diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernode.h b/gsk/gskrendernode.h
index bc8126884f..cec3728728 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernode.h
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernode.h
@@ -293,11 +293,11 @@ GskRenderNode *         gsk_text_node_new                       (PangoFont
                                                                  double                    x,
                                                                  double                    y);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94
-PangoFont *             gsk_text_node_get_font                  (GskRenderNode            *node);
+const PangoFont *       gsk_text_node_peek_font                 (GskRenderNode            *node);
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94 
+const PangoGlyphString *gsk_text_node_peek_glyphs               (GskRenderNode            *node);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94
-PangoGlyphString *      gsk_text_node_get_glyphs                (GskRenderNode            *node);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94
-const GdkRGBA *         gsk_text_node_get_color                 (GskRenderNode            *node);
+const GdkRGBA *         gsk_text_node_peek_color                (GskRenderNode            *node);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94
 float                   gsk_text_node_get_x                     (GskRenderNode            *node);
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_3_94
diff --git a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
index 1072dfcb18..e35c1cdf5b 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrendernodeimpl.c
@@ -4090,7 +4090,7 @@ gsk_text_node_new (PangoFont        *font,
 }
 
 const GdkRGBA *
-gsk_text_node_get_color (GskRenderNode *node)
+gsk_text_node_peek_color (GskRenderNode *node)
 {
   GskTextNode *self = (GskTextNode *) node;
 
@@ -4099,8 +4099,8 @@ gsk_text_node_get_color (GskRenderNode *node)
   return &self->color;
 }
 
-PangoFont *
-gsk_text_node_get_font (GskRenderNode *node)
+const PangoFont *
+gsk_text_node_peek_font (GskRenderNode *node)
 {
   GskTextNode *self = (GskTextNode *) node;
 
@@ -4109,8 +4109,8 @@ gsk_text_node_get_font (GskRenderNode *node)
   return self->font;
 }
 
-PangoGlyphString *
-gsk_text_node_get_glyphs (GskRenderNode *node)
+const PangoGlyphString *
+gsk_text_node_peek_glyphs (GskRenderNode *node)
 {
   GskTextNode *self = (GskTextNode *) node;
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c b/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
index 83d9e2edd2..40d2717c08 100644
--- a/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanrenderpass.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_free (GskVulkanRenderPass *self)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-font_has_color_glyphs (PangoFont *font)
+font_has_color_glyphs (const PangoFont *font)
 {
   cairo_scaled_font_t *scaled_font;
   gboolean has_color = FALSE;
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
 
     case GSK_TEXT_NODE:
       {
-        PangoFont *font = gsk_text_node_get_font (node);
-        PangoGlyphString *glyphs = gsk_text_node_get_glyphs (node);
+        const PangoFont *font = gsk_text_node_peek_font (node);
+        const PangoGlyphString *glyphs = gsk_text_node_peek_glyphs (node);
         int i;
         guint count;
         guint texture_index;
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_add_node (GskVulkanRenderPass           *self,
 
             if (gi->glyph != PANGO_GLYPH_EMPTY && !(gi->glyph & PANGO_GLYPH_UNKNOWN_FLAG))
               {
-                texture_index = gsk_vulkan_renderer_cache_glyph (renderer, font, gi->glyph);
+                texture_index = gsk_vulkan_renderer_cache_glyph (renderer, (PangoFont *)font, gi->glyph);
                 if (op.text.texture_index == G_MAXUINT)
                   op.text.texture_index = texture_index;
                 if (texture_index != op.text.texture_index)
@@ -1225,9 +1225,9 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_collect_vertex_data (GskVulkanRenderPass *self,
                                                           data + n_bytes + offset,
                                                           GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER (gsk_vulkan_render_get_renderer (render)),
                                                           &op->text.node->bounds,
-                                                          gsk_text_node_get_font (op->text.node),
-                                                          gsk_text_node_get_glyphs (op->text.node),
-                                                          gsk_text_node_get_color (op->text.node),
+                                                          gsk_text_node_peek_font (op->text.node),
+                                                          gsk_text_node_peek_glyphs (op->text.node),
+                                                          gsk_text_node_peek_color (op->text.node),
                                                           gsk_text_node_get_x (op->text.node),
                                                           gsk_text_node_get_y (op->text.node),
                                                           op->text.start_glyph,
@@ -1243,8 +1243,8 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_pass_collect_vertex_data (GskVulkanRenderPass *self,
                                                                 data + n_bytes + offset,
                                                                 GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER (gsk_vulkan_render_get_renderer (render)),
                                                                 &op->text.node->bounds,
-                                                                gsk_text_node_get_font (op->text.node),
-                                                                gsk_text_node_get_glyphs (op->text.node),
+                                                                gsk_text_node_peek_font (op->text.node),
+                                                                gsk_text_node_peek_glyphs (op->text.node),
                                                                 gsk_text_node_get_x (op->text.node),
                                                                 gsk_text_node_get_y (op->text.node),
                                                                 op->text.start_glyph,
diff --git a/gtk/inspector/recorder.c b/gtk/inspector/recorder.c
index 1aeee3b23d..ff59dd7151 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/recorder.c
+++ b/gtk/inspector/recorder.c
@@ -378,16 +378,16 @@ populate_render_node_properties (GtkListStore  *store,
 
     case GSK_TEXT_NODE:
       {
-        PangoFont *font = gsk_text_node_get_font (node);
-        PangoGlyphString *glyphs = gsk_text_node_get_glyphs (node);
-        const GdkRGBA *color = gsk_text_node_get_color (node);
+        const PangoFont *font = gsk_text_node_peek_font (node);
+        const PangoGlyphString *glyphs = gsk_text_node_peek_glyphs (node);
+        const GdkRGBA *color = gsk_text_node_peek_color (node);
         float x = gsk_text_node_get_x (node);
         float y = gsk_text_node_get_y (node);
         PangoFontDescription *desc;
         GString *s;
         int i;
 
-        desc = pango_font_describe (font);
+        desc = pango_font_describe ((PangoFont *)font);
         tmp = pango_font_description_to_string (desc);
         add_text_row (store, "Font", tmp);
         g_free (tmp);