diff --git a/glutils.cpp b/glutils.cpp
index eb74c6cd08..d2883a470f 100644
--- a/glutils.cpp
+++ b/glutils.cpp
@@ -34,13 +34,31 @@ glXQueryDrawable_func glXQueryDrawable;
 // texture_from_pixmap extension functions
 glXReleaseTexImageEXT_func glXReleaseTexImageEXT;
 glXBindTexImageEXT_func glXBindTexImageEXT;
-// glActiveTexture
-glActiveTexture_func glActiveTexture;
 // glXCopySubBufferMESA
 glXCopySubBuffer_func glXCopySubBuffer;
 // video_sync extension functions
 glXGetVideoSync_func glXGetVideoSync;
 glXWaitVideoSync_func glXWaitVideoSync;
+// glActiveTexture
+glActiveTexture_func glActiveTexture;
+// framebuffer_object extension functions
+glIsRenderbuffer_func glIsRenderbuffer;
+glBindRenderbuffer_func glBindRenderbuffer;
+glDeleteRenderbuffers_func glDeleteRenderbuffers;
+glGenRenderbuffers_func glGenRenderbuffers;
+glRenderbufferStorage_func glRenderbufferStorage;
+glGetRenderbufferParameteriv_func glGetRenderbufferParameteriv;
+glIsFramebuffer_func glIsFramebuffer;
+glBindFramebuffer_func glBindFramebuffer;
+glDeleteFramebuffers_func glDeleteFramebuffers;
+glGenFramebuffers_func glGenFramebuffers;
+glCheckFramebufferStatus_func glCheckFramebufferStatus;
+glFramebufferTexture1D_func glFramebufferTexture1D;
+glFramebufferTexture2D_func glFramebufferTexture2D;
+glFramebufferTexture3D_func glFramebufferTexture3D;
+glFramebufferRenderbuffer_func glFramebufferRenderbuffer;
+glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv_func glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv;
+glGenerateMipmap_func glGenerateMipmap;
 
 
 // Functions
@@ -119,6 +137,54 @@ void initGL()
         glActiveTexture = NULL;
         glTextureUnitsCount = 0;
         }
+    if( hasGLExtension( "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object" ))
+        {
+        glIsRenderbuffer = (glIsRenderbuffer_func) getProcAddress( "glIsRenderbufferEXT" );
+        glBindRenderbuffer = (glBindRenderbuffer_func) getProcAddress( "glBindRenderbufferEXT" );
+        glDeleteRenderbuffers = (glDeleteRenderbuffers_func) getProcAddress( "glDeleteRenderbuffersEXT" );
+        glGenRenderbuffers = (glGenRenderbuffers_func) getProcAddress( "glGenRenderbuffersEXT" );
+
+        glRenderbufferStorage = (glRenderbufferStorage_func) getProcAddress( "glRenderbufferStorageEXT" );
+
+        glGetRenderbufferParameteriv = (glGetRenderbufferParameteriv_func) getProcAddress( "glGetRenderbufferParameterivEXT" );
+
+        glIsFramebuffer = (glIsFramebuffer_func) getProcAddress( "glIsFramebufferEXT" );
+        glBindFramebuffer = (glBindFramebuffer_func) getProcAddress( "glBindFramebufferEXT" );
+        glDeleteFramebuffers = (glDeleteFramebuffers_func) getProcAddress( "glDeleteFramebuffersEXT" );
+        glGenFramebuffers = (glGenFramebuffers_func) getProcAddress( "glGenFramebuffersEXT" );
+
+        glCheckFramebufferStatus = (glCheckFramebufferStatus_func) getProcAddress( "glCheckFramebufferStatusEXT" );
+
+        glFramebufferTexture1D = (glFramebufferTexture1D_func) getProcAddress( "glFramebufferTexture1DEXT" );
+        glFramebufferTexture2D = (glFramebufferTexture2D_func) getProcAddress( "glFramebufferTexture2DEXT" );
+        glFramebufferTexture3D = (glFramebufferTexture3D_func) getProcAddress( "glFramebufferTexture3DEXT" );
+
+        glFramebufferRenderbuffer = (glFramebufferRenderbuffer_func) getProcAddress( "glFramebufferRenderbufferEXT" );
+
+        glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv = (glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv_func) getProcAddress( "glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameterivEXT" );
+
+        glGenerateMipmap = (glGenerateMipmap_func) getProcAddress( "glGenerateMipmapEXT" );
+        }
+    else
+        {
+        glIsRenderbuffer = NULL;
+        glBindRenderbuffer = NULL;
+        glDeleteRenderbuffers = NULL;
+        glGenRenderbuffers = NULL;
+        glRenderbufferStorage = NULL;
+        glGetRenderbufferParameteriv = NULL;
+        glIsFramebuffer = NULL;
+        glBindFramebuffer = NULL;
+        glDeleteFramebuffers = NULL;
+        glGenFramebuffers = NULL;
+        glCheckFramebufferStatus = NULL;
+        glFramebufferTexture1D = NULL;
+        glFramebufferTexture2D = NULL;
+        glFramebufferTexture3D = NULL;
+        glFramebufferRenderbuffer = NULL;
+        glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv = NULL;
+        glGenerateMipmap = NULL;
+        }
     }
 
 bool hasGLVersion(int major, int minor, int release)
diff --git a/glutils.h b/glutils.h
index eb3372f81d..362825ab41 100644
--- a/glutils.h
+++ b/glutils.h
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ typedef void (*glXBindTexImageEXT_func)( Display* dpy, GLXDrawable drawable,
 typedef void (*glXReleaseTexImageEXT_func)( Display* dpy, GLXDrawable drawable, int buffer );
 extern glXReleaseTexImageEXT_func glXReleaseTexImageEXT;
 extern glXBindTexImageEXT_func glXBindTexImageEXT;
-// glActiveTexture
-typedef void (*glActiveTexture_func)(GLenum);
-extern glActiveTexture_func glActiveTexture;
 // glXCopySubBufferMESA
 typedef void (*glXCopySubBuffer_func) ( Display* , GLXDrawable, int, int, int, int );
 extern glXCopySubBuffer_func glXCopySubBuffer;
@@ -99,6 +96,44 @@ typedef void (*glXGetVideoSync_func)( unsigned int *count );
 typedef void (*glXWaitVideoSync_func)( int divisor, int remainder, unsigned int *count );
 extern glXGetVideoSync_func glXGetVideoSync;
 extern glXWaitVideoSync_func glXWaitVideoSync;
+// glActiveTexture
+typedef void (*glActiveTexture_func)(GLenum);
+extern glActiveTexture_func glActiveTexture;
+// framebuffer_object extension functions
+typedef bool (*glIsRenderbuffer_func)( GLuint renderbuffer );
+typedef void (*glBindRenderbuffer_func)( GLenum target, GLuint renderbuffer );
+typedef void (*glDeleteRenderbuffers_func)( GLsizei n, const GLuint *renderbuffers );
+typedef void (*glGenRenderbuffers_func)( GLsizei n, GLuint *renderbuffers );
+typedef void (*glRenderbufferStorage_func)( GLenum target, GLenum internalformat, GLsizei width, GLsizei height );
+typedef void (*glGetRenderbufferParameteriv_func)( GLenum target, GLenum pname, GLint *params );
+typedef bool (*glIsFramebuffer_func)( GLuint framebuffer );
+typedef void (*glBindFramebuffer_func)( GLenum target, GLuint framebuffer );
+typedef void (*glDeleteFramebuffers_func)( GLsizei n, const GLuint *framebuffers );
+typedef void (*glGenFramebuffers_func)( GLsizei n, GLuint *framebuffers );
+typedef void (*glCheckFramebufferStatus_func)( GLenum target );
+typedef void (*glFramebufferTexture1D_func)( GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum textarget, GLuint texture, GLint level );
+typedef void (*glFramebufferTexture2D_func)( GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum textarget, GLuint texture, GLint level );
+typedef void (*glFramebufferTexture3D_func)( GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum textarget, GLuint texture, GLint level, GLint zoffset );
+typedef void (*glFramebufferRenderbuffer_func)( GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum renderbuffertarget, GLuint renderbuffer );
+typedef void (*glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv_func)( GLenum target, GLenum attachment, GLenum pname, GLint *params );
+typedef void (*glGenerateMipmap_func)( GLenum target );
+extern glIsRenderbuffer_func glIsRenderbuffer;
+extern glBindRenderbuffer_func glBindRenderbuffer;
+extern glDeleteRenderbuffers_func glDeleteRenderbuffers;
+extern glGenRenderbuffers_func glGenRenderbuffers;
+extern glRenderbufferStorage_func glRenderbufferStorage;
+extern glGetRenderbufferParameteriv_func glGetRenderbufferParameteriv;
+extern glIsFramebuffer_func glIsFramebuffer;
+extern glBindFramebuffer_func glBindFramebuffer;
+extern glDeleteFramebuffers_func glDeleteFramebuffers;
+extern glGenFramebuffers_func glGenFramebuffers;
+extern glCheckFramebufferStatus_func glCheckFramebufferStatus;
+extern glFramebufferTexture1D_func glFramebufferTexture1D;
+extern glFramebufferTexture2D_func glFramebufferTexture2D;
+extern glFramebufferTexture3D_func glFramebufferTexture3D;
+extern glFramebufferRenderbuffer_func glFramebufferRenderbuffer;
+extern glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv_func glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv;
+extern glGenerateMipmap_func glGenerateMipmap;
 
 } // namespace
 
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index 40ec577461..12ad479c75 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ bool SceneOpenGL::strict_binding; // intended for AIGLX
 bool SceneOpenGL::db; // destination drawable is double-buffered
 bool SceneOpenGL::copy_buffer_hack; // workaround for nvidia < 1.0-9xxx drivers
 bool SceneOpenGL::supports_npot_textures;
+bool SceneOpenGL::supports_fbo;
 bool SceneOpenGL::supports_saturation;
 bool SceneOpenGL::shm_mode;
 XShmSegmentInfo SceneOpenGL::shm;
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@ SceneOpenGL::SceneOpenGL( Workspace* ws )
     // Check whether certain features are supported
     supports_npot_textures = hasGLExtension( "GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two" )
         || hasGLVersion(2, 0);
+    supports_fbo = hasGLExtension( "GL_EXT_framebuffer_object" );
     supports_saturation = ((hasGLExtension("GL_ARB_texture_env_crossbar")
         && hasGLExtension("GL_ARB_texture_env_dot3")) || hasGLVersion(1, 4))
         && (glTextureUnitsCount >= 4) && glActiveTexture != NULL;
diff --git a/scene_opengl.h b/scene_opengl.h
index fb924a572c..449a4c27a1 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/scene_opengl.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ class SceneOpenGL
         static bool strict_binding;
         static bool copy_buffer_hack;
         static bool supports_npot_textures;
+        static bool supports_fbo;
         static bool supports_saturation;
         QMap< Toplevel*, Window > windows;
         static XShmSegmentInfo shm;