diff --git a/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.cc b/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.cc
index 974525a91..783f4fc87 100644
--- a/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.cc
+++ b/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.cc
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ GlTexture GlCalculatorHelper::CreateDestinationTexture(
   return MapGpuBuffer(gpu_buffer, gpu_buffer.GetWriteView<GlTextureView>(0));
 }
 
+GlTexture GlCalculatorHelper::CreateDestinationTexture(GpuBuffer& gpu_buffer) {
+  return MapGpuBuffer(gpu_buffer, gpu_buffer.GetWriteView<GlTextureView>(0));
+}
+
 GlTexture GlCalculatorHelper::CreateSourceTexture(
     const mediapipe::Image& image) {
   return CreateSourceTexture(image.GetGpuBuffer());
diff --git a/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.h b/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.h
index c1b94fa82..b6430860f 100644
--- a/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.h
+++ b/mediapipe/gpu/gl_calculator_helper.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ class GlCalculatorHelper {
       int output_width, int output_height,
       GpuBufferFormat format = GpuBufferFormat::kBGRA32);
 
+  // Allows user provided buffers to be used as rendering destinations.
+  GlTexture CreateDestinationTexture(GpuBuffer& buffer);
+
   // Creates a destination texture copying and uploading passed image frame.
   //
   // WARNING: mind that this functions creates a new texture every time and