diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
index 484069d83..2b736896d 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ Instance::Instance(bool validation, bool dump_command_buffers) {
         dl.getProcAddress<PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr>("vkGetInstanceProcAddr");
     VULKAN_HPP_DEFAULT_DISPATCHER.init(vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
 
+    // Enable the instance extensions the platform requires
+    auto extensions = GetInstanceExtensions(Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless, false);
+
+    // Use required platform-specific flags
+    auto flags = GetInstanceFlags();
+
     const vk::ApplicationInfo application_info = {.pApplicationName = "Citra",
                                                   .applicationVersion = VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 0, 0),
                                                   .pEngineName = "Citra Vulkan",
@@ -62,9 +68,13 @@ Instance::Instance(bool validation, bool dump_command_buffers) {
         layers[layer_count++] = "VK_LAYER_LUNARG_api_dump";
     }
 
-    const vk::InstanceCreateInfo instance_info = {.pApplicationInfo = &application_info,
+    const vk::InstanceCreateInfo instance_info = {.flags = flags,
+                                                  .pApplicationInfo = &application_info,
                                                   .enabledLayerCount = layer_count,
-                                                  .ppEnabledLayerNames = layers.data()};
+                                                  .ppEnabledLayerNames = layers.data(),
+                                                  .enabledExtensionCount =
+                                                      static_cast<u32>(extensions.size()),
+                                                  .ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data()};
 
     instance = vk::createInstance(instance_info);
 
@@ -90,6 +100,9 @@ Instance::Instance(Frontend::EmuWindow& window, u32 physical_device_index) {
     // Enable the instance extensions the backend uses
     auto extensions = GetInstanceExtensions(window_info.type, true);
 
+    // Use required platform-specific flags
+    auto flags = GetInstanceFlags();
+
     // We require a Vulkan 1.1 driver
     const u32 available_version = vk::enumerateInstanceVersion();
     if (available_version < VK_API_VERSION_1_1) {
@@ -113,7 +126,8 @@ Instance::Instance(Frontend::EmuWindow& window, u32 physical_device_index) {
         layers[layer_count++] = "VK_LAYER_LUNARG_api_dump";
     }
 
-    const vk::InstanceCreateInfo instance_info = {.pApplicationInfo = &application_info,
+    const vk::InstanceCreateInfo instance_info = {.flags = flags,
+                                                  .pApplicationInfo = &application_info,
                                                   .enabledLayerCount = layer_count,
                                                   .ppEnabledLayerNames = layers.data(),
                                                   .enabledExtensionCount =
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
index 8130fa42f..5ad74345b 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ std::vector<const char*> GetInstanceExtensions(Frontend::WindowSystemType window
     std::vector<const char*> extensions;
     extensions.reserve(6);
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#endif
+
     switch (window_type) {
     case Frontend::WindowSystemType::Headless:
         break;
@@ -154,4 +158,12 @@ std::vector<const char*> GetInstanceExtensions(Frontend::WindowSystemType window
     return extensions;
 }
 
+vk::InstanceCreateFlags GetInstanceFlags() {
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+    return vk::InstanceCreateFlagBits::eEnumeratePortabilityKHR;
+#else
+    return static_cast<vk::InstanceCreateFlags>(0);
+#endif
+}
+
 } // namespace Vulkan
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h
index 078ed8df9..a8ca9ee8f 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_platform.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace Vulkan {
 std::vector<const char*> GetInstanceExtensions(Frontend::WindowSystemType window_type,
                                                bool enable_debug_utils);
 
+vk::InstanceCreateFlags GetInstanceFlags();
+
 vk::SurfaceKHR CreateSurface(vk::Instance instance, const Frontend::EmuWindow& emu_window);
 
 } // namespace Vulkan