diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
index e52a99cfb..6ad24d65c 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-driver.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "cogl-offscreen.h"
 #include "cogl-framebuffer-private.h"
 #include "cogl-attribute-private.h"
+#include "cogl-sampler-cache-private.h"
 
 typedef struct _CoglDriverVtable CoglDriverVtable;
 
@@ -265,6 +266,14 @@ struct _CoglDriverVtable
                        const void *data,
                        unsigned int size,
                        GError **error);
+
+  void
+  (*sampler_init) (CoglContext *context,
+                   CoglSamplerCacheEntry *entry);
+
+  void
+  (*sampler_free) (CoglContext *context,
+                   CoglSamplerCacheEntry *entry);
 };
 
 #define COGL_DRIVER_ERROR (_cogl_driver_error_quark ())
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/cogl-sampler-cache.c b/cogl/cogl/cogl-sampler-cache.c
index f2dbaeb63..2e0e761f0 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/cogl-sampler-cache.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/cogl-sampler-cache.c
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
 
 #include "cogl-sampler-cache-private.h"
 #include "cogl-context-private.h"
-#include "driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h"
-
-#ifndef GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R
-#define GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_R 0x8072
-#endif
 
 struct _CoglSamplerCache
 {
@@ -54,10 +49,6 @@ struct _CoglSamplerCache
      GL state. */
   GHashTable *hash_table_cogl;
   GHashTable *hash_table_gl;
-
-  /* This is used for generated fake unique sampler object numbers
-     when the sampler object extension is not supported */
-  GLuint next_fake_sampler_object_number;
 };
 
 static CoglSamplerCacheWrapMode
@@ -176,22 +167,10 @@ _cogl_sampler_cache_new (CoglContext *context)
                                            sampler_state_equal_gl);
   cache->hash_table_cogl = g_hash_table_new (hash_sampler_state_cogl,
                                              sampler_state_equal_cogl);
-  cache->next_fake_sampler_object_number = 1;
 
   return cache;
 }
 
-static void
-set_wrap_mode (CoglContext *context,
-               GLuint sampler_object,
-               GLenum param,
-               CoglSamplerCacheWrapMode wrap_mode)
-{
-  GE( context, glSamplerParameteri (sampler_object,
-                                    param,
-                                    wrap_mode) );
-}
-
 static CoglSamplerCacheEntry *
 _cogl_sampler_cache_get_entry_gl (CoglSamplerCache *cache,
                                   const CoglSamplerCacheEntry *key)
@@ -202,39 +181,9 @@ _cogl_sampler_cache_get_entry_gl (CoglSamplerCache *cache,
 
   if (entry == NULL)
     {
-      CoglContext *context = cache->context;
-
       entry = g_slice_dup (CoglSamplerCacheEntry, key);
 
-      if (_cogl_has_private_feature (context,
-                                     COGL_PRIVATE_FEATURE_SAMPLER_OBJECTS))
-        {
-          GE( context, glGenSamplers (1, &entry->sampler_object) );
-
-          GE( context, glSamplerParameteri (entry->sampler_object,
-                                            GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,
-                                            entry->min_filter) );
-          GE( context, glSamplerParameteri (entry->sampler_object,
-                                            GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,
-                                            entry->mag_filter) );
-
-          set_wrap_mode (context,
-                         entry->sampler_object,
-                         GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S,
-                         entry->wrap_mode_s);
-          set_wrap_mode (context,
-                         entry->sampler_object,
-                         GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
-                         entry->wrap_mode_t);
-        }
-      else
-        {
-          /* If sampler objects aren't supported then we'll invent a
-             unique number so that pipelines can still compare the
-             unique state just by comparing the sampler object
-             numbers */
-          entry->sampler_object = cache->next_fake_sampler_object_number++;
-        }
+      cache->context->driver_vtable->sampler_init (cache->context, entry);
 
       g_hash_table_insert (cache->hash_table_gl, entry, entry);
     }
@@ -320,9 +269,7 @@ hash_table_free_gl_cb (void *key,
   CoglContext *context = user_data;
   CoglSamplerCacheEntry *entry = value;
 
-  if (_cogl_has_private_feature (context,
-                                 COGL_PRIVATE_FEATURE_SAMPLER_OBJECTS))
-    GE( context, glDeleteSamplers (1, &entry->sampler_object) );
+  context->driver_vtable->sampler_free (context, entry);
 
   g_slice_free (CoglSamplerCacheEntry, entry);
 }
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h
index 8cae99cc0..e10ca69dc 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h
@@ -155,5 +155,13 @@ _cogl_glsl_shader_set_source_with_boilerplate (CoglContext *ctx,
                                                const char **strings_in,
                                                const GLint *lengths_in);
 
+void
+_cogl_sampler_gl_init (CoglContext *context,
+                       CoglSamplerCacheEntry *entry);
+
+void
+_cogl_sampler_gl_free (CoglContext *context,
+                       CoglSamplerCacheEntry *entry);
+
 #endif /* __COGL_PIPELINE_OPENGL_PRIVATE_H */
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl.c
index df1ce13e2..3264a0029 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl.c
@@ -694,6 +694,48 @@ _cogl_pipeline_layer_forward_wrap_modes (CoglPipelineLayer *layer,
                                                    gl_wrap_mode_t);
 }
 
+void
+_cogl_sampler_gl_init (CoglContext *context, CoglSamplerCacheEntry *entry)
+{
+  if (_cogl_has_private_feature (context,
+                                 COGL_PRIVATE_FEATURE_SAMPLER_OBJECTS))
+    {
+      GE( context, glGenSamplers (1, &entry->sampler_object) );
+
+      GE( context, glSamplerParameteri (entry->sampler_object,
+                                        GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER,
+                                        entry->min_filter) );
+      GE( context, glSamplerParameteri (entry->sampler_object,
+                                        GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER,
+                                        entry->mag_filter) );
+
+      GE (context, glSamplerParameteri (entry->sampler_object,
+                                        GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S,
+                                        entry->wrap_mode_s) );
+      GE (context, glSamplerParameteri (entry->sampler_object,
+                                        GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T,
+                                        entry->wrap_mode_t) );
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      CoglGLContext *gl_context = context->driver_context;
+
+      /* If sampler objects aren't supported then we'll invent a
+         unique number so that pipelines can still compare the
+         unique state just by comparing the sampler object
+         numbers */
+      entry->sampler_object = gl_context->next_fake_sampler_object_number++;
+    }
+}
+
+void
+_cogl_sampler_gl_free (CoglContext *context, CoglSamplerCacheEntry *entry)
+{
+  if (_cogl_has_private_feature (context,
+                                 COGL_PRIVATE_FEATURE_SAMPLER_OBJECTS))
+    GE( context, glDeleteSamplers (1, &entry->sampler_object) );
+}
+
 /* OpenGL associates the min/mag filters and repeat modes with the
  * texture object not the texture unit so we always have to re-assert
  * the filter and repeat modes whenever we use a texture since it may
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h
index 0d23da1a8..b3367973f 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl-private.h
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ _cogl_gl_error_to_string (GLenum error_code);
 typedef struct _CoglGLContext {
   GArray           *texture_units;
   int               active_texture_unit;
+
+  /* This is used for generated fake unique sampler object numbers
+   when the sampler object extension is not supported */
+  GLuint next_fake_sampler_object_number;
 } CoglGLContext;
 
 CoglGLContext *
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c
index c49c5289f..1e2381934 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/cogl-util-gl.c
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ _cogl_driver_gl_context_init (CoglContext *context)
   if (!gl_context)
     return FALSE;
 
+  gl_context->next_fake_sampler_object_number = 1;
   gl_context->texture_units =
     g_array_new (FALSE, FALSE, sizeof (CoglTextureUnit));
 
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
index 42351c4d8..d066ff072 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gl/cogl-driver-gl.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-attribute-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-clip-stack-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-buffer-gl-private.h"
+#include "driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h"
 
 static gboolean
 _cogl_driver_gl_real_context_init (CoglContext *context)
@@ -562,4 +563,6 @@ _cogl_driver_gl =
     _cogl_buffer_gl_map_range,
     _cogl_buffer_gl_unmap,
     _cogl_buffer_gl_set_data,
+    _cogl_sampler_gl_init,
+    _cogl_sampler_gl_free,
   };
diff --git a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
index d85d2f9f2..34f850fd5 100644
--- a/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
+++ b/cogl/cogl/driver/gl/gles/cogl-driver-gles.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-attribute-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-clip-stack-gl-private.h"
 #include "driver/gl/cogl-buffer-gl-private.h"
+#include "driver/gl/cogl-pipeline-opengl-private.h"
 
 #ifndef GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8
 #define GL_UNSIGNED_INT_24_8 0x84FA
@@ -426,4 +427,6 @@ _cogl_driver_gles =
     _cogl_buffer_gl_map_range,
     _cogl_buffer_gl_unmap,
     _cogl_buffer_gl_set_data,
+    _cogl_sampler_gl_init,
+    _cogl_sampler_gl_free,
   };