diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.c
index 7021120ee..fab883aff 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.c
@@ -893,3 +893,26 @@ clutter_color_state_to_string (ClutterColorState *color_state)
                           colorspace_name,
                           transfer_function_name);
 }
+
+ClutterEncodingRequiredFormat
+clutter_color_state_required_format (ClutterColorState *color_state)
+{
+  ClutterColorStatePrivate *priv;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_COLOR_STATE (color_state), FALSE);
+
+  priv = clutter_color_state_get_instance_private (color_state);
+
+  switch (priv->transfer_function)
+    {
+    case CLUTTER_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_LINEAR:
+      return CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_FP16;
+    case CLUTTER_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_PQ:
+      return CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_UINT10;
+    case CLUTTER_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_SRGB:
+    case CLUTTER_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_DEFAULT:
+      return CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_UINT8;
+    }
+
+  g_assert_not_reached ();
+}
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.h
index fd7654a45..979c11b5e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-color-state.h
@@ -64,4 +64,7 @@ CLUTTER_EXPORT
 gboolean clutter_color_state_equals (ClutterColorState *color_state,
                                      ClutterColorState *other_color_state);
 
+CLUTTER_EXPORT
+ClutterEncodingRequiredFormat clutter_color_state_required_format (ClutterColorState *color_state);
+
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-enums.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-enums.h
index b2cd0bc4e..a6c93ca25 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-enums.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-enums.h
@@ -1032,6 +1032,21 @@ typedef enum
   CLUTTER_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_LINEAR,
 } ClutterTransferFunction;
 
+/**
+ * ClutterEncodingRequiredFormat:
+ * @CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_UINT8: 8bpc uint
+ * @CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_UINT10: 10bpc uint
+ * @CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_FP16: 16bpc floating point
+ *
+ * The texture format required to store a specific encoding.
+ */
+typedef enum
+{
+  CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_UINT8 = 0,
+  CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_UINT10 = 1,
+  CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_FP16 = 2,
+} ClutterEncodingRequiredFormat;
+
 /**
  * ClutterStepMode:
  * @CLUTTER_STEP_MODE_START: The change in the value of a
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index 70f430184..1c15dea7f 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -1558,8 +1558,14 @@ meta_renderer_native_create_view (MetaRenderer        *renderer,
       CoglPixelFormat formats[10];
       size_t n_formats = 0;
       CoglPixelFormat format;
+      ClutterEncodingRequiredFormat required_format =
+        clutter_color_state_required_format (view_color_state);
 
-      if (view_transfer_function == CLUTTER_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_LINEAR)
+      if (required_format <= CLUTTER_ENCODING_REQUIRED_FORMAT_UINT8)
+        {
+          formats[n_formats++] = cogl_framebuffer_get_internal_format (framebuffer);
+        }
+      else
         {
           formats[n_formats++] = COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_XRGB_FP_16161616;
           formats[n_formats++] = COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_XBGR_FP_16161616;
@@ -1568,10 +1574,6 @@ meta_renderer_native_create_view (MetaRenderer        *renderer,
           formats[n_formats++] = COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ARGB_FP_16161616_PRE;
           formats[n_formats++] = COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ABGR_FP_16161616_PRE;
         }
-      else
-        {
-          formats[n_formats++] = cogl_framebuffer_get_internal_format (framebuffer);
-        }
 
       if (meta_monitor_transform_is_rotated (view_transform))
         {