diff --git a/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_renderbuffer.hpp b/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_renderbuffer.hpp
index 1811b90d4..fd4759d0e 100644
--- a/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_renderbuffer.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_renderbuffer.hpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <boost/compute/image/image_object.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/interop/opengl/gl.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/interop/opengl/cl_gl.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/type_traits/type_name.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/utility/extents.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
@@ -123,4 +124,6 @@ struct set_kernel_arg<opengl_renderbuffer> : public set_kernel_arg<image_object>
 } // end compute namespace
 } // end boost namespace
 
+BOOST_COMPUTE_TYPE_NAME(boost::compute::opengl_renderbuffer, image2d_t)
+
 #endif // BOOST_COMPUTE_INTEROP_OPENGL_OPENGL_RENDERBUFFER_HPP
diff --git a/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_texture.hpp b/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_texture.hpp
index a46e37fa7..c1f3f4f44 100644
--- a/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_texture.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/compute/interop/opengl/opengl_texture.hpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <boost/compute/interop/opengl/gl.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/interop/opengl/cl_gl.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/detail/get_object_info.hpp>
+#include <boost/compute/type_traits/type_name.hpp>
 #include <boost/compute/utility/extents.hpp>
 
 namespace boost {
@@ -127,4 +128,6 @@ struct set_kernel_arg<opengl_texture> : public set_kernel_arg<image_object> { };
 } // end compute namespace
 } // end boost namespace
 
+BOOST_COMPUTE_TYPE_NAME(boost::compute::opengl_texture, image2d_t)
+
 #endif // BOOST_COMPUTE_INTEROP_OPENGL_OPENGL_TEXTURE_HPP
diff --git a/test/extra/test_interop_opengl.cpp b/test/extra/test_interop_opengl.cpp
index 8c4bb5cad..876abfab4 100644
--- a/test/extra/test_interop_opengl.cpp
+++ b/test/extra/test_interop_opengl.cpp
@@ -16,3 +16,13 @@
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(opengl_buffer)
 {
 }
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(type_name)
+{
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+        boost::compute::type_name<boost::compute::opengl_texture>(), "image2d_t"
+    );
+    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(
+        boost::compute::type_name<boost::compute::opengl_renderbuffer>(), "image2d_t"
+    );
+}