diff --git a/app/headless/headless.go b/app/headless/headless.go
index ee6682cf..04b3e9dc 100644
--- a/app/headless/headless.go
+++ b/app/headless/headless.go
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@ import (
 
 // Window is a headless window.
 type Window struct {
-	size image.Point
-	ctx  backend
-	gpu  *gpu.GPU
+	size    image.Point
+	ctx     backend
+	backend gpu.Backend
+	gpu     *gpu.GPU
+	fboTex  gpu.Texture
+	fbo     gpu.Framebuffer
 }
 
 type backend interface {
-	Screenshot(width, height int, pixels []byte) error
 	Backend() (gpu.Backend, error)
 	MakeCurrent() error
 	ReleaseCurrent()
@@ -40,18 +42,38 @@ func NewWindow(width, height int) (*Window, error) {
 	err = contextDo(ctx, func() error {
 		backend, err := ctx.Backend()
 		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Release()
 			return err
 		}
-		gpu, err := gpu.New(backend)
+		fboTex, err := backend.NewTexture(
+			gpu.TextureFormatSRGB,
+			width, height,
+			gpu.FilterNearest, gpu.FilterNearest,
+			gpu.BufferBindingFramebuffer,
+		)
 		if err != nil {
-			ctx.Release()
+			return nil
+		}
+		const depthBits = 16
+		fbo, err := backend.NewFramebuffer(fboTex, depthBits)
+		if err != nil {
+			fboTex.Release()
 			return err
 		}
-		w.gpu = gpu
+		fbo.Bind()
+		gp, err := gpu.New(backend)
+		if err != nil {
+			fbo.Release()
+			fboTex.Release()
+			return err
+		}
+		w.fboTex = fboTex
+		w.fbo = fbo
+		w.gpu = gp
+		w.backend = backend
 		return err
 	})
 	if err != nil {
+		ctx.Release()
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return w, nil
@@ -60,6 +82,14 @@ func NewWindow(width, height int) (*Window, error) {
 // Release resources associated with the window.
 func (w *Window) Release() {
 	contextDo(w.ctx, func() error {
+		if w.fbo != nil {
+			w.fbo.Release()
+			w.fbo = nil
+		}
+		if w.fboTex != nil {
+			w.fboTex.Release()
+			w.fboTex = nil
+		}
 		if w.gpu != nil {
 			w.gpu.Release()
 			w.gpu = nil
@@ -87,7 +117,10 @@ func (w *Window) Frame(frame *op.Ops) {
 func (w *Window) Screenshot() (*image.RGBA, error) {
 	img := image.NewRGBA(image.Rectangle{Max: w.size})
 	contextDo(w.ctx, func() error {
-		return w.ctx.Screenshot(w.size.X, w.size.Y, img.Pix)
+		return w.fbo.ReadPixels(
+			image.Rectangle{
+				Max: image.Point{X: w.size.X, Y: w.size.Y},
+			}, img.Pix)
 	})
 	// Flip image in y-direction. OpenGL's origin is in the lower
 	// left corner.
diff --git a/app/headless/headless_darwin.go b/app/headless/headless_darwin.go
index 46342b37..d569d4df 100644
--- a/app/headless/headless_darwin.go
+++ b/app/headless/headless_darwin.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type nsContext struct {
 	prepared bool
 }
 
-func newGLContext() (glContext, error) {
+func newGLContext() (backend, error) {
 	ctx := C.gio_headless_newContext()
 	return &nsContext{ctx: ctx, c: new(glimpl.Functions)}, nil
 }
diff --git a/app/headless/headless_egl.go b/app/headless/headless_egl.go
index 10817e1a..cc12b78f 100644
--- a/app/headless/headless_egl.go
+++ b/app/headless/headless_egl.go
@@ -8,6 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"gioui.org/app/internal/egl"
 )
 
-func newGLContext() (glContext, error) {
+func newGLContext() (backend, error) {
 	return egl.NewContext(egl.EGL_DEFAULT_DISPLAY)
 }
diff --git a/app/headless/headless_gl.go b/app/headless/headless_gl.go
index 450a0f4f..73c62124 100644
--- a/app/headless/headless_gl.go
+++ b/app/headless/headless_gl.go
@@ -2,72 +2,6 @@
 
 package headless
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"runtime"
-
-	"gioui.org/app/internal/glimpl"
-	"gioui.org/app/internal/srgb"
-	"gioui.org/gpu"
-	"gioui.org/gpu/gl"
-)
-
-type glContext interface {
-	Functions() *glimpl.Functions
-	Backend() (gpu.Backend, error)
-	MakeCurrent() error
-	ReleaseCurrent()
-	Release()
-}
-
-type glBackend struct {
-	glContext
-	srgb *srgb.FBO
-}
-
 func newContext(width, height int) (backend, error) {
-	glctx, err := newGLContext()
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	// Create the back buffer FBO after locking the thread and making
-	// the context current.
-	runtime.LockOSThread()
-	defer runtime.UnlockOSThread()
-	if err := glctx.MakeCurrent(); err != nil {
-		glctx.Release()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	defer glctx.ReleaseCurrent()
-	fbo, err := srgb.New(glctx.Functions())
-	if err != nil {
-		glctx.Release()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if err := fbo.Refresh(width, height); err != nil {
-		fbo.Release()
-		glctx.Release()
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return &glBackend{glctx, fbo}, nil
-}
-
-func (b *glBackend) Screenshot(width, height int, pixels []byte) error {
-	if len(pixels) != width*height*4 {
-		panic("unexpected RGBA size")
-	}
-	f := b.Functions()
-	f.ReadPixels(0, 0, width, height, gl.RGBA, gl.UNSIGNED_BYTE, pixels)
-	if glErr := f.GetError(); glErr != gl.NO_ERROR {
-		return fmt.Errorf("glReadPixels failed: %d", glErr)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (b *glBackend) Release() {
-	if b.srgb != nil {
-		b.srgb.Release()
-		b.srgb = nil
-	}
-	b.glContext.Release()
+	return newGLContext()
 }
diff --git a/app/headless/headless_js.go b/app/headless/headless_js.go
index 4264ef5f..ec03f43c 100644
--- a/app/headless/headless_js.go
+++ b/app/headless/headless_js.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ type jsContext struct {
 	f   *glimpl.Functions
 }
 
-func newGLContext() (glContext, error) {
+func newGLContext() (backend, error) {
 	version := 2
 	doc := js.Global().Get("document")
 	cnv := doc.Call("createElement", "canvas")