diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmeta.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmeta.h
index f611d6dd23..f099f2ab53 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmeta.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmeta.h
@@ -56,12 +56,23 @@ struct _GstGLMeta {
     GstGLMemory *memory;
 };
 
+#define GST_GL_VIDEO_FORMATS "RGBA"
+#define GST_GL_VIDEO_CAPS GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (GST_GL_VIDEO_FORMATS)
+
 #ifndef OPENGL_ES2
-# define GST_GL_VIDEO_CAPS \
-    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ RGB, RGBx, RGBA, BGR, BGRx, BGRA, xRGB, xBGR, ARGB, ABGR, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, AYUV }")
+
+# define GST_GL_UPLOAD_FORMATS "{ RGB, RGBx, RGBA, BGR, BGRx, BGRA, xRGB, xBGR, ARGB, ABGR, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, AYUV }"
+# define GST_GL_DOWNLOAD_FORMATS "{ RGB, RGBx, RGBA, BGR, BGRx, BGRA, xRGB, xBGR, ARGB, ABGR, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, AYUV }"
+# define GST_GL_UPLOAD_VIDEO_CAPS GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (GST_GL_UPLOAD_FORMATS)
+# define GST_GL_DOWNLOAD_VIDEO_CAPS GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (GST_GL_DOWNLOAD_FORMATS)
+
 #else /* OPENGL_ES2 */
-# define GST_GL_VIDEO_CAPS \
-    GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("{ RGB, RGBx, RGBA, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, AYUV }")
+
+# define GST_GL_UPLOAD_FORMATS "{ RGB, RGBx, RGBA, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, AYUV }"
+# define GST_GL_DOWNLOAD_FORMATS "{ RGB, RGBx, RGBA, I420, YV12, YUY2, UYVY, AYUV }"
+# define GST_GL_UPLOAD_VIDEO_CAPS GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (GST_GL_UPLOAD_FORMATS)
+# define GST_GL_DOWNLOAD_VIDEO_CAPS GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (GST_GL_DOWNLOAD_FORMATS)
+
 #endif /* OPENGL_ES2 */
 
 #define gst_buffer_get_gl_meta(b) ((GstGLMeta*)gst_buffer_get_meta((b),GST_GL_META_API_TYPE))