diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 1429386be7..ca9bf2335e 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ function(add_dawn_sample target sources)
     target_link_libraries(${target} sample_utils)
     target_include_directories(${target} SYSTEM PRIVATE ${GLM_INCLUDE_DIR})
     target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+    target_include_directories(${target} PRIVATE ${GLM_INCLUDE_DIR} ${TINYGLTFLOADER_INCLUDE_DIR})
     DawnInternalTarget("examples" ${target})
 
     # Suppress some warnings in our sample dependencies
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dawn_native/CMakeLists.txt
index aa825252d2..9ef242b4aa 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dawn_native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set(METAL_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/metal)
 set(NULL_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/null)
 set(OPENGL_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/opengl)
 set(VULKAN_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vulkan)
+set(DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIR ${INCLUDE_DIR}/dawn_native)
 
 Generate(
     LIB_NAME dawn_native_utils_autogen
@@ -42,14 +43,20 @@ function(GenerateProcTable backend)
     target_link_libraries(${backend}_autogen dawn_native_utils_autogen)
 endfunction()
 
+set(DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES)
+set(DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS dawn_common spirv_cross)
+set(DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${SPIRV_CROSS_INCLUDE_DIR})
+
 ################################################################################
 # OpenGL Backend
 ################################################################################
 
 if (DAWN_ENABLE_OPENGL)
     GenerateProcTable(opengl)
-    target_link_libraries(opengl_autogen glfw glad)
+    target_link_libraries(opengl_autogen glad)
 
+    list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS opengl_autogen glad)
+    list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS ${GLAD_INCLUDE_DIR})
     list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES
         ${OPENGL_DIR}/BlendStateGL.cpp
         ${OPENGL_DIR}/BlendStateGL.h
@@ -84,6 +91,7 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_OPENGL)
         ${OPENGL_DIR}/SwapChainGL.h
         ${OPENGL_DIR}/TextureGL.cpp
         ${OPENGL_DIR}/TextureGL.h
+        ${DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIR}/OpenGLBackend.h
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -93,10 +101,12 @@ endif()
 
 if (DAWN_ENABLE_NULL)
     GenerateProcTable(null)
+    list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS null_autogen)
 
     list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES
         ${NULL_DIR}/NullBackend.cpp
         ${NULL_DIR}/NullBackend.h
+        ${DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIR}/NullBackend.h
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -106,7 +116,7 @@ endif()
 
 if (DAWN_ENABLE_METAL)
     GenerateProcTable(metal)
-    target_link_libraries(metal_autogen "-framework QuartzCore" "-framework Metal")
+    list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS metal_autogen "-framework QuartzCore" "-framework Metal" "-framework Cocoa")
 
     list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES
         ${METAL_DIR}/BlendStateMTL.mm
@@ -140,6 +150,7 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_METAL)
         ${METAL_DIR}/SwapChainMTL.h
         ${METAL_DIR}/TextureMTL.mm
         ${METAL_DIR}/TextureMTL.h
+        ${DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIR}/MetalBackend.h
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -205,8 +216,8 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_D3D12)
         list(APPEND D3D12_LIBRARIES ${DXGUID_LIBRARY})
     endif()
 
-    target_link_libraries(d3d12_autogen ${D3D12_LIBRARIES})
-    target_include_directories(d3d12_autogen SYSTEM PRIVATE ${D3D12_INCLUDE_DIR} ${DXGI_INCLUDE_DIR})
+    list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS d3d12_autogen ${D3D12_LIBRARIES})
+    target_include_directories(d3d12_autogen SYSTEM PUBLIC ${D3D12_INCLUDE_DIR} ${DXGI_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
     list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES
         ${D3D12_DIR}/d3d12_platform.h
@@ -257,6 +268,7 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_D3D12)
         ${D3D12_DIR}/TextureCopySplitter.h
         ${D3D12_DIR}/TextureD3D12.cpp
         ${D3D12_DIR}/TextureD3D12.h
+        ${DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIR}/D3D12Backend.h
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -266,6 +278,7 @@ endif()
 
 if (DAWN_ENABLE_VULKAN)
     GenerateProcTable(vulkan)
+    list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS vulkan_autogen)
     target_include_directories(vulkan_autogen PUBLIC ${VULKAN_HEADERS_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
     list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES
@@ -318,6 +331,7 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_VULKAN)
         ${VULKAN_DIR}/VulkanFunctions.h
         ${VULKAN_DIR}/VulkanInfo.cpp
         ${VULKAN_DIR}/VulkanInfo.h
+        ${DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIR}/VulkanBackend.h
     )
 endif()
 
@@ -382,24 +396,28 @@ list(APPEND DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES
     ${DAWN_NATIVE_DIR}/Texture.cpp
     ${DAWN_NATIVE_DIR}/Texture.h
     ${DAWN_NATIVE_DIR}/ToBackend.h
+    ${DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIR}/dawn_native_export.h
 )
 
-add_library(libdawn_native STATIC ${DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES})
-DawnInternalTarget("dawn_native" libdawn_native)
-target_link_libraries(libdawn_native dawn_common glfw glad spirv_cross)
+# We want to produce both a static and a shared libdawn_native library. The static one is for
+# unittests that need access to all the symbols of the library. The shared one is for the other
+# users that access libdawn_native through the regular interface.
+# We use a CMake "OBJECT" library type which allows precompiling the source files and reusing
+# them for both the static and the shared library. Recent CMake versions make it so if you
+# depend on an OBJECT library you get its dependencies and source files, which is very similar to
+# GN's source_set. However the versions of CMake on our test bots is too old and doesn't support
+# this, so instead we duplicate the deps everywhere.
+add_library(libdawn_native_objects OBJECT ${DAWN_NATIVE_SOURCES})
+DawnInternalTarget("dawn_native" libdawn_native_objects)
+target_compile_definitions(libdawn_native_objects PRIVATE DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+target_include_directories(libdawn_native_objects PRIVATE ${DAWN_NATIVE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+add_dependencies(libdawn_native_objects dawn_native_utils_autogen)
 
-if (DAWN_ENABLE_D3D12)
-    target_link_libraries(libdawn_native d3d12_autogen)
-endif()
-if (DAWN_ENABLE_METAL)
-    target_link_libraries(libdawn_native metal_autogen)
-endif()
-if (DAWN_ENABLE_NULL)
-    target_link_libraries(libdawn_native null_autogen)
-endif()
-if (DAWN_ENABLE_OPENGL)
-    target_link_libraries(libdawn_native opengl_autogen)
-endif()
-if (DAWN_ENABLE_VULKAN)
-    target_link_libraries(libdawn_native vulkan_autogen)
-endif()
+add_library(libdawn_native SHARED $<TARGET_OBJECTS:libdawn_native_objects>)
+DawnInternalTarget("dawn_native" libdawn_native)
+target_link_libraries(libdawn_native ${DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS})
+set_property(TARGET libdawn_native PROPERTY OUTPUT_NAME "dawn_native")
+
+add_library(libdawn_native_static STATIC $<TARGET_OBJECTS:libdawn_native_objects>)
+DawnInternalTarget("dawn_native" libdawn_native_static)
+target_link_libraries(libdawn_native_static ${DAWN_NATIVE_DEPS})
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp
index b8505525e8..e2f9f1f76d 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/d3d12/DeviceD3D12.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "common/Assert.h"
 #include "common/SwapChainUtils.h"
+#include "dawn_native/D3D12backend.h"
 #include "dawn_native/d3d12/BindGroupD3D12.h"
 #include "dawn_native/d3d12/BindGroupLayoutD3D12.h"
 #include "dawn_native/d3d12/BlendStateD3D12.h"
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/metal/DeviceMTL.mm b/src/dawn_native/metal/DeviceMTL.mm
index a2929279a8..0cd4b21f8b 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/metal/DeviceMTL.mm
+++ b/src/dawn_native/metal/DeviceMTL.mm
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "dawn_native/BindGroup.h"
 #include "dawn_native/BindGroupLayout.h"
+#include "dawn_native/MetalBackend.h"
 #include "dawn_native/RenderPassDescriptor.h"
 #include "dawn_native/metal/BlendStateMTL.h"
 #include "dawn_native/metal/BufferMTL.h"
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/null/NullBackend.cpp b/src/dawn_native/null/NullBackend.cpp
index eb0d56107c..cb4304d39a 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/null/NullBackend.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/null/NullBackend.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "dawn_native/null/NullBackend.h"
 
 #include "dawn_native/Commands.h"
+#include "dawn_native/NullBackend.h"
 
 #include <spirv-cross/spirv_cross.hpp>
 
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/opengl/DeviceGL.cpp b/src/dawn_native/opengl/DeviceGL.cpp
index 2d27e00535..62cbbe9965 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/opengl/DeviceGL.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/opengl/DeviceGL.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 #include "dawn_native/BindGroup.h"
 #include "dawn_native/BindGroupLayout.h"
+#include "dawn_native/OpenGLBackend.h"
 #include "dawn_native/RenderPassDescriptor.h"
 #include "dawn_native/opengl/BlendStateGL.h"
 #include "dawn_native/opengl/BufferGL.h"
diff --git a/src/dawn_native/vulkan/DeviceVk.cpp b/src/dawn_native/vulkan/DeviceVk.cpp
index fcd2106e35..914a970c8a 100644
--- a/src/dawn_native/vulkan/DeviceVk.cpp
+++ b/src/dawn_native/vulkan/DeviceVk.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "common/Platform.h"
 #include "common/SwapChainUtils.h"
 #include "dawn_native/Commands.h"
+#include "dawn_native/VulkanBackend.h"
 #include "dawn_native/vulkan/BindGroupLayoutVk.h"
 #include "dawn_native/vulkan/BindGroupVk.h"
 #include "dawn_native/vulkan/BlendStateVk.h"
@@ -67,7 +68,8 @@ namespace dawn_native { namespace vulkan {
         return backendDevice->GetInstance();
     }
 
-    dawnSwapChainImplementation CreateNativeSwapChainImpl(dawnDevice device, VkSurfaceKHRNative surfaceNative) {
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT dawnSwapChainImplementation
+    CreateNativeSwapChainImpl(dawnDevice device, VkSurfaceKHRNative surfaceNative) {
         Device* backendDevice = reinterpret_cast<Device*>(device);
         VkSurfaceKHR surface = VkSurfaceKHR::CreateFromHandle(surfaceNative);
 
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/D3D12Backend.h b/src/include/dawn_native/D3D12Backend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a3def2a5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/D3D12Backend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef DAWNNATIVE_D3D12BACKEND_H_
+#define DAWNNATIVE_D3D12BACKEND_H_
+
+#include <dawn/dawn.h>
+#include <dawn/dawn_wsi.h>
+#include <dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h>
+
+#include <windows.h>
+
+namespace dawn_native { namespace d3d12 {
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT void Init(dawnProcTable* procs, dawnDevice* device);
+
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT dawnSwapChainImplementation CreateNativeSwapChainImpl(dawnDevice device,
+                                                                             HWND window);
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT dawnTextureFormat
+    GetNativeSwapChainPreferredFormat(const dawnSwapChainImplementation* swapChain);
+}}  // namespace dawn_native::d3d12
+
+#endif  // DAWNNATIVE_D3D12BACKEND_H_
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/MetalBackend.h b/src/include/dawn_native/MetalBackend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2b6044dca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/MetalBackend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef DAWNNATIVE_METALBACKEND_H_
+#define DAWNNATIVE_METALBACKEND_H_
+
+#include <dawn/dawn.h>
+#include <dawn/dawn_wsi.h>
+#include <dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h>
+
+#import <Metal/Metal.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
+
+namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT void Init(id<MTLDevice> metalDevice,
+                                 dawnProcTable* procs,
+                                 dawnDevice* device);
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT void SetNextDrawable(dawnDevice device, id<CAMetalDrawable> drawable);
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT void Present(dawnDevice device);
+}}  // namespace dawn_native::metal
+
+#endif  // DAWNNATIVE_METALBACKEND_H_
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/NullBackend.h b/src/include/dawn_native/NullBackend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a1b42adae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/NullBackend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef DAWNNATIVE_NULLBACKEND_H_
+#define DAWNNATIVE_NULLBACKEND_H_
+
+#include <dawn/dawn.h>
+#include <dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h>
+
+namespace dawn_native { namespace null {
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT void Init(dawnProcTable* procs, dawnDevice* device);
+}}  // namespace dawn_native::null
+
+#endif  // DAWNNATIVE_NULLBACKEND_H_
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/OpenGLBackend.h b/src/include/dawn_native/OpenGLBackend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aa275cda5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/OpenGLBackend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef DAWNNATIVE_OPENGLBACKEND_H_
+#define DAWNNATIVE_OPENGLBACKEND_H_
+
+#include <dawn/dawn.h>
+#include <dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h>
+
+namespace dawn_native { namespace opengl {
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT void Init(void* (*getProc)(const char*),
+                                 dawnProcTable* procs,
+                                 dawnDevice* device);
+}}  // namespace dawn_native::opengl
+
+#endif  // DAWNNATIVE_OPENGLBACKEND_H_
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/VulkanBackend.h b/src/include/dawn_native/VulkanBackend.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0aef2c1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/VulkanBackend.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef DAWNNATIVE_VULKANBACKEND_H_
+#define DAWNNATIVE_VULKANBACKEND_H_
+
+#include <dawn/dawn.h>
+#include <dawn/dawn_wsi.h>
+#include <dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h>
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace dawn_native { namespace vulkan {
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT void Init(dawnProcTable* procs,
+                                 dawnDevice* device,
+                                 const std::vector<const char*>& requiredInstanceExtensions);
+
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT VkInstance GetInstance(dawnDevice device);
+
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT dawnSwapChainImplementation CreateNativeSwapChainImpl(dawnDevice device,
+                                                                             VkSurfaceKHR surface);
+    DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT dawnTextureFormat
+    GetNativeSwapChainPreferredFormat(const dawnSwapChainImplementation* swapChain);
+}}  // namespace dawn_native::vulkan
+
+#endif  // DAWNNATIVE_VULKANBACKEND_H_
diff --git a/src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h b/src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f28ff85fda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/dawn_native/dawn_native_export.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright 2018 The Dawn Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef DAWNNATIVE_EXPORT_H_
+#define DAWNNATIVE_EXPORT_H_
+
+#if defined(WIN32)
+#    if defined(DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __declspec(dllexport)
+#    else
+#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __declspec(dllimport)
+#    endif
+#else
+#    if defined(DAWN_NATIVE_IMPLEMENTATION)
+#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT __attribute__((visibility("default")))
+#    else
+#        define DAWN_NATIVE_EXPORT
+#    endif
+#endif
+
+#endif  // DAWNNATIVE_EXPORT_H_
diff --git a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index c7a726ee7b..27828e20c0 100644
--- a/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_D3D12)
 endif()
 
 add_executable(dawn_unittests ${UNITTEST_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(dawn_unittests dawn_common gtest libdawn_native mock_dawn dawn_wire utils)
+target_link_libraries(dawn_unittests dawn_common gtest libdawn_native_static mock_dawn dawn_wire utils)
 DawnInternalTarget("tests" dawn_unittests)
 
 add_executable(dawn_end2end_tests
diff --git a/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 06d81dd0f6..2c1f2a7876 100644
--- a/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_VULKAN)
 endif()
 
 add_library(utils STATIC ${UTILS_SOURCES})
-target_link_libraries(utils libdawn_native shaderc_shared libdawn)
-target_include_directories(utils PUBLIC ${SRC_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(utils libdawn_native shaderc_shared libdawn glfw)
 DawnInternalTarget("" utils)
 if(NOT MSVC)
     # allow C-style casts -- for shaderc
diff --git a/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp b/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp
index cfea7ab3b0..187446b71b 100644
--- a/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/D3D12Binding.cpp
@@ -15,20 +15,12 @@
 #include "utils/BackendBinding.h"
 
 #include "common/Assert.h"
-#include "dawn/dawn_wsi.h"
+#include "dawn_native/D3D12Backend.h"
 
 #include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
 #define GLFW_EXPOSE_NATIVE_WIN32
 #include "GLFW/glfw3native.h"
 
-namespace dawn_native { namespace d3d12 {
-    void Init(dawnProcTable* procs, dawnDevice* device);
-
-    dawnSwapChainImplementation CreateNativeSwapChainImpl(dawnDevice device, HWND window);
-    dawnTextureFormat GetNativeSwapChainPreferredFormat(
-        const dawnSwapChainImplementation* swapChain);
-}}  // namespace dawn_native::d3d12
-
 namespace utils {
 
     class D3D12Binding : public BackendBinding {
diff --git a/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm b/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm
index a27c9c7e44..055c1a1121 100644
--- a/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm
+++ b/src/utils/MetalBinding.mm
@@ -16,21 +16,12 @@
 
 #include "common/Assert.h"
 #include "common/SwapChainUtils.h"
-#include "dawn/dawn_wsi.h"
+#include "dawn_native/MetalBackend.h"
 
 #define GLFW_EXPOSE_NATIVE_COCOA
 #include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
 #include "GLFW/glfw3native.h"
 
-#import <Metal/Metal.h>
-#import <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
-
-namespace dawn_native { namespace metal {
-    void Init(id<MTLDevice> metalDevice, dawnProcTable* procs, dawnDevice* device);
-    void SetNextDrawable(dawnDevice device, id<CAMetalDrawable> drawable);
-    void Present(dawnDevice device);
-}}
-
 namespace utils {
     class SwapChainImplMTL {
       public:
diff --git a/src/utils/NullBinding.cpp b/src/utils/NullBinding.cpp
index 1b428f1dc2..0327f42550 100644
--- a/src/utils/NullBinding.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/NullBinding.cpp
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "utils/BackendBinding.h"
 
-namespace dawn_native { namespace null {
-    void Init(dawnProcTable* procs, dawnDevice* device);
-}}  // namespace dawn_native::null
+#include "dawn_native/NullBackend.h"
 
 namespace utils {
 
diff --git a/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp b/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp
index 8cc1cbc436..71002cbca7 100644
--- a/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/OpenGLBinding.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include "common/Platform.h"
 #include "common/SwapChainUtils.h"
 #include "dawn/dawn_wsi.h"
+#include "dawn_native/OpenGLBackend.h"
 
 // Glad needs to be included before GLFW otherwise it complain that GL.h was already included
 #include "glad/glad.h"
@@ -25,10 +26,6 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
 
-namespace dawn_native { namespace opengl {
-    void Init(void* (*getProc)(const char*), dawnProcTable* procs, dawnDevice* device);
-}}  // namespace dawn_native::opengl
-
 namespace utils {
     class SwapChainImplGL {
       public:
diff --git a/src/utils/VulkanBinding.cpp b/src/utils/VulkanBinding.cpp
index 1aece25740..48bbce2507 100644
--- a/src/utils/VulkanBinding.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/VulkanBinding.cpp
@@ -15,27 +15,11 @@
 #include "utils/BackendBinding.h"
 
 #include "common/Assert.h"
-#include "dawn/dawn_wsi.h"
+#include "dawn_native/VulkanBackend.h"
 
-#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
-
-// Include GLFW after Vulkan so that it declares the Vulkan-specific functions
+// Include GLFW after VulkanBackend so that it declares the Vulkan-specific functions
 #include "GLFW/glfw3.h"
 
-#include <vector>
-
-namespace dawn_native { namespace vulkan {
-    void Init(dawnProcTable* procs,
-              dawnDevice* device,
-              const std::vector<const char*>& requiredInstanceExtensions);
-
-    VkInstance GetInstance(dawnDevice device);
-
-    dawnSwapChainImplementation CreateNativeSwapChainImpl(dawnDevice device, VkSurfaceKHR surface);
-    dawnTextureFormat GetNativeSwapChainPreferredFormat(
-        const dawnSwapChainImplementation* swapChain);
-}}  // namespace dawn_native::vulkan
-
 namespace utils {
 
     class SwapChainImplVulkan {
diff --git a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
index 1eae71562d..31cf434286 100644
--- a/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ add_library(glad STATIC
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/glad/include/glad/glad.h
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/glad/include/KHR/khrplatform.h
 )
-target_include_directories(glad SYSTEM PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/glad/include)
+set(GLAD_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/glad/include)
+set(GLAD_INCLUDE_DIR ${GLAD_INCLUDE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+target_include_directories(glad SYSTEM PUBLIC ${GLAD_INCLUDE_DIR})
 DawnExternalTarget("third_party" glad)
 
 # ShaderC
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ if (DAWN_ENABLE_OPENGL OR NEED_SPIRV_CROSS_GLSL)
 endif()
 
 add_library(spirv_cross STATIC ${SPIRV_CROSS_SOURCES})
-target_include_directories(spirv_cross SYSTEM PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+set(SPIRV_CROSS_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
 DawnExternalTarget("third_party" spirv_cross)
 
 # STB, used for stb_image
@@ -138,5 +140,8 @@ set(STB_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/stb PARENT_SCOPE)
 # glm matrix math library
 set(GLM_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/glm PARENT_SCOPE)
 
+# Tiny glTF loader library
+set(TINYGLTFLOADER_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
 # Vulkan headers
 set(VULKAN_HEADERS_INCLUDE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} PARENT_SCOPE)