diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index 92f5a28bb..6d9243716 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -2132,6 +2132,73 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
   COGL_TRACE_END (MetaRendererNativePostKmsUpdate);
 }
 
+static CoglDmaBufHandle *
+meta_renderer_native_create_dma_buf (CoglRenderer  *cogl_renderer,
+                                     int            width,
+                                     int            height,
+                                     GError       **error)
+{
+  CoglRendererEGL *cogl_renderer_egl = cogl_renderer->winsys;
+  MetaRendererNativeGpuData *renderer_gpu_data = cogl_renderer_egl->platform;
+  MetaRendererNative *renderer_native = renderer_gpu_data->renderer_native;
+
+  switch (renderer_gpu_data->mode)
+    {
+    case META_RENDERER_NATIVE_MODE_GBM:
+      {
+        CoglFramebuffer *dmabuf_fb;
+        struct gbm_bo *new_bo;
+        int dmabuf_fd = -1;
+
+        new_bo = gbm_bo_create (renderer_gpu_data->gbm.device,
+                                width, height, DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+                                GBM_BO_USE_RENDERING | GBM_BO_USE_LINEAR);
+
+        if (!new_bo)
+          {
+            g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                         "Failed to allocate buffer");
+            return NULL;
+          }
+
+        dmabuf_fd = gbm_bo_get_fd (new_bo);
+
+        if (dmabuf_fd == -1)
+          {
+            g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_EXISTS,
+                         "Failed to export buffer's DMA fd: %s",
+                         g_strerror (errno));
+            return NULL;
+          }
+
+        dmabuf_fb = create_dma_buf_framebuffer (renderer_native,
+                                                dmabuf_fd,
+                                                width, height,
+                                                gbm_bo_get_stride (new_bo),
+                                                gbm_bo_get_offset (new_bo, 0),
+                                                DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR,
+                                                DRM_FORMAT_XRGB8888,
+                                                error);
+
+        if (!dmabuf_fb)
+          return NULL;
+
+        return cogl_dma_buf_handle_new (dmabuf_fb, dmabuf_fd, new_bo,
+                                        (GDestroyNotify) gbm_bo_destroy);
+      }
+      break;
+#ifdef HAVE_EGL_DEVICE
+    case META_RENDERER_NATIVE_MODE_EGL_DEVICE:
+      break;
+#endif
+    }
+
+  g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_UNKNOWN,
+               "Current mode does not support exporting DMA buffers");
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
 static gboolean
 meta_renderer_native_init_egl_context (CoglContext *cogl_context,
                                        GError     **error)
@@ -2874,6 +2941,7 @@ get_native_cogl_winsys_vtable (CoglRenderer *cogl_renderer)
 
       vtable.renderer_connect = meta_renderer_native_connect;
       vtable.renderer_disconnect = meta_renderer_native_disconnect;
+      vtable.renderer_create_dma_buf = meta_renderer_native_create_dma_buf;
 
       vtable.onscreen_init = meta_renderer_native_init_onscreen;
       vtable.onscreen_deinit = meta_renderer_native_release_onscreen;