diff --git a/docs/env_vars.md b/docs/env_vars.md
index 59c8f078f..482f6820e 100644
--- a/docs/env_vars.md
+++ b/docs/env_vars.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ wlroots reads these environment variables
 * *WLR_XWAYLAND*: specifies the path to an Xwayland binary to be used (instead
   of following shell search semantics for "Xwayland")
 * *WLR_RENDERER*: forces the creation of a specified renderer (available
-  renderers: gles2, pixman, vulkan)
+  renderers: gles2, gles3, pixman, vulkan)
 * *WLR_RENDER_DRM_DEVICE*: specifies the DRM node to use for
   hardware-accelerated renderers.
 * *WLR_RENDER_NO_EXPLICIT_SYNC*: set to 1 to disable explicit synchronization
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index b0f600aaf..f49328223 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endif
 if not features.get('xwayland')
 	exclude_files += 'xwayland.h'
 endif
-if not features.get('gles2-renderer')
+if not features.get('gles2-renderer') and not features.get('gles3-renderer')
 	exclude_files += ['render/egl.h', 'render/gles.h']
 endif
 if not features.get('vulkan-renderer')
diff --git a/include/render/egl.h b/include/render/egl.h
index 103ab57df..c5b1da902 100644
--- a/include/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/render/egl.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct wlr_egl {
 	bool has_modifiers;
 	struct wlr_drm_format_set dmabuf_texture_formats;
 	struct wlr_drm_format_set dmabuf_render_formats;
+	enum egl_version version;
 };
 
 struct wlr_egl_context {
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ struct wlr_egl_context {
  *
  * Will attempt to load all possibly required API functions.
  */
-struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd);
+struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd, enum egl_version version);
 
 /**
  * Frees all related EGL resources, makes the context not-current and
diff --git a/include/wlr/config.h.in b/include/wlr/config.h.in
index 198f14334..84f617193 100644
--- a/include/wlr/config.h.in
+++ b/include/wlr/config.h.in
@@ -30,6 +30,13 @@
  * Required for <wlr/render/gles.h>.
  */
 #mesondefine WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
+/**
+ * Whether the GLES3 renderer is compile-time enabled. Equivalent to the
+ * pkg-config "have_gles3_renderer" variable.
+ *
+ * Required for <wlr/render/gles.h>.
+ */
+#mesondefine WLR_HAS_GLES3_RENDERER
 /**
  * Whether the Vulkan renderer is compile-time enabled. Equivalent to the
  * pkg-config "have_vulkan_renderer" variable.
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/egl.h b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
index 9bf1b8019..b63854252 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 struct wlr_egl;
 
+enum egl_version { GLES2 = 2, GLES3 = 3 };
+
 /**
  * Create a struct wlr_egl with an existing EGL display and context.
  *
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ struct wlr_egl;
  * initialization.
  */
 struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_context(EGLDisplay display,
-	EGLContext context);
+	EGLContext context, enum egl_version version);
 
 /**
  * Get the EGL display used by the struct wlr_egl.
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/gles.h b/include/wlr/render/gles.h
index b45bc0861..21074e6d1 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/gles.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/gles.h
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 struct wlr_egl;
 
+enum egl_version;
+
 /**
  * OpenGL ES renderer.
  *
@@ -28,7 +30,8 @@ struct wlr_egl;
  * render pass can't be used before the nested render pass is submitted.
  */
 
-struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd);
+struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd,
+		enum egl_version version);
 struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl);
 
 struct wlr_egl *wlr_gles_renderer_get_egl(struct wlr_renderer *renderer);
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 4b24e5046..e229034b6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ features = {
 	'libinput-backend': false,
 	'xwayland': false,
 	'gles2-renderer': false,
+	'gles3-renderer': false,
 	'vulkan-renderer': false,
 	'gbm-allocator': false,
 	'udmabuf-allocator': false,
diff --git a/meson.options b/meson.options
index 5863764aa..38f3364a8 100644
--- a/meson.options
+++ b/meson.options
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ option('xcb-errors', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Use xcb-error
 option('xwayland', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', yield: true, description: 'Enable support for X11 applications')
 option('examples', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Build example applications')
 option('icon_directory', description: 'Location used to look for cursors (default: ${datadir}/icons)', type: 'string', value: '')
-option('renderers', type: 'array', choices: ['auto', 'gles2', 'vulkan'], value: ['auto'], description: 'Select built-in renderers')
+option('renderers', type: 'array', choices: ['auto', 'gles2', 'gles3', 'vulkan'], value: ['auto'], description: 'Select built-in renderers')
 option('backends', type: 'array', choices: ['auto', 'drm', 'libinput', 'x11'], value: ['auto'], description: 'Select built-in backends')
 option('allocators', type: 'array', choices: ['auto', 'gbm', 'udmabuf'], value: ['auto'],
 	description: 'Select built-in allocators')
diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index 6f3e9c8ca..ec64e2f46 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <wlr/util/region.h>
 #include <xf86drm.h>
 #include "render/egl.h"
+#include "render/gles.h"
 #include "util/env.h"
 
 static enum wlr_log_importance egl_log_importance_to_wlr(EGLint type) {
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ static void init_dmabuf_formats(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	}
 }
 
-static struct wlr_egl *egl_create(void) {
+static struct wlr_egl *egl_create(enum egl_version version) {
 	const char *client_exts_str = eglQueryString(EGL_NO_DISPLAY, EGL_EXTENSIONS);
 	if (client_exts_str == NULL) {
 		if (eglGetError() == EGL_BAD_DISPLAY) {
@@ -257,6 +258,8 @@ static struct wlr_egl *egl_create(void) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	egl->version = version;
+
 	return egl;
 }
 
@@ -411,7 +414,7 @@ static bool egl_init(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLenum platform,
 	size_t atti = 0;
 	EGLint attribs[7];
 	attribs[atti++] = EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_VERSION;
-	attribs[atti++] = 2;
+	attribs[atti++] = egl->version;
 
 	// Request a high priority context if possible
 	// TODO: only do this if we're running as the DRM master
@@ -555,10 +558,10 @@ static int open_render_node(int drm_fd) {
 	return render_fd;
 }
 
-struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
+struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd, enum egl_version version) {
 	bool allow_software = drm_fd < 0;
 
-	struct wlr_egl *egl = egl_create();
+	struct wlr_egl *egl = egl_create(version);
 	if (egl == NULL) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create EGL context");
 		return NULL;
@@ -615,7 +618,7 @@ error:
 }
 
 struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_context(EGLDisplay display,
-		EGLContext context) {
+		EGLContext context, enum egl_version version) {
 	EGLint client_type;
 	if (!eglQueryContext(display, context, EGL_CONTEXT_CLIENT_TYPE, &client_type) ||
 			client_type != EGL_OPENGL_ES_API) {
@@ -630,7 +633,7 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_context(EGLDisplay display,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	struct wlr_egl *egl = egl_create();
+	struct wlr_egl *egl = egl_create(version);
 	if (egl == NULL) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/render/gles/meson.build b/render/gles/meson.build
index d4c53c894..7911f4ab0 100644
--- a/render/gles/meson.build
+++ b/render/gles/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 glesv2 = dependency('glesv2', required: 'gles2' in renderers)
+glesv3 = dependency('glesv2', required: 'gles3' in renderers)
 
 if not ((glesv2.found() or glesv3.found()) and internal_features['egl'])
 	subdir_done()
@@ -6,8 +7,14 @@ endif
 
 glslang = find_program('glslang', 'glslangValidator', native: true, required: false, disabler: true)
 
-features += { 'gles2-renderer': true }
-wlr_deps += glesv2
+if glesv2.found()
+    features += { 'gles2-renderer': true }
+    wlr_deps += glesv2
+endif
+if glesv3.found()
+    features += { 'gles3-renderer': true }
+    wlr_deps += glesv3
+endif
 
 wlr_files += files(
 	'pass.c',
diff --git a/render/gles/pixel_format.c b/render/gles/pixel_format.c
index 220568014..28f23c48b 100644
--- a/render/gles/pixel_format.c
+++ b/render/gles/pixel_format.c
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 #include <drm_fourcc.h>
+#include <wlr/config.h>
+
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
 #include <GLES2/gl2.h>
 #include <GLES2/gl2ext.h>
+#else
+#include <GLES3/gl3.h>
+#include <GLES3/gl3ext.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "render/gles.h"
 #include "render/pixel_format.h"
 
diff --git a/render/gles/renderer.c b/render/gles/renderer.c
index a30293303..af2113e7d 100644
--- a/render/gles/renderer.c
+++ b/render/gles/renderer.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <wayland-server-protocol.h>
 #include <wayland-util.h>
+#include <wlr/config.h>
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/interface.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
@@ -20,11 +21,21 @@
 #include "render/pixel_format.h"
 #include "util/time.h"
 
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
 #include "gles2_common_vert_src.h"
 #include "gles2_quad_frag_src.h"
 #include "gles2_tex_rgba_frag_src.h"
 #include "gles2_tex_rgbx_frag_src.h"
 #include "gles2_tex_external_frag_src.h"
+#endif
+
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES3_RENDERER
+#include "gles3_common_vert_src.h"
+#include "gles3_quad_frag_src.h"
+#include "gles3_tex_rgba_frag_src.h"
+#include "gles3_tex_rgbx_frag_src.h"
+#include "gles3_tex_external_frag_src.h"
+#endif
 
 static const struct wlr_renderer_impl renderer_impl;
 static const struct wlr_render_timer_impl render_timer_impl;
@@ -633,9 +644,33 @@ struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 
 	push_gles_debug(renderer);
 
+	const char* common_vert_src;
+	const char* quad_frag_src;
+	const char* tex_rgba_frag_src;
+	const char* tex_rgbx_frag_src;
+	const char* tex_external_frag_src;
+
+	if (egl->version == GLES2) {
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
+		common_vert_src = gles2_common_vert_src;
+		quad_frag_src = gles2_quad_frag_src;
+		tex_rgba_frag_src = gles2_tex_rgba_frag_src;
+		tex_rgbx_frag_src = gles2_tex_rgbx_frag_src;
+		tex_external_frag_src = gles2_tex_external_frag_src;
+#endif
+	} else {
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES3_RENDERER
+		common_vert_src = gles3_common_vert_src;
+		quad_frag_src = gles3_quad_frag_src;
+		tex_rgba_frag_src = gles3_tex_rgba_frag_src;
+		tex_rgbx_frag_src = gles3_tex_rgbx_frag_src;
+		tex_external_frag_src = gles3_tex_external_frag_src;
+#endif
+	}
+
 	GLuint prog;
 	renderer->shaders.quad.program = prog =
-		link_program(renderer, gles2_common_vert_src, gles2_quad_frag_src);
+		link_program(renderer, common_vert_src, quad_frag_src);
 	if (!renderer->shaders.quad.program) {
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -644,7 +679,7 @@ struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	renderer->shaders.quad.pos_attrib = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "pos");
 
 	renderer->shaders.tex_rgba.program = prog =
-		link_program(renderer, gles2_common_vert_src, gles2_tex_rgba_frag_src);
+		link_program(renderer, common_vert_src, tex_rgba_frag_src);
 	if (!renderer->shaders.tex_rgba.program) {
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -655,7 +690,7 @@ struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	renderer->shaders.tex_rgba.pos_attrib = glGetAttribLocation(prog, "pos");
 
 	renderer->shaders.tex_rgbx.program = prog =
-		link_program(renderer, gles2_common_vert_src, gles2_tex_rgbx_frag_src);
+		link_program(renderer, common_vert_src, tex_rgbx_frag_src);
 	if (!renderer->shaders.tex_rgbx.program) {
 		goto error;
 	}
@@ -667,7 +702,7 @@ struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles_renderer_create(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 
 	if (renderer->exts.OES_egl_image_external) {
 		renderer->shaders.tex_ext.program = prog =
-			link_program(renderer, gles2_common_vert_src, gles2_tex_external_frag_src);
+			link_program(renderer, common_vert_src, tex_external_frag_src);
 		if (!renderer->shaders.tex_ext.program) {
 			goto error;
 		}
diff --git a/render/gles/shaders/gles3_common.vert b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_common.vert
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5022372a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_common.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#version 300 es
+
+uniform mat3 proj;
+uniform mat3 tex_proj;
+in vec2 pos;
+out vec2 v_texcoord;
+
+void main() {
+	vec3 pos3 = vec3(pos, 1.0);
+	gl_Position = vec4(pos3 * proj, 1.0);
+	v_texcoord = (pos3 * tex_proj).xy;
+}
diff --git a/render/gles/shaders/gles3_quad.frag b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_quad.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..660e2e04f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_quad.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#version 300 es
+
+precision highp float;
+
+in vec4 v_color;
+in vec2 v_texcoord;
+uniform vec4 color;
+
+out vec4 frag_color;
+
+void main() {
+	frag_color = color;
+}
diff --git a/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_external.frag b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_external.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f471319d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_external.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#version 300 es
+
+#extension GL_OES_EGL_image_external_essl3 : require
+
+precision highp float;
+
+in vec2 v_texcoord;
+uniform samplerExternalOES texture0;
+uniform float alpha;
+
+out vec4 frag_color;
+
+void main() {
+	frag_color = texture(texture0, v_texcoord) * alpha;
+}
diff --git a/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_rgba.frag b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_rgba.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51b2ae037
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_rgba.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#version 300 es
+
+precision highp float;
+
+in vec2 v_texcoord;
+uniform sampler2D tex;
+uniform float alpha;
+
+out vec4 frag_color;
+
+void main() {
+	frag_color = texture(tex, v_texcoord) * alpha;
+}
diff --git a/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_rgbx.frag b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_rgbx.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c0dc08a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/render/gles/shaders/gles3_tex_rgbx.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#version 300 es
+
+precision highp float;
+
+in vec2 v_texcoord;
+uniform sampler2D tex;
+uniform float alpha;
+
+out vec4 frag_color;
+
+void main() {
+	frag_color = vec4(texture(tex, v_texcoord).rgb, 1.0) * alpha;
+}
diff --git a/render/gles/shaders/meson.build b/render/gles/shaders/meson.build
index cba9b6034..de1be55c5 100644
--- a/render/gles/shaders/meson.build
+++ b/render/gles/shaders/meson.build
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@ shaders = [
 	'gles2_tex_rgba.frag',
 	'gles2_tex_rgbx.frag',
 	'gles2_tex_external.frag',
+	'gles3_common.vert',
+	'gles3_quad.frag',
+	'gles3_tex_rgba.frag',
+	'gles3_tex_rgbx.frag',
+	'gles3_tex_external.frag',
 ]
 
 foreach name : shaders
diff --git a/render/gles/texture.c b/render/gles/texture.c
index 97632c7db..d4a1e282b 100644
--- a/render/gles/texture.c
+++ b/render/gles/texture.c
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <drm_fourcc.h>
+
+#include <wlr/config.h>
+
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
 #include <GLES2/gl2.h>
 #include <GLES2/gl2ext.h>
+#else
+#include <GLES3/gl3.h>
+#include <GLES3/gl3ext.h>
+#endif
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wayland-server-protocol.h>
diff --git a/render/meson.build b/render/meson.build
index b4f89a022..5f291c7e4 100644
--- a/render/meson.build
+++ b/render/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 renderers = get_option('renderers')
 if 'auto' in renderers and get_option('auto_features').enabled()
-	renderers = ['gles2', 'vulkan']
+	renderers = ['gles2', 'gles3', 'vulkan']
 elif 'auto' in renderers and get_option('auto_features').disabled()
 	renderers = []
 endif
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ endif
 
 internal_config.set10('HAVE_EVENTFD', cc.has_header('sys/eventfd.h'))
 
-if 'gles2' in renderers or 'auto' in renderers
-	egl = dependency('egl', required: 'gles2' in renderers)
+if 'gles2' in renderers or 'gles3' in renderers or 'auto' in renderers
+	egl = dependency('egl', required: 'gles2' in renderers or 'gles3' in renderers)
 	if egl.found()
 		eglext_version = cc.get_define(
 			'EGL_EGLEXT_VERSION',
@@ -36,12 +36,12 @@ if 'gles2' in renderers or 'auto' in renderers
 		if eglext_version < 20210604
 			egl = dependency(
 				'',
-				required: 'gles2' in renderers,
+				required: 'gles2' in renderers or 'gles3' in renderers,
 				not_found_message: 'EGL headers too old',
 			)
 		endif
 	endif
-	gbm = dependency('gbm', required: 'gles2' in renderers)
+	gbm = dependency('gbm', required: 'gles2' in renderers or 'gles3' in renderers)
 	if egl.found() and gbm.found()
 		wlr_deps += [egl, gbm]
 		wlr_files += files('egl.c')
diff --git a/render/wlr_renderer.c b/render/wlr_renderer.c
index 2fdb670f0..79900b9b7 100644
--- a/render/wlr_renderer.c
+++ b/render/wlr_renderer.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 #include <wlr/config.h>
 
-#if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER || WLR_HAS_GLES3_RENDERER
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles.h>
 #endif
@@ -220,6 +220,7 @@ static struct wlr_renderer *renderer_autocreate(struct wlr_backend *backend, int
 	const char *renderer_options[] = {
 		"auto",
 		"gles2",
+		"gles3",
 		"vulkan",
 		"pixman",
 		NULL
@@ -236,7 +237,7 @@ static struct wlr_renderer *renderer_autocreate(struct wlr_backend *backend, int
 			log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Cannot create GLES2 renderer: no DRM FD available");
 		} else {
 #if WLR_HAS_GLES2_RENDERER
-			renderer = wlr_gles_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(drm_fd);
+			renderer = wlr_gles_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(drm_fd, GLES2);
 #else
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Cannot create GLES2 renderer: disabled at compile-time");
 #endif
@@ -248,6 +249,23 @@ static struct wlr_renderer *renderer_autocreate(struct wlr_backend *backend, int
 		}
 	}
 
+	if ((is_auto && WLR_HAS_GLES3_RENDERER) || strcmp(renderer_name, "gles3") == 0) {
+		if (!open_preferred_drm_fd(backend, &drm_fd, &own_drm_fd)) {
+			log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Cannot create GLES3 renderer: no DRM FD available");
+		} else {
+#if WLR_HAS_GLES3_RENDERER
+			renderer = wlr_gles_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(drm_fd, GLES3);
+#else
+			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Cannot create GLES3 renderer: disabled at compile-time");
+#endif
+			if (renderer) {
+				goto out;
+			} else {
+				log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Failed to create a GLES3 renderer");
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ((is_auto && WLR_HAS_VULKAN_RENDERER) || strcmp(renderer_name, "vulkan") == 0) {
 		if (!open_preferred_drm_fd(backend, &drm_fd, &own_drm_fd)) {
 			log_creation_failure(is_auto, "Cannot create Vulkan renderer: no DRM FD available");