diff --git a/gdk/gdkgltexture.c b/gdk/gdkgltexture.c
index ed5977ca41..fd77cb9293 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkgltexture.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkgltexture.c
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ typedef struct _Download Download;
 struct _Download
 {
   GdkMemoryFormat format;
+  GdkColorSpace *color_space;
   guchar *data;
   gsize stride;
 };
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ gdk_gl_texture_do_download (gpointer texture_,
   expected_stride = texture->width * gdk_memory_format_bytes_per_pixel (download->format);
 
   if (download->stride == expected_stride &&
+      download->color_space == texture->color_space &&
       !gdk_gl_context_get_use_es (self->context) && 
       gdk_memory_format_gl_format (download->format, TRUE, &gl_internal_format, &gl_format, &gl_type))
     {
@@ -181,6 +183,7 @@ gdk_gl_texture_do_download (gpointer texture_,
         actual_format = GDK_MEMORY_R8G8B8A8_PREMULTIPLIED; /* pray */
 
       if (download->format == actual_format &&
+          download->color_space == texture->color_space &&
           (download->stride == expected_stride))
         {
           glReadPixels (0, 0,
@@ -203,7 +206,7 @@ gdk_gl_texture_do_download (gpointer texture_,
           gdk_memory_convert (download->data,
                               download->stride,
                               download->format,
-                              gdk_color_space_get_srgb (),
+                              download->color_space,
                               pixels,
                               texture->width * actual_bpp,
                               actual_format,
@@ -221,6 +224,7 @@ gdk_gl_texture_do_download (gpointer texture_,
 static void
 gdk_gl_texture_download (GdkTexture      *texture,
                          GdkMemoryFormat  format,
+                         GdkColorSpace   *color_space,
                          guchar          *data,
                          gsize            stride)
 {
@@ -229,11 +233,12 @@ gdk_gl_texture_download (GdkTexture      *texture,
 
   if (self->saved)
     {
-      gdk_texture_do_download (self->saved, format, data, stride);
+      gdk_texture_do_download (self->saved, format, color_space, data, stride);
       return;
     }
 
   download.format = format;
+  download.color_space = color_space;
   download.data = data;
   download.stride = stride;
 
diff --git a/gdk/gdkmemorytexture.c b/gdk/gdkmemorytexture.c
index e4f0893f10..0d4700886b 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkmemorytexture.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkmemorytexture.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ gdk_memory_texture_dispose (GObject *object)
 static void
 gdk_memory_texture_download (GdkTexture      *texture,
                              GdkMemoryFormat  format,
+                             GdkColorSpace   *color_space,
                              guchar          *data,
                              gsize            stride)
 {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ gdk_memory_texture_download (GdkTexture      *texture,
 
   gdk_memory_convert (data, stride,
                       format,
-                      gdk_color_space_get_srgb (),
+                      color_space,
                       (guchar *) g_bytes_get_data (self->bytes, NULL),
                       self->stride,
                       texture->format,
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@ gdk_memory_texture_from_texture (GdkTexture      *texture,
   stride = texture->width * gdk_memory_format_bytes_per_pixel (format);
   data = g_malloc_n (stride, texture->height);
 
-  gdk_texture_do_download (texture, format, data, stride);
+  gdk_texture_do_download (texture, format, gdk_color_space_get_srgb (), data, stride);
   bytes = g_bytes_new_take (data, stride);
   result = gdk_memory_texture_new (texture->width,
                                    texture->height,
diff --git a/gdk/gdktexture.c b/gdk/gdktexture.c
index 095653db68..1d3cb88443 100644
--- a/gdk/gdktexture.c
+++ b/gdk/gdktexture.c
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ G_DEFINE_ABSTRACT_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GdkTexture, gdk_texture, G_TYPE_OBJECT,
 static void
 gdk_texture_default_download (GdkTexture      *texture,
                               GdkMemoryFormat  format,
+                              GdkColorSpace   *color_space,
                               guchar          *data,
                               gsize            stride)
 {
@@ -726,10 +727,11 @@ gdk_texture_get_color_space (GdkTexture *texture)
 void
 gdk_texture_do_download (GdkTexture      *texture,
                          GdkMemoryFormat  format,
+                         GdkColorSpace   *color_space,
                          guchar          *data,
                          gsize            stride)
 {
-  GDK_TEXTURE_GET_CLASS (texture)->download (texture, format, data,stride);
+  GDK_TEXTURE_GET_CLASS (texture)->download (texture, format, color_space, data, stride);
 }
 
 cairo_surface_t *
@@ -795,6 +797,7 @@ gdk_texture_download (GdkTexture *texture,
 
   gdk_texture_do_download (texture,
                            GDK_MEMORY_DEFAULT,
+                           gdk_color_space_get_srgb (),
                            data,
                            stride);
 }
@@ -840,6 +843,7 @@ gdk_texture_download_float (GdkTexture *texture,
 
   gdk_texture_do_download (texture,
                            GDK_MEMORY_R32G32B32A32_FLOAT_PREMULTIPLIED,
+                           gdk_color_space_get_srgb (),
                            (guchar *) data,
                            stride);
 }
diff --git a/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h b/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h
index 7102cecac2..9d852ab2c7 100644
--- a/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h
+++ b/gdk/gdktextureprivate.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ struct _GdkTextureClass {
   /* mandatory: Download in the given format into data */
   void                  (* download)                    (GdkTexture             *texture,
                                                          GdkMemoryFormat         format,
+                                                         GdkColorSpace          *color_space,
                                                          guchar                 *data,
                                                          gsize                   stride);
 };
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ cairo_surface_t *       gdk_texture_download_surface    (GdkTexture
 
 void                    gdk_texture_do_download         (GdkTexture             *texture,
                                                          GdkMemoryFormat         format,
+                                                         GdkColorSpace          *color_space,
                                                          guchar                 *data,
                                                          gsize                   stride);
 GdkMemoryFormat         gdk_texture_get_format          (GdkTexture             *self);