diff --git a/src/backends/meta-egl.c b/src/backends/meta-egl.c
index 3e3a56734..fac21f378 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-egl.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-egl.c
@@ -246,6 +246,25 @@ meta_egl_initialize (MetaEgl   *egl,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
+gpointer
+meta_egl_get_proc_address (MetaEgl    *egl,
+                           const char *procname,
+                           GError    **error)
+{
+  gpointer func;
+
+  func = (gpointer) eglGetProcAddress (procname);
+  if (!func)
+    {
+      g_set_error (error, G_IO_ERROR, G_IO_ERROR_FAILED,
+                   "Could not load symbol '%s': Not found",
+                   procname);
+      return NULL;
+    }
+
+  return func;
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_egl_choose_config (MetaEgl      *egl,
                         EGLDisplay    display,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-egl.h b/src/backends/meta-egl.h
index fea5e0059..1bde6fac8 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-egl.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-egl.h
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ gboolean meta_egl_initialize (MetaEgl   *egl,
                               EGLDisplay display,
                               GError   **error);
 
+gpointer meta_egl_get_proc_address (MetaEgl    *egl,
+                                    const char *procname,
+                                    GError    **error);
+
 gboolean meta_egl_choose_config (MetaEgl      *egl,
                                  EGLDisplay    display,
                                  const EGLint *attrib_list,