diff --git a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/extensions.hpp b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/extensions.hpp
index 72362b0b07..00ecc0a381 100644
--- a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/extensions.hpp
+++ b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/extensions.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 		/// - Enables Swapchain operations (required to create a swapchain and present images)
 		Swapchain,
 		ShaderDebugPrint,
+		DynamicRendering,
 
 		Count
 	};
@@ -46,11 +47,11 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 	namespace util
 	{
 		constexpr std::array<const char*, static_cast<int>(InstanceExtension::Count)> instance_extension_tz_names{"Debug Messenger"};
-		constexpr std::array<const char*, static_cast<int>(DeviceExtension::Count)> device_extension_tz_names{"Swapchain", "Shader Debug Print"};
+		constexpr std::array<const char*, static_cast<int>(DeviceExtension::Count)> device_extension_tz_names{"Swapchain", "Shader Debug Print", "Dynamic Rendering"};
 
 		using VkExtension = const char*;
 		constexpr std::array<VkExtension, static_cast<int>(InstanceExtension::Count)> instance_extension_names{VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME};
-		constexpr std::array<VkExtension, static_cast<int>(DeviceExtension::Count)> device_extension_names{VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME, VK_KHR_SHADER_NON_SEMANTIC_INFO_EXTENSION_NAME};
+		constexpr std::array<VkExtension, static_cast<int>(DeviceExtension::Count)> device_extension_names{VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME, VK_KHR_SHADER_NON_SEMANTIC_INFO_EXTENSION_NAME, VK_KHR_DYNAMIC_RENDERING_EXTENSION_NAME};
 
 		constexpr VkExtension to_vk_extension(InstanceExtension extension)
 		{
diff --git a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/features.hpp b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/features.hpp
index a3dc1f1d03..6f748c60c4 100644
--- a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/features.hpp
+++ b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/features.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 		/// - Enables vertex, geometry, and tessellation shaders to write to storage buffers.
 		VertexPipelineResourceWrite,
 		/// - Enables fragment shaders to write to storage buffers.
-		FragmentShaderResourceWrite
+		FragmentShaderResourceWrite,
+		/// - Enables dynamic rendering. this is not optional.
+		DynamicRendering
 	};
 
 	using DeviceFeatureField = tz::enum_field<DeviceFeature>;
@@ -49,10 +51,11 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 			return feats;
 		}
 
-		constexpr VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features empty_12_features()
+		constexpr VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features empty_12_features(VkPhysicalDeviceDynamicRenderingFeaturesKHR& next)
 		{
 			VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features feats{};
 			feats.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VULKAN_1_2_FEATURES;
+			feats.pNext = &next;	
 			return feats;
 		}
 
@@ -64,9 +67,17 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 			return feats;
 		}
 
+		constexpr VkPhysicalDeviceDynamicRenderingFeaturesKHR empty_dynamic_rendering_features()
+		{
+			VkPhysicalDeviceDynamicRenderingFeaturesKHR feats{};
+			feats.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_DYNAMIC_RENDERING_FEATURES; 
+			return feats;
+		}
+
 		struct DeviceFeatureInfo
 		{
-			VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features features12 = empty_12_features();
+			VkPhysicalDeviceDynamicRenderingFeaturesKHR features_dr = empty_dynamic_rendering_features();
+			VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features features12 = empty_12_features(features_dr);
 			VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features features11 = empty_11_features(features12);
 			VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2 features = empty_features2(features11);
 		};
diff --git a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/hardware/physical_device.cpp b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/hardware/physical_device.cpp
index 974ea608d7..1b7052c180 100644
--- a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/hardware/physical_device.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/detail/hardware/physical_device.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 			{
 				ret |= DeviceFeature::FragmentShaderResourceWrite;
 			}
+			if(features.features_dr.dynamicRendering)
+			{
+				ret |= DeviceFeature::DynamicRendering;
+			}
 		
 			return ret;
 		}
@@ -111,6 +115,8 @@ namespace tz::gl::vk2
 				info.features12.descriptorBindingVariableDescriptorCount = VK_TRUE;
 				info.features12.runtimeDescriptorArray = VK_TRUE;
 			}
+
+			info.features_dr.dynamicRendering = feature_field.contains(DeviceFeature::DynamicRendering);
 			return info;
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device.cpp b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device.cpp
index ea1e0d4782..583f16784d 100644
--- a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device.cpp
@@ -463,10 +463,11 @@ namespace tz::gl
 			vk2::DeviceFeature::TessellationShaders,
 			vk2::DeviceFeature::VertexPipelineResourceWrite,
 			vk2::DeviceFeature::FragmentShaderResourceWrite,
-			vk2::DeviceFeature::TimelineSemaphores
+			vk2::DeviceFeature::TimelineSemaphores,
+			vk2::DeviceFeature::DynamicRendering
 		};
 		tz::assert(pdev.get_supported_features().contains(dev_feats), "One or both of DeviceFeatures 'BindlessDescriptors' and 'ColourBlendLogicalOperations' are not supported by this machine/driver. Please ensure your machine meets the system requirements.");
-		dev_exts = {vk2::DeviceExtension::Swapchain};
+		dev_exts = {vk2::DeviceExtension::Swapchain, vk2::DeviceExtension::DynamicRendering};
 		#if TZ_DEBUG
 			dev_exts |= vk2::DeviceExtension::ShaderDebugPrint;
 		#endif
diff --git a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device2.cpp b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device2.cpp
index 47cb1167ac..063172cc7f 100644
--- a/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device2.cpp
+++ b/src/tz/gl/impl/vulkan/device2.cpp
@@ -449,10 +449,11 @@ namespace tz::gl
 			vk2::DeviceFeature::TessellationShaders,
 			vk2::DeviceFeature::VertexPipelineResourceWrite,
 			vk2::DeviceFeature::FragmentShaderResourceWrite,
-			vk2::DeviceFeature::TimelineSemaphores
+			vk2::DeviceFeature::TimelineSemaphores,
+			vk2::DeviceFeature::DynamicRendering
 		};
 		tz::assert(pdev.get_supported_features().contains(dev_feats), "One or both of DeviceFeatures 'BindlessDescriptors' and 'ColourBlendLogicalOperations' are not supported by this machine/driver. Please ensure your machine meets the system requirements.");
-		dev_exts = {vk2::DeviceExtension::Swapchain};
+		dev_exts = {vk2::DeviceExtension::Swapchain, vk2::DeviceExtension::DynamicRendering};
 		#if TZ_DEBUG
 			dev_exts |= vk2::DeviceExtension::ShaderDebugPrint;
 		#endif