diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskglimage.c b/gsk/gpu/gskglimage.c
index 98d231ded1..745fc35dbb 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskglimage.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskglimage.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ GskGpuImage *
 gsk_gl_image_new_backbuffer (GskGLDevice    *device,
                              GdkGLContext   *context,
                              GdkMemoryFormat format,
+                             gboolean        is_srgb,
                              gsize           width,
                              gsize           height)
 {
@@ -94,7 +95,18 @@ gsk_gl_image_new_backbuffer (GskGLDevice    *device,
                                 &self->gl_type,
                                 swizzle);
 
-  self->gl_internal_format = gl_internal_format;
+  if (is_srgb)
+    {
+      if (gl_internal_srgb_format != -1)
+        self->gl_internal_format = gl_internal_srgb_format;
+      else /* FIXME: Happens when the driver uses formats that it does not expose */
+        self->gl_internal_format = gl_internal_format;
+      flags |= GSK_GPU_IMAGE_SRGB;
+    }
+  else
+    {
+      self->gl_internal_format = gl_internal_format;
+    }
 
   gsk_gpu_image_setup (GSK_GPU_IMAGE (self), flags, format, width, height);
 
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskglimageprivate.h b/gsk/gpu/gskglimageprivate.h
index 9f7a959ece..a29fda40fe 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskglimageprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskglimageprivate.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GskGLImage, gsk_gl_image, GSK, GL_IMAGE, GskGpuImage)
 GskGpuImage *           gsk_gl_image_new_backbuffer                     (GskGLDevice            *device,
                                                                          GdkGLContext           *context,
                                                                          GdkMemoryFormat         format,
+                                                                         gboolean                is_srgb,
                                                                          gsize                   width,
                                                                          gsize                   height);
 GskGpuImage *           gsk_gl_image_new                                (GskGLDevice            *device,
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpuimage.c b/gsk/gpu/gskgpuimage.c
index e43a7d173b..c2bd0f5ccf 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpuimage.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpuimage.c
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ gsk_gpu_image_toggle_ref_texture (GskGpuImage *self,
   g_object_add_toggle_ref (G_OBJECT (self), gsk_gpu_image_texture_toggle_ref_cb, texture);
   g_object_unref (self);
 }
-                     
+
 GdkMemoryFormat
 gsk_gpu_image_get_format (GskGpuImage *self)
 {
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c b/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c
index 66258e4286..e3590033ef 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gsknglrenderer.c
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ gsk_ngl_renderer_get_backbuffer (GskGpuRenderer *renderer)
   scale = gsk_gpu_renderer_get_scale (renderer);
 
   if (self->backbuffer == NULL ||
+      !!(gsk_gpu_image_get_flags (self->backbuffer) & GSK_GPU_IMAGE_SRGB) != gdk_surface_get_gl_is_srgb (surface) ||
       gsk_gpu_image_get_width (self->backbuffer) != ceil (gdk_surface_get_width (surface) * scale) ||
       gsk_gpu_image_get_height (self->backbuffer) != ceil (gdk_surface_get_height (surface) * scale))
     {
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ gsk_ngl_renderer_get_backbuffer (GskGpuRenderer *renderer)
       self->backbuffer = gsk_gl_image_new_backbuffer (GSK_GL_DEVICE (gsk_gpu_renderer_get_device (renderer)),
                                                       GDK_GL_CONTEXT (context),
                                                       GDK_MEMORY_DEFAULT /* FIXME */,
+                                                      gdk_surface_get_gl_is_srgb (surface),
                                                       ceil (gdk_surface_get_width (surface) * scale),
                                                       ceil (gdk_surface_get_height (surface) * scale));
     }