diff --git a/gfx/fonts/gl_font.h b/gfx/fonts/gl_font.h
index 259f16c8d6..8986510813 100644
--- a/gfx/fonts/gl_font.h
+++ b/gfx/fonts/gl_font.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include "../../driver.h"
 #include "../../boolean.h"
 
+struct font_glyph;
+
 typedef struct gl_font_renderer
 {
    void *(*init)(void *data, const char *font_path, float font_size);
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ typedef struct gl_font_renderer
    void (*render_msg)(void *data, const char *msg,
          const struct font_params *parms);
    const char *ident;
+
+   const struct font_glyph *(*get_glyph)(void *data, uint32_t code);
 } gl_font_renderer_t;
 
 extern gl_font_renderer_t gl_raster_font;
diff --git a/gfx/fonts/gl_raster_font.c b/gfx/fonts/gl_raster_font.c
index 1d8a48e668..41dff670ba 100644
--- a/gfx/fonts/gl_raster_font.c
+++ b/gfx/fonts/gl_raster_font.c
@@ -265,9 +265,20 @@ static void gl_render_msg(void *data, const char *msg,
    gl_set_viewport(gl, gl->win_width, gl->win_height, false, true);
 }
 
+static const struct font_glyph *gl_get_glyph(void *data, uint32_t code)
+{
+   gl_raster_t *font = (gl_raster_t*)data;
+
+   if (!font)
+      return NULL;
+
+   return font->font_driver->get_glyph(font->font_driver, code);
+}
+
 gl_font_renderer_t gl_raster_font = {
    gl_init_font,
    gl_free_font,
    gl_render_msg,
    "GL raster",
+   gl_get_glyph,
 };