diff --git a/lib/kwinglutils.cpp b/lib/kwinglutils.cpp
index b1389f4d06..fc82b2c54a 100644
--- a/lib/kwinglutils.cpp
+++ b/lib/kwinglutils.cpp
@@ -318,6 +318,46 @@ void addQuadVertices(QVector<float>& verts, float x1, float y1, float x2, float
     verts << x2 << y1;
 }
 
+void pushMatrix()
+{
+#ifndef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES
+    glPushMatrix();
+#endif
+}
+
+void pushMatrix(const QMatrix4x4 &matrix)
+{
+#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES
+    Q_UNUSED(matrix)
+#else
+    glPushMatrix();
+    multiplyMatrix(matrix);
+#endif
+}
+
+void multiplyMatrix(const QMatrix4x4 &matrix)
+{
+#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES
+    Q_UNUSED(matrix)
+#else
+    GLfloat m[16];
+    const qreal *data = matrix.constData();
+    for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+        for (int j=0; j < 4; ++j) {
+            m[i*4+j] = data[i*4+j];
+        }
+    }
+    glMultMatrixf(m);
+#endif
+}
+
+void popMatrix()
+{
+#ifndef KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES
+    glPopMatrix();
+#endif
+}
+
 //****************************************
 // GLTexture
 //****************************************
diff --git a/lib/kwinglutils.h b/lib/kwinglutils.h
index 7dffd6c03b..e50deab132 100644
--- a/lib/kwinglutils.h
+++ b/lib/kwinglutils.h
@@ -125,6 +125,40 @@ KWIN_EXPORT void renderGLGeometryImmediate( int count,
  **/
 KWIN_EXPORT void addQuadVertices( QVector<float>& verts, float x1, float y1, float x2, float y2 );
 
+/**
+ * Push a new matrix on the GL matrix stack.
+ * In GLES this method is a noop. This method should be preferred over glPushMatrix
+ * as it also handles GLES.
+ * @since 4.7
+ **/
+KWIN_EXPORT void pushMatrix();
+/**
+ * Multiplies current matrix on GL stack with @p matrix and pushes the result on the matrix stack.
+ * This method is the same as pushMatrix followed by multiplyMatrix.
+ * In GLES this method is a noop. This method should be preferred over glPushMatrix
+ * as it also handles GLES.
+ * @param matrix The matrix the current matrix on the stack should be multiplied with.
+ * @see pushMatrix
+ * @see multiplyMatrix
+ * @since 4.7
+ **/
+KWIN_EXPORT void pushMatrix(const QMatrix4x4 &matrix);
+/**
+ * Multiplies the current matrix on GL stack with @p matrix.
+ * In GLES this method is a noop. This method should be preferred over glMultMatrix
+ * as it also handles GLES.
+ * @param matrix The matrix the current matrix on the stack should be multiplied with.
+ * @since 4.7
+ **/
+KWIN_EXPORT void multiplyMatrix(const QMatrix4x4 &matrix);
+/**
+ * Pops the current matrix from the GL matrix stack.
+ * In GLES this method is a noop. This method should be preferred over glPopMatrix
+ * as it also handles GLES.
+ * @since 4.7
+ **/
+KWIN_EXPORT void popMatrix();
+
 
 class KWIN_EXPORT GLTexture
     : public QSharedData