diff --git a/src/backend/backend.c b/src/backend/backend.c
index 1a107a2b..032c301b 100644
--- a/src/backend/backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/backend.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 extern struct backend_operations xrender_ops, dummy_ops;
 #ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
 extern struct backend_operations glx_ops;
+extern struct backend_operations egl_ops;
 #endif
 
 struct backend_operations *backend_list[NUM_BKEND] = {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ struct backend_operations *backend_list[NUM_BKEND] = {
     [BKEND_DUMMY] = &dummy_ops,
 #ifdef CONFIG_OPENGL
     [BKEND_GLX] = &glx_ops,
+    [BKEND_EGL] = &egl_ops,
 #endif
 };
 
diff --git a/src/backend/gl/egl.c b/src/backend/gl/egl.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f7849d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/gl/egl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,424 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Yuxuan Shui <yshuiv7@gmail.com>
+ */
+
+#include <X11/Xlib-xcb.h>
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <xcb/xcb.h>
+
+#include "backend/backend.h"
+#include "backend/backend_common.h"
+#include "backend/gl/egl.h"
+#include "backend/gl/gl_common.h"
+#include "common.h"
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "picom.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "x.h"
+
+struct egl_pixmap {
+	EGLImage image;
+	xcb_pixmap_t pixmap;
+	bool owned;
+};
+
+struct egl_data {
+	struct gl_data gl;
+	EGLDisplay display;
+	EGLSurface target_win;
+	EGLContext ctx;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Free a glx_texture_t.
+ */
+static void egl_release_image(backend_t *base, struct gl_texture *tex) {
+	struct egl_data *gd = (void *)base;
+	struct egl_pixmap *p = tex->user_data;
+	// Release binding
+	if (p->image != EGL_NO_IMAGE) {
+		eglDestroyImage(gd->display, p->image);
+		p->image = EGL_NO_IMAGE;
+	}
+
+	if (p->owned) {
+		xcb_free_pixmap(base->c, p->pixmap);
+		p->pixmap = XCB_NONE;
+	}
+
+	free(p);
+	tex->user_data = NULL;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Destroy GLX related resources.
+ */
+void egl_deinit(backend_t *base) {
+	struct egl_data *gd = (void *)base;
+
+	gl_deinit(&gd->gl);
+
+	// Destroy GLX context
+	if (gd->ctx) {
+		eglMakeCurrent(gd->display, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_SURFACE, EGL_NO_CONTEXT);
+		eglDestroyContext(gd->display, gd->ctx);
+		gd->ctx = 0;
+	}
+
+	free(gd);
+}
+
+static void *egl_decouple_user_data(backend_t *base attr_unused, void *ud attr_unused) {
+	auto ret = cmalloc(struct egl_pixmap);
+	ret->owned = false;
+	ret->image = EGL_NO_IMAGE;
+	ret->pixmap = 0;
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static bool egl_set_swap_interval(int interval, EGLDisplay dpy) {
+	return eglSwapInterval(dpy, interval);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize OpenGL.
+ */
+static backend_t *egl_init(session_t *ps) {
+	// Check if we have the X11 platform
+	const char *exts = eglQueryString(EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
+	if (strstr(exts, "EGL_EXT_platform_x11") == NULL) {
+		log_error("X11 platform not available.");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	bool success = false;
+	auto gd = ccalloc(1, struct egl_data);
+	gd->display = eglGetPlatformDisplay(EGL_PLATFORM_X11_EXT, ps->dpy,
+	                                    (EGLAttrib[]){
+	                                        EGL_PLATFORM_X11_SCREEN_EXT,
+	                                        ps->scr,
+	                                        EGL_NONE,
+	                                    });
+	if (gd->display == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {
+		log_error("Failed to get EGL display.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	EGLint major, minor;
+	if (!eglInitialize(gd->display, &major, &minor)) {
+		log_error("Failed to initialize EGL.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	// Check if EGL supports OpenGL
+	const char *apis = eglQueryString(gd->display, EGL_CLIENT_APIS);
+	if (strstr(apis, "OpenGL") == NULL) {
+		log_error("EGL does not support OpenGL.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	eglext_init(gd->display);
+	init_backend_base(&gd->gl.base, ps);
+	if (!eglext.has_EGL_KHR_image_pixmap) {
+		log_error("EGL_KHR_image_pixmap not available.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	int ncfgs = 0;
+	if (eglGetConfigs(gd->display, NULL, 0, &ncfgs) != EGL_TRUE) {
+		log_error("Failed to get EGL configs.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	auto visual_info = x_get_visual_info(ps->c, ps->vis);
+	EGLConfig *cfgs = ccalloc(ncfgs, EGLConfig);
+	// clang-format off
+	if (eglChooseConfig(gd->display,
+	                    (EGLint[]){
+	                             EGL_SURFACE_TYPE, EGL_WINDOW_BIT,
+	                             EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_BIT,
+	                             EGL_RED_SIZE, visual_info.red_size,
+	                             EGL_GREEN_SIZE, visual_info.green_size,
+	                             EGL_BLUE_SIZE, visual_info.blue_size,
+	                             EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, visual_info.alpha_size,
+	                             EGL_STENCIL_SIZE, 1,
+	                             EGL_CONFIG_CAVEAT, EGL_NONE,
+	                             EGL_NONE,
+	                     }, cfgs, ncfgs, &ncfgs) != EGL_TRUE) {
+		log_error("Failed to choose EGL config for the root window.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+	// clang-format on
+
+	EGLConfig target_cfg = cfgs[0];
+	free(cfgs);
+
+	gd->target_win = eglCreatePlatformWindowSurface(
+	    gd->display, target_cfg, (xcb_window_t[]){session_get_target_window(ps)}, NULL);
+	if (gd->target_win == EGL_NO_SURFACE) {
+		log_error("Failed to create EGL surface.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (eglBindAPI(EGL_OPENGL_API) != EGL_TRUE) {
+		log_error("Failed to bind OpenGL API.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	gd->ctx = eglCreateContext(gd->display, target_cfg, NULL, NULL);
+	if (!gd->ctx) {
+		log_error("Failed to get GLX context.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (!eglMakeCurrent(gd->display, gd->target_win, gd->target_win, gd->ctx)) {
+		log_error("Failed to attach GLX context.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	if (!gl_init(&gd->gl, ps)) {
+		log_error("Failed to setup OpenGL");
+		goto end;
+	}
+	if (!gd->gl.has_egl_image_storage) {
+		log_error("GL_EXT_EGL_image_storage extension not available.");
+		goto end;
+	}
+
+	gd->gl.decouple_texture_user_data = egl_decouple_user_data;
+	gd->gl.release_user_data = egl_release_image;
+
+	if (ps->o.vsync) {
+		if (!egl_set_swap_interval(1, gd->display)) {
+			log_error("Failed to enable vsync. %#x", eglGetError());
+		}
+	} else {
+		egl_set_swap_interval(0, gd->display);
+	}
+
+	success = true;
+
+end:
+	if (!success) {
+		egl_deinit(&gd->gl.base);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return &gd->gl.base;
+}
+
+static void *
+egl_bind_pixmap(backend_t *base, xcb_pixmap_t pixmap, struct xvisual_info fmt, bool owned) {
+	struct egl_data *gd = (void *)base;
+	struct egl_pixmap *eglpixmap = NULL;
+
+	auto r = xcb_get_geometry_reply(base->c, xcb_get_geometry(base->c, pixmap), NULL);
+	if (!r) {
+		log_error("Invalid pixmap %#010x", pixmap);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	log_trace("Binding pixmap %#010x", pixmap);
+	auto wd = ccalloc(1, struct backend_image);
+	wd->max_brightness = 1;
+	auto inner = ccalloc(1, struct gl_texture);
+	inner->width = wd->ewidth = r->width;
+	inner->height = wd->eheight = r->height;
+	wd->inner = (struct backend_image_inner_base *)inner;
+	free(r);
+
+	log_debug("depth %d", fmt.visual_depth);
+
+	inner->y_inverted = true;
+
+	eglpixmap = cmalloc(struct egl_pixmap);
+	eglpixmap->pixmap = pixmap;
+	eglpixmap->image = eglCreateImage(gd->display, gd->ctx, EGL_NATIVE_PIXMAP_KHR,
+	                                  (EGLClientBuffer)(uintptr_t)pixmap, NULL);
+	eglpixmap->owned = owned;
+
+	if (eglpixmap->image == EGL_NO_IMAGE) {
+		log_error("Failed to create eglpixmap for pixmap %#010x", pixmap);
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	log_trace("EGLImage %p", eglpixmap->image);
+
+	// Create texture
+	inner->user_data = eglpixmap;
+	inner->texture = gl_new_texture(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+	inner->has_alpha = fmt.alpha_size != 0;
+	wd->opacity = 1;
+	wd->color_inverted = false;
+	wd->dim = 0;
+	wd->inner->refcount = 1;
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, inner->texture);
+	glEGLImageTargetTexStorageEXT(GL_TEXTURE_2D, eglpixmap->image, NULL);
+	glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0);
+
+	gl_check_err();
+	return wd;
+err:
+	if (eglpixmap && eglpixmap->image) {
+		eglDestroyImage(gd->display, eglpixmap->image);
+	}
+	free(eglpixmap);
+
+	if (owned) {
+		xcb_free_pixmap(base->c, pixmap);
+	}
+	free(wd);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static void egl_present(backend_t *base, const region_t *region attr_unused) {
+	struct egl_data *gd = (void *)base;
+	gl_present(base, region);
+	eglSwapBuffers(gd->display, gd->target_win);
+	if (!gd->gl.is_nvidia) {
+		glFinish();
+	}
+}
+
+static int egl_buffer_age(backend_t *base) {
+	if (!eglext.has_EGL_EXT_buffer_age) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	struct egl_data *gd = (void *)base;
+	EGLint val;
+	eglQuerySurface(gd->display, (EGLSurface)gd->target_win, EGL_BUFFER_AGE_EXT, &val);
+	return (int)val ?: -1;
+}
+
+static void egl_diagnostics(backend_t *base) {
+	struct egl_data *gd = (void *)base;
+	bool warn_software_rendering = false;
+	const char *software_renderer_names[] = {"llvmpipe", "SWR", "softpipe"};
+	auto egl_vendor = eglQueryString(gd->display, EGL_VENDOR);
+	printf("* Driver vendors:\n");
+	printf(" * EGL: %s\n", egl_vendor);
+	if (eglext.has_EGL_MESA_query_driver) {
+		printf(" * EGL driver: %s\n", eglGetDisplayDriverName(gd->display));
+	}
+	printf(" * GL: %s\n", glGetString(GL_VENDOR));
+
+	auto gl_renderer = (const char *)glGetString(GL_RENDERER);
+	printf("* GL renderer: %s\n", gl_renderer);
+	if (strstr(egl_vendor, "Mesa")) {
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < ARR_SIZE(software_renderer_names); i++) {
+			if (strstr(gl_renderer, software_renderer_names[i]) != NULL) {
+				warn_software_rendering = true;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (warn_software_rendering) {
+		printf("\n(You are using a software renderer. Unless you are doing this\n"
+		       "intentionally, this means you don't have a graphics driver\n"
+		       "properly installed. Performance will suffer. Please fix this\n"
+		       "before reporting your issue.)\n");
+	}
+}
+
+struct backend_operations egl_ops = {
+    .init = egl_init,
+    .deinit = egl_deinit,
+    .bind_pixmap = egl_bind_pixmap,
+    .release_image = gl_release_image,
+    .compose = gl_compose,
+    .image_op = gl_image_op,
+    .set_image_property = gl_set_image_property,
+    .clone_image = default_clone_image,
+    .blur = gl_blur,
+    .is_image_transparent = default_is_image_transparent,
+    .present = egl_present,
+    .buffer_age = egl_buffer_age,
+    .create_shadow_context = gl_create_shadow_context,
+    .destroy_shadow_context = gl_destroy_shadow_context,
+    .render_shadow = backend_render_shadow_from_mask,
+    .shadow_from_mask = gl_shadow_from_mask,
+    .make_mask = gl_make_mask,
+    .fill = gl_fill,
+    .create_blur_context = gl_create_blur_context,
+    .destroy_blur_context = gl_destroy_blur_context,
+    .get_blur_size = gl_get_blur_size,
+    .diagnostics = egl_diagnostics,
+    .device_status = gl_device_status,
+    .create_shader = gl_create_window_shader,
+    .destroy_shader = gl_destroy_window_shader,
+    .get_shader_attributes = gl_get_shader_attributes,
+    .max_buffer_age = 5,        // Why?
+};
+
+PFNEGLGETDISPLAYDRIVERNAMEPROC eglGetDisplayDriverName;
+/**
+ * Check if a GLX extension exists.
+ */
+static inline bool egl_has_extension(EGLDisplay dpy, const char *ext) {
+	const char *egl_exts = eglQueryString(dpy, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
+	if (!egl_exts) {
+		log_error("Failed get EGL extension list.");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	auto inlen = strlen(ext);
+	const char *curr = egl_exts;
+	bool match = false;
+	while (curr && !match) {
+		const char *end = strchr(curr, ' ');
+		if (!end) {
+			// Last extension string
+			match = strcmp(ext, curr) == 0;
+		} else if (curr + inlen == end) {
+			// Length match, do match string
+			match = strncmp(ext, curr, (unsigned long)(end - curr)) == 0;
+		}
+		curr = end ? end + 1 : NULL;
+	}
+
+	if (!match) {
+		log_info("Missing EGL extension %s.", ext);
+	} else {
+		log_info("Found EGL extension %s.", ext);
+	}
+
+	return match;
+}
+
+struct eglext_info eglext = {0};
+
+void eglext_init(EGLDisplay dpy) {
+	if (eglext.initialized) {
+		return;
+	}
+	eglext.initialized = true;
+#define check_ext(name) eglext.has_##name = egl_has_extension(dpy, #name)
+	check_ext(EGL_EXT_buffer_age);
+	check_ext(EGL_EXT_create_context_robustness);
+	check_ext(EGL_KHR_image_pixmap);
+#ifdef EGL_MESA_query_driver
+	check_ext(EGL_MESA_query_driver);
+#endif
+#undef check_ext
+
+	// Checking if the returned function pointer is NULL is not really necessary,
+	// or maybe not even useful, since eglGetProcAddress might always return
+	// something. We are doing it just for completeness' sake.
+
+#ifdef EGL_MESA_query_driver
+	eglGetDisplayDriverName =
+	    (PFNEGLGETDISPLAYDRIVERNAMEPROC)eglGetProcAddress("eglGetDisplayDriverName");
+	if (!eglGetDisplayDriverName) {
+		eglext.has_EGL_MESA_query_driver = false;
+	}
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/backend/gl/egl.h b/src/backend/gl/egl.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..171b1735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/gl/egl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+// Copyright (c) Yuxuan Shui <yshuiv7@gmail.com>
+#pragma once
+#include <stdbool.h>
+// Older version of glx.h defines function prototypes for these extensions...
+// Rename them to avoid conflicts
+#include <EGL/egl.h>
+#include <EGL/eglext.h>
+#include <GL/gl.h>
+#include <GL/glext.h>
+#include <xcb/render.h>
+#include <xcb/xcb.h>
+
+#include "compiler.h"
+#include "log.h"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "x.h"
+
+struct eglext_info {
+	bool initialized;
+	bool has_EGL_MESA_query_driver;
+	bool has_EGL_EXT_buffer_age;
+	bool has_EGL_EXT_create_context_robustness;
+	bool has_EGL_KHR_image_pixmap;
+};
+
+extern struct eglext_info eglext;
+
+#ifdef EGL_MESA_query_driver
+extern PFNEGLGETDISPLAYDRIVERNAMEPROC eglGetDisplayDriverName;
+#endif
+
+void eglext_init(EGLDisplay);
diff --git a/src/backend/gl/gl_common.c b/src/backend/gl/gl_common.c
index e019bd6e..7ade2339 100644
--- a/src/backend/gl/gl_common.c
+++ b/src/backend/gl/gl_common.c
@@ -933,6 +933,7 @@ bool gl_init(struct gl_data *gd, session_t *ps) {
 		gd->is_nvidia = false;
 	}
 	gd->has_robustness = gl_has_extension("GL_ARB_robustness");
+	gd->has_egl_image_storage = gl_has_extension("GL_EXT_EGL_image_storage");
 	gl_check_err();
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/backend/gl/gl_common.h b/src/backend/gl/gl_common.h
index 2c288529..3a788651 100644
--- a/src/backend/gl/gl_common.h
+++ b/src/backend/gl/gl_common.h
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ struct gl_data {
 	bool is_nvidia;
 	// If ARB_robustness extension is present
 	bool has_robustness;
+	// If EXT_EGL_image_storage extension is present
+	bool has_egl_image_storage;
 	// Height and width of the root window
 	int height, width;
 	// Hash-table of window shaders
diff --git a/src/backend/meson.build b/src/backend/meson.build
index 511394b8..1e8e72bf 100644
--- a/src/backend/meson.build
+++ b/src/backend/meson.build
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ srcs += [ files('backend_common.c', 'xrender/xrender.c', 'dummy/dummy.c', 'backe
 
 # enable opengl
 if get_option('opengl')
-  srcs += [ files('gl/gl_common.c', 'gl/glx.c', 'gl/blur.c', 'gl/shaders.c') ]
+  srcs += [ files('gl/gl_common.c', 'gl/glx.c', 'gl/blur.c', 'gl/shaders.c', 'gl/egl.c') ]
 endif
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 93ae09e2..e1dc2dd4 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ enum backend {
 	BKEND_GLX,
 	BKEND_XR_GLX_HYBRID,
 	BKEND_DUMMY,
+	BKEND_EGL,
 	NUM_BKEND,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 0a882f93..60d83a89 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ endif
 
 if get_option('opengl')
 	cflags += ['-DCONFIG_OPENGL', '-DGL_GLEXT_PROTOTYPES']
-	deps += [dependency('gl', required: true)]
+	deps += [dependency('gl', required: true), dependency('egl', required: true)]
 	srcs += [ 'opengl.c' ]
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/picom.c b/src/picom.c
index e1c1f1e7..bac03b0f 100644
--- a/src/picom.c
+++ b/src/picom.c
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const char *const BACKEND_STRS[] = {[BKEND_XRENDER] = "xrender",
                                     [BKEND_GLX] = "glx",
                                     [BKEND_XR_GLX_HYBRID] = "xr_glx_hybrid",
                                     [BKEND_DUMMY] = "dummy",
+                                    [BKEND_EGL] = "egl",
                                     NULL};
 // clang-format on