diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
index 50414739ef..26d44340ea 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ glVertexAttribPointer_func glVertexAttribPointer;
 glMapBuffer_func glMapBuffer;
 glUnmapBuffer_func glUnmapBuffer;
 
+// GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
+glMapBufferRange_func         glMapBufferRange;
+glFlushMappedBufferRange_func glFlushMappedBufferRange;
 
 // GL_ARB_vertex_array_object
 glBindVertexArray_func    glBindVertexArray;
@@ -644,6 +647,15 @@ void glResolveFunctions(OpenGLPlatformInterface platformInterface)
         glUniform2uiv          = NULL;
         glUniform3uiv          = NULL;
     }
+
+    if (hasGLVersion(3, 0) || hasGLExtension("GL_ARB_map_buffer_range")) {
+        // See http://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/map_buffer_range.txt
+        GL_RESOLVE(glMapBufferRange);
+        GL_RESOLVE(glFlushMappedBufferRange);
+    } else {
+        glMapBufferRange         = NULL;
+        glFlushMappedBufferRange = NULL;
+    }
 #endif
 
 #ifdef KWIN_HAVE_EGL
diff --git a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
index ea3da3f55d..68d7468541 100644
--- a/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
+++ b/libkwineffects/kwinglutils_funcs.h
@@ -437,6 +437,13 @@ extern KWIN_EXPORT glUniform1uiv_func          glUniform1uiv;
 extern KWIN_EXPORT glUniform2uiv_func          glUniform2uiv;
 extern KWIN_EXPORT glUniform3uiv_func          glUniform3uiv;
 
+// GL_ARB_map_buffer_range
+typedef GLvoid* (*glMapBufferRange_func)(GLenum target, GLintptr offset, GLsizeiptr length, GLbitfield access);
+typedef void (*glFlushMappedBufferRange_func)(GLenum target, GLintptr offset, GLsizeiptr length);
+
+extern KWIN_EXPORT glMapBufferRange_func glMapBufferRange;
+extern KWIN_EXPORT glFlushMappedBufferRange_func glFlushMappedBufferRange;
+
 } // namespace
 
 #endif // not KWIN_HAVE_OPENGLES