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diff --git a/src/mbgl/gl/types.hpp b/src/mbgl/gl/types.hpp
index 452c882ac9..da08195e58 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/gl/types.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/gl/types.hpp
@@ -15,8 +15,16 @@ using VertexArrayID = uint32_t;
using FramebufferID = uint32_t;
using RenderbufferID = uint32_t;
+// OpenGL does not formally define a type for attribute locations, but most APIs use
+// GLuint. The exception is glGetAttribLocation, which returns GLint so that -1 can
+// be used as an error indicator.
using AttributeLocation = uint32_t;
+
+// OpenGL does not formally define a type for uniform locations, but all APIs use GLint.
+// The value -1 is special, typically used as a placeholder for an unused uniform and
+// "silently ignored".
using UniformLocation = int32_t;
+
using TextureUnit = uint8_t;
enum class ShaderType : uint32_t {