diff --git a/repos/libports/include/EGL/eglplatform.h b/repos/libports/include/EGL/eglplatform.h
index 1d7bd86fe..93114a2ce 100644
--- a/repos/libports/include/EGL/eglplatform.h
+++ b/repos/libports/include/EGL/eglplatform.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2010-2017 Genode Labs GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2010-2018 Genode Labs GmbH
  *
  * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
  * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ struct Genode_egl_window
 
 typedef struct Genode_egl_window *EGLNativeWindowType;
 
+/* EGL 1.2 types, renamed for consistency in EGL 1.3 */
+typedef EGLNativeDisplayType NativeDisplayType;
+typedef EGLNativePixmapType  NativePixmapType;
+typedef EGLNativeWindowType  NativeWindowType;
+
 typedef khronos_int32_t EGLint;
 
+/* C++ / C typecast macros for special EGL handle values */
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
+#define EGL_CAST(type, value) (static_cast<type>(value))
+#else
+#define EGL_CAST(type, value) ((type) (value))
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __eglplatform_h_ */
diff --git a/repos/libports/lib/import/import-egl_api.mk b/repos/libports/lib/import/import-egl_api.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c4300e2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/libports/lib/import/import-egl_api.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+INC_DIR += $(call select_from_ports,egl_api)/include
diff --git a/repos/libports/lib/mk/egl_api.mk b/repos/libports/lib/mk/egl_api.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b0dc81c75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/libports/lib/mk/egl_api.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# stub mk file
diff --git a/repos/libports/ports/egl_api.hash b/repos/libports/ports/egl_api.hash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b28f65cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/libports/ports/egl_api.hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+13c55615a84cd65cb10b2cccb5123c00bb8be229
diff --git a/repos/libports/ports/egl_api.port b/repos/libports/ports/egl_api.port
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3f1c03e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/libports/ports/egl_api.port
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+LICENSE   := Khronos
+VERSION   := 1.5
+DOWNLOADS := egl.h.file eglext.h.file khrplatform.h.file
+
+ URL(egl.h) := https://www.khronos.org/registry/EGL/api/EGL/egl.h
+NAME(egl.h) := include/EGL/egl.h
+ SHA(egl.h) := 572914c13175b1317dc18ae5ef6b6714c2fcad76
+
+ URL(eglext.h) := https://www.khronos.org/registry/EGL/api/EGL/eglext.h
+NAME(eglext.h) := include/EGL/eglext.h
+ SHA(eglext.h) := 1667d58f56fd2676e3d6ea9f62849f1fccb1649c
+
+ URL(khrplatform.h) := https://www.khronos.org/registry/EGL/api/KHR/khrplatform.h
+NAME(khrplatform.h) := include/KHR/khrplatform.h
+ SHA(khrplatform.h) := 8e0d9a99eb3053b448f4166beee7e3bf77631332
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/api/egl_api/content.mk b/repos/libports/recipes/api/egl_api/content.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..689f9d22f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/libports/recipes/api/egl_api/content.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+content: include LICENSE
+
+PORT_DIR := $(call port_dir,$(REP_DIR)/ports/egl_api)
+
+include:
+	mkdir $@
+	cp -r $(PORT_DIR)/include/* $@
+	cp -r $(REP_DIR)/include/EGL $@
+
+LICENSE:
+	grep '\*\*' $(PORT_DIR)/include/EGL/egl.h >$@
diff --git a/repos/libports/recipes/api/egl_api/hash b/repos/libports/recipes/api/egl_api/hash
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b190d0269
--- /dev/null
+++ b/repos/libports/recipes/api/egl_api/hash
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.5 2b775bca8dc76c82efd278e3619b8d4caabf0f0c