diff --git a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt
index 5014d893f5..a0d2de4b95 100644
--- a/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/libs/gst-plugins-bad-libs-sections.txt
@@ -1184,6 +1184,7 @@ gst_gl_video_allocation_params_free_data
 gst_gl_video_allocation_params_init_full
 gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new
 gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_data
+gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_gl_handle
 gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_texture
 GstGLMemoryAllocator
 GstGLMemoryAllocatorClass
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.c
index 7fc1d00501..915e19e3b5 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.c
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ gst_gl_allocation_params_init (GstGLAllocationParams * params,
     gsize struct_size, guint alloc_flags, GstGLAllocationParamsCopyFunc copy,
     GstGLAllocationParamsFreeFunc free, GstGLContext * context,
     gsize alloc_size, GstAllocationParams * alloc_params,
-    gpointer wrapped_data, guint gl_handle, gpointer user_data,
+    gpointer wrapped_data, gpointer gl_handle, gpointer user_data,
     GDestroyNotify notify)
 {
   memset (params, 0, sizeof (*params));
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.h
index f862c85c52..642684a542 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglbasememory.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ struct _GstGLAllocationParams
   /* GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_WRAP_SYSMEM only */
   gpointer                          wrapped_data;
   /* GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_WRAP_GPU_HANDLE only */
-  guint                             gl_handle;
+  gpointer                          gl_handle;
 };
 
 gboolean                gst_gl_allocation_params_init       (GstGLAllocationParams * params,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ gboolean                gst_gl_allocation_params_init       (GstGLAllocationPara
                                                              gsize alloc_size,
                                                              GstAllocationParams * alloc_params,
                                                              gpointer wrapped_data,
-                                                             guint gl_handle,
+                                                             gpointer gl_handle,
                                                              gpointer user_data,
                                                              GDestroyNotify notify);
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
index f75a842a4e..8228ae5898 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ _default_gl_tex_alloc (GstGLMemoryAllocator * allocator,
   mem = g_new0 (GstGLMemory, 1);
 
   if (alloc_flags & GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_WRAP_GPU_HANDLE) {
-    mem->tex_id = params->parent.gl_handle;
+    mem->tex_id = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (params->parent.gl_handle);
     mem->texture_wrapped = TRUE;
   }
 
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ gst_gl_video_allocation_params_init_full (GstGLVideoAllocationParams * params,
     GstGLAllocationParamsFreeFunc free, GstGLContext * context,
     GstAllocationParams * alloc_params, GstVideoInfo * v_info,
     guint plane, GstVideoAlignment * valign, GstGLTextureTarget target,
-    gpointer wrapped_data, guint gl_handle, gpointer user_data,
+    gpointer wrapped_data, gpointer gl_handle, gpointer user_data,
     GDestroyNotify notify)
 {
   guint i;
@@ -1187,6 +1187,50 @@ gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_data (GstGLContext * context,
   return params;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_gl_handle:
+ * @context: a #GstGLContext
+ * @alloc_params: (allow-none): the #GstAllocationParams for @tex_id
+ * @v_info: the #GstVideoInfo for @tex_id
+ * @plane: the video plane @tex_id represents
+ * @valign: (allow-none): any #GstVideoAlignment applied to symem mappings of @tex_id
+ * @target: the #GstGLTextureTarget for @tex_id
+ * @gl_handle: the GL handle to wrap
+ * @user_data: (allow-none): user data to call @notify with
+ * @notify: (allow-none): a #GDestroyNotify
+ *
+ * @gl_handle is defined by the specific OpenGL handle being wrapped
+ * For #GstGLMemory and #GstGLMemoryPBO it is an OpenGL texture id.
+ * Other memory types may define it to require a different type of parameter.
+ *
+ * Returns: a new #GstGLVideoAllocationParams for wrapping @gl_handle
+ *
+ * Since: 1.8
+ */
+GstGLVideoAllocationParams *
+gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_gl_handle (GstGLContext * context,
+    GstAllocationParams * alloc_params, GstVideoInfo * v_info, guint plane,
+    GstVideoAlignment * valign, GstGLTextureTarget target,
+    gpointer gl_handle, gpointer user_data, GDestroyNotify notify)
+{
+  GstGLVideoAllocationParams *params = g_new0 (GstGLVideoAllocationParams, 1);
+
+  if (!gst_gl_video_allocation_params_init_full (params,
+          sizeof (GstGLVideoAllocationParams),
+          GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_WRAP_GPU_HANDLE |
+          GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_VIDEO,
+          (GstGLAllocationParamsCopyFunc)
+          gst_gl_video_allocation_params_copy_data,
+          (GstGLAllocationParamsFreeFunc)
+          gst_gl_video_allocation_params_free_data, context, alloc_params,
+          v_info, plane, valign, target, NULL, gl_handle, user_data, notify)) {
+    g_free (params);
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  return params;
+}
+
 /**
  * gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_texture:
  * @context: a #GstGLContext
@@ -1209,22 +1253,9 @@ gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_texture (GstGLContext * context,
     GstVideoAlignment * valign, GstGLTextureTarget target,
     guint tex_id, gpointer user_data, GDestroyNotify notify)
 {
-  GstGLVideoAllocationParams *params = g_new0 (GstGLVideoAllocationParams, 1);
-
-  if (!gst_gl_video_allocation_params_init_full (params,
-          sizeof (GstGLVideoAllocationParams),
-          GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_WRAP_GPU_HANDLE |
-          GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_VIDEO,
-          (GstGLAllocationParamsCopyFunc)
-          gst_gl_video_allocation_params_copy_data,
-          (GstGLAllocationParamsFreeFunc)
-          gst_gl_video_allocation_params_free_data, context, alloc_params,
-          v_info, plane, valign, target, NULL, tex_id, user_data, notify)) {
-    g_free (params);
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
-  return params;
+  return gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_gl_handle (context,
+      alloc_params, v_info, plane, valign, target, GUINT_TO_POINTER (tex_id),
+      user_data, notify);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
index b032a5ce7a..9a40d48f92 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemory.h
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ gboolean        gst_gl_video_allocation_params_init_full        (GstGLVideoAlloc
                                                                  GstVideoAlignment * valign,
                                                                  GstGLTextureTarget target,
                                                                  gpointer wrapped_data,
-                                                                 guint gl_handle,
+                                                                 gpointer gl_handle,
                                                                  gpointer user_data,
                                                                  GDestroyNotify notify);
 GstGLVideoAllocationParams * gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new (GstGLContext * context,
@@ -135,6 +135,16 @@ GstGLVideoAllocationParams * gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_texture
                                                                                  gpointer user_data,
                                                                                  GDestroyNotify notify);
 
+GstGLVideoAllocationParams * gst_gl_video_allocation_params_new_wrapped_gl_handle (GstGLContext * context,
+                                                                                 GstAllocationParams * alloc_params,
+                                                                                 GstVideoInfo * v_info,
+                                                                                 guint plane,
+                                                                                 GstVideoAlignment * valign,
+                                                                                 GstGLTextureTarget target,
+                                                                                 gpointer gl_handle,
+                                                                                 gpointer user_data,
+                                                                                 GDestroyNotify notify);
+
 /* subclass usage */
 void            gst_gl_video_allocation_params_free_data    (GstGLVideoAllocationParams * params);
 /* subclass usage */
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
index d8fa710624..f959dce080 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmemorypbo.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ _gl_mem_pbo_alloc (GstGLBaseMemoryAllocator * allocator,
   mem = g_new0 (GstGLMemoryPBO, 1);
 
   if (alloc_flags & GST_GL_ALLOCATION_PARAMS_ALLOC_FLAG_WRAP_GPU_HANDLE) {
-    mem->mem.tex_id = params->parent.gl_handle;
+    mem->mem.tex_id = GPOINTER_TO_UINT (params->parent.gl_handle);
     mem->mem.texture_wrapped = TRUE;
   }