diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
index ce31749903..b299b814bd 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
@@ -198,6 +198,10 @@ glGetGraphicsResetStatus_func glGetGraphicsResetStatus;
 glReadnPixels_func            glReadnPixels;
 glGetnUniformfv_func          glGetnUniformfv;
 
+// GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
+glDrawElementsBaseVertex_func          glDrawElementsBaseVertex;
+glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex_func glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex;
+
 
 static glXFuncPtr getProcAddress(const char* name)
 {
@@ -695,6 +699,15 @@ void glResolveFunctions(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
         glGetnUniformfv          = KWin::GetnUniformfv;
     }
 
+    if (hasGLVersion(3, 2) || hasGLExtension("GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex")) {
+        // See http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/draw_elements_base_vertex.txt
+        GL_RESOLVE(glDrawElementsBaseVertex);
+        GL_RESOLVE(glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex);
+    } else {
+        glDrawElementsBaseVertex          = NULL;
+        glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex = NULL;
+    }
+
 #else
 
     if (hasGLExtension("GL_OES_mapbuffer")) {
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
index d6a2cd1cef..faed015130 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
@@ -453,6 +453,13 @@ extern KWIN_EXPORT glGetGraphicsResetStatus_func glGetGraphicsResetStatus;
 extern KWIN_EXPORT glReadnPixels_func            glReadnPixels;
 extern KWIN_EXPORT glGetnUniformfv_func          glGetnUniformfv;
 
+// GL_ARB_draw_elements_base_vertex
+typedef void (*glDrawElementsBaseVertex_func)(GLenum mode, GLsizei count, GLenum type, const GLvoid *indices, GLint basevertex);
+typedef void (*glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex_func)(GLenum mode, GLsizei count, GLenum type, const GLvoid *indices, GLsizei instancecount, GLint basevertex);
+
+extern KWIN_EXPORT glDrawElementsBaseVertex_func glDrawElementsBaseVertex;
+extern KWIN_EXPORT glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex_func glDrawElementsInstancedBaseVertex;
+
 } // namespace
 
 #endif // not KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES