diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c
index 31878b3f5a2..bff7a40328e 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/r300/r300_screen.c
@@ -652,6 +652,13 @@ static bool r300_is_format_supported(struct pipe_screen* screen,
         }
     }
 
+    if (usage & PIPE_BIND_INDEX_BUFFER) {
+       if (format == PIPE_FORMAT_R8_UINT ||
+           format == PIPE_FORMAT_R16_UINT ||
+           format == PIPE_FORMAT_R32_UINT)
+          retval |= PIPE_BIND_INDEX_BUFFER;
+    }
+
     return retval == usage;
 }