diff --git a/include/wlr/render/gles2.h b/include/wlr/render/gles2.h
index 87a57fa54..796474550 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/gles2.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/gles2.h
@@ -47,5 +47,7 @@ bool wlr_render_timer_is_gles2(const struct wlr_render_timer *timer);
 bool wlr_texture_is_gles2(const struct wlr_texture *texture);
 void wlr_gles2_texture_get_attribs(struct wlr_texture *texture,
 	struct wlr_gles2_texture_attribs *attribs);
+struct wlr_texture *wlr_gles2_texture_from_attribs(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
+	struct wlr_gles2_texture_attribs *attribs, int width, int height);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/render/gles2/texture.c b/render/gles2/texture.c
index 575a11fca..a3cf18af8 100644
--- a/render/gles2/texture.c
+++ b/render/gles2/texture.c
@@ -461,3 +461,25 @@ void wlr_gles2_texture_get_attribs(struct wlr_texture *wlr_texture,
 		.has_alpha = texture->has_alpha,
 	};
 }
+
+struct wlr_texture *wlr_gles2_texture_from_attribs(struct wlr_renderer *wlr_renderer,
+		 struct wlr_gles2_texture_attribs *attribs, int width, int height) {
+	struct wlr_gles2_renderer *renderer = gles2_get_renderer(wlr_renderer);
+
+	if (attribs->target != GL_TEXTURE_2D) {
+	  return NULL;
+	}
+
+	struct wlr_gles2_texture *texture =
+		gles2_texture_create(renderer, width, height);
+
+	if (texture == NULL) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	texture->target = attribs->target;
+	texture->tex = attribs->tex;
+	texture->has_alpha = attribs->has_alpha;
+
+	return &texture->wlr_texture;
+}