diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
index b299b814bd..da9ec2ea8d 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
@@ -202,6 +202,9 @@ glGetnUniformfv_func          glGetnUniformfv;
 glDrawElementsBaseVertex_func          glDrawElementsBaseVertex;
 glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex_func glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex;
 
+// GL_ARB_copy_buffer
+glCopyBufferSubData_func glCopyBufferSubData;
+
 
 static glXFuncPtr getProcAddress(const char* name)
 {
@@ -708,6 +711,13 @@ void glResolveFunctions(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
         glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex = NULL;
     }
 
+    if (hasGLVersion(3, 1) || hasGLExtension("GL_ARB_copy_buffer")) {
+        // See http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/copy_buffer.txt
+        GL_RESOLVE(glCopyBufferSubData);
+    } else {
+        glCopyBufferSubData = NULL;
+    }
+
 #else
 
     if (hasGLExtension("GL_OES_mapbuffer")) {
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
index faed015130..e04e8ce4fd 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
@@ -460,6 +460,12 @@ typedef void (*glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex_func)(GLenum mode, GLsizei coun
 extern KWIN_EXPORT glDrawElementsBaseVertex_func glDrawElementsBaseVertex;
 extern KWIN_EXPORT glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex_func glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex;
 
+// GL_ARB_copy_buffer
+typedef void (*glCopyBufferSubData_func)(GLenum readTarget, GLenum writeTarget, GLintptr readOffset,
+                                         GLintptr writeOffset, GLsizeiptr size);
+
+extern KWIN_EXPORT glCopyBufferSubData_func glCopyBufferSubData;
+
 } // namespace
 
 #endif // not KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES