diff --git a/include/fb.h b/include/fb.h
index 8a8336f..bba8fef 100644
--- a/include/fb.h
+++ b/include/fb.h
@@ -24,20 +24,30 @@
 #include "neatvnc.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
+struct gbm_bo;
+
 struct nvnc_fb {
 	struct nvnc_common common;
+	enum nvnc_fb_type type;
 	int ref;
 	int hold_count;
 	nvnc_fb_release_fn on_release;
 	void* release_context;
-	void* addr;
+	bool is_external;
 	uint16_t width;
 	uint16_t height;
-	int32_t stride;
 	uint32_t fourcc_format;
-	uint64_t fourcc_modifier;
-	bool is_external;
+
+	/* main memory buffer attributes */
+	void* addr;
+	int32_t stride;
+
+	/* dmabuf attributes */
+	struct gbm_bo* bo;
+	void* bo_map_handle;
 };
 
 void nvnc_fb_hold(struct nvnc_fb* fb);
 void nvnc_fb_release(struct nvnc_fb* fb);
+int nvnc_fb_map(struct nvnc_fb* fb);
+void nvnc_fb_unmap(struct nvnc_fb* fb);
diff --git a/include/neatvnc.h b/include/neatvnc.h
index bccdc42..2d9b7c5 100644
--- a/include/neatvnc.h
+++ b/include/neatvnc.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct nvnc_display;
 struct nvnc_fb;
 struct nvnc_fb_pool;
 struct pixman_region16;
+struct gbm_bo;
 
 enum nvnc_button_mask {
 	NVNC_BUTTON_LEFT = 1 << 0,
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ enum nvnc_button_mask {
 	NVNC_SCROLL_DOWN = 1 << 4,
 };
 
+enum nvnc_fb_type {
+	NVNC_FB_UNSPEC = 0,
+	NVNC_FB_SIMPLE,
+	NVNC_FB_GBM_BO,
+};
+
 typedef void (*nvnc_key_fn)(struct nvnc_client*, uint32_t key,
                             bool is_pressed);
 typedef void (*nvnc_pointer_fn)(struct nvnc_client*, uint16_t x, uint16_t y,
@@ -80,7 +87,9 @@ int nvnc_enable_auth(struct nvnc* self, const char* privkey_path,
 struct nvnc_fb* nvnc_fb_new(uint16_t width, uint16_t height,
                             uint32_t fourcc_format, uint16_t stride);
 struct nvnc_fb* nvnc_fb_from_buffer(void* buffer, uint16_t width,
-		uint16_t height, uint32_t fourcc_format, int32_t stride);
+				    uint16_t height, uint32_t fourcc_format,
+				    int32_t stride);
+struct nvnc_fb* nvnc_fb_from_gbm_bo(struct gbm_bo* bo);
 
 void nvnc_fb_ref(struct nvnc_fb* fb);
 void nvnc_fb_unref(struct nvnc_fb* fb);
@@ -94,6 +103,7 @@ uint16_t nvnc_fb_get_height(const struct nvnc_fb* fb);
 uint32_t nvnc_fb_get_fourcc_format(const struct nvnc_fb* fb);
 int32_t nvnc_fb_get_stride(const struct nvnc_fb* fb);
 int nvnc_fb_get_pixel_size(const struct nvnc_fb* fb);
+struct gbm_bo* nvnc_fb_get_gbm_bo(const struct nvnc_fb* fb);
 
 struct nvnc_fb_pool* nvnc_fb_pool_new(uint16_t width, uint16_t height,
 				      uint32_t fourcc_format, uint16_t stride);
diff --git a/include/raw-encoding.h b/include/raw-encoding.h
index 3606a5f..44610ae 100644
--- a/include/raw-encoding.h
+++ b/include/raw-encoding.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019 - 2020 Andri Yngvason
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 - 2021 Andri Yngvason
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ struct pixman_region16;
 struct vec;
 
 int raw_encode_frame(struct vec* dst, const struct rfb_pixel_format* dst_fmt,
-                     const struct nvnc_fb* src,
+                     struct nvnc_fb* src,
                      const struct rfb_pixel_format* src_fmt,
                      struct pixman_region16* region);
diff --git a/include/tight.h b/include/tight.h
index 7c11387..31a0ed4 100644
--- a/include/tight.h
+++ b/include/tight.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019 - 2020 Andri Yngvason
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 - 2021 Andri Yngvason
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
diff --git a/include/zrle.h b/include/zrle.h
index 46ea906..d15ca33 100644
--- a/include/zrle.h
+++ b/include/zrle.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2019 Andri Yngvason
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 - 2021 Andri Yngvason
  *
  * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
  * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ struct vec;
 
 int zrle_encode_frame(z_stream* zs, struct vec* dst,
                       const struct rfb_pixel_format* dst_fmt,
-                      const struct nvnc_fb* src,
+                      struct nvnc_fb* src,
                       const struct rfb_pixel_format* src_fmt,
                       struct pixman_region16* region);
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2f6fd27..7dd8d9a 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pixman = dependency('pixman-1')
 libturbojpeg = dependency('libturbojpeg', required: get_option('jpeg'))
 gnutls = dependency('gnutls', required: get_option('tls'))
 zlib = dependency('zlib')
+gbm = dependency('gbm', required: get_option('gbm'))
 
 aml_project = subproject('aml', required: false)
 if aml_project.found()
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ if host_system == 'linux' and get_option('systemtap') and cc.has_header('sys/sdt
 	config.set('HAVE_USDT', true)
 endif
 
+if gbm.found()
+	dependencies += gbm
+	config.set('HAVE_GBM', true)
+endif
+
 configure_file(
 	output: 'config.h',
 	configuration: config,
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 4dfd836..f47eb2b 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ option('examples', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Build examples')
 option('jpeg', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable JPEG compression')
 option('tls', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable encryption & authentication')
 option('systemtap', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'Enable tracing using sdt')
+option('gbm', type: 'feature', value: 'auto', description: 'Enable GBM integration')
diff --git a/src/fb.c b/src/fb.c
index fee7d43..df1a3cc 100644
--- a/src/fb.c
+++ b/src/fb.c
@@ -17,12 +17,19 @@
 #include "fb.h"
 #include "pixels.h"
 #include "neatvnc.h"
+#include "logging.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <stdatomic.h>
 
+#include "config.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_GBM
+#include <gbm.h>
+#endif
+
 #define UDIV_UP(a, b) (((a) + (b) - 1) / (b))
 #define ALIGN_UP(n, a) (UDIV_UP(n, a) * a)
 #define EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
@@ -35,6 +42,7 @@ struct nvnc_fb* nvnc_fb_new(uint16_t width, uint16_t height,
 	if (!fb)
 		return NULL;
 
+	fb->type = NVNC_FB_SIMPLE;
 	fb->ref = 1;
 	fb->width = width;
 	fb->height = height;
@@ -62,6 +70,7 @@ struct nvnc_fb* nvnc_fb_from_buffer(void* buffer, uint16_t width, uint16_t heigh
 	if (!fb)
 		return NULL;
 
+	fb->type = NVNC_FB_SIMPLE;
 	fb->ref = 1;
 	fb->addr = buffer;
 	fb->is_external = true;
@@ -73,6 +82,29 @@ struct nvnc_fb* nvnc_fb_from_buffer(void* buffer, uint16_t width, uint16_t heigh
 	return fb;
 }
 
+EXPORT
+struct nvnc_fb* nvnc_fb_from_gbm_bo(struct gbm_bo* bo)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_GBM
+	struct nvnc_fb* fb = calloc(1, sizeof(*fb));
+	if (!fb)
+		return NULL;
+
+	fb->type = NVNC_FB_GBM_BO;
+	fb->ref = 1;
+	fb->is_external = true;
+	fb->width = gbm_bo_get_width(bo);
+	fb->height = gbm_bo_get_height(bo);
+	fb->fourcc_format = gbm_bo_get_format(bo);
+	fb->bo = bo;
+
+	return fb;
+#else
+	log_error("nvnc_fb_from_gbm_bo was not enabled during build time\n");
+	return NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
 EXPORT
 void* nvnc_fb_get_addr(const struct nvnc_fb* fb)
 {
@@ -109,14 +141,31 @@ int nvnc_fb_get_pixel_size(const struct nvnc_fb* fb)
 	return pixel_size_from_fourcc(fb->fourcc_format);
 }
 
+EXPORT
+struct gbm_bo* nvnc_fb_get_gbm_bo(const struct nvnc_fb* fb)
+{
+	return fb->bo;
+}
+
 static void nvnc__fb_free(struct nvnc_fb* fb)
 {
 	nvnc_cleanup_fn cleanup = fb->common.cleanup_fn;
 	if (cleanup)
 		cleanup(fb->common.userdata);
 
+	nvnc_fb_unmap(fb);
+
 	if (!fb->is_external)
-		free(fb->addr);
+		switch (fb->type) {
+		case NVNC_FB_UNSPEC:
+			abort();
+		case NVNC_FB_SIMPLE:
+			free(fb->addr);
+			break;
+		case NVNC_FB_GBM_BO:
+			gbm_bo_destroy(fb->bo);
+			break;
+		}
 
 	free(fb);
 }
@@ -151,3 +200,38 @@ void nvnc_fb_release(struct nvnc_fb* fb)
 	if (--fb->hold_count == 0 && fb->on_release)
 		fb->on_release(fb, fb->release_context);
 }
+
+int nvnc_fb_map(struct nvnc_fb* fb)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_GBM
+	if (fb->type != NVNC_FB_GBM_BO || fb->bo_map_handle)
+		return 0;
+
+	uint32_t stride = 0;
+	fb->addr = gbm_bo_map(fb->bo, 0, 0, fb->width, fb->height,
+			GBM_BO_TRANSFER_READ, &stride, &fb->bo_map_handle);
+	fb->stride = stride;
+	if (fb->addr)
+		return 0;
+
+	fb->bo_map_handle = NULL;
+	return -1;
+#else
+	return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
+void nvnc_fb_unmap(struct nvnc_fb* fb)
+{
+#ifdef HAVE_GBM
+	if (fb->type != NVNC_FB_GBM_BO)
+		return;
+
+	if (fb->bo_map_handle)
+		gbm_bo_unmap(fb->bo, fb->bo_map_handle);
+
+	fb->bo_map_handle = NULL;
+	fb->addr = NULL;
+	fb->stride = 0;
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/src/raw-encoding.c b/src/raw-encoding.c
index 2fa3fcd..967ad8a 100644
--- a/src/raw-encoding.c
+++ b/src/raw-encoding.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static int raw_encode_box(struct vec* dst,
 }
 
 int raw_encode_frame(struct vec* dst, const struct rfb_pixel_format* dst_fmt,
-                     const struct nvnc_fb* src,
+                     struct nvnc_fb* src,
                      const struct rfb_pixel_format* src_fmt,
                      struct pixman_region16* region)
 {
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ int raw_encode_frame(struct vec* dst, const struct rfb_pixel_format* dst_fmt,
 		n_rects = 1;
 	}
 
+	rc = nvnc_fb_map(src);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return -1;
+
 	rc = vec_reserve(dst, src->width * src->height * 4);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return -1;
diff --git a/src/tight.c b/src/tight.c
index 7288963..962bf4e 100644
--- a/src/tight.c
+++ b/src/tight.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "tight.h"
 #include "config.h"
 #include "enc-util.h"
+#include "fb.h"
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
@@ -494,9 +495,13 @@ int tight_encode_frame(struct tight_encoder* self,
 	self->on_frame_done = on_done;
 	self->userdata = userdata;
 
+	int rc = nvnc_fb_map(self->fb);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return -1;
+
 	uint32_t width = nvnc_fb_get_width(src);
 	uint32_t height = nvnc_fb_get_height(src);
-	int rc = vec_init(&self->dst, width * height * 4);
+	rc = vec_init(&self->dst, width * height * 4);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/src/zrle.c b/src/zrle.c
index 0275821..720dc78 100644
--- a/src/zrle.c
+++ b/src/zrle.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ failure:
 
 int zrle_encode_frame(z_stream* zs, struct vec* dst,
                       const struct rfb_pixel_format* dst_fmt,
-                      const struct nvnc_fb* src,
+                      struct nvnc_fb* src,
                       const struct rfb_pixel_format* src_fmt,
                       struct pixman_region16* region)
 {
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ int zrle_encode_frame(z_stream* zs, struct vec* dst,
 		n_rects = 1;
 	}
 
+	rc = nvnc_fb_map(src);
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return -1;
+
 	rc = encode_rect_count(dst, n_rects);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return -1;