diff --git a/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am b/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am
index 2480ec387..cdfdaf080 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am
+++ b/libs/video/targets/Makefile.am
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ libvid_gl_la_SOURCES=		vid_common_gl.c qfgl_ext.c vtxarray.c
 libvid_gl_la_CFLAGS=		@PREFER_NON_PIC@
 libvid_gl_la_LDFLAGS=		@STATIC@
 
-libvid_glsl_la_SOURCES=		vid_common_gl.c qfgl_ext.c vtxarray.c
+libvid_glsl_la_SOURCES=		vid_common_glsl.c qfgl_ext.c vtxarray.c
 libvid_glsl_la_CFLAGS=		@PREFER_NON_PIC@
 libvid_glsl_la_LDFLAGS=		@STATIC@
 
diff --git a/libs/video/targets/vid_common_glsl.c b/libs/video/targets/vid_common_glsl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..877ff9aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/video/targets/vid_common_glsl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*
+	vid_common_glsl.c
+
+	Common OpenGLSL video driver functions
+
+	Copyright (C) 1996-1997 Id Software, Inc.
+	Copyright (C) 2011      Bill Currie <bill@taniwha.org>
+
+	This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+	modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+	as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+	of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+	This program 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 General Public License for more details.
+
+	You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+	along with this program; if not, write to:
+
+		Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+		59 Temple Place - Suite 330
+		Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA
+	
+*/
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+# include "config.h"
+#endif
+
+static __attribute__ ((used)) const char rcsid[] = "$Id$";
+
+#ifdef HAVE_MATH_H
+# include <math.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_STRING_H
+# include <string.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_STRINGS_H
+# include <strings.h>
+#endif
+
+#include "QF/cvar.h"
+#include "QF/input.h"
+#include "QF/qargs.h"
+#include "QF/quakefs.h"
+#include "QF/sys.h"
+#include "QF/va.h"
+#include "QF/vid.h"
+#include "QF/GL/defines.h"
+#include "QF/GL/extensions.h"
+#include "QF/GL/funcs.h"
+#include "QF/GL/qf_vid.h"
+
+#include "compat.h"
+#include "d_iface.h"
+#include "r_cvar.h"
+#include "sbar.h"
+
+VISIBLE int					glsl_palette;
+VISIBLE int					gl_filter_min = GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR;
+VISIBLE int					gl_filter_max = GL_LINEAR;
+VISIBLE float       		gldepthmin, gldepthmax;
+VISIBLE qboolean			is8bit = false;
+
+static void
+GL_Common_Init_Cvars (void)
+{
+}
+
+void
+VID_SetPalette (unsigned char *palette)
+{
+	byte       *pal, *ip, *op;
+	unsigned int r, g, b, v;
+	unsigned short i;
+	unsigned int *table;
+
+	// 8 8 8 encoding
+	Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_VID, "Converting 8to24\n");
+
+	pal = palette;
+	table = d_8to24table;
+	for (i = 0; i < 255; i++) { // used to be i<256, see d_8to24table below
+		r = pal[0];
+		g = pal[1];
+		b = pal[2];
+		pal += 3;
+
+#ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
+		v = (255 << 0) + (r << 24) + (g << 16) + (b << 8);
+#else
+		v = (255 << 24) + (r << 0) + (g << 8) + (b << 16);
+#endif
+		*table++ = v;
+	}
+	d_8to24table[255] = 0;	// 255 is transparent
+
+	Sys_MaskPrintf (SYS_VID, "Converting palette to RGBA texture\n");
+	pal = malloc (256 * 4);
+	for (i = 0, ip = palette, op = pal; i < 255; i++) {
+		*op++ = *ip++;
+		*op++ = 255;	// alpha = 1
+	}
+	QuatZero (op);		// color 255 = transparent (alpha = 0)
+
+	if (!glsl_palette) {
+		GLuint      tex;
+		qfglGenTextures (1, &tex);
+		glsl_palette = tex;
+	}
+	qfglBindTexture (GL_TEXTURE_2D, glsl_palette);
+	qfglTexImage2D (GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, 256, 1, 0,
+					GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, pal);
+	free (pal);
+}
+
+void
+GL_Init_Common (void)
+{
+	GLF_FindFunctions ();
+
+	GL_Common_Init_Cvars ();
+
+	qfglClearColor (0, 0, 0, 0);
+
+	qfglEnable (GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+	qfglCullFace (GL_FRONT);
+	qfglPolygonMode (GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_FILL);
+	qfglShadeModel (GL_FLAT);
+
+	qfglEnable (GL_BLEND);
+	qfglBlendFunc (GL_SRC_ALPHA, GL_ONE_MINUS_SRC_ALPHA);
+
+	qfglTexEnvf (GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);
+	qfglTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, gl_filter_min);
+	qfglTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, gl_filter_max);
+	qfglTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_S, GL_REPEAT);
+	qfglTexParameterf (GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_WRAP_T, GL_REPEAT);
+}
+
+void
+VID_Init8bitPalette (void)
+{
+}
+
+void
+VID_LockBuffer (void)
+{
+}
+
+void
+VID_UnlockBuffer (void)
+{
+}
+
+void
+D_BeginDirectRect (int x, int y, byte *pbitmap, int width, int height)
+{
+}
+
+void
+D_EndDirectRect (int x, int y, int width, int height)
+{
+}