diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
index 4b77ce21be..a77201591b 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Batch.h
@@ -29,7 +29,12 @@ class QDebug;
 namespace gpu {
 
 enum ReservedSlot {
+
+#ifdef WIN32
     TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT = 6,
+#else
+    TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT = 31,
+#endif
     TRANSFORM_CAMERA_SLOT = 7,
 };
 
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
index 27e1548180..7f37a73c57 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackend.h
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ protected:
         GLuint _objectBuffer { 0 };
         GLuint _cameraBuffer { 0 };
         GLuint _drawCallInfoBuffer { 0 };
+        GLuint _objectBufferTexture { 0 };
         size_t _cameraUboSize { 0 };
         Transform _view;
         Mat4 _projection;
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendShader.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendShader.cpp
index ab8dbaf021..8bd0d0927c 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendShader.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendShader.cpp
@@ -92,11 +92,19 @@ void makeBindings(GLBackend::GLShader* shader) {
     // now assign the ubo binding, then DON't relink!
 
     //Check for gpu specific uniform slotBindings
+#ifdef WIN32
     loc = glGetProgramResourceIndex(glprogram, GL_SHADER_STORAGE_BLOCK, "transformObjectBuffer");
     if (loc >= 0) {
         glShaderStorageBlockBinding(glprogram, loc, gpu::TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT);
         shader->_transformObjectSlot = gpu::TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT;
     }
+#else
+    loc = glGetUniformLocation(glprogram, "transformObjectBuffer");
+    if (loc >= 0) {
+        glProgramUniform1i(glprogram, loc, gpu::TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT);
+        shader->_transformObjectSlot = gpu::TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT;
+    }
+#endif
 
     loc = glGetUniformBlockIndex(glprogram, "transformCameraBuffer");
     if (loc >= 0) {
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTransform.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTransform.cpp
index c8e9d51ff9..52d1f071f7 100755
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTransform.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/GLBackendTransform.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ void GLBackend::initTransform() {
     glGenBuffers(1, &_transform._objectBuffer);
     glGenBuffers(1, &_transform._cameraBuffer);
     glGenBuffers(1, &_transform._drawCallInfoBuffer);
+#ifndef WIN32
+    glGenTextures(1, &_transform._objectBufferTexture);
+#endif
     size_t cameraSize = sizeof(TransformCamera);
     while (_transform._cameraUboSize < cameraSize) {
         _transform._cameraUboSize += _uboAlignment;
@@ -72,6 +75,9 @@ void GLBackend::killTransform() {
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &_transform._objectBuffer);
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &_transform._cameraBuffer);
     glDeleteBuffers(1, &_transform._drawCallInfoBuffer);
+#ifndef WIN32
+    glDeleteTextures(1, &_transform._objectBufferTexture);
+#endif
 }
 
 void GLBackend::syncTransformStateCache() {
@@ -137,9 +143,15 @@ void GLBackend::TransformStageState::transfer(const Batch& batch) const {
         bufferData.resize(byteSize);
         memcpy(bufferData.data(), batch._objects.data(), byteSize);
 
+#ifdef WIN32
         glBindBuffer(GL_SHADER_STORAGE_BUFFER, _objectBuffer);
         glBufferData(GL_SHADER_STORAGE_BUFFER, bufferData.size(), bufferData.data(), GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
         glBindBuffer(GL_SHADER_STORAGE_BUFFER, 0);
+#else
+        glBindBuffer(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, _objectBuffer);
+        glBufferData(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, bufferData.size(), bufferData.data(), GL_DYNAMIC_DRAW);
+        glBindBuffer(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, 0);
+#endif
     }
 
     if (!batch._namedData.empty()) {
@@ -157,7 +169,13 @@ void GLBackend::TransformStageState::transfer(const Batch& batch) const {
         glBindBuffer(GL_ARRAY_BUFFER, 0);
     }
 
+#ifdef WIN32
     glBindBufferBase(GL_SHADER_STORAGE_BUFFER, TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT, _objectBuffer);
+#else
+    glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0 + TRANSFORM_OBJECT_SLOT);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, _objectBufferTexture);
+    glTexBuffer(GL_TEXTURE_BUFFER, GL_RGBA32F, _objectBuffer);
+#endif
 
     CHECK_GL_ERROR();
 }
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
index 9dd641d54b..4708c20a55 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Transform.slh
@@ -37,12 +37,32 @@ struct TransformObject {
 
 in ivec2 _drawCallInfo;
 
+<@if GLPROFILE == PC_GL @>
 layout(std140) buffer transformObjectBuffer {
     TransformObject _object[];
 };
 TransformObject getTransformObject() {
     return _object[_drawCallInfo.x];
 }
+<@else@>
+uniform samplerBuffer transformObjectBuffer;
+
+TransformObject getTransformObject() {
+    int offset = 8 * _drawCallInfo.x;
+    TransformObject object;
+    object._model[0] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset);
+    object._model[1] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset + 1);
+    object._model[2] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset + 2);
+    object._model[3] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset + 3);
+
+    object._modelInverse[0] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset + 4);
+    object._modelInverse[1] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset + 5);
+    object._modelInverse[2] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset + 6);
+    object._modelInverse[3] = texelFetch(transformObjectBuffer, offset + 7);
+
+    return object;
+}
+<@endif@>
 <@endfunc@>