diff --git a/src/OpenGl/OpenGl_Texture.hxx b/src/OpenGl/OpenGl_Texture.hxx
index 4c43896135..e3433a6afb 100644
--- a/src/OpenGl/OpenGl_Texture.hxx
+++ b/src/OpenGl/OpenGl_Texture.hxx
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ struct OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<GLubyte>
         return GL_NONE;
     }
   }
+
+  static GLint DataType()
+  {
+    return GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE;
+  }
 };
 
 template<>
@@ -70,6 +75,11 @@ struct OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<GLushort>
         return GL_NONE;
     }
   }
+
+  static GLint DataType()
+  {
+    return GL_UNSIGNED_SHORT;
+  }
 };
 
 template<>
@@ -91,8 +101,120 @@ struct OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<GLfloat>
         return GL_NONE;
     }
   }
+
+  static GLint DataType()
+  {
+    return GL_FLOAT;
+  }
 };
 
+template<>
+struct OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<GLuint>
+{
+  static GLint Internal (GLuint theChannels)
+  {
+    switch (theChannels)
+    {
+      case 1:
+        return GL_RED;
+      case 2:
+        return GL_RG;
+      case 3:
+        return GL_RGB;
+      case 4:
+        return GL_RGBA;
+      default:
+        return GL_NONE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static GLint DataType()
+  {
+    return GL_UNSIGNED_INT;
+  }
+};
+
+//! Only unsigned formats are available in OpenGL ES 2.0
+#if !defined(GL_ES_VERSION_2_0)
+template<>
+struct OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<GLbyte>
+{
+  static GLint Internal (GLuint theChannels)
+  {
+    switch (theChannels)
+    {
+      case 1:
+        return GL_R8_SNORM;
+      case 2:
+        return GL_RG8_SNORM;
+      case 3:
+        return GL_RGB8_SNORM;
+      case 4:
+        return GL_RGBA8_SNORM;
+      default:
+        return GL_NONE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static GLint DataType()
+  {
+    return GL_BYTE;
+  }
+};
+
+template<>
+struct OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<GLshort>
+{
+  static GLint Internal (GLuint theChannels)
+  {
+    switch (theChannels)
+    {
+      case 1:
+        return GL_R16_SNORM;
+      case 2:
+        return GL_RG16_SNORM;
+      case 3:
+        return GL_RGB16_SNORM;
+      case 4:
+        return GL_RGBA16_SNORM;
+      default:
+        return GL_NONE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static GLint DataType()
+  {
+    return GL_SHORT;
+  }
+};
+
+template<>
+struct OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<GLint>
+{
+  static GLint Internal (GLuint theChannels)
+  {
+    switch (theChannels)
+    {
+      case 1:
+        return GL_RED_SNORM;
+      case 2:
+        return GL_RG_SNORM;
+      case 3:
+        return GL_RGB_SNORM;
+      case 4:
+        return GL_RGBA_SNORM;
+      default:
+        return GL_NONE;
+    }
+  }
+
+  static GLint DataType()
+  {
+    return GL_INT;
+  }
+};
+#endif
+
 //! Stores parameters of OpenGL texture format.
 class OpenGl_TextureFormat
 {
@@ -124,25 +246,36 @@ public:
     return myInternal;
   }
 
+  //! Returns OpenGL data type of the pixel data.
+  inline GLint DataType() const
+  {
+    return myDataType;
+  }
+
   //! Returns texture format for specified type and number of channels.
   template<class T, int N>
   static OpenGl_TextureFormat Create()
   {
-    return OpenGl_TextureFormat (N, OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<T>::Internal (N));
+    return OpenGl_TextureFormat (N,
+                                 OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<T>::Internal(N),
+                                 OpenGl_TextureFormatSelector<T>::DataType());
   }
 
 private:
 
   //! Creates new texture format.
   OpenGl_TextureFormat (const GLint theChannels,
-                        const GLint theInternal)
+                        const GLint theInternal,
+                        const GLint theDataType)
   : myInternal (theInternal),
-    myChannels (theChannels) {}
+    myChannels (theChannels),
+    myDataType (theDataType) {}
 
 private:
 
   GLint myInternal; //!< OpenGL internal format of the pixel data
   GLint myChannels; //!< Number of channels for each pixel (from 1 to 4)
+  GLint myDataType; //!< OpenGL data type of input pixel data
 
 };