diff --git a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/Layer.js b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/Layer.js
index e18733b7af..3e06d9a977 100644
--- a/src/ol/renderer/webgl/Layer.js
+++ b/src/ol/renderer/webgl/Layer.js
@@ -59,6 +59,75 @@ class WebGLLayerRenderer extends LayerRenderer {
   }
 }
 
+
+/**
+ * Pushes vertices and indices in the given buffers using the geometry coordinates and the following properties
+ * from the feature:
+ * - `color`
+ * - `opacity`
+ * - `size` (for points)
+ * - `u0`, `v0`, `u1`, `v1` (for points)
+ * - `rotateWithView` (for points)
+ * - `width` (for lines)
+ * Custom attributes can be designated using the `opt_attributes` argument, otherwise other properties on the
+ * feature will be ignored.
+ * @param {import("../../webgl/Buffer").default} vertexBuffer WebGL buffer in which new vertices will be pushed.
+ * @param {import("../../webgl/Buffer").default} indexBuffer WebGL buffer in which new indices will be pushed.
+ * @param {import("../../format/GeoJSON").GeoJSONFeature} geojsonFeature Feature in geojson format, coordinates
+ * expressed in EPSG:4326.
+ * @param {Array<string>} [opt_attributes] Custom attributes. An array of properties which will be read from the
+ * feature and pushed in the buffer in the given order.
+ */
+export function pushFeatureInBuffer(vertexBuffer, indexBuffer, geojsonFeature, opt_attributes) {
+  if (!geojsonFeature.geometry) {
+    return;
+  }
+  switch(geojsonFeature.geometry.type) {
+    case "Point":
+      pushPointGeomInBuffer_(vertexBuffer, indexBuffer, geojsonFeature, opt_attributes)
+      return;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Pushes a quad (two triangles) based on a point geometry
+ * @param vertexBuffer
+ * @param indexBuffer
+ * @param geojsonFeature
+ * @param opt_attributes
+ * @private
+ */
+function pushPointGeomInBuffer_(vertexBuffer, indexBuffer, geojsonFeature, opt_attributes) {
+  const stride = 12 + (opt_attributes !== undefined ? opt_attributes.length : 0);
+
+  const x = geojsonFeature.geometry.coordinates[0];
+  const y = geojsonFeature.geometry.coordinates[1];
+  const u0 = geojsonFeature.properties.u0;
+  const v0 = geojsonFeature.properties.v0;
+  const u1 = geojsonFeature.properties.u1;
+  const v1 = geojsonFeature.properties.v1;
+  const size = geojsonFeature.properties.size;
+  const opacity = geojsonFeature.properties.opacity;
+  const rotateWithView = geojsonFeature.properties.rotateWithView;
+  const color = geojsonFeature.properties.color;
+  const red = color[0];
+  const green = color[1];
+  const blue = color[2];
+  const alpha = color[3];
+  const baseIndex = vertexBuffer.getArray().length / stride;
+
+  vertexBuffer.getArray().push(
+    x, y, -size / 2, -size / 2, u0, v0, opacity, rotateWithView, red, green, blue, alpha,
+    x, y, +size / 2, -size / 2, u1, v0, opacity, rotateWithView, red, green, blue, alpha,
+    x, y, +size / 2, +size / 2, u1, v1, opacity, rotateWithView, red, green, blue, alpha,
+    x, y, -size / 2, +size / 2, u0, v1, opacity, rotateWithView, red, green, blue, alpha
+  );
+  indexBuffer.getArray().push(
+    baseIndex, baseIndex + 1, baseIndex + 3,
+    baseIndex + 1, baseIndex + 2, baseIndex + 3
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a texture of 1x1 pixel, white
  * @private
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/layer.test.js b/test/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/layer.test.js
index 06787c6fcd..d87f83a56d 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/layer.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/renderer/webgl/layer.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import VectorLayer from '../../../../../src/ol/layer/Vector.js';
-import VectorSource from '../../../../../src/ol/source/Vector.js';
-import WebGLLayerRenderer, {getBlankTexture} from '../../../../../src/ol/renderer/webgl/Layer';
+import WebGLLayerRenderer, {getBlankTexture, pushFeatureInBuffer} from '../../../../../src/ol/renderer/webgl/Layer';
+import WebGLArrayBuffer from '../../../../../src/ol/webgl/Buffer';
+import Layer from '../../../../../src/ol/layer/Layer';
 
 
 describe('ol.renderer.webgl.Layer', function() {
@@ -21,15 +21,94 @@ describe('ol.renderer.webgl.Layer', function() {
     });
 
     it('creates a new instance', function () {
-      const layer = new VectorLayer({
-        source: new VectorSource()
-      });
+      const layer = new Layer({});
       const renderer = new WebGLLayerRenderer(layer);
       expect(renderer).to.be.a(WebGLLayerRenderer);
     });
 
   });
 
+  describe('pushFeatureInBuffer', function() {
+    let vertexBuffer, indexBuffer;
+
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      vertexBuffer = new WebGLArrayBuffer();
+      indexBuffer = new WebGLArrayBuffer();
+    });
+
+    it('does nothing if the feature has no geometry', function() {
+      const feature = {
+        type: "Feature",
+        id: "AFG",
+        properties: {
+          color:[0.5, 1, 0.2, 0.7],
+          size: 3
+        },
+        geometry: null
+      };
+      pushFeatureInBuffer(vertexBuffer, indexBuffer, feature);
+      expect(vertexBuffer.getArray().length).to.eql(0);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray().length).to.eql(0);
+    });
+
+    it('adds two triangles with the correct attributes for a point geometry', function() {
+      const feature = {
+        type: "Feature",
+        id: "AFG",
+        properties: {
+          color:[0.5, 1, 0.2, 0.7],
+          size: 3
+        },
+        geometry: {
+          type: "Point",
+          coordinates: [ -75, 47 ]
+        }
+      };
+      const attributePerVertex = 12;
+      pushFeatureInBuffer(vertexBuffer, indexBuffer, feature);
+      expect(vertexBuffer.getArray().length).to.eql(attributePerVertex * 4);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray().length).to.eql(6);
+    });
+
+    it('correctly sets indices & coordinates for several features', function() {
+      const feature = {
+        type: "Feature",
+        id: "AFG",
+        properties: {
+          color:[0.5, 1, 0.2, 0.7],
+          size: 3
+        },
+        geometry: {
+          type: "Point",
+          coordinates: [ -75, 47 ]
+        }
+      };
+      const attributePerVertex = 12;
+      pushFeatureInBuffer(vertexBuffer, indexBuffer, feature);
+      pushFeatureInBuffer(vertexBuffer, indexBuffer, feature);
+      expect(vertexBuffer.getArray()[0]).to.eql(-75);
+      expect(vertexBuffer.getArray()[1]).to.eql(47);
+      expect(vertexBuffer.getArray()[0 + attributePerVertex]).to.eql(-75);
+      expect(vertexBuffer.getArray()[1 + attributePerVertex]).to.eql(47);
+
+      // first point
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[0]).to.eql(0);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[1]).to.eql(1);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[2]).to.eql(3);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[3]).to.eql(1);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[4]).to.eql(2);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[5]).to.eql(3);
+
+      // second point
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[6]).to.eql(4);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[7]).to.eql(5);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[8]).to.eql(7);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[9]).to.eql(5);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[10]).to.eql(6);
+      expect(indexBuffer.getArray()[11]).to.eql(7);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getBlankTexture', function() {
     it('creates a 1x1 white texture', function() {
       const texture = getBlankTexture();