diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt b/autotests/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
index 8973545cc2..0c87dfb5c1 100644
--- a/autotests/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -12,3 +12,8 @@ endmacro()
 kwineffects_unit_tests(
     windowquadlisttest
 )
+
+add_executable(kwinglplatformtest kwinglplatformtest.cpp mock_gl.cpp ../../libkwineffects/kwinglplatform.cpp)
+add_test(kwineffects-kwinglplatformtest kwinglplatformtest)
+target_link_libraries(kwinglplatformtest Qt5::Test Qt5::Gui Qt5::X11Extras KF5::ConfigCore)
+ecm_mark_as_test(kwinglplatformtest)
diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/intel-ivybridge-desktop-3.3 b/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/intel-ivybridge-desktop-3.3
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47039a4365
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/data/glplatform/intel-ivybridge-desktop-3.3
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[Driver]
+Vendor=Intel Open Source Technology Center
+Renderer=Mesa DRI Intel(R) Ivybridge Desktop
+Version=3.3 (Core Profile) Mesa 11.2.2
+ShadingLanguageVersion=3.30
+
+[Settings]
+LooseBinding=true
+GLSL=true
+TextureNPOT=true
+Mesa=true
+Intel=true
+GLVersion=3,3
+GLSLVersion=3,30
+MesaVersion=11,2,2
+DriverVersion=11,2,2
+Driver=7
+ChipClass=2004
+Compositor=9
diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp b/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1cd0f03007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/kwinglplatformtest.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,192 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ KWin - the KDE window manager
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2016 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+#include "mock_gl.h"
+#include <QtTest/QTest>
+#include <kwinglplatform.h>
+
+#include <KConfig>
+#include <KConfigGroup>
+
+using namespace KWin;
+
+void KWin::cleanupGL()
+{
+    GLPlatform::cleanup();
+}
+
+class GLPlatformTest : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+private Q_SLOTS:
+    void cleanup();
+
+    void testPriorDetect();
+    void testDetect_data();
+    void testDetect();
+};
+
+void GLPlatformTest::cleanup()
+{
+    cleanupGL();
+    delete s_gl;
+    s_gl = nullptr;
+}
+
+void GLPlatformTest::testPriorDetect()
+{
+    auto *gl = GLPlatform::instance();
+    QVERIFY(gl);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(LooseBinding), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(GLSL), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(LimitedGLSL), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(TextureNPOT), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(LimitedNPOT), false);
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glVersion(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glslVersion(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->mesaVersion(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->galliumVersion(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->serverVersion(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->kernelVersion(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->driverVersion(), 0);
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->driver(), Driver_Unknown);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->chipClass(), UnknownChipClass);
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isMesaDriver(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isGalliumDriver(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isRadeon(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isNvidia(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isIntel(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isVirtualBox(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isVMware(), false);
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isSoftwareEmulation(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isVirtualMachine(), false);
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glVersionString(), QByteArray());
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glRendererString(), QByteArray());
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glVendorString(), QByteArray());
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glShadingLanguageVersionString(), QByteArray());
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isLooseBinding(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isGLES(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->recommendedCompositor(), XRenderCompositing);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->preferBufferSubData(), false);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->platformInterface(), NoOpenGLPlatformInterface);
+}
+
+void GLPlatformTest::testDetect_data()
+{
+    QTest::addColumn<QString>("configFile");
+
+    QDir dir(QFINDTESTDATA("data/glplatform"));
+    const QStringList entries = dir.entryList(QDir::NoDotAndDotDot | QDir::Files);
+
+    for (const QString &file : entries) {
+        QTest::newRow(file.toUtf8().constData()) << dir.absoluteFilePath(file);
+    }
+}
+
+static qint64 readVersion(const KConfigGroup &group, const char *entry)
+{
+    const QStringList parts = group.readEntry(entry, QString()).split(',');
+    if (parts.count() < 2) {
+        return 0;
+    }
+    QVector<qint64> versionParts;
+    for (int i = 0; i < parts.count(); ++i) {
+        bool ok = false;
+        const auto value = parts.at(i).toLongLong(&ok);
+        if (ok) {
+            versionParts << value;
+        } else {
+            versionParts << 0;
+        }
+    }
+    while (versionParts.count() < 3) {
+        versionParts << 0;
+    }
+    return kVersionNumber(versionParts.at(0), versionParts.at(1), versionParts.at(2));
+}
+
+void GLPlatformTest::testDetect()
+{
+    QFETCH(QString, configFile);
+    KConfig config(configFile);
+    const KConfigGroup driverGroup = config.group("Driver");
+    s_gl = new MockGL;
+    s_gl->getString.vendor = driverGroup.readEntry("Vendor").toUtf8();
+    s_gl->getString.renderer = driverGroup.readEntry("Renderer").toUtf8();
+    s_gl->getString.version = driverGroup.readEntry("Version").toUtf8();
+    s_gl->getString.shadingLanguageVersion = driverGroup.readEntry("ShadingLanguageVersion").toUtf8();
+    s_gl->getString.extensions = QVector<QByteArray>{QByteArrayLiteral("GL_ARB_shader_objects"),
+                                                     QByteArrayLiteral("GL_ARB_fragment_shader"),
+                                                     QByteArrayLiteral("GL_ARB_vertex_shader"),
+                                                     QByteArrayLiteral("GL_ARB_texture_non_power_of_two")};
+    s_gl->getString.extensionsString = QByteArray();
+
+    auto *gl = GLPlatform::instance();
+    QVERIFY(gl);
+    gl->detect(EglPlatformInterface);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->platformInterface(), EglPlatformInterface);
+
+    const KConfigGroup settingsGroup = config.group("Settings");
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(LooseBinding), settingsGroup.readEntry("LooseBinding", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(GLSL), settingsGroup.readEntry("GLSL", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(LimitedGLSL), settingsGroup.readEntry("LimitedGLSL", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(TextureNPOT), settingsGroup.readEntry("TextureNPOT", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->supports(LimitedNPOT), settingsGroup.readEntry("LimitedNPOT", false));
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "GLVersion"));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glslVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "GLSLVersion"));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->mesaVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "MesaVersion"));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->galliumVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "GalliumVersion"));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->serverVersion(), 0);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->driverVersion(), readVersion(settingsGroup, "DriverVersion"));
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->driver(), Driver(settingsGroup.readEntry("Driver", int(Driver_Unknown))));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->chipClass(), ChipClass(settingsGroup.readEntry("ChipClass", int(UnknownChipClass))));
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isMesaDriver(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Mesa", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isGalliumDriver(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Gallium", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isRadeon(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Radeon", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isNvidia(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Nvidia", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isIntel(), settingsGroup.readEntry("Intel", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isVirtualBox(), settingsGroup.readEntry("VirtualBox", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isVMware(), settingsGroup.readEntry("VMware", false));
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isSoftwareEmulation(), settingsGroup.readEntry("SoftwareEmulation", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isVirtualMachine(), settingsGroup.readEntry("VirtualMachine", false));
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glVersionString(), s_gl->getString.version);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glRendererString(), s_gl->getString.renderer);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glVendorString(), s_gl->getString.vendor);
+    QCOMPARE(gl->glShadingLanguageVersionString(), s_gl->getString.shadingLanguageVersion);
+
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isLooseBinding(), settingsGroup.readEntry("LooseBinding", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->isGLES(), settingsGroup.readEntry("GLES", false));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->recommendedCompositor(), CompositingType(settingsGroup.readEntry("Compositor", int(NoCompositing))));
+    QCOMPARE(gl->preferBufferSubData(), settingsGroup.readEntry("PreferBufferSubData", false));
+}
+
+QTEST_GUILESS_MAIN(GLPlatformTest)
+#include "kwinglplatformtest.moc"
diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/mock_gl.cpp b/autotests/libkwineffects/mock_gl.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..51fffbe8ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/mock_gl.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ KWin - the KDE window manager
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2016 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+#include "mock_gl.h"
+#include <epoxy/gl.h>
+
+MockGL *s_gl = nullptr;
+
+static const GLubyte *mock_glGetString(GLenum name)
+{
+    if (!s_gl) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    switch (name) {
+    case GL_VENDOR:
+        return (const GLubyte*)s_gl->getString.vendor.constData();
+    case GL_RENDERER:
+        return (const GLubyte*)s_gl->getString.renderer.constData();
+    case GL_VERSION:
+        return (const GLubyte*)s_gl->getString.version.constData();
+    case GL_EXTENSIONS:
+        return (const GLubyte*)s_gl->getString.extensionsString.constData();
+    case GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION:
+        return (const GLubyte*)s_gl->getString.shadingLanguageVersion.constData();
+    default:
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+}
+
+static const GLubyte *mock_glGetStringi(GLenum name, GLuint index)
+{
+    if (!s_gl) {
+        return nullptr;
+    }
+    if (name == GL_EXTENSIONS && index < uint(s_gl->getString.extensions.count())) {
+        return (const GLubyte*)s_gl->getString.extensions.at(index).constData();
+    }
+    return nullptr;
+}
+
+static void mock_glGetIntegerv(GLenum pname, GLint *data)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(pname)
+    Q_UNUSED(data)
+    if (pname == GL_NUM_EXTENSIONS) {
+        if (data && s_gl) {
+            *data = s_gl->getString.extensions.count();
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+PFNGLGETSTRINGPROC epoxy_glGetString = mock_glGetString;
+PFNGLGETSTRINGIPROC epoxy_glGetStringi = mock_glGetStringi;
+PFNGLGETINTEGERVPROC epoxy_glGetIntegerv = mock_glGetIntegerv;
diff --git a/autotests/libkwineffects/mock_gl.h b/autotests/libkwineffects/mock_gl.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cd53320ab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/autotests/libkwineffects/mock_gl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/********************************************************************
+ KWin - the KDE window manager
+ This file is part of the KDE project.
+
+Copyright (C) 2016 Martin Gräßlin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+*********************************************************************/
+#ifndef MOCK_GL_H
+#define MOCK_GL_H
+
+#include <QByteArray>
+#include <QVector>
+
+struct MockGL {
+    struct {
+        QByteArray vendor;
+        QByteArray renderer;
+        QByteArray version;
+        QVector<QByteArray> extensions;
+        QByteArray extensionsString;
+        QByteArray shadingLanguageVersion;
+    } getString;
+};
+
+extern MockGL *s_gl;
+
+#endif