diff --git a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.c b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.c
index f3a9e83b1..256e50532 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.c
+++ b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.c
@@ -1285,6 +1285,12 @@ cogl_wrap_glGetIntegerv (GLenum pname, GLint *params)
       *params = w->matrix_mode;
       break;
 
+    case GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS:
+      glGetIntegerv (GL_MAX_TEXTURE_IMAGE_UNITS, params);
+      if (*params > COGL_GLES2_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS)
+        *params = COGL_GLES2_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS;
+      break;
+
     default:
       glGetIntegerv (pname, params);
       break;
diff --git a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.h b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.h
index 33287e01d..021841597 100644
--- a/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.h
+++ b/cogl/driver/gles/cogl-gles2-wrapper.h
@@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ struct _CoglGles2WrapperShader
 #define GL_EMISSION            0x1600
 #define GL_SHININESS           0x1601
 
+#define GL_MAX_TEXTURE_UNITS   0x84e2
+
 #endif /* GL_MODELVIEW */
 
 void cogl_gles2_wrapper_init (CoglGles2Wrapper *wrapper);