diff --git a/gdk/gdkgltexture.c b/gdk/gdkgltexture.c
index a5be81e676..f8ff9344c1 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkgltexture.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkgltexture.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "gdkglcontextprivate.h"
 #include "gdkmemoryformatprivate.h"
 #include "gdkmemorytextureprivate.h"
-#include "gdktextureprivate.h"
 
 #include <epoxy/gl.h>
 
diff --git a/gdk/gdkpixbuf.c b/gdk/gdkpixbuf.c
index 7a4e35962d..3e3a20336f 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkpixbuf.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkpixbuf.c
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "gdkmemoryformatprivate.h"
 #include "gdkmemorytextureprivate.h"
 #include "gdksurface.h"
-#include "gdktextureprivate.h"
 #include "gdktexturedownloaderprivate.h"
 
 #include <gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.h>
diff --git a/gdk/gdktexture.c b/gdk/gdktexture.c
index c37fd248aa..007901ffe8 100644
--- a/gdk/gdktexture.c
+++ b/gdk/gdktexture.c
@@ -741,9 +741,29 @@ gdk_texture_download (GdkTexture *texture,
                            stride);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gdk_texture_get_format:
+ * @self: a GdkTexture
+ *
+ * Gets the memory format most closely associated with the data of
+ * the texture.
+ *
+ * Note that it may not be an exact match for texture data
+ * stored on the GPU or with compression.
+ *
+ * The format can give an indication about the bit depth and opacity
+ * of the texture and is useful to determine the best format for
+ * downloading the texture.
+ *
+ * Returns: the preferred format for the texture's data
+ *
+ * Since: 4.10
+ **/
 GdkMemoryFormat
 gdk_texture_get_format (GdkTexture *self)
 {
+  g_return_val_if_fail (GDK_IS_TEXTURE (self), GDK_MEMORY_DEFAULT);
+
   return self->format;
 }
 
diff --git a/gdk/gdktexture.h b/gdk/gdktexture.h
index 8ce4bae5b2..5a28f55ad0 100644
--- a/gdk/gdktexture.h
+++ b/gdk/gdktexture.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <gdk/gdkversionmacros.h>
+#include <gdk/gdkenums.h>
 #include <gdk/gdktypes.h>
 #include <gdk-pixbuf/gdk-pixbuf.h>
 
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 int                     gdk_texture_get_width                  (GdkTexture      *texture) G_GNUC_PURE;
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 int                     gdk_texture_get_height                 (GdkTexture      *texture) G_GNUC_PURE;
+GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_4_10
+GdkMemoryFormat         gdk_texture_get_format                 (GdkTexture      *self) G_GNUC_PURE;
 
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void                    gdk_texture_download                   (GdkTexture      *texture,
diff --git a/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h b/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h
index fd9f78053e..3a2330c373 100644
--- a/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ void                    gdk_texture_do_download         (GdkTexture
                                                          GdkMemoryFormat         format,
                                                          guchar                 *data,
                                                          gsize                   stride);
-GdkMemoryFormat         gdk_texture_get_format          (GdkTexture             *self);
 gboolean                gdk_texture_set_render_data     (GdkTexture             *self,
                                                          gpointer                key,
                                                          gpointer                data,
diff --git a/gdk/loaders/gdkpng.c b/gdk/loaders/gdkpng.c
index fb4158f3cb..d5991fde38 100644
--- a/gdk/loaders/gdkpng.c
+++ b/gdk/loaders/gdkpng.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "gdkmemorytexture.h"
 #include "gdkprofilerprivate.h"
 #include "gdktexturedownloaderprivate.h"
-#include "gdktextureprivate.h"
 #include "gsk/gl/fp16private.h"
 #include <png.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/gdk/loaders/gdktiff.c b/gdk/loaders/gdktiff.c
index 489a962bd8..d112ff1626 100644
--- a/gdk/loaders/gdktiff.c
+++ b/gdk/loaders/gdktiff.c
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "gdkmemorytexture.h"
 #include "gdkprofilerprivate.h"
 #include "gdktexturedownloaderprivate.h"
-#include "gdktextureprivate.h"
 
 #include <tiffio.h>
 
diff --git a/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c b/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c
index 4e38dad685..727ce079bb 100644
--- a/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c
+++ b/gsk/gl/gskgldriver.c
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 #include "gskgliconlibraryprivate.h"
 #include "gskglprogramprivate.h"
 #include "gskglshadowlibraryprivate.h"
-#include "gskgltextureprivate.h"
 #include "fp16private.h"
 
 #include <gdk/gdkglcontextprivate.h>