diff --git a/doc/changelog.dox b/doc/changelog.dox
index 417be9494..3705cb822 100644
--- a/doc/changelog.dox
+++ b/doc/changelog.dox
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ See also:
     @webgl_extension{WEBGL,multi_draw_instanced_base_vertex_base_instance}
     extensions, however there's no Emscripten entrypoints for those yet which
     means these can'be implemented right now.
+-   Added a @ref GL::AbstractTexture::target() getter to simplify interaction
+    with raw GL code
 
 @subsubsection changelog-latest-new-math Math library
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h b/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h
index dca71a53d..c60b24581 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/GL/AbstractTexture.h
@@ -332,6 +332,12 @@ class MAGNUM_GL_EXPORT AbstractTexture: public AbstractObject {
         /** @brief OpenGL texture ID */
         GLuint id() const { return _id; }
 
+        /**
+         * @brief OpenGL texture target
+         * @m_since_latest
+         */
+        GLenum target() const { return _target; }
+
         /**
          * @brief Release OpenGL object
          *
diff --git a/src/Magnum/GL/Test/AbstractTextureGLTest.cpp b/src/Magnum/GL/Test/AbstractTextureGLTest.cpp
index 4a4f37e40..f1cb013b7 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/GL/Test/AbstractTextureGLTest.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/GL/Test/AbstractTextureGLTest.cpp
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ void AbstractTextureGLTest::construct() {
 
         MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_GL_ERROR();
         CORRADE_VERIFY(texture.id() > 0);
+        CORRADE_COMPARE(texture.target(), GL_TEXTURE_2D);
     }
 
     MAGNUM_VERIFY_NO_GL_ERROR();