_planes = formats.iter().map(|f| f.plane_count).max().unwrap_or(0);
+    let formats = Rc::new(formats);
+    let handler = Rc::new(RefCell::new(handler));
+
+    display.create_global(3, move |new_dmabuf, version| {
+        let dma_formats = formats.clone();
+        let dma_handler = handler.clone();
+        let dmabuf: zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1::ZwpLinuxDmabufV1 = new_dmabuf.implement_closure(
+            move |req, _| match req {
+                zwp_linux_dmabuf_v1::Request::CreateParams { params_id } => {
+                    params_id.implement(
+                        ParamsHandler {
+                            pending_planes: Vec::new(),
+                            max_planes,
+                            used: false,
+                            formats: dma_formats.clone(),
+                            handler: dma_handler.clone(),
+                        },
+                        None::<fn(_)>,
+                        (),
+                    );
+                }
+                _ => (),
+            },
+            None::<fn(_)>,
+            (),
+        );
+
+        // send the supported formats
+        for f in &*formats {
+            dmabuf.format(f.format);
+            if version >= 3 {
+                dmabuf.modifier(f.format, f.modifier_hi, f.modifier_lo);
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
+
+struct ParamsHandler<H: DmabufHandler> {
+    pending_planes: Vec<Plane>,
+    max_planes: u32,
+    used: bool,
+    formats: Rc<Vec<Format>>,
+    handler: Rc<RefCell<H>>,
+}
+
+impl<H: DmabufHandler> ParamRequestHandler for ParamsHandler<H> {
+    fn add(
+        &mut self,
+        params: BufferParams,
+        fd: RawFd,
+        plane_idx: u32,
+        offset: u32,
+        stride: u32,
+        modifier_hi: u32,
+        modifier_lo: u32,
+    ) {
+        // protocol checks:
+        // Cannot reuse a params:
+        if self.used {
+            params.as_ref().post_error(
+                ParamError::AlreadyUsed as u32,
+                "This buffer_params has already been used to create a buffer.".into(),
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+        // plane_idx is not too large
+        if plane_idx >= self.max_planes {
+            // plane_idx starts at 0
+            params.as_ref().post_error(
+                ParamError::PlaneIdx as u32,
+                format!("Plane index {} is out of bounds.", plane_idx),
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+        // plane_idx has already been set
+        if self.pending_planes.iter().any(|d| d.plane_idx == plane_idx) {
+            params.as_ref().post_error(
+                ParamError::PlaneSet as u32,
+                format!("Plane index {} is already set.", plane_idx),
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+        // all checks passed, store the plane
+        self.pending_planes.push(Plane {
+            fd,
+            plane_idx,
+            offset,
+            stride,
+            modifier_hi,
+            modifier_lo,
+        });
+    }
+
+    fn create(&mut self, params: BufferParams, width: i32, height: i32, format: u32, flags: u32) {
+        // Cannot reuse a params:
+        if self.used {
+            params.as_ref().post_error(
+                ParamError::AlreadyUsed as u32,
+                "This buffer_params has already been used to create a buffer.".into(),
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+        self.used = true;
+        if !buffer_basic_checks(
+            &self.formats,
+            &self.pending_planes,
+            &params,
+            format,
+            width,
+            height,
+        ) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let info = BufferInfo {
+            planes: ::std::mem::replace(&mut self.pending_planes, Vec::new()),
+            width,
+            height,
+            format,
+            flags,
+        };
+        let mut handler = self.handler.borrow_mut();
+        if let Ok(data) = handler.validate_dmabuf(info) {
+            if let Some(buffer) = params
+                .as_ref()
+                .client()
+                .and_then(|c| c.create_resource::<wl_buffer::WlBuffer>(1))
+            {
+                let buffer = handler.create_buffer(data, buffer);
+                params.created(&buffer);
+            }
+        } else {
+            params.failed();
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn create_immed(
+        &mut self,
+        params: BufferParams,
+        buffer_id: NewResource<wl_buffer::WlBuffer>,
+        width: i32,
+        height: i32,
+        format: u32,
+        flags: u32,
+    ) {
+        // Cannot reuse a params:
+        if self.used {
+            params.as_ref().post_error(
+                ParamError::AlreadyUsed as u32,
+                "This buffer_params has already been used to create a buffer.".into(),
+            );
+            return;
+        }
+        self.used = true;
+        if !buffer_basic_checks(
+            &self.formats,
+            &self.pending_planes,
+            &params,
+            format,
+            width,
+            height,
+        ) {
+            return;
+        }
+        let info = BufferInfo {
+            planes: ::std::mem::replace(&mut self.pending_planes, Vec::new()),
+            width,
+            height,
+            format,
+            flags,
+        };
+        let mut handler = self.handler.borrow_mut();
+        if let Ok(data) = handler.validate_dmabuf(info) {
+            handler.create_buffer(data, buffer_id);
+        } else {
+            params.as_ref().post_error(
+                ParamError::InvalidWlBuffer as u32,
+                "create_immed resulted in an invalid buffer.".into(),
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+fn buffer_basic_checks(
+    formats: &[Format],
+    pending_planes: &[Plane],
+    params: &BufferParams,
+    format: u32,
+    width: i32,
+    height: i32,
+) -> bool {
+    // protocol_checks:
+    // This must be a known format
+    let format = match formats.iter().find(|f| f.format == format) {
+        Some(f) => f,
+        None => {
+            params.as_ref().post_error(
+                ParamError::InvalidFormat as u32,
+                format!("Format {:x} is not supported.", format),
+            );
+            return false;;
+        }
+    };
+    // The number of planes set must match what the format expects
+    let max_plane_set = pending_planes.iter().map(|d| d.plane_idx + 1).max().unwrap_or(0);
+    if max_plane_set != format.plane_count || pending_planes.len() < format.plane_count as usize {
+        params.as_ref().post_error(
+            ParamError::Incomplete as u32,
+            format!(
+                "Format {:x} requires {} planes but got {}.",
+                format.format, format.plane_count, max_plane_set
+            ),
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+    // Width and height must be positivie
+    if width < 1 || height < 1 {
+        params.as_ref().post_error(
+            ParamError::InvalidDimensions as u32,
+            format!("Dimensions ({},{}) are not valid.", width, height),
+        );
+        return false;
+    }
+    // check the size of each plane buffer
+    for plane in pending_planes {
+        // check size for overflow
+        let end = match plane
+            .stride
+            .checked_mul(height as u32)
+            .and_then(|o| o.checked_add(plane.offset))
+        {
+            None => {
+                params.as_ref().post_error(
+                    ParamError::OutOfBounds as u32,
+                    format!("Size overflow for plane {}.", plane.plane_idx),
+                );
+                return false;
+            }
+            Some(e) => e,
+        };
+        if let Ok(size) = ::nix::unistd::lseek(plane.fd, 0, ::nix::unistd::Whence::SeekEnd) {
+            if plane.offset as i64 > size {
+                params.as_ref().post_error(
+                    ParamError::OutOfBounds as u32,
+                    format!("Invalid offset {} for plane {}.", plane.offset, plane.plane_idx),
+                );
+                return false;
+            }
+            if (plane.offset + plane.stride) as i64 > size {
+                params.as_ref().post_error(
+                    ParamError::OutOfBounds as u32,
+                    format!("Invalid stride {} for plane {}.", plane.stride, plane.plane_idx),
+                );
+                return false;
+            }
+            // Planes > 0 can be subsampled, in which case 'size' will be smaller
+            // than expected.
+            if plane.plane_idx == 0 && end as i64 > size {
+                params.as_ref().post_error(
+                    ParamError::OutOfBounds as u32,
+                    format!(
+                        "Invalid stride ({}) or height ({}) for plane {}.",
+                        plane.stride, height, plane.plane_idx
+                    ),
+                );
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return true;
+}
diff --git a/src/wayland/mod.rs b/src/wayland/mod.rs
index 8ad4276..794d472 100644
--- a/src/wayland/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 
 pub mod compositor;
 pub mod data_device;
+pub mod dmabuf;
 pub mod output;
 pub mod seat;
 pub mod shell;