diff --git a/glamor/glamor.c b/glamor/glamor.c
index c7077dd84..acc7de940 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor.c
@@ -845,26 +845,18 @@ glamor_fds_from_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen, PixmapPtr pixmap, int *fds,
 }
 
 _X_EXPORT int
-glamor_shareable_fd_from_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen,
-                                PixmapPtr pixmap, CARD16 *stride, CARD32 *size)
+glamor_fd_from_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen,
+                      PixmapPtr pixmap, CARD16 *stride, CARD32 *size)
 {
-    unsigned orig_usage_hint = pixmap->usage_hint;
     int ret;
     int fds[4];
     uint32_t strides[4], offsets[4];
     uint64_t modifier;
 
-    /*
-     * The actual difference between a sharable and non sharable buffer
-     * is decided 4 call levels deep in glamor_make_pixmap_exportable()
-     * based on pixmap->usage_hint == CREATE_PIXMAP_USAGE_SHARED
-     * 2 of those calls are also exported API, so we cannot just add a flag.
-     */
-    pixmap->usage_hint = CREATE_PIXMAP_USAGE_SHARED;
     ret = glamor_fds_from_pixmap(screen, pixmap, fds, strides, offsets,
                                  &modifier);
 
-    /* Pixmaps with multi-planes/modifier are not shareable */
+    /* Pixmaps with multi-planes/modifier are not supported in this interface */
     if (ret > 1) {
         while (ret > 0)
             close(fds[--ret]);
@@ -875,8 +867,27 @@ glamor_shareable_fd_from_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen,
     *stride = strides[0];
     *size = pixmap->drawable.height * *stride;
 
-    pixmap->usage_hint = orig_usage_hint;
+    return ret;
+}
 
+_X_EXPORT int
+glamor_shareable_fd_from_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen,
+                                PixmapPtr pixmap, CARD16 *stride, CARD32 *size)
+{
+    unsigned orig_usage_hint = pixmap->usage_hint;
+    int ret;
+
+    /*
+     * The actual difference between a sharable and non sharable buffer
+     * is decided 4 call levels deep in glamor_make_pixmap_exportable()
+     * based on pixmap->usage_hint == CREATE_PIXMAP_USAGE_SHARED
+     * 2 of those calls are also exported API, so we cannot just add a flag.
+     */
+    pixmap->usage_hint = CREATE_PIXMAP_USAGE_SHARED;
+
+    ret = glamor_fd_from_pixmap(screen, pixmap, stride, size);
+
+    pixmap->usage_hint = orig_usage_hint;
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/glamor/glamor.h b/glamor/glamor.h
index 5475aedbb..7b5676226 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor.h
+++ b/glamor/glamor.h
@@ -183,6 +183,21 @@ extern _X_EXPORT int glamor_fds_from_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen,
                                             uint32_t *strides, uint32_t *offsets,
                                             uint64_t *modifier);
 
+/* @glamor_fd_from_pixmap: Get a dma-buf fd from a pixmap.
+ *
+ * @screen: Current screen pointer.
+ * @pixmap: The pixmap from which we want the fd.
+ * @stride, @size: Pointers to fill the stride and size of the
+ * 		   buffer associated to the fd.
+ *
+ * the pixmap and the buffer associated by the fd will share the same
+ * content.
+ * Returns the fd on success, -1 on error.
+ * */
+extern _X_EXPORT int glamor_fd_from_pixmap(ScreenPtr screen,
+                                           PixmapPtr pixmap,
+                                           CARD16 *stride, CARD32 *size);
+
 /* @glamor_shareable_fd_from_pixmap: Get a dma-buf fd suitable for sharing
  *				     with other GPUs from a pixmap.
  *
@@ -258,6 +273,26 @@ extern _X_EXPORT PixmapPtr glamor_pixmap_from_fds(ScreenPtr screen,
                                                   CARD8 bpp,
                                                   uint64_t modifier);
 
+/* @glamor_pixmap_from_fd: Creates a pixmap to wrap a dma-buf fd.
+ *
+ * @screen: Current screen pointer.
+ * @fd: The dma-buf fd to import.
+ * @width: The width of the buffer.
+ * @height: The height of the buffer.
+ * @stride: The stride of the buffer.
+ * @depth: The depth of the buffer.
+ * @bpp: The bpp of the buffer.
+ *
+ * Returns a valid pixmap if the import succeeded, else NULL.
+ * */
+extern _X_EXPORT PixmapPtr glamor_pixmap_from_fd(ScreenPtr screen,
+                                                 int fd,
+                                                 CARD16 width,
+                                                 CARD16 height,
+                                                 CARD16 stride,
+                                                 CARD8 depth,
+                                                 CARD8 bpp);
+
 /* @glamor_back_pixmap_from_fd: Backs an existing pixmap with a dma-buf fd.
  *
  * @pixmap: Pixmap to change backing for
diff --git a/glamor/glamor_egl.c b/glamor/glamor_egl.c
index ca368c15c..8389d5f29 100644
--- a/glamor/glamor_egl.c
+++ b/glamor/glamor_egl.c
@@ -525,6 +525,28 @@ glamor_pixmap_from_fds(ScreenPtr screen,
     return pixmap;
 }
 
+_X_EXPORT PixmapPtr
+glamor_pixmap_from_fd(ScreenPtr screen,
+                      int fd,
+                      CARD16 width,
+                      CARD16 height,
+                      CARD16 stride, CARD8 depth, CARD8 bpp)
+{
+    PixmapPtr pixmap;
+    Bool ret;
+
+    pixmap = screen->CreatePixmap(screen, 0, 0, depth, 0);
+
+    ret = glamor_back_pixmap_from_fd(pixmap, fd, width, height,
+                                     stride, depth, bpp);
+
+    if (ret == FALSE) {
+        screen->DestroyPixmap(pixmap);
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    return pixmap;
+}
+
 _X_EXPORT Bool
 glamor_get_formats(ScreenPtr screen,
                    CARD32 *num_formats, CARD32 **formats)