diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/texture_dmabuf.c b/client/renderers/EGL/texture_dmabuf.c
index c701f822..00867100 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/texture_dmabuf.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/texture_dmabuf.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "texture.h"
 #include "texture_buffer.h"
+#include "util.h"
 
 #include "common/vector.h"
 #include "egl_dynprocs.h"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ typedef struct TexDMABUF
   TextureBuffer base;
 
   EGLDisplay display;
+  bool hasImportModifiers;
   Vector images;
 }
 TexDMABUF;
@@ -77,6 +79,11 @@ static bool egl_texDMABUFInit(EGL_Texture ** texture, EGL_TexType type,
   }
 
   this->display = display;
+
+  const char * client_exts = eglQueryString(this->display, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
+  this->hasImportModifiers =
+    util_hasGLExt(client_exts, "EGL_EXT_image_dma_buf_import_modifiers");
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -122,17 +129,24 @@ static bool egl_texDMABUFUpdate(EGL_Texture * texture,
 
   if (image == EGL_NO_IMAGE)
   {
-    EGLAttrib const attribs[] =
+    const uint64_t modifier = DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR;
+    EGLAttrib attribs[] =
     {
-      EGL_WIDTH                    , texture->format.width,
-      EGL_HEIGHT                   , texture->format.height,
-      EGL_LINUX_DRM_FOURCC_EXT     , texture->format.fourcc,
-      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_FD_EXT    , update->dmaFD,
-      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_OFFSET_EXT, 0,
-      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_PITCH_EXT , texture->format.stride,
-      EGL_NONE                     , EGL_NONE
+      EGL_WIDTH                         , texture->format.width,
+      EGL_HEIGHT                        , texture->format.height,
+      EGL_LINUX_DRM_FOURCC_EXT          , texture->format.fourcc,
+      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_FD_EXT         , update->dmaFD,
+      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_OFFSET_EXT     , 0,
+      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_PITCH_EXT      , texture->format.stride,
+      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_MODIFIER_LO_EXT, (modifier & 0xffffff),
+      EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_MODIFIER_HI_EXT, (modifier >> 32),
+      EGL_NONE                          , EGL_NONE
     };
 
+    if (!this->hasImportModifiers)
+      attribs[12] = attribs[13] =
+      attribs[14] = attribs[15] = EGL_NONE;
+
     image = g_egl_dynProcs.eglCreateImage(
         this->display,
         EGL_NO_CONTEXT,
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.c b/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.c
index e98f9d31..7146d5af 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.c
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.c
@@ -28,17 +28,6 @@
 #include "egldebug.h"
 #include "egl_dynprocs.h"
 
-/**
- * the following comes from drm_fourcc.h and is included here to avoid the
- * external dependency for the few simple defines we need
- */
-#define fourcc_code(a, b, c, d) ((uint32_t)(a) | ((uint32_t)(b) << 8) | \
-         ((uint32_t)(c) << 16) | ((uint32_t)(d) << 24))
-#define DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888      fourcc_code('A', 'R', '2', '4')
-#define DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888      fourcc_code('A', 'B', '2', '4')
-#define DRM_FORMAT_BGRA1010102   fourcc_code('B', 'A', '3', '0')
-#define DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616F fourcc_code('A', 'B', '4', 'H')
-
 bool egl_texUtilGetFormat(const EGL_TexSetup * setup, EGL_TexFormat * fmt)
 {
   switch(setup->pixFmt)
diff --git a/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.h b/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.h
index a0d7c1c0..ae8e11b1 100644
--- a/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.h
+++ b/client/renderers/EGL/texture_util.h
@@ -55,3 +55,20 @@ bool egl_texUtilGenBuffers(const EGL_TexFormat * fmt, EGL_TexBuffer * buffers,
 void egl_texUtilFreeBuffers(EGL_TexBuffer * buffers, int count);
 bool egl_texUtilMapBuffer(EGL_TexBuffer * buffer);
 void egl_texUtilUnmapBuffer(EGL_TexBuffer * buffer);
+
+/**
+ * the following comes from drm_fourcc.h and is included here to avoid the
+ * external dependency for the few simple defines we need
+ */
+#define fourcc_code(a, b, c, d) ((uint32_t)(a) | ((uint32_t)(b) << 8) | \
+         ((uint32_t)(c) << 16) | ((uint32_t)(d) << 24))
+#define DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888      fourcc_code('A', 'R', '2', '4')
+#define DRM_FORMAT_ABGR8888      fourcc_code('A', 'B', '2', '4')
+#define DRM_FORMAT_BGRA1010102   fourcc_code('B', 'A', '3', '0')
+#define DRM_FORMAT_ABGR16161616F fourcc_code('A', 'B', '4', 'H')
+
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_NONE 0
+#define fourcc_mod_code(vendor, val) \
+        ((((uint64_t)DRM_FORMAT_MOD_VENDOR_## vendor) << 56) | \
+         ((val) & 0x00ffffffffffffffULL))
+#define DRM_FORMAT_MOD_LINEAR    fourcc_mod_code(NONE, 0)