diff --git a/packages/tests/all.test.js b/packages/tests/all.test.js
index bde6bc6..9260d9e 100755
--- a/packages/tests/all.test.js
+++ b/packages/tests/all.test.js
@@ -1687,6 +1687,85 @@ test("Node `backbuffering` in `sync`", () => {
   inst.unmount();
 });
 
+test("Node `backbuffering` with Uniform.backbufferFrom", () => {
+  const shaders = Shaders.create({
+    colorShift: {
+      frag: GLSL`
+  precision highp float;
+  varying vec2 uv;
+  uniform sampler2D t;
+  void main() {
+    vec4 c = texture2D(t, uv);
+    gl_FragColor = vec4(c.b, c.r, c.g, c.a); // shifting the rgb components
+  }`
+    },
+    darken: {
+      frag: GLSL`
+  precision highp float;
+  varying vec2 uv;
+  uniform sampler2D t;
+  uniform float m;
+  void main() {
+    gl_FragColor = m * texture2D(t, uv);
+  }`
+    }
+  });
+  class Darken extends React.Component {
+    render() {
+      const { children: t } = this.props;
+      return <Node shader={shaders.darken} uniforms={{ t, m: 0.8 }} />;
+    }
+  }
+  class Effect extends React.Component {
+    getMainBuffer = () => {
+      const { main } = this.refs;
+      return main ? Uniform.backbufferFrom(main.getNodeRef()) : null;
+    };
+    render() {
+      const { initWithImage } = this.props;
+      return (
+        <Surface
+          ref="surface"
+          width={10}
+          height={10}
+          webglContextAttributes={{ preserveDrawingBuffer: true }}
+        >
+          <NearestCopy>
+            <LinearCopy backbuffering ref="main">
+              <Darken>
+                <Node
+                  shader={shaders.colorShift}
+                  uniforms={{
+                    t: !initWithImage ? this.getMainBuffer : initWithImage
+                  }}
+                />
+              </Darken>
+            </LinearCopy>
+          </NearestCopy>
+        </Surface>
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  const inst = create(<Effect initWithImage={red2x2} />);
+  const surface = inst.getInstance().refs.surface;
+
+  for (let i = 1; i <= 6; i++) {
+    const val = Math.round(255 * Math.pow(0.8, i)); // Darken effect will multiply the color by 0.8 each draw time
+    const expected = [0, 0, 0, val];
+    expected[i % 3] = val; // the colorShift will shift the r,g,b components with the color val
+    expectToBeCloseToColorArray(
+      surface.capture(0, 0, 1, 1).data,
+      new Uint8Array(expected)
+    );
+    inst.update(<Effect />);
+    surface.flush();
+  }
+
+  surface.glView.simulateContextLost();
+  inst.unmount();
+});
+
 test("texture can be null", () => {
   const shaders = Shaders.create({
     helloTexture: {
diff --git a/packages/tests/flow/snapshot.txt b/packages/tests/flow/snapshot.txt
index 96c9a3c..a15dbcb 100644
--- a/packages/tests/flow/snapshot.txt
+++ b/packages/tests/flow/snapshot.txt
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
-../all.test.js:2572
+../all.test.js:2651
             v----
-2572:       <Node
-2573:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
-2574:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { interpolation: "nope" } }}
-2575:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
-2576:       />
+2651:       <Node
+2652:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
+2653:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { interpolation: "nope" } }}
+2654:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
+2655:       />
             -^ props of React element `Node`
-2574:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { interpolation: "nope" } }}
+2653:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { interpolation: "nope" } }}
                                                      ^^^^^^ string. This type is incompatible with
  65:   interpolation: Interpolation,
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ string enum. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:65
 
-../all.test.js:2584
+../all.test.js:2663
             v----
-2584:       <Node
-2585:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
-2586:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
-2587:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
-2588:       />
+2663:       <Node
+2664:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
+2665:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
+2666:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
+2667:       />
             -^ props of React element `Node`
-2586:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
+2665:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
                                             ^^^^^^ string. This type is incompatible with
  66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ union: tuple type | WrapMode. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ tuple type. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
   Error:
-  2586:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
+  2665:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
                                               ^^^^^^ string. This type is incompatible with
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ tuple type. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
@@ -35,20 +35,20 @@
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                                       ^^^^^^^^ WrapMode. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
   Error:
-  2586:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
+  2665:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: "nope" } }}
                                               ^^^^^^ string. This type is incompatible with
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                                       ^^^^^^^^ string enum. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
 
-../all.test.js:2596
+../all.test.js:2675
             v----
-2596:       <Node
-2597:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
-2598:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
-2599:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
-2600:       />
+2675:       <Node
+2676:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
+2677:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
+2678:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
+2679:       />
             -^ props of React element `Node`
-2598:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
+2677:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ array literal. This type is incompatible with
  66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ union: tuple type | WrapMode. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ tuple type. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
   Error:
-  2598:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
+  2677:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
                                                ^^^^^^ string. This type is incompatible with
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                 ^^^^^^^^ string enum. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
@@ -64,20 +64,20 @@
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                                       ^^^^^^^^ WrapMode. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
   Error:
-  2598:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
+  2677:         uniformsOptions={{ t: { wrap: ["nope", "nope"] } }}
                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ array literal. This type is incompatible with
    66:   wrap: [WrapMode, WrapMode] | WrapMode
                                       ^^^^^^^^ string enum. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:66
 
-../all.test.js:2608
+../all.test.js:2687
             v----
-2608:       <Node
-2609:         blendFunc="nope"
-2610:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
-2611:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
-2612:       />
+2687:       <Node
+2688:         blendFunc="nope"
+2689:         shader={shaders.helloTexture}
+2690:         uniforms={{ t: <JustBlue blue={1} /> }}
+2691:       />
             -^ props of React element `Node`
-2609:         blendFunc="nope"
+2688:         blendFunc="nope"
                         ^^^^^^ string. Inexact type is incompatible with exact type
 177:   blendFunc: BlendFuncSrcDst,
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ exact type: object type. See: ../node_modules/gl-react/lib/Node.js.flow:177