diff --git a/gdk/gdkglcontext.c b/gdk/gdkglcontext.c
index 10ef6375db..dbfe2341e0 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkglcontext.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkglcontext.c
@@ -1867,6 +1867,7 @@ gdk_gl_context_has_sync (GdkGLContext *self)
   return priv->has_sync;
 }
 
+/* Return if GL_BGRA works with glTexImage2D */
 gboolean
 gdk_gl_context_has_bgra (GdkGLContext *self)
 {
@@ -1875,6 +1876,27 @@ gdk_gl_context_has_bgra (GdkGLContext *self)
   return priv->has_bgra;
 }
 
+/* Return if glGenVertexArrays, glBindVertexArray and glDeleteVertexArrays
+ * can be used
+ */
+gboolean
+gdk_gl_context_has_vertex_arrays (GdkGLContext *self)
+{
+  GdkGLContextPrivate *priv = gdk_gl_context_get_instance_private (self);
+
+  switch (priv->api)
+    {
+    case GDK_GL_API_GL:
+      return TRUE;
+
+    case GDK_GL_API_GLES:
+      return gdk_gl_version_get_major (&priv->gl_version) >= 3;
+
+    default:
+      g_return_val_if_reached (FALSE);
+    }
+}
+
 /* This is currently private! */
 /* When using GL/ES, don't flip the 'R' and 'B' bits on Windows/ANGLE for glReadPixels() */
 gboolean
diff --git a/gdk/gdkglcontextprivate.h b/gdk/gdkglcontextprivate.h
index 7c68109814..5fcfd0aae2 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkglcontextprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkglcontextprivate.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ gboolean                gdk_gl_context_has_sync                 (GdkGLContext
 
 gboolean                gdk_gl_context_has_bgra                 (GdkGLContext    *self) G_GNUC_PURE;
 
+gboolean                gdk_gl_context_has_vertex_arrays        (GdkGLContext    *self) G_GNUC_PURE;
+
 double                  gdk_gl_context_get_scale                (GdkGLContext    *self);
 
 G_END_DECLS