diff --git a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
index 0ad2320b1..eb340eb58 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/internal/egl.h
@@ -51,14 +51,15 @@ class eGLImage
 public:
 	/**
 	 * \brief Construct an eGLImage with explicit stride
+	 * \param[in] format Image GL format
 	 * \param[in] width Image width in pixels
 	 * \param[in] height Image height in pixels
 	 * \param[in] stride Row stride in bytes
 	 * \param[in] texture_unit OpenGL texture unit
 	 * \param[in] texture_unit_uniform_id Shader uniform ID
 	 */
-	eGLImage(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t stride, GLenum texture_unit, uint32_t texture_unit_uniform_id)
-		: width_(width), height_(height), stride_(stride),
+	eGLImage(GLint format, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t stride, GLenum texture_unit, uint32_t texture_unit_uniform_id)
+		: format_(format), width_(width), height_(height), stride_(stride),
 		  framesize_(stride * height),
 		  texture_unit_uniform_id_(texture_unit_uniform_id),
 		  texture_unit_(texture_unit)
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ public:
 		glDeleteTextures(1, &texture_);
 	}
 
+	GLint format_; /**< Image GL format */
 	uint32_t width_; /**< Image width in pixels */
 	uint32_t height_; /**< Image height in pixels */
 	uint32_t stride_; /**< Row stride in bytes */
diff --git a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
index 357918711..e02e3edc3 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/egl.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include <libcamera/base/thread.h>
 
+#include <GLES3/gl32.h>
+
 namespace libcamera {
 
 LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(eGL)
@@ -111,13 +113,31 @@ void eGL::syncOutput()
  */
 int eGL::createDMABufTexture2D(eGLImage &eglImage, int fd, bool output)
 {
+	EGLint drm_format;
+
 	ASSERT(tid_ == Thread::currentId());
 
+	switch (eglImage.format_) {
+	case GL_RED:
+	case GL_LUMINANCE:
+		drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_R8;
+		break;
+	case GL_RG:
+		drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_RG88;
+		break;
+	case GL_RGBA:
+		drm_format = DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888;
+		break;
+	default:
+		LOG(eGL, Error) << "unhandled GL format";
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	// clang-format off
 	EGLint image_attrs[] = {
 		EGL_WIDTH, (EGLint)eglImage.width_,
 		EGL_HEIGHT, (EGLint)eglImage.height_,
-		EGL_LINUX_DRM_FOURCC_EXT, DRM_FORMAT_ARGB8888,
+		EGL_LINUX_DRM_FOURCC_EXT, drm_format,
 		EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_FD_EXT, fd,
 		EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_OFFSET_EXT, 0,
 		EGL_DMA_BUF_PLANE0_PITCH_EXT, (EGLint)eglImage.stride_,
diff --git a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
index eae4c57f4..4e4e375c5 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/software_isp/debayer_egl.cpp
@@ -582,14 +582,14 @@ int DebayerEGL::start()
 
 	LOG(Debayer, Debug) << "Available fragment shader texture units " << maxTextureImageUnits;
 
+	if (initBayerShaders(inputPixelFormat_, outputPixelFormat_))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* Raw bayer input as texture */
-	eglImageBayerIn_ = std::make_unique<eGLImage>(width_, height_, inputConfig_.stride, GL_TEXTURE0, 0);
+	eglImageBayerIn_ = std::make_unique<eGLImage>(glFormat_, width_, height_, inputConfig_.stride, GL_TEXTURE0, 0);
 
 	/* Texture we will render to */
-	eglImageBayerOut_ = std::make_unique<eGLImage>(outputSize_.width, outputSize_.height, outputConfig_.stride, GL_TEXTURE1, 1);
-
-	if (initBayerShaders(inputPixelFormat_, outputPixelFormat_))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	eglImageBayerOut_ = std::make_unique<eGLImage>(GL_RGBA, outputSize_.width, outputSize_.height, outputConfig_.stride, GL_TEXTURE1, 1);
 
 	return 0;
 }