diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
index ebdfc229e4..a52be2abb9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
@@ -443,6 +443,12 @@ _gl_tex_map_cpu_access (GstGLMemory * gl_mem, GstMapInfo * info, gsize size)
 
 static void
 _upload_cpu_write (GstGLMemory * gl_mem, GstMapInfo * info, gsize maxsize)
+{
+  gst_gl_memory_texsubimage (gl_mem, gl_mem->mem.data);
+}
+
+void
+gst_gl_memory_texsubimage (GstGLMemory * gl_mem, gpointer read_pointer)
 {
   GstGLContext *context = gl_mem->mem.context;
   const GstGLFuncs *gl;
@@ -477,7 +483,7 @@ _upload_cpu_write (GstGLMemory * gl_mem, GstMapInfo * info, gsize maxsize)
       gst_gl_get_plane_start (&gl_mem->info, &gl_mem->valign,
       gl_mem->plane) + gl_mem->mem.mem.offset;
 
-  data = (gpointer) ((gintptr) plane_start + (gintptr) gl_mem->mem.data);
+  data = (gpointer) ((gintptr) plane_start + (gintptr) read_pointer);
 
   gl->BindTexture (gl_target, gl_mem->tex_id);
   gl->TexSubImage2D (gl_target, 0, 0, 0, gl_mem->tex_width,
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
index 3dbf0ed1bf..d595773dec 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ gboolean        gst_gl_memory_copy_teximage     (GstGLMemory * src,
 
 gboolean        gst_gl_memory_read_pixels       (GstGLMemory * gl_mem,
                                                  gpointer read_pointer);
+void            gst_gl_memory_texsubimage       (GstGLMemory * gl_mem,
+                                                 gpointer read_pointer);
 
 /* accessors */
 gint                    gst_gl_memory_get_texture_width     (GstGLMemory * gl_mem);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
index 938d9bcd5d..9649c6abf8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ _upload_pbo_memory (GstGLMemoryPBO * gl_mem, GstMapInfo * info,
 {
   GstGLContext *context = gl_mem->mem.mem.context;
   const GstGLFuncs *gl;
-  guint gl_format, gl_type, gl_target;
   guint pbo_id;
-  gsize plane_start;
 
   if (!GST_MEMORY_FLAG_IS_SET (gl_mem, GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_TRANSFER_NEED_UPLOAD))
     return;
@@ -148,42 +146,13 @@ _upload_pbo_memory (GstGLMemoryPBO * gl_mem, GstMapInfo * info,
   gl = context->gl_vtable;
   pbo_id = *(guint *) pbo_info->data;
 
-  gl_type = GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
-  if (gl_mem->mem.tex_type == GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_RGB16)
-    gl_type = GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT_5_6_5;
-
-  gl_format = gst_gl_format_from_gl_texture_type (gl_mem->mem.tex_type);
-  gl_target = gst_gl_texture_target_to_gl (gl_mem->mem.tex_target);
-
-  if (USING_OPENGL (context) || USING_GLES3 (context)
-      || USING_OPENGL3 (context)) {
-    gl->PixelStorei (GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH, gl_mem->mem.unpack_length);
-  } else if (USING_GLES2 (context)) {
-    gl->PixelStorei (GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, gl_mem->mem.unpack_length);
-  }
-
   GST_CAT_LOG (GST_CAT_GL_MEMORY, "upload for texture id:%u, with pbo %u %ux%u",
       gl_mem->mem.tex_id, pbo_id, gl_mem->mem.tex_width,
       GL_MEM_HEIGHT (gl_mem));
 
-  /* find the start of the plane data including padding */
-  plane_start =
-      gst_gl_get_plane_start (&gl_mem->mem.info, &gl_mem->mem.valign,
-      gl_mem->mem.plane) + GST_MEMORY_CAST (gl_mem)->offset;
-
   gl->BindBuffer (GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER, pbo_id);
-  gl->BindTexture (gl_target, gl_mem->mem.tex_id);
-  gl->TexSubImage2D (gl_target, 0, 0, 0, gl_mem->mem.tex_width,
-      GL_MEM_HEIGHT (gl_mem), gl_format, gl_type, (void *) plane_start);
+  gst_gl_memory_texsubimage (GST_GL_MEMORY_CAST (gl_mem), NULL);
   gl->BindBuffer (GL_PIXEL_UNPACK_BUFFER, 0);
-  gl->BindTexture (gl_target, 0);
-
-  /* Reset to default values */
-  if (USING_OPENGL (context) || USING_GLES3 (context)) {
-    gl->PixelStorei (GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH, 0);
-  } else if (USING_GLES2 (context)) {
-    gl->PixelStorei (GL_UNPACK_ALIGNMENT, 4);
-  }
 }
 
 static guint