diff --git a/include/wlr/render.h b/include/wlr/render.h
index 3dcc482c..61169333 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render.h
@@ -62,18 +62,34 @@ struct wlr_texture {
 };
 
 /**
- * Uploads a pixel buffer to this texture. The buffer may be discarded after
- * calling this function.
+ * Copies pixels to this texture. The buffer is not accessed after this function
+ * returns.
  */
 bool wlr_texture_upload_pixels(struct wlr_texture *surf,
 		enum wl_shm_format format, int stride, int width, int height,
 		const unsigned char *pixels);
 /**
- * Uploads pixels from a wl_shm_buffer to this texture. The shm buffer may be
- * invalidated after calling this function.
+ * Copies pixels to this texture. The buffer is not accessed after this function
+ * returns. Under some circumstances, this function may re-upload the entire
+ * buffer - therefore, the entire buffer must be valid.
+ */
+bool wlr_texture_update_pixels(struct wlr_texture *surf,
+		enum wl_shm_format format, int stride, int x, int y,
+		int width, int height, const unsigned char *pixels);
+/**
+ * Copies pixels from a wl_shm_buffer into this texture. The buffer is not
+ * accessed after this function returns.
  */
 bool wlr_texture_upload_shm(struct wlr_texture *surf, uint32_t format,
 		struct wl_shm_buffer *shm);
+/**
+ * Copies a rectangle of pixels from a wl_shm_buffer onto the texture. The
+ * buffer is not accessed after this function returns. Under some circumstances,
+ * this function may re-upload the entire buffer - therefore, the entire buffer
+ * must be valid.
+ */
+bool wlr_texture_update_shm(struct wlr_texture *surf, uint32_t format,
+		int x, int y, int width, int height, struct wl_shm_buffer *shm);
 /**
  * Prepares a matrix with the appropriate scale for the given texture and
  * multiplies it with the projection, producing a matrix that the shader can
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/interface.h b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
index 83e34625..be9ffe7a 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/interface.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/interface.h
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ struct wlr_texture_impl {
 	bool (*upload_pixels)(struct wlr_texture_state *state,
 		enum wl_shm_format format, int stride, int width, int height,
 		const unsigned char *pixels);
+	bool (*update_pixels)(struct wlr_texture_state *state,
+		enum wl_shm_format format, int stride, int x, int y,
+		int width, int height, const unsigned char *pixels);
 	bool (*upload_shm)(struct wlr_texture_state *state, uint32_t format,
 		struct wl_shm_buffer *shm);
+	bool (*update_shm)(struct wlr_texture_state *surf, uint32_t format,
+		int x, int y, int width, int height, struct wl_shm_buffer *shm);
 	// TODO: egl
 	void (*get_matrix)(struct wlr_texture_state *state,
 		float (*matrix)[16], const float (*projection)[16], int x, int y);
diff --git a/render/gles2/texture.c b/render/gles2/texture.c
index bd588898..ff823fc1 100644
--- a/render/gles2/texture.c
+++ b/render/gles2/texture.c
@@ -29,11 +29,36 @@ static bool gles2_texture_upload_pixels(struct wlr_texture_state *texture,
 	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH_EXT, stride));
 	GL_CALL(glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, fmt->gl_format, width, height, 0,
 			fmt->gl_format, fmt->gl_type, pixels));
-	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH_EXT, 0));
 	texture->wlr_texture->valid = true;
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool gles2_texture_update_pixels(struct wlr_texture_state *texture,
+		enum wl_shm_format format, int stride, int x, int y,
+		int width, int height, const unsigned char *pixels) {
+	assert(texture && texture->wlr_texture->valid);
+	// TODO: Test if the unpack subimage extension is supported and adjust the
+	// upload strategy if not
+	if (texture->wlr_texture->format != format) {
+		return gles2_texture_upload_pixels(texture, format, stride,
+				width, height, pixels);
+	}
+	const struct pixel_format *fmt = gl_format_for_wl_format(format);
+	if (!fmt || !fmt->gl_format) {
+		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "No supported pixel format for this texture");
+		return false;
+	}
+	GL_CALL(glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture->tex_id));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH_EXT, stride));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_PIXELS_EXT, x));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_ROWS_EXT, y));
+	GL_CALL(glTexSubImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, x, y, width, height,
+			fmt->gl_format, fmt->gl_type, pixels));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_PIXELS_EXT, 0));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_ROWS_EXT, 0));
+	return true;
+}
+
 static bool gles2_texture_upload_shm(struct wlr_texture_state *texture,
 		uint32_t format, struct wl_shm_buffer *buffer) {
 	const struct pixel_format *fmt = gl_format_for_wl_format(format);
@@ -54,6 +79,8 @@ static bool gles2_texture_upload_shm(struct wlr_texture_state *texture,
 	GL_CALL(glGenTextures(1, &texture->tex_id));
 	GL_CALL(glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture->tex_id));
 	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH_EXT, pitch));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_PIXELS_EXT, 0));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_ROWS_EXT, 0));
 	GL_CALL(glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, fmt->gl_format, width, height, 0,
 				fmt->gl_format, fmt->gl_type, pixels));
 
@@ -62,6 +89,37 @@ static bool gles2_texture_upload_shm(struct wlr_texture_state *texture,
 	return true;
 }
 
+static bool gles2_texture_update_shm(struct wlr_texture_state *texture,
+		uint32_t format, int x, int y, int width, int height,
+		struct wl_shm_buffer *buffer) {
+	// TODO: Test if the unpack subimage extension is supported and adjust the
+	// upload strategy if not
+	assert(texture && texture->wlr_texture->valid);
+	if (texture->wlr_texture->format != format) {
+		return gles2_texture_upload_shm(texture, format, buffer);
+	}
+	const struct pixel_format *fmt = gl_format_for_wl_format(format);
+	if (!fmt || !fmt->gl_format) {
+		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "No supported pixel format for this texture");
+		return false;
+	}
+	wl_shm_buffer_begin_access(buffer);
+	uint8_t *pixels = wl_shm_buffer_get_data(buffer);
+	int pitch = wl_shm_buffer_get_stride(buffer) / (fmt->bpp / 8);
+
+	GL_CALL(glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture->tex_id));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_ROW_LENGTH_EXT, pitch));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_PIXELS_EXT, x));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_ROWS_EXT, y));
+	GL_CALL(glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, fmt->gl_format, width, height, 0,
+				fmt->gl_format, fmt->gl_type, pixels));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_PIXELS_EXT, 0));
+	GL_CALL(glPixelStorei(GL_UNPACK_SKIP_ROWS_EXT, 0));
+
+	wl_shm_buffer_end_access(buffer);
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void gles2_texture_get_matrix(struct wlr_texture_state *texture,
 		float (*matrix)[16], const float (*projection)[16], int x, int y) {
 	struct wlr_texture *_texture = texture->wlr_texture;
@@ -89,7 +147,9 @@ static void gles2_texture_destroy(struct wlr_texture_state *texture) {
 
 static struct wlr_texture_impl wlr_texture_impl = {
 	.upload_pixels = gles2_texture_upload_pixels,
+	.update_pixels = gles2_texture_update_pixels,
 	.upload_shm = gles2_texture_upload_shm,
+	.update_shm = gles2_texture_update_shm,
 	.get_matrix = gles2_texture_get_matrix,
 	.bind = gles2_texture_bind,
 	.destroy = gles2_texture_destroy,
diff --git a/render/wlr_texture.c b/render/wlr_texture.c
index 926ee546..64f90990 100644
--- a/render/wlr_texture.c
+++ b/render/wlr_texture.c
@@ -25,11 +25,24 @@ bool wlr_texture_upload_pixels(struct wlr_texture *texture, uint32_t format,
 			format, stride, width, height, pixels);
 }
 
+bool wlr_texture_update_pixels(struct wlr_texture *texture,
+		enum wl_shm_format format, int stride, int x, int y,
+		int width, int height, const unsigned char *pixels) {
+	return texture->impl->update_pixels(texture->state,
+			format, stride, x, y, width, height, pixels);
+}
+
 bool wlr_texture_upload_shm(struct wlr_texture *texture, uint32_t format,
 		struct wl_shm_buffer *shm) {
 	return texture->impl->upload_shm(texture->state, format, shm);
 }
 
+bool wlr_texture_update_shm(struct wlr_texture *texture, uint32_t format,
+		int x, int y, int width, int height, struct wl_shm_buffer *shm) {
+	return texture->impl->update_shm(texture->state, format,
+			x, y, width, height, shm);
+}
+
 void wlr_texture_get_matrix(struct wlr_texture *texture,
 		float (*matrix)[16], const float (*projection)[16], int x, int y) {
 	texture->impl->get_matrix(texture->state, matrix, projection, x, y);
diff --git a/types/wlr_surface.c b/types/wlr_surface.c
index 5bcf44a5..90f22a17 100644
--- a/types/wlr_surface.c
+++ b/types/wlr_surface.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static void surface_attach(struct wl_client *client,
 static void surface_damage(struct wl_client *client,
 		struct wl_resource *resource,
 		int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t width, int32_t height) {
-	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "TODO: surface damage");
+	wlr_log(L_DEBUG, "damage: %dx%d@%d,%d", width, height, x, y);
 }
 
 static void destroy_frame_callback(struct wl_resource *resource) {