diff --git a/include/vid_vulkan.h b/include/vid_vulkan.h
index d34e067fe..6aff7ea32 100644
--- a/include/vid_vulkan.h
+++ b/include/vid_vulkan.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ typedef struct vulkan_ctx_s {
 	struct hashtab_s *shaderModules;
 	struct hashtab_s *setLayouts;
 	struct hashtab_s *pipelineLayouts;
+	struct hashtab_s *descriptorPools;
 
 	VkCommandPool cmdpool;
 	VkCommandBuffer cmdbuffer;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c
index b74d9af7d..d7060d237 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c
@@ -456,6 +456,21 @@ pipelineLayout_free (void *hr, void *_ctx)
 	handleref_free (handleref, ctx);
 }
 
+static void
+descriptorPool_free (void *hr, void *_ctx)
+{
+	__auto_type handleref = (handleref_t *) hr;
+	__auto_type pool = (VkDescriptorPool) handleref->handle;
+	__auto_type ctx = (vulkan_ctx_t *) _ctx;
+	qfv_device_t *device = ctx->device;
+	qfv_devfuncs_t *dfunc = device->funcs;
+
+	if (pool) {
+		dfunc->vkDestroyDescriptorPool (device->dev, pool, 0);
+	};
+	handleref_free (handleref, ctx);
+}
+
 static hashtab_t *enum_symtab;
 
 static int
@@ -560,6 +575,9 @@ QFV_ParseResources (vulkan_ctx_t *ctx, plitem_t *pipelinedef)
 		ctx->pipelineLayouts = Hash_NewTable (23, handleref_getkey,
 											  pipelineLayout_free,
 											  ctx, &ctx->hashlinks);
+		ctx->descriptorPools = Hash_NewTable (23, handleref_getkey,
+											  descriptorPool_free,
+											  ctx, &ctx->hashlinks);
 	}
 
 	for (parseres_t *res = parse_resources; res->name; res++) {
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist
index f6c92e110..fc406b4c4 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.plist
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 		VkPushConstantRange,
 		VkPipelineLayoutCreateInfo,
 		VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo,
+		VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo,
 	);
 	handles = {
 		VkShaderModule = {
@@ -25,6 +26,11 @@
 			class = "shader module";
 			custom = parse_VkShaderModule_resource;
 		};
+		VkDescriptorPool = {
+			symtab = descriptorPools;
+			class = "descriptor pool";
+			create = vkCreateDescriptorPool;
+		};
 		VkDescriptorSetLayout = {
 			symtab = setLayouts;
 			class = "set layout";
@@ -150,6 +156,15 @@
 				values = pBindings;
 			};
 		};
+		VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo = {
+			flags = auto;
+			maxSets = auto;
+			bindings = {
+				type = (array, VkDescriptorPoolSize);
+				size = poolSizeCount;
+				values = pPoolSizes;
+			};
+		};
 		VkPipelineVertexInputStateCreateInfo = {
 			//flags = auto; reserved for future use (Bits enum does not exist)
 			bindings = {