diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/registry.vim b/plugin/syntastic/registry.vim
index 891dc116..1d31fd92 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/registry.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/registry.vim
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ let s:defaultCheckers = {
         \ 'erlang':      ['escript'],
         \ 'eruby':       ['ruby'],
         \ 'fortran':     ['gfortran'],
+        \ 'glsl':        ['cgc'],
         \ 'go':          ['go'],
         \ 'haml':        ['haml'],
         \ 'handlebars':  ['handlebars'],
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/glsl/cgc.vim b/syntax_checkers/glsl/cgc.vim
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..295982d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/syntax_checkers/glsl/cgc.vim
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+"============================================================================
+"File:        glsl.vim
+"Description: Syntax checker for OpenGL Shading Language
+"Maintainer:  Joshua Rahm <joshuarahm@gmail.com>
+"Notes:       Add the special comment line "// profile: " somewhere in the file
+"             Followed by what profile to use for the cgc compiler when
+"             checking the file. The defalt behavior is to pick the profile
+"             based on the entries of dictionary g:syntastic_glsl_extensions
+"             or a default dictionary if that variable does not exist
+"License:     This program is free software. It comes without any warranty,
+"             to the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute
+"             it and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You
+"             Want To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar.
+"             See http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.
+"
+"============================================================================
+
+
+if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_glsl_cgc_checker")
+    finish
+endif
+
+let g:loaded_syntastic_glsl_cgc_checker=1
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_glsl_cgc_checker_IsAvailable() dict
+    return executable(self.getExec());
+endfunction
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_glsl_cgc_checker_GetProfile()
+    let magic = '^// profile: '
+    let line = search( magic, 'n' )
+
+    if line
+        let profile = substitute( getline(line), magic, '', '' ) 
+        return profile
+    endif
+
+    if exists('g:syntastic_glsl_extensions')
+        let profiles = g:syntastic_glsl_cgc_profiles
+    else
+        let profiles = {
+            \ 'glslf': 'gpu_fp',
+            \ 'glslv': 'gpu_vp',
+            \ 'frag':  'gpu_fp',
+            \ 'vert':  'gpu_vp',
+            \ 'fp':    'gpu_fp',
+            \ 'vp':    'gpu_vp' }
+    endif
+
+
+    let ext = expand('%:e')
+
+    if has_key(profiles, ext)
+        return profiles[ext]
+    else
+        return 'gpu_vert'
+    endif
+endfunction!
+
+function! SyntaxCheckers_glsl_cgc_GetLocList() dict
+    let profile = SyntaxCheckers_glsl_cgc_checker_GetProfile()
+
+    let args = printf("-oglsl -profile %s", profile)
+    let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({
+        \'args': args })
+
+    let errorformat =
+        \ "%E%f(%l) : error %m," .
+        \ "%W%f(%l) : warning %m"
+
+    return SyntasticMake({
+        \ 'makeprg': makeprg,
+        \ 'errorformat': errorformat })
+endfunction
+
+call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
+    \'filetype': 'glsl',
+    \'name': 'cgc'})