diff --git a/cogl/cogl-onscreen-private.h b/cogl/cogl-onscreen-private.h
index 25d2235bc..1a624b5a3 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-onscreen-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-onscreen-private.h
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 #endif
 
+typedef struct _CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry;
+
+COGL_TAILQ_HEAD (CoglSwapBuffersNotifyList, CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry);
+
+struct _CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry
+{
+  COGL_TAILQ_ENTRY (CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry) list_node;
+
+  CoglSwapBuffersNotify callback;
+  void *user_data;
+  unsigned int id;
+};
+
 struct _CoglOnscreen
 {
   CoglFramebuffer  _parent;
@@ -48,6 +61,8 @@ struct _CoglOnscreen
 
   gboolean swap_throttled;
 
+  CoglSwapBuffersNotifyList swap_callbacks;
+
   void *winsys;
 };
 
@@ -58,4 +73,7 @@ void
 _cogl_framebuffer_winsys_update_size (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
                                       int width, int height);
 
+void
+_cogl_onscreen_notify_swap_buffers (CoglOnscreen *onscreen);
+
 #endif /* __COGL_ONSCREEN_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c b/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c
index 11b14927d..7c81ec008 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-onscreen.c
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ _cogl_onscreen_init_from_template (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
 {
   CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer = COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen);
 
+  COGL_TAILQ_INIT (&onscreen->swap_callbacks);
+
   framebuffer->config = onscreen_template->config;
   cogl_object_ref (framebuffer->config.swap_chain);
 }
@@ -256,18 +258,16 @@ cogl_framebuffer_add_swap_buffers_callback (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
                                             void *user_data)
 {
   CoglOnscreen *onscreen = COGL_ONSCREEN (framebuffer);
-  const CoglWinsysVtable *winsys = _cogl_framebuffer_get_winsys (framebuffer);
+  CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry *entry = g_slice_new0 (CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry);
+  static int next_swap_buffers_callback_id = 0;
 
-  /* Should this just be cogl_onscreen API instead? */
-  _COGL_RETURN_VAL_IF_FAIL (framebuffer->type == COGL_FRAMEBUFFER_TYPE_ONSCREEN, 0);
+  entry->callback = callback;
+  entry->user_data = user_data;
+  entry->id = next_swap_buffers_callback_id++;
 
-  /* This should only be called when
-     COGL_WINSYS_FEATURE_SWAP_BUFFERS_EVENT is advertised */
-  _COGL_RETURN_VAL_IF_FAIL (winsys->onscreen_add_swap_buffers_callback != NULL, 0);
+  COGL_TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL (&onscreen->swap_callbacks, entry, list_node);
 
-  return winsys->onscreen_add_swap_buffers_callback (onscreen,
-                                                     callback,
-                                                     user_data);
+  return entry->id;
 }
 
 void
@@ -275,13 +275,17 @@ cogl_framebuffer_remove_swap_buffers_callback (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
                                                unsigned int id)
 {
   CoglOnscreen *onscreen = COGL_ONSCREEN (framebuffer);
-  const CoglWinsysVtable *winsys = _cogl_framebuffer_get_winsys (framebuffer);
+  CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry *entry;
 
-  /* This should only be called when
-     COGL_WINSYS_FEATURE_SWAP_BUFFERS_EVENT is advertised */
-  _COGL_RETURN_IF_FAIL (winsys->onscreen_remove_swap_buffers_callback != NULL);
-
-  winsys->onscreen_remove_swap_buffers_callback (onscreen, id);
+  COGL_TAILQ_FOREACH (entry, &onscreen->swap_callbacks, list_node)
+    {
+      if (entry->id == id)
+        {
+          COGL_TAILQ_REMOVE (&onscreen->swap_callbacks, entry, list_node);
+          g_slice_free (CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry, entry);
+          break;
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -329,6 +333,18 @@ cogl_onscreen_hide (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
     }
 }
 
+void
+_cogl_onscreen_notify_swap_buffers (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
+{
+  CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry *entry, *tmp;
+
+  COGL_TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE (entry,
+                           &onscreen->swap_callbacks,
+                           list_node,
+                           tmp)
+    entry->callback (COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen), entry->user_data);
+}
+
 void
 _cogl_framebuffer_winsys_update_size (CoglFramebuffer *framebuffer,
                                       int width, int height)
diff --git a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c
index 59165de56..e4a01f819 100644
--- a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c
+++ b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-glx.c
@@ -83,13 +83,6 @@ typedef struct _CoglOnscreenGLX
   GList *swap_callbacks;
 } CoglOnscreenGLX;
 
-typedef struct _CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry
-{
-  CoglSwapBuffersNotify callback;
-  void *user_data;
-  unsigned int id;
-} CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry;
-
 typedef struct _CoglTexturePixmapGLX
 {
   GLXPixmap glx_pixmap;
@@ -170,19 +163,11 @@ static void
 notify_swap_buffers (CoglContext *context, GLXDrawable drawable)
 {
   CoglOnscreen *onscreen = find_onscreen_for_xid (context, (guint32)drawable);
-  CoglOnscreenGLX *glx_onscreen;
-  GList *l;
 
   if (!onscreen)
     return;
 
-  glx_onscreen = onscreen->winsys;
-
-  for (l = glx_onscreen->swap_callbacks; l; l = l->next)
-    {
-      CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry *entry = l->data;
-      entry->callback (COGL_FRAMEBUFFER (onscreen), entry->user_data);
-    }
+  _cogl_onscreen_notify_swap_buffers (onscreen);
 }
 
 static CoglFilterReturn
@@ -1360,45 +1345,6 @@ _cogl_winsys_onscreen_x11_get_window_xid (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
   return xlib_onscreen->xwin;
 }
 
-static unsigned int
-_cogl_winsys_onscreen_add_swap_buffers_callback (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
-                                                 CoglSwapBuffersNotify callback,
-                                                 void *user_data)
-{
-  CoglOnscreenGLX *glx_onscreen = onscreen->winsys;
-  CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry *entry = g_slice_new0 (CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry);
-  static int next_swap_buffers_callback_id = 0;
-
-  entry->callback = callback;
-  entry->user_data = user_data;
-  entry->id = next_swap_buffers_callback_id++;
-
-  glx_onscreen->swap_callbacks =
-    g_list_prepend (glx_onscreen->swap_callbacks, entry);
-
-  return entry->id;
-}
-
-static void
-_cogl_winsys_onscreen_remove_swap_buffers_callback (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
-                                                    unsigned int id)
-{
-  CoglOnscreenGLX *glx_onscreen = onscreen->winsys;
-  GList *l;
-
-  for (l = glx_onscreen->swap_callbacks; l; l = l->next)
-    {
-      CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry *entry = l->data;
-      if (entry->id == id)
-        {
-          g_slice_free (CoglSwapBuffersNotifyEntry, entry);
-          glx_onscreen->swap_callbacks =
-            g_list_delete_link (glx_onscreen->swap_callbacks, l);
-          return;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 static void
 _cogl_winsys_onscreen_update_swap_throttled (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
 {
@@ -2053,10 +1999,6 @@ static CoglWinsysVtable _cogl_winsys_vtable =
       _cogl_winsys_onscreen_update_swap_throttled,
     .onscreen_x11_get_window_xid =
       _cogl_winsys_onscreen_x11_get_window_xid,
-    .onscreen_add_swap_buffers_callback =
-      _cogl_winsys_onscreen_add_swap_buffers_callback,
-    .onscreen_remove_swap_buffers_callback =
-      _cogl_winsys_onscreen_remove_swap_buffers_callback,
     .onscreen_set_visibility = _cogl_winsys_onscreen_set_visibility,
 
     .poll_get_info = _cogl_winsys_poll_get_info,
diff --git a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-private.h b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-private.h
index 73fcc7b3f..8b864ec6b 100644
--- a/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-private.h
+++ b/cogl/winsys/cogl-winsys-private.h
@@ -129,15 +129,6 @@ typedef struct _CoglWinsysVtable
   (*onscreen_win32_get_window) (CoglOnscreen *onscreen);
 #endif
 
-  unsigned int
-  (*onscreen_add_swap_buffers_callback) (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
-                                         CoglSwapBuffersNotify callback,
-                                         void *user_data);
-
-  void
-  (*onscreen_remove_swap_buffers_callback) (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
-                                            unsigned int id);
-
   void
   (*poll_get_info) (CoglContext *context,
                     CoglPollFD **poll_fds,