diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b5605ac..a191a66 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -526,6 +526,8 @@ pub trait HasContext: __private::Sealed {
 
     unsafe fn create_vertex_array(&self) -> Result<Self::VertexArray, String>;
 
+    unsafe fn create_named_vertex_array(&self) -> Result<Self::VertexArray, String>;
+
     unsafe fn delete_vertex_array(&self, vertex_array: Self::VertexArray);
 
     unsafe fn bind_vertex_array(&self, vertex_array: Option<Self::VertexArray>);
diff --git a/src/native.rs b/src/native.rs
index e4a1938..80dca2d 100644
--- a/src/native.rs
+++ b/src/native.rs
@@ -1198,6 +1198,13 @@ impl HasContext for Context {
         Ok(NativeVertexArray(non_zero_gl_name(vertex_array)))
     }
 
+    unsafe fn create_named_vertex_array(&self) -> Result<Self::VertexArray, String> {
+        let gl = &self.raw;
+        let mut vertex_array = 0;
+        gl.CreateVertexArrays(1, &mut vertex_array);
+        Ok(NativeVertexArray(non_zero_gl_name(vertex_array)))
+    }
+
     unsafe fn delete_vertex_array(&self, vertex_array: Self::VertexArray) {
         let gl = &self.raw;
         gl.DeleteVertexArrays(1, &vertex_array.0.get());
diff --git a/src/web_sys.rs b/src/web_sys.rs
index 7ef2ef9..d364db9 100644
--- a/src/web_sys.rs
+++ b/src/web_sys.rs
@@ -2469,6 +2469,9 @@ impl HasContext for Context {
         }
     }
 
+    unsafe fn create_named_vertex_array(&self) -> Result<Self::VertexArray, String> {
+        unimplemented!()
+    }
     unsafe fn delete_vertex_array(&self, vertex_array: Self::VertexArray) {
         let mut vertex_arrays = self.vertex_arrays.borrow_mut();
         if let Some(ref va) = vertex_arrays.remove(vertex_array) {