1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/platform/glfw/glfw_backend.hpp b/platform/glfw/glfw_backend.hpp
index 1a2c89ac7a..867e60d79e 100644
--- a/platform/glfw/glfw_backend.hpp
+++ b/platform/glfw/glfw_backend.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <mbgl/util/size.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/gfx/backend.hpp>
 
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace gfx {
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ class RendererBackend;
 } // namespace gfx
 } // namespace mbgl
 
+struct GLFWwindow;
+
 class GLFWBackend {
 public:
     explicit GLFWBackend() = default;
@@ -15,6 +18,10 @@ public:
     GLFWBackend& operator=(const GLFWBackend&) = delete;
     virtual ~GLFWBackend() = default;
 
+    static std::unique_ptr<GLFWBackend> Create(GLFWwindow* window, bool capFrameRate) {
+        return mbgl::gfx::Backend::Create<GLFWBackend, GLFWwindow*, bool>(window, capFrameRate);
+    }
+
     virtual mbgl::gfx::RendererBackend& getRendererBackend() = 0;
     virtual mbgl::Size getSize() const = 0;
     virtual void setSize(mbgl::Size) = 0;