diff --git a/cogl/cogl-material-private.h b/cogl/cogl-material-private.h
index 0e7a2557c..a113349fb 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-material-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl-material-private.h
@@ -873,6 +873,20 @@ _cogl_material_layer_get_filters (CoglMaterialLayer *layer,
                                   CoglMaterialFilter *min_filter,
                                   CoglMaterialFilter *mag_filter);
 
+void
+_cogl_material_get_layer_filters (CoglMaterial *material,
+                                  int layer_index,
+                                  CoglMaterialFilter *min_filter,
+                                  CoglMaterialFilter *mag_filter);
+
+CoglMaterialFilter
+_cogl_material_get_layer_min_filter (CoglMaterial *material,
+                                     int layer_index);
+
+CoglMaterialFilter
+_cogl_material_get_layer_mag_filter (CoglMaterial *material,
+                                     int layer_index);
+
 void
 _cogl_material_texture_storage_change_notify (CoglHandle texture);
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl-material.c b/cogl/cogl-material.c
index 3fe547789..e02396d4e 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl-material.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl-material.c
@@ -5210,6 +5210,51 @@ _cogl_material_layer_get_filters (CoglMaterialLayer *layer,
   *mag_filter = authority->mag_filter;
 }
 
+void
+_cogl_material_get_layer_filters (CoglMaterial *material,
+                                  int layer_index,
+                                  CoglMaterialFilter *min_filter,
+                                  CoglMaterialFilter *mag_filter)
+{
+  CoglMaterialLayer *layer;
+  CoglMaterialLayer *authority;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (cogl_is_material (material));
+
+  layer = _cogl_material_get_layer (material, layer_index);
+
+  authority =
+    _cogl_material_layer_get_authority (layer,
+                                        COGL_MATERIAL_LAYER_STATE_FILTERS);
+
+  *min_filter = authority->min_filter;
+  *mag_filter = authority->mag_filter;
+}
+
+CoglMaterialFilter
+_cogl_material_get_layer_min_filter (CoglMaterial *material,
+                                     int layer_index)
+{
+  CoglMaterialFilter min_filter;
+  CoglMaterialFilter mag_filter;
+
+  _cogl_material_get_layer_filters (material, layer_index,
+                                    &min_filter, &mag_filter);
+  return min_filter;
+}
+
+CoglMaterialFilter
+_cogl_material_get_layer_mag_filter (CoglMaterial *material,
+                                     int layer_index)
+{
+  CoglMaterialFilter min_filter;
+  CoglMaterialFilter mag_filter;
+
+  _cogl_material_get_layer_filters (material, layer_index,
+                                    &min_filter, &mag_filter);
+  return mag_filter;
+}
+
 void
 _cogl_material_layer_pre_paint (CoglMaterialLayer *layer)
 {