diff --git a/cogl/cogl-driver.h b/cogl/cogl-driver.h
index 0c42e716c..196f5a19f 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-driver.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-driver.h
@@ -75,10 +75,7 @@ struct _CoglDriverVtable
 
   void
   (* framebuffer_query_bits) (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                              int *red,
-                              int *green,
-                              int *blue,
-                              int *alpha);
+                              CoglFramebufferBits *bits);
 
   void
   (* framebuffer_finish) (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h b/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h
index a88c59181..996bc0ae2 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-framebuffer-private.h
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ typedef enum
   COGL_READ_PIXELS_NO_FLIP = 1L << 30
 } CoglPrivateReadPixelsFlags;
 
+typedef struct
+{
+  int red;
+  int blue;
+  int green;
+  int alpha;
+} CoglFramebufferBits;
+
 struct _CoglFramebuffer
 {
   CoglObject          _parent;
@@ -162,10 +170,7 @@ struct _CoglFramebuffer
 
   /* driver specific */
   CoglBool            dirty_bitmasks;
-  int                 red_bits;
-  int                 blue_bits;
-  int                 green_bits;
-  int                 alpha_bits;
+  CoglFramebufferBits bits;
 
   int                 samples_per_pixel;
 };
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c b/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
index 8b95796f3..8edf6564d 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-framebuffer.c
@@ -1093,47 +1093,44 @@ int
 cogl_framebuffer_get_red_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
 {
   CoglContext *ctx = framebuffer->context;
-  int red, green, blue, alpha;
+  CoglFramebufferBits bits;
 
-  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer,
-                                              &red, &green, &blue, &alpha);
+  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer, &bits);
 
-  return red;
+  return bits.red;
 }
+
 int
 cogl_framebuffer_get_green_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
 {
   CoglContext *ctx = framebuffer->context;
-  int red, green, blue, alpha;
+  CoglFramebufferBits bits;
 
-  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer,
-                                              &red, &green, &blue, &alpha);
+  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer, &bits);
 
-  return green;
+  return bits.green;
 }
 
 int
 cogl_framebuffer_get_blue_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
 {
   CoglContext *ctx = framebuffer->context;
-  int red, green, blue, alpha;
+  CoglFramebufferBits bits;
 
-  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer,
-                                              &red, &green, &blue, &alpha);
+  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer, &bits);
 
-  return blue;
+  return bits.blue;
 }
 
 int
 cogl_framebuffer_get_alpha_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
 {
   CoglContext *ctx = framebuffer->context;
-  int red, green, blue, alpha;
+  CoglFramebufferBits bits;
 
-  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer,
-                                              &red, &green, &blue, &alpha);
+  ctx->driver_vtable->framebuffer_query_bits (framebuffer, &bits);
 
-  return alpha;
+  return bits.alpha;
 }
 
 CoglColorMask
diff --git a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
index 43588eaa3..ab1a71be2 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_gl_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
 
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_gl_query_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                                 int *red,
-                                 int *green,
-                                 int *blue,
-                                 int *alpha);
+                                 CoglFramebufferBits *bits);
 
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_gl_finish (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
diff --git a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
index 043d047ec..5888f72da 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
@@ -892,54 +892,54 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_init_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
 {
   CoglContext *ctx = framebuffer->context;
 
-  cogl_framebuffer_allocate (framebuffer, NULL);
-
   if (G_LIKELY (!framebuffer->dirty_bitmasks))
     return;
 
+  cogl_framebuffer_allocate (framebuffer, NULL);
+
+  _cogl_framebuffer_flush_state (framebuffer,
+                                 framebuffer,
+                                 COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_STATE_BIND);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_COGL_GL
   if ((ctx->private_feature_flags &
        COGL_PRIVATE_FEATURE_QUERY_FRAMEBUFFER_BITS) &&
       framebuffer->type == COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_TYPE_OFFSCREEN)
     {
-      GLenum attachment, pname;
+      static const struct
+      {
+        GLenum attachment, pname;
+        size_t offset;
+      } params[] =
+          {
+            { GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_RED_SIZE,
+              offsetof (CoglFramebufferBits, red) },
+            { GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_GREEN_SIZE,
+              offsetof (CoglFramebufferBits, green) },
+            { GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_BLUE_SIZE,
+              offsetof (CoglFramebufferBits, blue) },
+            { GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0, GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_ALPHA_SIZE,
+              offsetof (CoglFramebufferBits, alpha) },
+          };
+      int i;
 
-      attachment = GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0;
-
-      pname = GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_RED_SIZE;
-      GE( ctx, glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv (GL_FRAMEBUFFER,
-                                                      attachment,
-                                                      pname,
-                                                      &framebuffer->red_bits) );
-
-      pname = GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_GREEN_SIZE;
-      GE( ctx, glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv (GL_FRAMEBUFFER,
-                                                      attachment,
-                                                      pname,
-                                                      &framebuffer->green_bits)
-          );
-
-      pname = GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_BLUE_SIZE;
-      GE( ctx, glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv (GL_FRAMEBUFFER,
-                                                      attachment,
-                                                      pname,
-                                                      &framebuffer->blue_bits)
-          );
-
-      pname = GL_FRAMEBUFFER_ATTACHMENT_ALPHA_SIZE;
-      GE( ctx, glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv (GL_FRAMEBUFFER,
-                                                      attachment,
-                                                      pname,
-                                                      &framebuffer->alpha_bits)
-          );
+      for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (params); i++)
+        {
+          int *value =
+            (int *) ((uint8_t *) &framebuffer->bits + params[i].offset);
+          GE( ctx, glGetFramebufferAttachmentParameteriv (GL_FRAMEBUFFER,
+                                                          params[i].attachment,
+                                                          params[i].pname,
+                                                          value) );
+        }
     }
   else
 #endif /* HAVE_COGL_GL */
     {
-      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_RED_BITS,   &framebuffer->red_bits)   );
-      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_GREEN_BITS, &framebuffer->green_bits) );
-      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_BLUE_BITS,  &framebuffer->blue_bits)  );
-      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_ALPHA_BITS, &framebuffer->alpha_bits) );
+      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_RED_BITS,   &framebuffer->bits.red)   );
+      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_GREEN_BITS, &framebuffer->bits.green) );
+      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_BLUE_BITS,  &framebuffer->bits.blue)  );
+      GE( ctx, glGetIntegerv (GL_ALPHA_BITS, &framebuffer->bits.alpha) );
     }
 
 
@@ -949,29 +949,23 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_init_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer)
              framebuffer->type == COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_TYPE_OFFSCREEN
                ? "offscreen"
                : "onscreen",
-             framebuffer->red_bits,
-             framebuffer->blue_bits,
-             framebuffer->green_bits,
-             framebuffer->alpha_bits);
+             framebuffer->bits.red,
+             framebuffer->bits.blue,
+             framebuffer->bits.green,
+             framebuffer->bits.alpha);
 
   framebuffer->dirty_bitmasks = FALSE;
 }
 
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_gl_query_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                                 int *red,
-                                 int *green,
-                                 int *blue,
-                                 int *alpha)
+                                 CoglFramebufferBits *bits)
 {
   _cogl_framebuffer_init_bits (framebuffer);
 
   /* TODO: cache these in some driver specific location not
    * directly as part of CoglFramebuffer. */
-  *red = framebuffer->red_bits;
-  *green = framebuffer->green_bits;
-  *blue = framebuffer->blue_bits;
-  *alpha = framebuffer->alpha_bits;
+  *bits = framebuffer->bits;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h b/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
index 0016ec860..40d5574a9 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
+++ b/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h
@@ -53,10 +53,7 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_nop_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
 
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_nop_query_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                                 int *red,
-                                 int *green,
-                                 int *blue,
-                                 int *alpha);
+                                  CoglFramebufferBits *bits);
 
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_nop_finish (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer);
diff --git a/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c b/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
index cd20c6ecb..540974ef6 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
+++ b/cogl/driver/nop/cogl-framebuffer-nop.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #include "cogl-framebuffer-nop-private.h"
 
 #include <glib.h>
-
+#include <string.h>
 
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_nop_flush_state (CoglFramebuffer *draw_buffer,
@@ -62,15 +62,9 @@ _cogl_framebuffer_nop_clear (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
 
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_nop_query_bits (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
-                                  int *red,
-                                  int *green,
-                                  int *blue,
-                                  int *alpha)
+                                  CoglFramebufferBits *bits)
 {
-  *red = 0;
-  *green = 0;
-  *blue = 0;
-  *alpha = 0;
+  memset (bits, 0, sizeof (CoglFramebufferBits));
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
index 21df85125..f2a23e0d0 100644
--- a/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
+++ b/tests/conform/test-conform-main.c
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   ADD_TEST (test_bitmask, 0, 0);
 
   ADD_TEST (test_offscreen, 0, 0);
-  ADD_TEST (test_framebuffer_get_bits,
-            TEST_REQUIREMENT_OFFSCREEN,
-            TEST_KNOWN_FAILURE);
+  ADD_TEST (test_framebuffer_get_bits, TEST_REQUIREMENT_OFFSCREEN, 0);
 
   ADD_TEST (test_point_size, 0, 0);
   ADD_TEST (test_point_sprite,