diff --git a/sys/applemedia/Makefile.am b/sys/applemedia/Makefile.am
index 164f7a91a5..094cce5702 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/Makefile.am
+++ b/sys/applemedia/Makefile.am
@@ -78,12 +78,14 @@ noinst_HEADERS =				\
 	iosassetsrc.h				\
 	iosurfacememory.h			\
 	avfassetsrc.h  				\
-	glcontexthelper.h
+	glcontexthelper.h 			\
+	iosglmemory.h
 
 if HAVE_IOS
 
 libgstapplemedia_la_SOURCES +=			\
-	iosassetsrc.m
+	iosassetsrc.m 				\
+	iosglmemory.c
 
 libgstapplemedia_la_LDFLAGS +=			\
 	-Wl,-framework -Wl,Foundation		\
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ libgstapplemedia_la_LDFLAGS +=			\
 else
 
 libgstapplemedia_la_SOURCES +=			\
-	qtkitvideosrc.m 					\
+	qtkitvideosrc.m 			\
 	iosurfacememory.c
 
 libgstapplemedia_la_LDFLAGS +=			\
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/avfassetsrc.m b/sys/applemedia/avfassetsrc.m
index 3146906e01..388d7e13e3 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/avfassetsrc.m
+++ b/sys/applemedia/avfassetsrc.m
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ gst_avf_asset_src_uri_handler_init (gpointer g_iface, gpointer iface_data)
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  buf = gst_core_media_buffer_new (cmbuf, FALSE);
+  buf = gst_core_media_buffer_new (cmbuf, FALSE, NULL);
   CFRelease (cmbuf);
   if (buf == NULL)
     return NULL;
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m b/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m
index d6e519f66e..49559533d1 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m
+++ b/sys/applemedia/avfvideosrc.m
@@ -954,19 +954,13 @@ didOutputSampleBuffer:(CMSampleBufferRef)sampleBuffer
     }
   }
 
-  *buf = gst_core_media_buffer_new (sbuf, useVideoMeta);
+  *buf = gst_core_media_buffer_new (sbuf, useVideoMeta, textureCache);
   if (*buf == NULL) {
     CFRelease (sbuf);
     return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
   }
   CFRelease (sbuf);
 
-  if (textureCache != NULL) {
-    *buf = gst_video_texture_cache_get_gl_buffer (textureCache, *buf);
-    if (*buf == NULL)
-      return GST_FLOW_ERROR;
-  }
-
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (*buf) = offset++;
   GST_BUFFER_OFFSET_END (*buf) = GST_BUFFER_OFFSET (*buf) + 1;
   GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (*buf) = timestamp;
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.c b/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.c
index 8960de6b63..8f573be39d 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ gst_video_info_init_from_pixel_buffer (GstVideoInfo * info,
 
 GstBuffer *
 gst_core_media_buffer_new (CMSampleBufferRef sample_buf,
-    gboolean use_video_meta)
+    gboolean use_video_meta, GstVideoTextureCache * cache)
 {
   CVImageBufferRef image_buf;
   CMBlockBufferRef block_buf;
@@ -262,7 +262,8 @@ gst_core_media_buffer_new (CMSampleBufferRef sample_buf,
       goto error;
     }
 
-    gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (buf, &info, pixel_buf, &has_padding);
+    gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (buf, &info, pixel_buf, cache,
+        &has_padding);
 
     /* If the video meta API is not supported, remove padding by
      * copying the core media buffer to a system memory buffer */
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.h b/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.h
index bc18acfd95..69299b7324 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.h
+++ b/sys/applemedia/coremediabuffer.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/video/gstvideometa.h>
+#include "videotexturecache.h"
 
 #include "CoreMedia/CoreMedia.h"
 
@@ -43,7 +44,8 @@ typedef struct _GstCoreMediaMeta
 
 
 GstBuffer * gst_core_media_buffer_new      (CMSampleBufferRef sample_buf,
-                                            gboolean use_video_meta);
+                                            gboolean use_video_meta,
+                                            GstVideoTextureCache *cache);
 CVPixelBufferRef gst_core_media_buffer_get_pixel_buffer
                                            (GstBuffer * buf);
 GType gst_core_media_meta_api_get_type (void);
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.c b/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.c
index 0ad480d030..bf201395d4 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.c
@@ -17,8 +17,14 @@
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#  include "config.h"
+#endif
 #include "corevideobuffer.h"
 #include "corevideomemory.h"
+#if !HAVE_IOS
+#include "iosurfacememory.h"
+#endif
 
 static const GstMetaInfo *gst_core_video_meta_get_info (void);
 
@@ -93,18 +99,46 @@ gst_core_video_meta_get_info (void)
   return core_video_meta_info;
 }
 
+static GstMemory *
+_create_glmem (GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer * gpixbuf,
+    GstVideoInfo * info, guint plane, gsize size, GstVideoTextureCache * cache)
+{
+#if HAVE_IOS
+  return gst_video_texture_cache_create_memory (cache, gpixbuf, plane, size);
+#else
+  GstIOSurfaceMemory *mem;
+  GstVideoGLTextureType tex_type =
+      gst_gl_texture_type_from_format (cache->ctx, GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (info),
+      plane);
+  CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf = gpixbuf->buf;
+  IOSurfaceRef surface = CVPixelBufferGetIOSurface (pixel_buf);
+
+  CFRetain (pixel_buf);
+  mem = gst_io_surface_memory_wrapped (cache->ctx,
+      surface, GST_GL_TEXTURE_TARGET_RECTANGLE, tex_type,
+      info, plane, NULL, pixel_buf, (GDestroyNotify) CFRelease);
+  return GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem);
+#endif
+}
+
 void
-gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (GstBuffer * buf, GstVideoInfo * info,
-    CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf, gboolean * has_padding)
+gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (GstBuffer * buf,
+    GstVideoInfo * info,
+    CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf,
+    GstVideoTextureCache * cache, gboolean * has_padding)
 {
   guint n_planes;
   gsize offset[GST_VIDEO_MAX_PLANES] = { 0 };
   gint stride[GST_VIDEO_MAX_PLANES] = { 0 };
   UInt32 size;
   GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer *gpixbuf;
+  GstMemory *mem = NULL;
+  gboolean do_gl = cache != NULL;
 
   gpixbuf = gst_apple_core_video_pixel_buffer_new (pixel_buf);
-  *has_padding = FALSE;
+
+  if (has_padding)
+    *has_padding = FALSE;
 
   if (CVPixelBufferIsPlanar (pixel_buf)) {
     gint i, size = 0, plane_offset = 0;
@@ -113,16 +147,20 @@ gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (GstBuffer * buf, GstVideoInfo * info,
     for (i = 0; i < n_planes; i++) {
       stride[i] = CVPixelBufferGetBytesPerRowOfPlane (pixel_buf, i);
 
-      if (stride[i] != GST_VIDEO_INFO_PLANE_STRIDE (info, i)) {
+      if (stride[i] != GST_VIDEO_INFO_PLANE_STRIDE (info, i) && has_padding)
         *has_padding = TRUE;
-      }
 
       size = stride[i] * CVPixelBufferGetHeightOfPlane (pixel_buf, i);
       offset[i] = plane_offset;
       plane_offset += size;
 
-      gst_buffer_append_memory (buf,
-          gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (gpixbuf, i, size));
+      if (do_gl)
+        mem = _create_glmem (gpixbuf, info, i, size, cache);
+      else
+        mem =
+            GST_MEMORY_CAST (gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (gpixbuf,
+                i, size));
+      gst_buffer_append_memory (buf, mem);
     }
   } else {
     n_planes = 1;
@@ -130,9 +168,13 @@ gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (GstBuffer * buf, GstVideoInfo * info,
     offset[0] = 0;
     size = stride[0] * CVPixelBufferGetHeight (pixel_buf);
 
-    gst_buffer_append_memory (buf,
-        gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (gpixbuf,
-            GST_APPLE_CORE_VIDEO_NO_PLANE, size));
+    if (do_gl)
+      mem = _create_glmem (gpixbuf, info, 0, size, cache);
+    else
+      mem =
+          GST_MEMORY_CAST (gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (gpixbuf, 0,
+              size));
+    gst_buffer_append_memory (buf, mem);
   }
 
   gst_apple_core_video_pixel_buffer_unref (gpixbuf);
@@ -147,13 +189,58 @@ gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (GstBuffer * buf, GstVideoInfo * info,
   }
 }
 
+static GstVideoFormat
+gst_core_video_get_video_format (OSType format)
+{
+  switch (format) {
+    case kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange:
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12;
+    case kCVPixelFormatType_422YpCbCr8_yuvs:
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_YUY2;
+    case kCVPixelFormatType_422YpCbCr8:
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UYVY;
+    case kCVPixelFormatType_32BGRA:
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGRA;
+    case kCVPixelFormatType_32RGBA:
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_RGBA;
+    default:
+      GST_WARNING ("Unknown OSType format: %d", (gint) format);
+      return GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+}
+
+
+gboolean
+gst_core_video_info_init_from_pixel_buffer (GstVideoInfo * info,
+    CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf)
+{
+  size_t width, height;
+  OSType format_type;
+  GstVideoFormat video_format;
+
+  width = CVPixelBufferGetWidth (pixel_buf);
+  height = CVPixelBufferGetHeight (pixel_buf);
+  format_type = CVPixelBufferGetPixelFormatType (pixel_buf);
+  video_format = gst_core_video_get_video_format (format_type);
+
+  if (video_format == GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UNKNOWN) {
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  gst_video_info_init (info);
+  gst_video_info_set_format (info, video_format, width, height);
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+
 GstBuffer *
-gst_core_video_buffer_new (CVBufferRef cvbuf, GstVideoInfo * vinfo)
+gst_core_video_buffer_new (CVBufferRef cvbuf, GstVideoInfo * vinfo,
+    GstVideoTextureCache * cache)
 {
   CVPixelBufferRef pixbuf = NULL;
   GstBuffer *buf;
   GstCoreVideoMeta *meta;
-  gboolean has_padding;         /* not used for now */
 
   if (CFGetTypeID (cvbuf) != CVPixelBufferGetTypeID ())
     /* TODO: Do we need to handle other buffer types? */
@@ -169,7 +256,7 @@ gst_core_video_buffer_new (CVBufferRef cvbuf, GstVideoInfo * vinfo)
   meta->cvbuf = CVBufferRetain (cvbuf);
   meta->pixbuf = pixbuf;
 
-  gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (buf, vinfo, pixbuf, &has_padding);
+  gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer (buf, vinfo, pixbuf, cache, NULL);
 
   return buf;
 }
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.h b/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.h
index 0ea7d1e06c..c05198835b 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.h
+++ b/sys/applemedia/corevideobuffer.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 #include <gst/video/gstvideometa.h>
+#include "videotexturecache.h"
 
 #include "CoreVideo/CoreVideo.h"
 
@@ -41,10 +42,14 @@ typedef struct _GstCoreVideoMeta
 } GstCoreVideoMeta;
 
 GstBuffer * gst_core_video_buffer_new      (CVBufferRef cvbuf,
-                                            GstVideoInfo *info);
+                                            GstVideoInfo *info,
+                                            GstVideoTextureCache *cache);
+gboolean gst_core_video_info_init_from_pixel_buffer (GstVideoInfo * info,
+                                                     CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf);
 void gst_core_video_wrap_pixel_buffer      (GstBuffer * buf,
                                             GstVideoInfo * info,
                                             CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf,
+                                            GstVideoTextureCache *cache,
                                             gboolean * has_padding);
 GType gst_core_video_meta_api_get_type (void);
 
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.c b/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.c
index 4cb085d9b2..ec26eb31b6 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ gst_is_apple_core_video_memory (GstMemory * mem)
  * Helper function for gst_apple_core_video_mem_share().
  * Users should call gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped() instead.
  */
-static GstMemory *
+static GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *
 gst_apple_core_video_memory_new (GstMemoryFlags flags, GstMemory * parent,
     GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer * gpixbuf, gsize plane, gsize maxsize,
     gsize align, gsize offset, gsize size)
@@ -326,12 +326,12 @@ gst_apple_core_video_memory_new (GstMemoryFlags flags, GstMemory * parent,
 /**
  * gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped:
  * @gpixbuf: the backing #GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer
- * @plane: the plane this memory will represent, or #GST_APPLE_CORE_VIDEO_NO_PLANE for non-planar buffer
+ * @plane: the plane this memory will represent, or 0 for non-planar buffer
  * @size: the size of the buffer or specific plane
  *
  * Returns: a newly allocated #GstAppleCoreVideoMemory
  */
-GstMemory *
+GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *
 gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer * gpixbuf,
     gsize plane, gsize size)
 {
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ gst_apple_core_video_mem_map (GstMemory * gmem, gsize maxsize,
   if (!gst_apple_core_video_pixel_buffer_lock (mem->gpixbuf, flags))
     return NULL;
 
-  if (mem->plane != GST_APPLE_CORE_VIDEO_NO_PLANE) {
+  if (CVPixelBufferIsPlanar (mem->gpixbuf->buf)) {
     ret = CVPixelBufferGetBaseAddressOfPlane (mem->gpixbuf->buf, mem->plane);
 
     if (ret != NULL)
@@ -378,11 +378,8 @@ gst_apple_core_video_mem_unmap (GstMemory * gmem)
 {
   GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *mem = (GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *) gmem;
   (void) gst_apple_core_video_pixel_buffer_unlock (mem->gpixbuf);
-  if (mem->plane != GST_APPLE_CORE_VIDEO_NO_PLANE)
-    GST_DEBUG ("%p: pixbuf %p plane %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT, mem,
-        mem->gpixbuf->buf, mem->plane);
-  else
-    GST_DEBUG ("%p: pixbuf %p", mem, mem->gpixbuf->buf);
+  GST_DEBUG ("%p: pixbuf %p plane %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT, mem,
+      mem->gpixbuf->buf, mem->plane);
 }
 
 static GstMemory *
@@ -403,9 +400,9 @@ gst_apple_core_video_mem_share (GstMemory * gmem, gssize offset, gssize size)
 
   /* the shared memory is always readonly */
   sub =
-      gst_apple_core_video_memory_new (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS (parent) |
-      GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LOCK_READONLY, parent, mem->gpixbuf, mem->plane,
-      gmem->maxsize, gmem->align, gmem->offset + offset, size);
+      GST_MEMORY_CAST (gst_apple_core_video_memory_new (GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAGS
+          (parent) | GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_LOCK_READONLY, parent, mem->gpixbuf,
+          mem->plane, gmem->maxsize, gmem->align, gmem->offset + offset, size));
 
   return sub;
 }
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.h b/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.h
index d81781c239..ba4468f9e8 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.h
+++ b/sys/applemedia/corevideomemory.h
@@ -62,13 +62,6 @@ typedef struct
   guint lock_count;
 } GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer;
 
-/**
- * GST_APPLE_CORE_VIDEO_NO_PLANE:
- *
- * Indicates a non-planar pixel buffer.
- */
-#define GST_APPLE_CORE_VIDEO_NO_PLANE ((size_t)-1)
-
 /**
  * GstAppleCoreVideoMemory:
  *
@@ -101,7 +94,7 @@ gst_apple_core_video_pixel_buffer_unref (GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer * shared);
 gboolean
 gst_is_apple_core_video_memory (GstMemory * mem);
 
-GstMemory *
+GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *
 gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer * shared, gsize plane, gsize size);
 
 G_END_DECLS
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/iosglmemory.c b/sys/applemedia/iosglmemory.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..65507b4859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/applemedia/iosglmemory.c
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*
+ * GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Alessandro Decina <twi@centricular.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+#include "iosglmemory.h"
+
+GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (GST_CAT_IOS_GL_MEMORY);
+#define GST_CAT_DEFAULT GST_CAT_IOS_GL_MEMORY
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstIOSGLMemoryAllocator, gst_ios_gl_memory_allocator,
+    GST_TYPE_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR);
+
+typedef struct
+{
+  GstIOSGLMemory *memory;
+} ContextThreadData;
+
+static GstAllocator *_ios_gl_memory_allocator;
+
+static void
+_ios_gl_memory_destroy (GstGLBaseMemory * gl_mem)
+{
+  GstIOSGLMemory *mem = (GstIOSGLMemory *) gl_mem;
+
+  gst_memory_unref (GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem->cv_mem));
+  GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_CLASS
+      (gst_ios_gl_memory_allocator_parent_class)->destroy (gl_mem);
+}
+
+static gpointer
+_ios_gl_memory_allocator_map (GstGLBaseMemory * bmem,
+    GstMapInfo * info, gsize size)
+{
+  GstGLMemory *gl_mem = (GstGLMemory *) bmem;
+  GstIOSGLMemory *mem = (GstIOSGLMemory *) gl_mem;
+
+  if (info->flags & GST_MAP_GL)
+    return &gl_mem->tex_id;
+  return GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem->cv_mem)->allocator->
+      mem_map (GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem->cv_mem), size, info->flags);
+}
+
+static void
+_ios_gl_memory_allocator_unmap (GstGLBaseMemory * bmem, GstMapInfo * info)
+{
+  GstIOSGLMemory *mem = (GstIOSGLMemory *) bmem;
+
+  if (!(info->flags & GST_MAP_GL))
+    GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem->cv_mem)->allocator->
+        mem_unmap (GST_MEMORY_CAST (mem->cv_mem));
+}
+
+static GstMemory *
+_mem_alloc (GstAllocator * allocator, gsize size, GstAllocationParams * params)
+{
+  g_warning ("use gst_ios_gl_memory_new_wrapped () to allocate from this "
+      "IOSGL allocator");
+
+  return NULL;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_ios_gl_memory_allocator_class_init (GstIOSGLMemoryAllocatorClass * klass)
+{
+  GstAllocatorClass *allocator_class = (GstAllocatorClass *) klass;
+  GstGLBaseMemoryAllocatorClass *gl_base_allocator_class =
+      (GstGLBaseMemoryAllocatorClass *) klass;
+
+  allocator_class->alloc = _mem_alloc;
+  gl_base_allocator_class->destroy = _ios_gl_memory_destroy;
+  gl_base_allocator_class->map = _ios_gl_memory_allocator_map;
+  gl_base_allocator_class->unmap = _ios_gl_memory_allocator_unmap;
+}
+
+static void
+gst_ios_gl_memory_allocator_init (GstIOSGLMemoryAllocator * allocator)
+{
+  GstAllocator *alloc = GST_ALLOCATOR_CAST (allocator);
+
+  alloc->mem_type = GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_NAME;
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (allocator, GST_ALLOCATOR_FLAG_CUSTOM_ALLOC);
+}
+
+void
+gst_ios_gl_memory_init (void)
+{
+  static volatile gsize _init = 0;
+
+  if (g_once_init_enter (&_init)) {
+    GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (GST_CAT_IOS_GL_MEMORY, "iosurface", 0,
+        "IOSGL Buffer");
+
+    _ios_gl_memory_allocator =
+        g_object_new (GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR, NULL);
+
+    gst_allocator_register (GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_NAME,
+        gst_object_ref (_ios_gl_memory_allocator));
+    g_once_init_leave (&_init, 1);
+  }
+}
+
+gboolean
+gst_is_ios_gl_memory (GstMemory * mem)
+{
+  return mem != NULL && mem->allocator != NULL &&
+      g_type_is_a (G_OBJECT_TYPE (mem->allocator),
+      GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR);
+}
+
+static GstIOSGLMemory *
+_ios_gl_memory_new (GstGLContext * context,
+    GstAppleCoreVideoMemory * cv_mem,
+    GstGLTextureTarget target,
+    GstVideoGLTextureType tex_type,
+    guint tex_id,
+    GstVideoInfo * info,
+    guint plane,
+    GstVideoAlignment * valign, gpointer user_data, GDestroyNotify notify)
+{
+  GstIOSGLMemory *mem;
+
+  mem = g_new0 (GstIOSGLMemory, 1);
+  mem->gl_mem.tex_id = tex_id;
+  mem->gl_mem.texture_wrapped = TRUE;
+  gst_gl_memory_init (&mem->gl_mem, _ios_gl_memory_allocator, NULL, context,
+      target, tex_type, NULL, info, plane, valign, user_data, notify);
+  mem->cv_mem = cv_mem;
+
+  GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (mem, GST_MEMORY_FLAG_READONLY);
+
+  return mem;
+}
+
+GstIOSGLMemory *
+gst_ios_gl_memory_new_wrapped (GstGLContext * context,
+    GstAppleCoreVideoMemory * cv_mem,
+    GstGLTextureTarget target,
+    GstVideoGLTextureType tex_type,
+    guint tex_id,
+    GstVideoInfo * info,
+    guint plane,
+    GstVideoAlignment * valign, gpointer user_data, GDestroyNotify notify)
+{
+  return _ios_gl_memory_new (context, cv_mem, target, tex_type, tex_id, info,
+      plane, valign, user_data, notify);
+}
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/iosglmemory.h b/sys/applemedia/iosglmemory.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae9816a0b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/applemedia/iosglmemory.h
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+/*
+ * GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Alessandro Decina <twi@centricular.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_H_
+#define _GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_H_
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+#include <gst/gstallocator.h>
+#include <gst/video/video.h>
+#include <gst/gl/gl.h>
+#include "corevideomemory.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_ios_gl_memory_allocator_get_type())
+GType gst_ios_gl_memory_allocator_get_type(void);
+
+#define GST_IS_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR(obj)              (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR))
+#define GST_IS_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_CLASS(klass)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR))
+#define GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_GET_CLASS(obj)       (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR, GstIOSGLMemoryAllocatorClass))
+#define GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR(obj)                 (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR, GstIOSGLMemoryAllocator))
+#define GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_CLASS(klass)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GST_TYPE_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR, GstIOSGLMemoryAllocatorClass))
+#define GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_CAST(obj)            ((GstIOSGLMemoryAllocator *)(obj))
+
+typedef struct _GstIOSGLMemory
+{
+  GstGLMemory gl_mem;
+  GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *cv_mem;
+} GstIOSGLMemory;
+
+#define GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_NAME   "IOSGLMemory"
+
+void gst_ios_gl_memory_init (void);
+
+GstIOSGLMemory *
+gst_ios_gl_memory_new_wrapped (GstGLContext * context,
+    GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *cv_mem,
+    GstGLTextureTarget target,
+    GstVideoGLTextureType tex_type,
+    guint tex_id,
+    GstVideoInfo * info,
+    guint plane,
+    GstVideoAlignment *valign,
+    gpointer user_data,
+    GDestroyNotify notify);
+
+gboolean gst_is_ios_gl_memory (GstMemory * mem);
+
+typedef struct _GstIOSGLMemoryAllocator
+{
+  GstGLMemoryAllocator allocator;
+} GstIOSGLMemoryAllocator;
+
+typedef struct _GstIOSGLMemoryAllocatorClass
+{
+  GstGLMemoryAllocatorClass parent_class;
+} GstIOSGLMemoryAllocatorClass;
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* _GST_IOS_GL_MEMORY_H_ */
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/iosurfacememory.c b/sys/applemedia/iosurfacememory.c
index 23f03f98d9..e0d8b07c8a 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/iosurfacememory.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/iosurfacememory.c
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (GST_CAT_IO_SURFACE_MEMORY);
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstIOSurfaceMemoryAllocator, gst_io_surface_memory_allocator,
     GST_TYPE_GL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR);
 
+typedef struct
+{
+  GstIOSurfaceMemory *memory;
+  IOSurfaceRef surface;
+} ContextThreadData;
+
 static void _io_surface_memory_set_surface (GstIOSurfaceMemory * memory,
     IOSurfaceRef surface);
 
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ _io_surface_memory_new (GstGLContext * context,
   GST_MINI_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (mem, GST_MEMORY_FLAG_READONLY);
 
   mem->surface = NULL;
-  _io_surface_memory_set_surface (mem, surface);
+  gst_io_surface_memory_set_surface (mem, surface);
 
   return mem;
 }
@@ -232,12 +238,22 @@ _io_surface_memory_set_surface (GstIOSurfaceMemory * memory,
   }
 }
 
+static void
+_do_set_surface (GstGLContext * context, ContextThreadData * data)
+{
+  _io_surface_memory_set_surface (data->memory, data->surface);
+}
+
 void
 gst_io_surface_memory_set_surface (GstIOSurfaceMemory * memory,
     IOSurfaceRef surface)
 {
-  g_return_if_fail (gst_is_io_surface_memory ((GstMemory *) memory));
-  g_return_if_fail (memory->surface == NULL);
+  GstGLContext *context;
+  ContextThreadData data = { memory, surface };
 
-  _io_surface_memory_set_surface (memory, surface);
+  g_return_if_fail (gst_is_io_surface_memory ((GstMemory *) memory));
+
+  context = memory->gl_mem.mem.context;
+  gst_gl_context_thread_add (context,
+      (GstGLContextThreadFunc) _do_set_surface, &data);
 }
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/plugin.m b/sys/applemedia/plugin.m
index 0ff4ec1a5f..e1e8e9e170 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/plugin.m
+++ b/sys/applemedia/plugin.m
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
   gst_apple_core_video_memory_init ();
 
 #ifdef HAVE_IOS
+  gst_ios_gl_memory_init ();
+
   res &= gst_element_register (plugin, "iosassetsrc", GST_RANK_SECONDARY,
       GST_TYPE_IOS_ASSET_SRC);
 #else
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/qtkitvideosrc.m b/sys/applemedia/qtkitvideosrc.m
index 40170845a4..a69e70f556 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/qtkitvideosrc.m
+++ b/sys/applemedia/qtkitvideosrc.m
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "qtkitvideosrc.h"
-
 #import "corevideobuffer.h"
+#include "glcontexthelper.h"
 
 #import <QTKit/QTKit.h>
 
@@ -100,9 +100,12 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstQTKitVideoSrc, gst_qtkit_video_src, GST_TYPE_PUSH_SRC);
   BOOL stopRequest;
 
   gint width, height;
-  gint fps_n, fps_d;  
+  gint fps_n, fps_d;
   GstClockTime duration;
   guint64 offset;
+  GstGLContextHelper *ctxh;
+  GstVideoTextureCache *textureCache;
+  GstVideoInfo outputInfo;
 }
 
 - (id)init;
@@ -149,6 +152,10 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstQTKitVideoSrc, gst_qtkit_video_src, GST_TYPE_PUSH_SRC);
 
     gst_base_src_set_live (baseSrc, TRUE);
     gst_base_src_set_format (baseSrc, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
+
+    self->ctxh = NULL;
+    textureCache = NULL;
+    gst_video_info_init (&outputInfo);
   }
 
   return self;
@@ -272,6 +279,17 @@ openFailed:
                          error:nil];
   g_assert (success);
 
+  gst_gl_context_helper_ensure_context (ctxh);
+  GST_INFO_OBJECT (element, "pushing textures, context %p old context %p",
+      ctxh->context, textureCache ? textureCache->ctx : NULL);
+  if (textureCache && textureCache->ctx != ctxh->context) {
+    gst_video_texture_cache_free (textureCache);
+    textureCache = NULL;
+  }
+  textureCache = gst_video_texture_cache_new (ctxh->context);
+  gst_video_texture_cache_set_format (textureCache, GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UYVY, caps);
+  gst_video_info_set_format (&outputInfo, GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_UYVY, width, height);
+
   [output setDelegate:self];
   [session startRunning];
 
@@ -291,6 +309,7 @@ openFailed:
   fps_n = 0;
   fps_d = 1;
   duration = GST_CLOCK_TIME_NONE;
+  ctxh = gst_gl_context_helper_new (element);
 
   /* this will trigger negotiation and open the device in setCaps */
   gst_base_src_start_complete (baseSrc, GST_FLOW_OK);
@@ -306,7 +325,6 @@ openFailed:
     [[NSRunLoop mainRunLoop] runUntilDate:[NSDate dateWithTimeIntervalSinceNow:1]];
   }
 
-
   return YES;
 }
 
@@ -320,6 +338,12 @@ openFailed:
   [queue release];
   queue = nil;
 
+  gst_gl_context_helper_free (ctxh);
+  ctxh = NULL;
+  if (textureCache)
+    gst_video_texture_cache_free (textureCache);
+  textureCache = NULL;
+
   return YES;
 }
 
@@ -434,7 +458,7 @@ openFailed:
   [queueLock unlockWithCondition:
       ([queue count] == 0) ? NO_FRAMES : HAS_FRAME_OR_STOP_REQUEST];
 
-  *buf = gst_core_video_buffer_new ((CVBufferRef)frame, NULL);
+  *buf = gst_core_video_buffer_new ((CVBufferRef)frame, &outputInfo, textureCache);
   CVBufferRelease (frame);
 
   [self timestampBuffer:*buf];
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.h b/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.h
index 0b43566c0b..8dc927a785 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.h
+++ b/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include <gst/video/gstvideometa.h>
 #include <gst/gl/gstglcontext.h>
-#include <CoreVideo/CoreVideo.h>
+#include "corevideomemory.h"
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ void gst_video_texture_cache_free (GstVideoTextureCache * cache);
 void gst_video_texture_cache_set_format (GstVideoTextureCache * cache,
     GstVideoFormat in_format, GstCaps * out_caps);
 gboolean gst_video_texture_cache_upload (GstVideoGLTextureUploadMeta * meta, guint texture_id[4]);
-GstBuffer * gst_video_texture_cache_get_gl_buffer (GstVideoTextureCache * cache,
-        GstBuffer * cv_buffer);
+GstMemory *gst_video_texture_cache_create_memory (GstVideoTextureCache * cache,
+    GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer *gpixbuf, guint plane, gsize size);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.m b/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.m
index 4f4ee586a0..8315a3bba0 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.m
+++ b/sys/applemedia/videotexturecache.m
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <gst/gl/gstglbufferpool.h>
 #include "iosurfacememory.h"
 #endif
+#include "iosglmemory.h"
 #include "videotexturecache.h"
 #include "coremediabuffer.h"
 #include "corevideobuffer.h"
@@ -35,8 +36,10 @@
 typedef struct _ContextThreadData
 {
   GstVideoTextureCache *cache;
-  GstBuffer *input_buffer;
-  GstBuffer *output_buffer;
+  GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer *gpixbuf;
+  guint plane;
+  gsize size;
+  GstMemory *memory;
 } ContextThreadData;
 
 GstVideoTextureCache *
@@ -97,14 +100,12 @@ gst_video_texture_cache_set_format (GstVideoTextureCache * cache,
 
   out_caps = gst_caps_copy (out_caps);
   features = gst_caps_get_features (out_caps, 0);
-  gst_caps_features_add (features, GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_GL_MEMORY);
   gst_video_info_from_caps (&cache->output_info, out_caps);
 
   in_caps = gst_caps_copy (out_caps);
   gst_caps_set_simple (in_caps, "format",
           G_TYPE_STRING, gst_video_format_to_string (in_format), NULL);
   features = gst_caps_get_features (in_caps, 0);
-  gst_caps_features_add (features, GST_CAPS_FEATURE_MEMORY_GL_MEMORY);
   gst_video_info_from_caps (&cache->input_info, in_caps);
 
   if (cache->in_caps)
@@ -127,40 +128,22 @@ gst_video_texture_cache_set_format (GstVideoTextureCache * cache,
 #endif
 }
 
-static CVPixelBufferRef
-cv_pixel_buffer_from_gst_buffer (GstBuffer * buffer)
-{
-  GstCoreMediaMeta *cm_meta =
-      (GstCoreMediaMeta *) gst_buffer_get_meta (buffer,
-      gst_core_media_meta_api_get_type ());
-  GstCoreVideoMeta *cv_meta =
-      (GstCoreVideoMeta *) gst_buffer_get_meta (buffer,
-      gst_core_video_meta_api_get_type ());
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (cm_meta || cv_meta, NULL);
-
-  return cm_meta ? cm_meta->pixel_buf : cv_meta->pixbuf;
-}
-
 #if HAVE_IOS
 static void
-_do_get_gl_buffer (GstGLContext * context, ContextThreadData * data)
+_do_create_memory (GstGLContext * context, ContextThreadData * data)
 {
   CVOpenGLESTextureRef texture = NULL;
   GstVideoTextureCache *cache = data->cache;
-  CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf = cv_pixel_buffer_from_gst_buffer (data->input_buffer);
+  GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer *gpixbuf = data->gpixbuf;
+  CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf = gpixbuf->buf;
+  guint plane = data->plane;
+  gssize size = data->size;
   GstGLTextureTarget gl_target;
-  GstGLBaseMemoryAllocator *base_mem_alloc;
-  GstGLVideoAllocationParams *params;
-  GstBuffer *output_buffer;
-
-  base_mem_alloc = GST_GL_BASE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR (gst_gl_memory_allocator_get_default (cache->ctx));
-  output_buffer = gst_buffer_new ();
-  gst_buffer_copy_into (output_buffer, data->input_buffer, GST_BUFFER_COPY_ALL, 0, -1);
+  GstAppleCoreVideoMemory *memory;
+  GstIOSGLMemory *gl_memory;
 
   switch (GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&cache->input_info)) {
       case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_BGRA:
-        /* avfvideosrc does BGRA on iOS when doing GLMemory */
         if (CVOpenGLESTextureCacheCreateTextureFromImage (kCFAllocatorDefault,
               cache->cache, pixel_buf, NULL, GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_RGBA,
               GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (&cache->input_info),
@@ -169,64 +152,36 @@ _do_get_gl_buffer (GstGLContext * context, ContextThreadData * data)
           goto error;
 
         gl_target = gst_gl_texture_target_from_gl (CVOpenGLESTextureGetTarget (texture));
-        params = gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_texture (cache->ctx,
-            NULL, &cache->input_info, 0, NULL, gl_target,
-            GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_RGBA, CVOpenGLESTextureGetName (texture),
-            texture, (GDestroyNotify) CFRelease);
-
-        gst_buffer_replace_memory (output_buffer, 0,
-                (GstMemory *) gst_gl_base_memory_alloc (base_mem_alloc,
-                    (GstGLAllocationParams *) params));
-        gst_gl_allocation_params_free ((GstGLAllocationParams *) params);
+        memory = gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (gpixbuf, plane, size);
+        gl_memory = gst_ios_gl_memory_new_wrapped (context, memory,
+            gl_target, GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_RGBA,
+            CVOpenGLESTextureGetName (texture),
+            &cache->input_info,
+            0, NULL, texture, (GDestroyNotify) CFRelease);
         break;
       case GST_VIDEO_FORMAT_NV12: {
         GstVideoGLTextureType textype;
         GLenum texifmt, texfmt;
 
-        textype = GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_LUMINANCE;
-        texifmt = gst_gl_format_from_gl_texture_type (textype);
-        texfmt = gst_gl_sized_gl_format_from_gl_format_type (cache->ctx, texifmt, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE);
-
-        /* vtdec does NV12 on iOS when doing GLMemory */
-        if (CVOpenGLESTextureCacheCreateTextureFromImage (kCFAllocatorDefault,
-              cache->cache, pixel_buf, NULL, GL_TEXTURE_2D, texifmt,
-              GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (&cache->input_info),
-              GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (&cache->input_info),
-              texfmt, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 0, &texture) != kCVReturnSuccess)
-          goto error;
-
-        gl_target = gst_gl_texture_target_from_gl (CVOpenGLESTextureGetTarget (texture));
-        params = gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_texture (cache->ctx,
-            NULL, &cache->input_info, 0, NULL, gl_target, textype,
-            CVOpenGLESTextureGetName (texture), texture,
-            (GDestroyNotify) CFRelease);
-
-        gst_buffer_replace_memory (output_buffer, 0,
-                (GstMemory *) gst_gl_base_memory_alloc (base_mem_alloc,
-                    (GstGLAllocationParams *) params));
-        gst_gl_allocation_params_free ((GstGLAllocationParams *) params);
-
-        textype = GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_LUMINANCE_ALPHA;
+        if (plane == 0)
+          textype = GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_LUMINANCE;
+        else
+          textype = GST_VIDEO_GL_TEXTURE_TYPE_LUMINANCE_ALPHA;
         texifmt = gst_gl_format_from_gl_texture_type (textype);
         texfmt = gst_gl_sized_gl_format_from_gl_format_type (cache->ctx, texifmt, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE);
 
         if (CVOpenGLESTextureCacheCreateTextureFromImage (kCFAllocatorDefault,
               cache->cache, pixel_buf, NULL, GL_TEXTURE_2D, texifmt,
-              GST_VIDEO_INFO_WIDTH (&cache->input_info) / 2,
-              GST_VIDEO_INFO_HEIGHT (&cache->input_info) / 2,
-              texfmt, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, 1, &texture) != kCVReturnSuccess)
+              GST_VIDEO_INFO_COMP_WIDTH (&cache->input_info, plane),
+              GST_VIDEO_INFO_COMP_HEIGHT (&cache->input_info, plane),
+              texfmt, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, plane, &texture) != kCVReturnSuccess)
           goto error;
 
         gl_target = gst_gl_texture_target_from_gl (CVOpenGLESTextureGetTarget (texture));
-        params = gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_texture (cache->ctx,
-            NULL, &cache->input_info, 1, NULL, gl_target, textype, 
-            CVOpenGLESTextureGetName (texture), texture,
-            (GDestroyNotify) CFRelease);
-
-        gst_buffer_replace_memory (output_buffer, 1,
-                (GstMemory *) gst_gl_base_memory_alloc (base_mem_alloc,
-                    (GstGLAllocationParams *) params));
-        gst_gl_allocation_params_free ((GstGLAllocationParams *) params);
+        memory = gst_apple_core_video_memory_new_wrapped (gpixbuf, plane, size);
+        gl_memory = gst_ios_gl_memory_new_wrapped (context, memory,
+                gl_target, textype, CVOpenGLESTextureGetName (texture), &cache->input_info,
+                plane, NULL, texture, (GDestroyNotify) CFRelease);
         break;
       }
     default:
@@ -234,51 +189,27 @@ _do_get_gl_buffer (GstGLContext * context, ContextThreadData * data)
       goto error;
   }
 
-  gst_object_unref (base_mem_alloc);
-
-  data->output_buffer = output_buffer;
+  data->memory = GST_MEMORY_CAST (gl_memory);
 
   return;
 
 error:
-  data->output_buffer = NULL;
-}
-#else /* !HAVE_IOS */
-static void
-_do_get_gl_buffer (GstGLContext * context, ContextThreadData * data)
-{
-  GstVideoTextureCache *cache = data->cache;
-  CVPixelBufferRef pixel_buf = cv_pixel_buffer_from_gst_buffer (data->input_buffer);
-  IOSurfaceRef surface = CVPixelBufferGetIOSurface (pixel_buf);
-
-  data->output_buffer = gst_buffer_new ();
-  gst_buffer_copy_into (data->output_buffer, data->input_buffer, GST_BUFFER_COPY_ALL, 0, -1);
-  for (int i = 0; i < GST_VIDEO_INFO_N_PLANES (&cache->input_info); i++) {
-    GstIOSurfaceMemory *mem;
-    GstVideoGLTextureType tex_type =
-        gst_gl_texture_type_from_format (context,
-        GST_VIDEO_INFO_FORMAT (&cache->input_info), i);
-
-    CFRetain (pixel_buf);
-    mem = gst_io_surface_memory_wrapped (cache->ctx,
-            surface, GST_GL_TEXTURE_TARGET_RECTANGLE, tex_type,
-            &cache->input_info, i, NULL, pixel_buf, (GDestroyNotify) CFRelease);
-
-    gst_buffer_replace_memory (data->output_buffer, i, (GstMemory *) mem);
-  }
+  data->memory = NULL;
 }
 #endif
 
-GstBuffer *
-gst_video_texture_cache_get_gl_buffer (GstVideoTextureCache * cache,
-        GstBuffer * cv_buffer)
+GstMemory *
+gst_video_texture_cache_create_memory (GstVideoTextureCache * cache,
+      GstAppleCoreVideoPixelBuffer *gpixbuf,
+      guint plane,
+      gsize size)
 {
-  ContextThreadData data = {cache, cv_buffer, NULL};
+  ContextThreadData data = {cache, gpixbuf, plane, size, NULL};
 
+#if HAVE_IOS
   gst_gl_context_thread_add (cache->ctx,
-      (GstGLContextThreadFunc) _do_get_gl_buffer, &data);
+      (GstGLContextThreadFunc) _do_create_memory, &data);
+#endif
 
-  gst_buffer_unref (cv_buffer);
-
-  return data.output_buffer;
+  return data.memory;
 }
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c b/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
index f5a34e5c3f..fc81774ac8 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
@@ -774,7 +774,9 @@ gst_vtdec_session_output_callback (void *decompression_output_ref_con,
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (vtdec, "Output state not configured, release buffer");
       frame->flags &= VTDEC_FRAME_FLAG_SKIP;
     } else {
-      buf = gst_core_video_buffer_new (image_buffer, &state->info);
+      buf =
+          gst_core_video_buffer_new (image_buffer, &state->info,
+          vtdec->texture_cache);
       gst_video_codec_state_unref (state);
       GST_BUFFER_PTS (buf) = pts.value;
       GST_BUFFER_DURATION (buf) = duration.value;
@@ -818,13 +820,6 @@ gst_vtdec_push_frames_if_needed (GstVtdec * vtdec, gboolean drain,
   while ((g_async_queue_length (vtdec->reorder_queue) >=
           vtdec->reorder_queue_length) || drain || flush) {
     frame = (GstVideoCodecFrame *) g_async_queue_try_pop (vtdec->reorder_queue);
-    if (frame && frame->output_buffer && vtdec->texture_cache != NULL) {
-      frame->output_buffer =
-          gst_video_texture_cache_get_gl_buffer (vtdec->texture_cache,
-          frame->output_buffer);
-      if (!frame->output_buffer)
-        GST_ERROR_OBJECT (vtdec, "couldn't get textures from buffer");
-    }
 
     /* we need to check this in case reorder_queue_length=0 (jpeg for
      * example) or we're draining/flushing
diff --git a/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c b/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c
index 39b7813bea..d91ab824ca 100644
--- a/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c
+++ b/sys/applemedia/vtenc.c
@@ -1127,7 +1127,8 @@ gst_vtenc_encode_frame (GstVTEnc * self, GstVideoCodecFrame * frame)
       goto cv_error;
     }
 
-    outbuf = gst_core_video_buffer_new ((CVBufferRef) pbuf, &self->video_info);
+    outbuf =
+        gst_core_video_buffer_new ((CVBufferRef) pbuf, &self->video_info, NULL);
     if (!gst_video_frame_map (&outframe, &self->video_info, outbuf,
             GST_MAP_WRITE)) {
       gst_video_frame_unmap (&inframe);
@@ -1309,7 +1310,7 @@ gst_vtenc_enqueue_buffer (void *outputCallbackRefCon,
 
   /* We are dealing with block buffers here, so we don't need
    * to enable the use of the video meta API on the core media buffer */
-  frame->output_buffer = gst_core_media_buffer_new (sampleBuffer, FALSE);
+  frame->output_buffer = gst_core_media_buffer_new (sampleBuffer, FALSE, NULL);
 
 beach:
   /* needed anyway so the frame will be released */