diff --git a/cogl-shader.h b/cogl-shader.h
index 4c06abe1c..7678a6e25 100644
--- a/cogl-shader.h
+++ b/cogl-shader.h
@@ -218,12 +218,23 @@ COGLint         cogl_program_get_uniform_location
  * @uniform_no: the unform to set.
  * @value: the new value of the uniform.
  *
- * Changes the value of a uniform in the currently used (see
- * cogl_program_use()) shader program.
+ * Changes the value of a floating point uniform in the currently
+ * used (see cogl_program_use()) shader program.
  */
 void            cogl_program_uniform_1f       (COGLint           uniform_no,
                                                gfloat            value);
 
+/**
+ * cogl_program_uniform_1i:
+ * @uniform_no: the unform to set.
+ * @value: the new value of the uniform.
+ *
+ * Changes the value of an integer uniform in the currently
+ * used (see cogl_program_use()) shader program.
+ */
+void            cogl_program_uniform_1i       (COGLint           uniform_no,
+                                               gint              value);
+
  /**
  * cogl_program_uniform_float:
  * @uniform_no: the uniform to set.
diff --git a/gl/cogl-program.c b/gl/cogl-program.c
index 060e5bcd4..15f70f8fd 100644
--- a/gl/cogl-program.c
+++ b/gl/cogl-program.c
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ cogl_program_uniform_1f (COGLint uniform_no,
   glUniform1fARB (uniform_no, value);
 }
 
+void
+cogl_program_uniform_1i (COGLint uniform_no,
+                         gint    value)
+{
+  _COGL_GET_CONTEXT (ctx, NO_RETVAL);
+  glUniform1iARB (uniform_no, value);
+}
+
 void
 cogl_program_uniform_float (COGLint  uniform_no,
                             gint     size,
diff --git a/gles/cogl-program.c b/gles/cogl-program.c
index c550df453..63f2c0d45 100644
--- a/gles/cogl-program.c
+++ b/gles/cogl-program.c
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ cogl_program_uniform_1f (COGLint uniform_no,
   cogl_program_uniform_float (uniform_no, 1, 1, &value);
 }
 
+void
+cogl_program_uniform_1i (COGLint uniform_no,
+                         gint    value)
+{
+  cogl_program_uniform_int (uniform_no, 1, 1, &value);
+}
+
 static void
 cogl_program_uniform_x (COGLint uniform_no,
 			gint size,