diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
index f9acfb18f..41652ddd7 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-journal.c
@@ -1636,8 +1636,9 @@ _cogl_journal_log_quad (CoglJournal  *journal,
   if (COGL_IS_OFFSCREEN (framebuffer))
     {
       CoglOffscreen *offscreen = COGL_OFFSCREEN (framebuffer);
+      CoglTexture *texture = cogl_offscreen_get_texture (offscreen);
 
-      _cogl_texture_2d_externally_modified (offscreen->texture);
+      _cogl_texture_2d_externally_modified (texture);
     }
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (COGL_DEBUG_ENABLED (COGL_DEBUG_SYNC_PRIMITIVE)))
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen-private.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen-private.h
index ae2f55bd8..c88fc8535 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen-private.h
@@ -44,19 +44,6 @@ typedef enum
   COGL_OFFSCREEN_ALLOCATE_FLAG_STENCIL = 1 << 2,
 } CoglOffscreenAllocateFlags;
 
-struct _CoglOffscreen
-{
-  CoglFramebuffer parent;
-
-  CoglTexture *texture;
-  int texture_level;
-
-  /* FIXME: _cogl_offscreen_new_with_texture_full should be made to use
-   * fb->config to configure if we want a depth or stencil buffer so
-   * we can get rid of these flags */
-  CoglOffscreenFlags create_flags;
-};
-
 /*
  * _cogl_offscreen_new_with_texture_full:
  * @texture: A #CoglTexture pointer
@@ -75,4 +62,7 @@ _cogl_offscreen_new_with_texture_full (CoglTexture        *texture,
                                        CoglOffscreenFlags  create_flags,
                                        int                 level);
 
+int
+cogl_offscreen_get_texture_level (CoglOffscreen *offscreen);
+
 #endif /* COGL_OFFSCREEN_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c
index c48f30d91..bc4ecf0df 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-offscreen.c
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@
 #include "cogl-offscreen-private.h"
 #include "cogl-texture-private.h"
 
+struct _CoglOffscreen
+{
+  CoglFramebuffer parent;
+
+  CoglTexture *texture;
+  int texture_level;
+
+  /* FIXME: _cogl_offscreen_new_with_texture_full should be made to use
+   * fb->config to configure if we want a depth or stencil buffer so
+   * we can get rid of these flags */
+  CoglOffscreenFlags create_flags;
+};
+
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (CoglOffscreen, cogl_offscreen,
                COGL_TYPE_FRAMEBUFFER)
 
@@ -77,6 +90,12 @@ cogl_offscreen_get_texture (CoglOffscreen *offscreen)
   return offscreen->texture;
 }
 
+int
+cogl_offscreen_get_texture_level (CoglOffscreen *offscreen)
+{
+  return offscreen->texture_level;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 cogl_offscreen_allocate (CoglFramebuffer  *framebuffer,
                          GError          **error)
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
index bfe2d40bb..4ac0ae7c4 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-framebuffer-gl.c
@@ -645,15 +645,19 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
   CoglGlFramebufferPrivate *priv;
   CoglGlFbo *gl_fbo;
   const CoglFramebufferConfig *config;
+  CoglTexture *texture;
+  int texture_level;
   int level_width;
   int level_height;
 
-  g_return_val_if_fail (offscreen->texture_level <
-                        _cogl_texture_get_n_levels (offscreen->texture),
+  texture = cogl_offscreen_get_texture (offscreen);
+  texture_level = cogl_offscreen_get_texture_level (offscreen);
+
+  g_return_val_if_fail (texture_level < _cogl_texture_get_n_levels (texture),
                         FALSE);
 
-  _cogl_texture_get_level_size (offscreen->texture,
-                                offscreen->texture_level,
+  _cogl_texture_get_level_size (texture,
+                                texture_level,
                                 &level_width,
                                 &level_height,
                                 NULL);
@@ -668,7 +672,7 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
    * the texture is actually used for rendering according to the filters set on
    * the corresponding CoglPipeline.
    */
-  _cogl_texture_gl_flush_legacy_texobj_filters (offscreen->texture,
+  _cogl_texture_gl_flush_legacy_texobj_filters (texture,
                                                 GL_NEAREST, GL_NEAREST);
 
   config = cogl_framebuffer_get_config (framebuffer);
@@ -679,8 +683,8 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
 
   if (((flags & COGL_OFFSCREEN_DISABLE_DEPTH_AND_STENCIL) &&
        try_creating_fbo (ctx,
-                         offscreen->texture,
-                         offscreen->texture_level,
+                         texture,
+                         texture_level,
                          level_width,
                          level_height,
                          config,
@@ -689,8 +693,8 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
 
       (ctx->have_last_offscreen_allocate_flags &&
        try_creating_fbo (ctx,
-                         offscreen->texture,
-                         offscreen->texture_level,
+                         texture,
+                         texture_level,
                          level_width,
                          level_height,
                          config,
@@ -705,8 +709,8 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
         _cogl_has_private_feature
         (ctx, COGL_PRIVATE_FEATURE_OES_PACKED_DEPTH_STENCIL)) &&
        try_creating_fbo (ctx,
-                         offscreen->texture,
-                         offscreen->texture_level,
+                         texture,
+                         texture_level,
                          level_width,
                          level_height,
                          config,
@@ -714,8 +718,8 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
                          gl_fbo)) ||
 
       try_creating_fbo (ctx,
-                        offscreen->texture,
-                        offscreen->texture_level,
+                        texture,
+                        texture_level,
                         level_width,
                         level_height,
                         config,
@@ -724,8 +728,8 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
                         gl_fbo) ||
 
       try_creating_fbo (ctx,
-                        offscreen->texture,
-                        offscreen->texture_level,
+                        texture,
+                        texture_level,
                         level_width,
                         level_height,
                         config,
@@ -733,8 +737,8 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
                         gl_fbo) ||
 
       try_creating_fbo (ctx,
-                        offscreen->texture,
-                        offscreen->texture_level,
+                        texture,
+                        texture_level,
                         level_width,
                         level_height,
                         config,
@@ -742,8 +746,8 @@ _cogl_offscreen_gl_allocate (CoglOffscreen       *offscreen,
                         gl_fbo) ||
 
       try_creating_fbo (ctx,
-                        offscreen->texture,
-                        offscreen->texture_level,
+                        texture,
+                        texture_level,
                         level_width,
                         level_height,
                         config,