diff --git a/include/vsg/vk/Device.h b/include/vsg/vk/Device.h
index 16064bdc02..5f9f833c40 100644
--- a/include/vsg/vk/Device.h
+++ b/include/vsg/vk/Device.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ namespace vsg
         AllocationCallbacks* getAllocationCallbacks() { return _allocator.get(); }
         const AllocationCallbacks* getAllocationCallbacks() const { return _allocator.get(); }
 
+        const Queues& getQueues() const { return _queues; }
+
         ref_ptr<Queue> getQueue(uint32_t queueFamilyIndex, uint32_t queueIndex = 0);
 
         const Extensions* getExtensions() const { return _extensions.get(); }
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ namespace vsg
         ref_ptr<AllocationCallbacks> _allocator;
         ref_ptr<Extensions> _extensions;
 
-        std::list<ref_ptr<Queue>> _queues;
+        Queues _queues;
     };
     VSG_type_name(vsg::Device);
 
diff --git a/include/vsg/vk/Queue.h b/include/vsg/vk/Queue.h
index 1012a2a2d8..e4dbc167e7 100644
--- a/include/vsg/vk/Queue.h
+++ b/include/vsg/vk/Queue.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace vsg
         operator VkQueue() const { return _vkQueue; }
         VkQueue vk() const { return _vkQueue; }
 
+        VkQueueFlags queueFlags() const { return _queueFlags; }
         uint32_t queueFamilyIndex() const { return _queueFamilyIndex; }
         uint32_t queueIndex() const { return _queueIndex; }
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ namespace vsg
         VkResult waitIdle();
 
     protected:
-        Queue(VkQueue queue, uint32_t queueFamilyIndex, uint32_t queueIndex);
+        Queue(VkQueue queue, VkQueueFlags queueFlags, uint32_t queueFamilyIndex, uint32_t queueIndex);
         virtual ~Queue();
 
         Queue() = delete;
@@ -53,10 +54,13 @@ namespace vsg
         friend class Device;
 
         VkQueue _vkQueue;
+        VkQueueFlags _queueFlags;
         uint32_t _queueFamilyIndex;
         uint32_t _queueIndex;
         std::mutex _mutex;
     };
     VSG_type_name(vsg::Queue);
 
+    using Queues = std::vector<ref_ptr<Queue>>;
+
 } // namespace vsg
diff --git a/src/vsg/app/Viewer.cpp b/src/vsg/app/Viewer.cpp
index dacc9396b1..3b33f85ff0 100644
--- a/src/vsg/app/Viewer.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/app/Viewer.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,29 @@ void Viewer::assignRecordAndSubmitTaskAndPresentation(CommandGraphs in_commandGr
         uint32_t numBuffers = 3;
 
         auto device = deviceQueueFamily.device;
-        uint32_t transferQueueFamily = device->getPhysicalDevice()->getQueueFamily(VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT);
+
+        // get main queue used for RecordAndSubmitTask
+        ref_ptr<Queue> mainQueue = device->getQueue(deviceQueueFamily.queueFamily);
+
+        // get presentat queue if required/supported
+        ref_ptr<Queue> presentQueue;
+        if (deviceQueueFamily.presentFamily >= 0) presentQueue = device->getQueue(deviceQueueFamily.presentFamily);
+
+        // get an appropriate transfer queue
+        ref_ptr<Queue> transferQueue = mainQueue;
+
+        VkQueueFlags transferQueueFlags = VK_QUEUE_TRANSFER_BIT | VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT; // use VK_QUEUE_GRAPHICS_BIT to ensure we can blit images
+        for (auto& queue : device->getQueues())
+        {
+            if ((queue->queueFlags() & transferQueueFlags) == transferQueueFlags)
+            {
+                if (queue != mainQueue)
+                {
+                    transferQueue = queue;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
 
         if (deviceQueueFamily.presentFamily >= 0)
         {
@@ -474,11 +496,11 @@ void Viewer::assignRecordAndSubmitTaskAndPresentation(CommandGraphs in_commandGr
             recordAndSubmitTask->commandGraphs = commandGraphs;
             recordAndSubmitTask->signalSemaphores.emplace_back(renderFinishedSemaphore);
             recordAndSubmitTask->windows = windows;
-            recordAndSubmitTask->queue = device->getQueue(deviceQueueFamily.queueFamily);
+            recordAndSubmitTask->queue = mainQueue;
             recordAndSubmitTasks.emplace_back(recordAndSubmitTask);
 
-            recordAndSubmitTask->earlyTransferTask->transferQueue = device->getQueue(transferQueueFamily);
-            recordAndSubmitTask->lateTransferTask->transferQueue = device->getQueue(transferQueueFamily);
+            recordAndSubmitTask->earlyTransferTask->transferQueue = transferQueue;
+            recordAndSubmitTask->lateTransferTask->transferQueue = transferQueue;
 
             auto presentation = vsg::Presentation::create();
             presentation->waitSemaphores.emplace_back(renderFinishedSemaphore);
@@ -492,11 +514,11 @@ void Viewer::assignRecordAndSubmitTaskAndPresentation(CommandGraphs in_commandGr
             // set up Submission with CommandBuffer and signals
             auto recordAndSubmitTask = vsg::RecordAndSubmitTask::create(device, numBuffers);
             recordAndSubmitTask->commandGraphs = commandGraphs;
-            recordAndSubmitTask->queue = device->getQueue(deviceQueueFamily.queueFamily);
+            recordAndSubmitTask->queue = mainQueue;
             recordAndSubmitTasks.emplace_back(recordAndSubmitTask);
 
-            recordAndSubmitTask->earlyTransferTask->transferQueue = device->getQueue(transferQueueFamily);
-            recordAndSubmitTask->lateTransferTask->transferQueue = device->getQueue(transferQueueFamily);
+            recordAndSubmitTask->earlyTransferTask->transferQueue = transferQueue;
+            recordAndSubmitTask->lateTransferTask->transferQueue = transferQueue;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/vsg/vk/Device.cpp b/src/vsg/vk/Device.cpp
index 42aef95699..34d7748a62 100644
--- a/src/vsg/vk/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/vk/Device.cpp
@@ -145,7 +145,18 @@ Device::Device(PhysicalDevice* physicalDevice, const QueueSettings& queueSetting
             VkQueue vk_queue;
             vkGetDeviceQueue(_device, queueInfo.queueFamilyIndex, queueIndex, &vk_queue);
 
-            ref_ptr<Queue> queue(new Queue(vk_queue, queueInfo.queueFamilyIndex, queueIndex));
+            VkQueueFlags queueFlags = 0;
+
+            if (queueInfo.queueFamilyIndex < queueFamilyProperties.size())
+            {
+                queueFlags = queueFamilyProperties[queueInfo.queueFamilyIndex].queueFlags;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                warn("vsg::Device::Device(..) constructor unable to match queue family flags to PhysicalDevice queueFamilyProperties.");
+            }
+
+            ref_ptr<Queue> queue(new Queue(vk_queue, queueFlags, queueInfo.queueFamilyIndex, queueIndex));
             _queues.emplace_back(queue);
         }
     }
@@ -175,15 +186,11 @@ ref_ptr<Queue> Device::getQueue(uint32_t queueFamilyIndex, uint32_t queueIndex)
         if (queue->queueFamilyIndex() == queueFamilyIndex && queue->queueIndex() == queueIndex) return queue;
     }
 
-    debug("Device::getQueue(", queueFamilyIndex, ", ", queueIndex, ") failed back to next closest.");
-
     for (auto& queue : _queues)
     {
         if (queue->queueFamilyIndex() == queueFamilyIndex) return queue;
     }
 
-    warn("Device::getQueue(", queueFamilyIndex, ", ", queueIndex, ") failed to find any suitable Queue.");
-
     return {};
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vsg/vk/Queue.cpp b/src/vsg/vk/Queue.cpp
index 5bf77d8022..d5a538c890 100644
--- a/src/vsg/vk/Queue.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/vk/Queue.cpp
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLI
 
 using namespace vsg;
 
-Queue::Queue(VkQueue queue, uint32_t queueFamilyIndex, uint32_t queueIndex) :
+Queue::Queue(VkQueue queue, VkQueueFlags queueFlags, uint32_t queueFamilyIndex, uint32_t queueIndex) :
     _vkQueue(queue),
+    _queueFlags(queueFlags),
     _queueFamilyIndex(queueFamilyIndex),
     _queueIndex(queueIndex)
 {