diff --git a/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index 2c1b21221..e844a9a4e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -2693,7 +2693,11 @@ _clutter_actor_draw_paint_volume_full (ClutterActor *self,
   CoglFramebuffer *fb = cogl_get_draw_framebuffer ();
 
   if (outline == NULL)
-    outline = cogl_pipeline_new ();
+    {
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
+      outline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+    }
 
   _clutter_paint_volume_complete (pv);
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c b/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c
index 69811b1f5..1e36a0cbd 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-blur-effect.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#define CLUTTER_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 #include "clutter-blur-effect.h"
 
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
@@ -239,8 +241,10 @@ clutter_blur_effect_init (ClutterBlurEffect *self)
   if (G_UNLIKELY (klass->base_pipeline == NULL))
     {
       CoglSnippet *snippet;
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
 
-      klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new ();
+      klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
 
       snippet = cogl_snippet_new (COGL_SNIPPET_HOOK_TEXTURE_LOOKUP,
                                   box_blur_glsl_declarations,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c b/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c
index e55f3ba37..c6e8bf17c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-colorize-effect.c
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#define CLUTTER_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 #include "clutter-colorize-effect.h"
 
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
@@ -281,8 +283,10 @@ clutter_colorize_effect_init (ClutterColorizeEffect *self)
   if (G_UNLIKELY (klass->base_pipeline == NULL))
     {
       CoglSnippet *snippet;
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
 
-      klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new ();
+      klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
 
       snippet = cogl_snippet_new (COGL_SNIPPET_HOOK_FRAGMENT,
                                   colorize_glsl_declarations,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c b/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c
index 58842a27d..f1dac5205 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-deform-effect.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 struct _ClutterDeformEffectPrivate
 {
-  CoglHandle back_material;
+  CoglPipeline *back_pipeline;
 
   gint x_tiles;
   gint y_tiles;
@@ -282,22 +282,22 @@ clutter_deform_effect_paint_target (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect)
   cogl_pipeline_set_depth_state (pipeline, &depth_state, NULL);
 
   /* enable backface culling if we have a back material */
-  if (priv->back_material != COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
+  if (priv->back_pipeline != NULL)
     cogl_pipeline_set_cull_face_mode (pipeline,
                                       COGL_PIPELINE_CULL_FACE_MODE_BACK);
 
   /* draw the front */
-  if (material != COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
+  if (material != NULL)
     cogl_framebuffer_draw_primitive (fb, pipeline, priv->primitive);
 
   /* draw the back */
-  if (priv->back_material != COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
+  if (priv->back_pipeline != NULL)
     {
       CoglPipeline *back_pipeline;
 
       /* We probably shouldn't be modifying the user's material so
          instead we make a temporary copy */
-      back_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_copy (priv->back_material);
+      back_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_copy (priv->back_pipeline);
       cogl_pipeline_set_depth_state (back_pipeline, &depth_state, NULL);
       cogl_pipeline_set_cull_face_mode (pipeline,
                                         COGL_PIPELINE_CULL_FACE_MODE_FRONT);
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ clutter_deform_effect_paint_target (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect)
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (priv->lines_primitive != NULL))
     {
-      CoglPipeline *lines_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new ();
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
+      CoglPipeline *lines_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
       cogl_pipeline_set_color4f (lines_pipeline, 1.0, 0, 0, 1.0);
       cogl_framebuffer_draw_primitive (fb, lines_pipeline,
                                        priv->lines_primitive);
@@ -482,14 +484,14 @@ clutter_deform_effect_init_arrays (ClutterDeformEffect *self)
 }
 
 static inline void
-clutter_deform_effect_free_back_material (ClutterDeformEffect *self)
+clutter_deform_effect_free_back_pipeline (ClutterDeformEffect *self)
 {
   ClutterDeformEffectPrivate *priv = self->priv;
 
-  if (priv->back_material != NULL)
+  if (priv->back_pipeline != NULL)
     {
-      cogl_handle_unref (priv->back_material);
-      priv->back_material = COGL_INVALID_HANDLE;
+      cogl_object_unref (priv->back_pipeline);
+      priv->back_pipeline = NULL;
     }
 }
 
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ clutter_deform_effect_finalize (GObject *gobject)
   ClutterDeformEffect *self = CLUTTER_DEFORM_EFFECT (gobject);
 
   clutter_deform_effect_free_arrays (self);
-  clutter_deform_effect_free_back_material (self);
+  clutter_deform_effect_free_back_pipeline (self);
 
   G_OBJECT_CLASS (clutter_deform_effect_parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
 }
@@ -553,7 +555,7 @@ clutter_deform_effect_get_property (GObject    *gobject,
       break;
 
     case PROP_BACK_MATERIAL:
-      g_value_set_boxed (value, priv->back_material);
+      g_value_set_boxed (value, priv->back_pipeline);
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -641,7 +643,7 @@ clutter_deform_effect_init (ClutterDeformEffect *self)
                                             ClutterDeformEffectPrivate);
 
   self->priv->x_tiles = self->priv->y_tiles = DEFAULT_N_TILES;
-  self->priv->back_material = COGL_INVALID_HANDLE;
+  self->priv->back_pipeline = NULL;
 
   clutter_deform_effect_init_arrays (self);
 }
@@ -664,17 +666,18 @@ clutter_deform_effect_set_back_material (ClutterDeformEffect *effect,
                                          CoglHandle           material)
 {
   ClutterDeformEffectPrivate *priv;
+  CoglPipeline *pipeline = COGL_PIPELINE (material);
 
   g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_DEFORM_EFFECT (effect));
-  g_return_if_fail (material == COGL_INVALID_HANDLE || cogl_is_material (material));
+  g_return_if_fail (pipeline == NULL || cogl_is_pipeline (pipeline));
 
   priv = effect->priv;
 
-  clutter_deform_effect_free_back_material (effect);
+  clutter_deform_effect_free_back_pipeline (effect);
 
-  priv->back_material = material;
-  if (priv->back_material != COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
-    cogl_handle_ref (priv->back_material);
+  priv->back_pipeline = material;
+  if (priv->back_pipeline != NULL)
+    cogl_object_ref (priv->back_pipeline);
 
   clutter_deform_effect_invalidate (effect);
 }
@@ -696,7 +699,7 @@ clutter_deform_effect_get_back_material (ClutterDeformEffect *effect)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_DEFORM_EFFECT (effect), NULL);
 
-  return effect->priv->back_material;
+  return effect->priv->back_pipeline;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c b/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c
index d127bd586..c5fd04b03 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-desaturate-effect.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#define CLUTTER_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include "clutter-desaturate-effect.h"
@@ -285,9 +287,11 @@ clutter_desaturate_effect_init (ClutterDesaturateEffect *self)
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (klass->base_pipeline == NULL))
     {
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
       CoglSnippet *snippet;
 
-      klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new ();
+      klass->base_pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
 
       snippet = cogl_snippet_new (COGL_SNIPPET_HOOK_FRAGMENT,
                                   desaturate_glsl_declarations,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c b/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c
index 0b28fa471..cbd1dbe16 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-offscreen-effect.c
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#define CLUTTER_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 #include "clutter-offscreen-effect.h"
 
 #include "cogl/cogl.h"
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@
 struct _ClutterOffscreenEffectPrivate
 {
   CoglHandle offscreen;
-  CoglMaterial *target;
+  CoglPipeline *target;
   CoglHandle texture;
 
   ClutterActor *actor;
@@ -163,17 +165,20 @@ update_fbo (ClutterEffect *effect, int fbo_width, int fbo_height)
       priv->offscreen != COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
     return TRUE;
 
-  if (priv->target == COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
+  if (priv->target == NULL)
     {
-      priv->target = cogl_material_new ();
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
+
+      priv->target = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
 
       /* We're always going to render the texture at a 1:1 texel:pixel
          ratio so we can use 'nearest' filtering to decrease the
          effects of rounding errors in the geometry calculation */
-      cogl_material_set_layer_filters (priv->target,
+      cogl_pipeline_set_layer_filters (priv->target,
                                        0, /* layer_index */
-                                       COGL_MATERIAL_FILTER_NEAREST,
-                                       COGL_MATERIAL_FILTER_NEAREST);
+                                       COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_NEAREST,
+                                       COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_NEAREST);
     }
 
   if (priv->texture != COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
@@ -187,7 +192,7 @@ update_fbo (ClutterEffect *effect, int fbo_width, int fbo_height)
   if (priv->texture == COGL_INVALID_HANDLE)
     return FALSE;
 
-  cogl_material_set_layer (priv->target, 0, priv->texture);
+  cogl_pipeline_set_layer_texture (priv->target, 0, priv->texture);
 
   priv->fbo_width = fbo_width;
   priv->fbo_height = fbo_height;
@@ -201,7 +206,7 @@ update_fbo (ClutterEffect *effect, int fbo_width, int fbo_height)
       g_warning ("%s: Unable to create an Offscreen buffer", G_STRLOC);
 
       cogl_handle_unref (priv->target);
-      priv->target = COGL_INVALID_HANDLE;
+      priv->target = NULL;
 
       priv->fbo_width = 0;
       priv->fbo_height = 0;
@@ -342,7 +347,7 @@ clutter_offscreen_effect_real_paint_target (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect)
 
   paint_opacity = clutter_actor_get_paint_opacity (priv->actor);
 
-  cogl_material_set_color4ub (priv->target,
+  cogl_pipeline_set_color4ub (priv->target,
                               paint_opacity,
                               paint_opacity,
                               paint_opacity,
@@ -393,7 +398,7 @@ clutter_offscreen_effect_post_paint (ClutterEffect *effect)
   ClutterOffscreenEffectPrivate *priv = self->priv;
 
   if (priv->offscreen == COGL_INVALID_HANDLE ||
-      priv->target == COGL_INVALID_HANDLE ||
+      priv->target == NULL ||
       priv->actor == NULL)
     return;
 
@@ -528,9 +533,9 @@ CoglMaterial *
 clutter_offscreen_effect_get_target (ClutterOffscreenEffect *effect)
 {
   g_return_val_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_OFFSCREEN_EFFECT (effect),
-                        COGL_INVALID_HANDLE);
+                        NULL);
 
-  return effect->priv->target;
+  return (CoglMaterial *)effect->priv->target;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c b/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
index 1ff92ebcb..6412b2cf6 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/clutter-stage-cogl.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#define CLUTTER_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 #include "clutter-config.h"
 
 #include "clutter-stage-cogl.h"
@@ -406,7 +408,9 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_redraw (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
   if (may_use_clipped_redraw &&
       G_UNLIKELY ((clutter_paint_debug_flags & CLUTTER_DEBUG_REDRAWS)))
     {
-      static CoglMaterial *outline = NULL;
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
+      static CoglPipeline *outline = NULL;
       cairo_rectangle_int_t *clip = &stage_cogl->bounding_redraw_clip;
       ClutterActor *actor = CLUTTER_ACTOR (wrapper);
       CoglHandle vbo;
@@ -424,8 +428,8 @@ clutter_stage_cogl_redraw (ClutterStageWindow *stage_window)
 
       if (outline == NULL)
         {
-          outline = cogl_material_new ();
-          cogl_material_set_color4ub (outline, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff);
+          outline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
+          cogl_pipeline_set_color4ub (outline, 0xff, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff);
         }
 
       vbo = cogl_vertex_buffer_new (4);
diff --git a/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c b/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c
index c829b41be..27ad3d003 100644
--- a/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/clutter/wayland/clutter-wayland-surface.c
@@ -283,9 +283,11 @@ clutter_wayland_surface_paint (ClutterActor *self)
 
   if (G_UNLIKELY (priv->pipeline == NULL))
     {
+      CoglContext *ctx =
+        clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (clutter_get_default_backend ());
       guint8 paint_opacity = clutter_actor_get_paint_opacity (self);
 
-      priv->pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new ();
+      priv->pipeline = cogl_pipeline_new (ctx);
       cogl_pipeline_set_color4ub (priv->pipeline,
                                   paint_opacity,
                                   paint_opacity,