diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
index cd7a3cf40..8b9925733 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/Makefile.am
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ cogl_public_h = \
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-types.h 			\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-vertex-buffer.h 		\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-index-array.h 		\
+	$(srcdir)/cogl-vertex-array.h 		\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl.h			\
 	$(NULL)
 
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ cogl_sources_c = \
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-vertex-buffer.c			\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-index-array-private.h		\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-index-array.c			\
+	$(srcdir)/cogl-vertex-array-private.h		\
+	$(srcdir)/cogl-vertex-array.c			\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-matrix.c				\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-vector.c				\
 	$(srcdir)/cogl-matrix-private.h			\
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array-private.h b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array-private.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f24c7dec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array-private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/*
+ * Cogl
+ *
+ * An object oriented GL/GLES Abstraction/Utility Layer
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Robert Bragg <robert@linux.intel.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef __COGL_VERTEX_ARRAY_PRIVATE_H
+#define __COGL_VERTEX_ARRAY_PRIVATE_H
+
+#include "cogl-buffer-private.h"
+
+struct _CoglVertexArray
+{
+  CoglBuffer _parent;
+};
+
+#endif /* __COGL_VERTEX_ARRAY_PRIVATE_H */
+
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array.c b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23e010e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array.c
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Cogl
+ *
+ * An object oriented GL/GLES Abstraction/Utility Layer
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library. If not, see
+ * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Robert Bragg <robert@linux.intel.com>
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "cogl-object-private.h"
+#include "cogl-vertex-array.h"
+#include "cogl-vertex-array-private.h"
+
+static void _cogl_vertex_array_free (CoglVertexArray *array);
+
+COGL_BUFFER_DEFINE (VertexArray, vertex_array);
+
+CoglVertexArray *
+cogl_vertex_array_new (gsize bytes)
+{
+  CoglVertexArray *array = g_slice_new (CoglVertexArray);
+  gboolean use_malloc;
+
+  if (!cogl_features_available (COGL_FEATURE_VBOS))
+    use_malloc = TRUE;
+  else
+    use_malloc = FALSE;
+
+  /* parent's constructor */
+  _cogl_buffer_initialize (COGL_BUFFER (array),
+                           bytes,
+                           use_malloc,
+                           COGL_BUFFER_BIND_TARGET_VERTEX_ARRAY,
+                           COGL_BUFFER_USAGE_HINT_VERTEX_ARRAY,
+                           COGL_BUFFER_UPDATE_HINT_STATIC);
+
+  return _cogl_vertex_array_object_new (array);
+}
+
+static void
+_cogl_vertex_array_free (CoglVertexArray *array)
+{
+  /* parent's destructor */
+  _cogl_buffer_fini (COGL_BUFFER (array));
+
+  g_slice_free (CoglVertexArray, array);
+}
+
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array.h b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a27e627de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl-vertex-array.h
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+/*
+ * Cogl
+ *
+ * An object oriented GL/GLES Abstraction/Utility Layer
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Intel Corporation.
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with this library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ *
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *   Robert Bragg <robert@linux.intel.com>
+ */
+
+#if !defined(__COGL_H_INSIDE__) && !defined(CLUTTER_COMPILATION)
+#error "Only <cogl/cogl.h> can be included directly."
+#endif
+
+#ifndef __COGL_VERTEX_ARRAY_H__
+#define __COGL_VERTEX_ARRAY_H__
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+/**
+ * SECTION:cogl-vertex-array
+ * @short_description: Fuctions for creating and manipulating vertex arrays
+ *
+ * FIXME
+ */
+
+typedef struct _CoglVertexArray	      CoglVertexArray;
+
+/**
+ * cogl_vertex_array_new:
+ * @size: The number of bytes to allocate for vertex attribute data.
+ *
+ * Declares a new #CoglVertexArray of @size bytes to contain arrays of vertex
+ * attribute data. Once declared, data can be set using cogl_buffer_set_data()
+ * or by mapping it into the application's address space using cogl_buffer_map().
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ * Stability: Unstable
+ */
+CoglVertexArray *
+cogl_vertex_array_new (gsize bytes);
+
+/**
+ * cogl_is_vertex_array:
+ * @object: A #CoglObject
+ *
+ * Gets whether the given object references a #CoglVertexArray.
+ *
+ * Returns: %TRUE if the handle references a #CoglVertexArray,
+ *   %FALSE otherwise
+ *
+ * Since: 1.4
+ * Stability: Unstable
+ */
+gboolean
+cogl_is_vertex_array (void *object);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __COGL_VERTEX_ARRAY_H__ */
+
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
index 83bacfb10..efa2f216b 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
+++ b/clutter/cogl/cogl/cogl.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include <cogl/cogl-vector.h>
 #include <cogl/cogl-texture-3d.h>
 #include <cogl/cogl-index-array.h>
+#include <cogl/cogl-vertex-array.h>
 #endif
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS