diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/utils.h b/core/rend/vulkan/utils.h
index 93f9fb66f0..c829fc4580 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/utils.h
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/utils.h
@@ -78,6 +78,23 @@ static inline u32 findMemoryType(vk::PhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties const& memor
 	return typeIndex;
 }
 
+static inline void addPointerToChain(void* head, const void* ptr)
+{
+	vk::BaseInStructure* prevInStructure = static_cast<vk::BaseInStructure*>(head);
+	while (prevInStructure->pNext)
+	{
+		// Structure already in chain
+		if (prevInStructure->pNext == ptr)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		prevInStructure = const_cast<vk::BaseInStructure*>(prevInStructure->pNext);
+	}
+
+	// Add structure to end
+	prevInStructure->pNext = static_cast<const vk::BaseInStructure*>(ptr);
+}
+
 static const char GouraudSource[] = R"(
 #if pp_Gouraud == 0
 #define INTERPOLATION flat
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp
index 557d6bb11b..5072bede6a 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "vulkan_renderer.h"
 #include "imgui.h"
 #include "imgui_impl_vulkan.h"
+#include "stdclass.h"
 #include "ui/gui.h"
 #ifdef USE_SDL
 #include <sdl/sdl.h>
@@ -465,17 +466,19 @@ bool VulkanContext::InitDevice()
 		{
 			// Enable VK_EXT_provoking_vertex if available
 			provokingVertexSupported = tryAddDeviceExtension(VK_EXT_PROVOKING_VERTEX_EXTENSION_NAME);
+
+			// Enable VK_EXT_external_memory_host if available
+			externalMemoryHostSupported = tryAddDeviceExtension(VK_EXT_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HOST_EXTENSION_NAME);
 		}
 		
 		// Get device features
-
 		vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures2 featuresChain{};
 		vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures& features = featuresChain.features;
 
 		vk::PhysicalDeviceProvokingVertexFeaturesEXT provokingVertexFeatures{};
 		if (provokingVertexSupported)
 		{
-			featuresChain.pNext = &provokingVertexFeatures;
+			addPointerToChain(&featuresChain, &provokingVertexFeatures);
 		}
 		
 		// Get the physical device's features
@@ -574,7 +577,33 @@ bool VulkanContext::InitDevice()
 	    quadRotatePipeline = std::make_unique<QuadPipeline>(true, true);
 	    quadRotateDrawer = std::make_unique<QuadDrawer>();
 
-		vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties props = physicalDevice.getProperties();
+
+		vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties2 properties2;
+		vk::PhysicalDeviceProperties& props = properties2.properties;
+
+		vk::PhysicalDeviceExternalMemoryHostPropertiesEXT externalMemoryHostProperties{};
+		if (externalMemoryHostSupported)
+		{
+			addPointerToChain(&properties2, &externalMemoryHostProperties);
+		}
+
+		if (getPhysicalDeviceProperties2Supported && properties2.pNext)
+		{
+			physicalDevice.getProperties2(&properties2);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			props = physicalDevice.getProperties();
+		}
+
+		if (externalMemoryHostSupported)
+		{
+			// Only allow usage of VK_EXT_external_memory_host if the imported alignment
+			// is the same as the system's page size(any pointer can be imported)
+			externalMemoryHostSupported &= (externalMemoryHostProperties.minImportedHostPointerAlignment == PAGE_SIZE);
+		}
+
+
 		driverName = (const char *)props.deviceName;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 		driverVersion = std::to_string(VK_API_VERSION_MAJOR(props.apiVersion)) + "."
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.h b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.h
index 4c6a450567..b1ab46c59a 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.h
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class VulkanContext : public GraphicsContext, public FlightManager
 	}
 	bool hasPerPixel() override { return fragmentStoresAndAtomics; }
 	bool hasProvokingVertex() { return provokingVertexSupported; }
+	bool hasExternalMemoryHost() { return externalMemoryHostSupported; }
 	bool recreateSwapChainIfNeeded();
 	void addToFlight(Deletable *object) override {
 		inFlightObjects[GetCurrentImageIndex()].emplace_back(object);
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ class VulkanContext : public GraphicsContext, public FlightManager
 	float maxSamplerAnisotropy = 0.f;
 	bool dedicatedAllocationSupported = false;
 	bool provokingVertexSupported = false;
+	bool externalMemoryHostSupported = false;
 	u32 vendorID = 0;
 	int swapInterval = 1;
 	vk::UniqueDevice device;