diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.cpp b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.cpp
index be86a1fd41..d3d50ab973 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "hwrenderer/utility/hw_vrmodes.h"
 #include "hwrenderer/data/flatvertices.h"
 #include "r_videoscale.h"
+#include "w_wad.h"
 
 VkPostprocess::VkPostprocess()
 {
@@ -101,6 +102,44 @@ void VkPostprocess::UpdateEffectTextures()
 
 void VkPostprocess::CompileEffectShaders()
 {
+	auto fb = GetVulkanFrameBuffer();
+
+	TMap<FString, PPShader>::Iterator it(hw_postprocess.Shaders);
+	TMap<FString, PPShader>::Pair *pair;
+	while (it.NextPair(pair))
+	{
+		const auto &desc = pair->Value;
+		auto &vkshader = mShaders[pair->Key];
+		if (!vkshader)
+		{
+			FString prolog;
+			if (!desc.Uniforms.empty())
+				prolog = UniformBlockDecl::Create("Uniforms", desc.Uniforms, uniformbindingpoint);
+			prolog += desc.Defines;
+
+			ShaderBuilder vertbuilder;
+			vertbuilder.setVertexShader(LoadShaderCode(desc.VertexShader, "", desc.Version));
+			vkshader->VertexShader = vertbuilder.create(fb->device);
+
+			ShaderBuilder fragbuilder;
+			fragbuilder.setFragmentShader(LoadShaderCode(desc.FragmentShader, prolog, desc.Version));
+			vkshader->FragmentShader = fragbuilder.create(fb->device);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+FString VkPostprocess::LoadShaderCode(const FString &lumpName, const FString &defines, int version)
+{
+	int lump = Wads.CheckNumForFullName(lumpName, 0);
+	if (lump == -1) I_FatalError("Unable to load '%s'", lumpName);
+	FString code = Wads.ReadLump(lump).GetString().GetChars();
+
+	FString patchedCode;
+	patchedCode.AppendFormat("#version %d\n", 450);
+	patchedCode << defines;
+	patchedCode << "#line 1\n";
+	patchedCode << code;
+	return patchedCode;
 }
 
 void VkPostprocess::RenderEffect(const FString &name)
diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.h b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.h
index e758cbc6fc..6c75ac9609 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.h
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/renderer/vk_postprocess.h
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <functional>
+#include <map>
 
+#include "hwrenderer/postprocessing/hw_postprocess.h"
 #include "vulkan/system/vk_objects.h"
 
 class FString;
 
+class VkPPShader;
+class VkPPTexture;
+
 class VkPostprocess
 {
 public:
@@ -24,7 +29,27 @@ public:
 private:
 	void UpdateEffectTextures();
 	void CompileEffectShaders();
+	FString LoadShaderCode(const FString &lumpname, const FString &defines, int version);
 	void RenderEffect(const FString &name);
 	void NextEye(int eyeCount);
 	void RenderScreenQuad();
+
+	std::map<PPTextureName, std::unique_ptr<VkPPTexture>> mTextures;
+	std::map<PPShaderName, std::unique_ptr<VkPPShader>> mShaders;
+
+	const static int uniformbindingpoint = 7;
+};
+
+class VkPPShader
+{
+public:
+	std::unique_ptr<VulkanShader> VertexShader;
+	std::unique_ptr<VulkanShader> FragmentShader;
+};
+
+class VkPPTexture
+{
+public:
+	std::unique_ptr<VulkanImage> Image;
+	std::unique_ptr<VulkanImageView> View;
 };
diff --git a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp
index e429ac7d52..8d80daa206 100644
--- a/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/vulkan/system/vk_framebuffer.cpp
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ void VulkanFrameBuffer::InitializeState()
 
 	gl_vendorstring = "Vulkan";
 	hwcaps = RFL_SHADER_STORAGE_BUFFER | RFL_BUFFER_STORAGE;
+	glslversion = 4.50f;
 	uniformblockalignment = (unsigned int)device->deviceProperties.limits.minUniformBufferOffsetAlignment;
 	maxuniformblock = device->deviceProperties.limits.maxUniformBufferRange;