diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-private.h
index e3877440a..a92d6af48 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap-private.h
@@ -177,24 +177,6 @@ _cogl_bitmap_map (CoglBitmap *bitmap,
 void
 _cogl_bitmap_unmap (CoglBitmap *bitmap);
 
-/* These two are replacements for map and unmap that should used when
- * the pointer is going to be passed to GL for pixel packing or
- * unpacking. The address might not be valid for reading if the bitmap
- * was created with new_from_buffer but it will however be good to
- * pass to glTexImage2D for example. The access should be READ for
- * unpacking and WRITE for packing. It can not be both
- *
- * TODO: split this bind/unbind functions out into a GL specific file
- */
-uint8_t *
-_cogl_bitmap_gl_bind (CoglBitmap *bitmap,
-                      CoglBufferAccess access,
-                      CoglBufferMapHint hints,
-                      GError **error);
-
-void
-_cogl_bitmap_gl_unbind (CoglBitmap *bitmap);
-
 CoglContext *
 _cogl_bitmap_get_context (CoglBitmap *bitmap);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap.c
index 40eaabe8d..f5577e342 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-bitmap.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include "cogl-pixel-buffer.h"
 #include "cogl-context-private.h"
 #include "cogl-gtype-private.h"
-#include "driver/gl/cogl-buffer-gl-private.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 
@@ -443,86 +442,6 @@ _cogl_bitmap_unmap (CoglBitmap *bitmap)
     cogl_buffer_unmap (bitmap->buffer);
 }
 
-uint8_t *
-_cogl_bitmap_gl_bind (CoglBitmap *bitmap,
-                      CoglBufferAccess access,
-                      CoglBufferMapHint hints,
-                      GError **error)
-{
-  uint8_t *ptr;
-  GError *internal_error = NULL;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (access & (COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ |
-                                  COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_WRITE),
-                        NULL);
-
-  /* Divert to another bitmap if this data is shared */
-  if (bitmap->shared_bmp)
-    return _cogl_bitmap_gl_bind (bitmap->shared_bmp, access, hints, error);
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (!bitmap->bound, NULL);
-
-  /* If the bitmap wasn't created from a buffer then the
-     implementation of bind is the same as map */
-  if (bitmap->buffer == NULL)
-    {
-      uint8_t *data = _cogl_bitmap_map (bitmap, access, hints, error);
-      if (data)
-        bitmap->bound = TRUE;
-      return data;
-    }
-
-  if (access == COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ)
-    ptr = _cogl_buffer_gl_bind (bitmap->buffer,
-                                COGL_BUFFER_BIND_TARGET_PIXEL_UNPACK,
-                                &internal_error);
-  else if (access == COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_WRITE)
-    ptr = _cogl_buffer_gl_bind (bitmap->buffer,
-                                COGL_BUFFER_BIND_TARGET_PIXEL_PACK,
-                                &internal_error);
-  else
-    {
-      ptr = NULL;
-      g_assert_not_reached ();
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-  /* NB: _cogl_buffer_gl_bind() may return NULL in non-error
-   * conditions so we have to explicitly check internal_error to see
-   * if an exception was thrown */
-  if (internal_error)
-    {
-      g_propagate_error (error, internal_error);
-      return NULL;
-    }
-
-  bitmap->bound = TRUE;
-
-  /* The data pointer actually stores the offset */
-  return ptr + GPOINTER_TO_INT (bitmap->data);
-}
-
-void
-_cogl_bitmap_gl_unbind (CoglBitmap *bitmap)
-{
-  /* Divert to another bitmap if this data is shared */
-  if (bitmap->shared_bmp)
-    {
-      _cogl_bitmap_gl_unbind (bitmap->shared_bmp);
-      return;
-    }
-
-  g_assert (bitmap->bound);
-  bitmap->bound = FALSE;
-
-  /* If the bitmap wasn't created from a pixel array then the
-     implementation of unbind is the same as unmap */
-  if (bitmap->buffer)
-    _cogl_buffer_gl_unbind (bitmap->buffer);
-  else
-    _cogl_bitmap_unmap (bitmap);
-}
-
 CoglContext *
 _cogl_bitmap_get_context (CoglBitmap *bitmap)
 {
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b2726c421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Cogl
+ *
+ * A Low Level GPU Graphics and Utilities API
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007 OpenedHand
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+ * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+ * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+ * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
+ * modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+ * of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __COGL_BITMAP_GL_PRIVATE_H
+#define __COGL_BITMAP_GL_PRIVATE_H
+
+#include "cogl-bitmap-private.h"
+
+/* These two are replacements for map and unmap that should used when
+ * the pointer is going to be passed to GL for pixel packing or
+ * unpacking. The address might not be valid for reading if the bitmap
+ * was created with new_from_buffer but it will however be good to
+ * pass to glTexImage2D for example. The access should be READ for
+ * unpacking and WRITE for packing. It can not be both
+ */
+uint8_t *
+_cogl_bitmap_gl_bind (CoglBitmap *bitmap,
+                      CoglBufferAccess access,
+                      CoglBufferMapHint hints,
+                      GError **error);
+
+void
+_cogl_bitmap_gl_unbind (CoglBitmap *bitmap);
+
+#endif /* __COGL_BITMAP_GL_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8011d7fc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+ * Cogl
+ *
+ * A Low Level GPU Graphics and Utilities API
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2007,2008,2009 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
+ * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
+ * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
+ * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy,
+ * modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies
+ * of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+ * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+ * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
+ * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS
+ * BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+ * SOFTWARE.
+ *
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "cogl-config.h"
+
+#include "cogl-util.h"
+#include "cogl-debug.h"
+#include "cogl-private.h"
+#include "cogl-bitmap-private.h"
+#include "cogl-buffer-private.h"
+#include "cogl-pixel-buffer.h"
+#include "cogl-context-private.h"
+#include "cogl-gtype-private.h"
+#include "cogl-buffer-gl-private.h"
+#include "cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h"
+
+uint8_t *
+_cogl_bitmap_gl_bind (CoglBitmap *bitmap,
+                      CoglBufferAccess access,
+                      CoglBufferMapHint hints,
+                      GError **error)
+{
+  uint8_t *ptr;
+  GError *internal_error = NULL;
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (access & (COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ |
+                                  COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_WRITE),
+                        NULL);
+
+  /* Divert to another bitmap if this data is shared */
+  if (bitmap->shared_bmp)
+    return _cogl_bitmap_gl_bind (bitmap->shared_bmp, access, hints, error);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (!bitmap->bound, NULL);
+
+  /* If the bitmap wasn't created from a buffer then the
+     implementation of bind is the same as map */
+  if (bitmap->buffer == NULL)
+    {
+      uint8_t *data = _cogl_bitmap_map (bitmap, access, hints, error);
+      if (data)
+        bitmap->bound = TRUE;
+      return data;
+    }
+
+  if (access == COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_READ)
+    ptr = _cogl_buffer_gl_bind (bitmap->buffer,
+                                COGL_BUFFER_BIND_TARGET_PIXEL_UNPACK,
+                                &internal_error);
+  else if (access == COGL_BUFFER_ACCESS_WRITE)
+    ptr = _cogl_buffer_gl_bind (bitmap->buffer,
+                                COGL_BUFFER_BIND_TARGET_PIXEL_PACK,
+                                &internal_error);
+  else
+    {
+      ptr = NULL;
+      g_assert_not_reached ();
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  /* NB: _cogl_buffer_gl_bind() may return NULL in non-error
+   * conditions so we have to explicitly check internal_error to see
+   * if an exception was thrown */
+  if (internal_error)
+    {
+      g_propagate_error (error, internal_error);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  bitmap->bound = TRUE;
+
+  /* The data pointer actually stores the offset */
+  return ptr + GPOINTER_TO_INT (bitmap->data);
+}
+
+void
+_cogl_bitmap_gl_unbind (CoglBitmap *bitmap)
+{
+  /* Divert to another bitmap if this data is shared */
+  if (bitmap->shared_bmp)
+    {
+      _cogl_bitmap_gl_unbind (bitmap->shared_bmp);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  g_assert (bitmap->bound);
+  bitmap->bound = FALSE;
+
+  /* If the bitmap wasn't created from a pixel array then the
+     implementation of unbind is the same as unmap */
+  if (bitmap->buffer)
+    _cogl_buffer_gl_unbind (bitmap->buffer);
+  else
+    _cogl_bitmap_unmap (bitmap);
+}
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
index 94b1decde..c0a15a688 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 #include "cogl-texture-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl-private.h"
+#include "driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-buffer-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-texture-gl-private.h"
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-texture-driver-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-texture-driver-gl.c
index 6f138cd8d..7e3a3afce 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-texture-driver-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-texture-driver-gl.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-texture-gl-private.h"
+#include "driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-texture-driver-gles.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-texture-driver-gles.c
index dcbe4bf51..0e66169fb 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-texture-driver-gles.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-texture-driver-gles.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-texture-gl-private.h"
+#include "driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h"
 
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/meson.build b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
index b0e66bff3..f6c61f8c8 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/meson.build
+++ b/cogl/cogl/meson.build
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ cogl_common_driver_sources = [
   'driver/gl/cogl-clip-stack-gl.c',
   'driver/gl/cogl-buffer-gl-private.h',
   'driver/gl/cogl-buffer-gl.c',
+  'driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl-private.h',
+  'driver/gl/cogl-bitmap-gl.c',
   'driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl.c',
   'driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h',
   'driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-fragend-glsl.c',