diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 10ca89aebd3..20be8b91c23 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -864,6 +864,7 @@ with_tiff
 with_udev
 with_sdl
 with_v4l
+with_vulkan
 with_xcomposite
 with_xcursor
 with_xfixes
@@ -2439,6 +2440,7 @@ Optional Packages:
   --without-udev          do not use udev (plug and play support)
   --without-sdl           do not use SDL
   --without-v4l           do not use v4l1 (v4l support)
+  --without-vulkan        do not use Vulkan
   --without-xcomposite    do not use the Xcomposite extension
   --without-xcursor       do not use the Xcursor extension
   --without-xfixes        do not use Xfixes for clipboard change notifications
@@ -3759,6 +3761,12 @@ if test "${with_v4l+set}" = set; then :
 fi
 
 
+# Check whether --with-vulkan was given.
+if test "${with_vulkan+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_vulkan;
+fi
+
+
 # Check whether --with-xcomposite was given.
 if test "${with_xcomposite+set}" = set; then :
   withval=$with_xcomposite; if test "x$withval" = "xno"; then ac_cv_header_X11_extensions_Xcomposite_h=no; fi
@@ -14603,6 +14611,72 @@ then
     as_fn_append wine_warnings "|No sound system was found. Windows applications will be silent."
 fi
 
+if test "x$with_vulkan" != "xno"
+then
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for -lvulkan" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for -lvulkan... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lvulkan  $LIBS"
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char vkGetInstanceProcAddr ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return vkGetInstanceProcAddr ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  case "$LIBEXT" in
+    dll) ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest.exe | grep "vulkan" | sed -e "s/dll.*/dll/"';2,$d'` ;;
+    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan=`$OTOOL -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libvulkan\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libvulkan\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan=`$READELF -d conftest$ac_exeext | grep "NEEDED.*libvulkan\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\\[\\(libvulkan\\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\\)\\].*$/\1/"';2,$d'`
+       if ${ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan:+false} :; then :
+  ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan=`$LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libvulkan\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libvulkan\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'`
+fi ;;
+  esac
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  LIBS=$ac_check_soname_save_LIBS
+fi
+if ${ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan:+false} :; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not found" >&5
+$as_echo "not found" >&6; }
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SONAME_LIBVULKAN "$ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan"
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
+fi
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan" = "x"; then :
+  case "x$with_vulkan" in
+  x)   as_fn_append wine_notices "|libvulkan ${notice_platform}development files not found, Vulkan won't be supported." ;;
+  xno) ;;
+  *)   as_fn_error $? "libvulkan ${notice_platform}development files not found, Vulkan won't be supported.
+This is an error since --with-vulkan was requested." "$LINENO" 5 ;;
+esac
+
+fi
+
 
 EXTRACFLAGS=""
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 02937cab5db..3b93966c364 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(tiff,      AS_HELP_STRING([--without-tiff],[do not use TIFF]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(udev,      AS_HELP_STRING([--without-udev],[do not use udev (plug and play support)]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(sdl,       AS_HELP_STRING([--without-sdl],[do not use SDL]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(v4l,       AS_HELP_STRING([--without-v4l],[do not use v4l1 (v4l support)]))
+AC_ARG_WITH(vulkan,    AS_HELP_STRING([--without-vulkan],[do not use Vulkan]))
 AC_ARG_WITH(xcomposite,AS_HELP_STRING([--without-xcomposite],[do not use the Xcomposite extension]),
             [if test "x$withval" = "xno"; then ac_cv_header_X11_extensions_Xcomposite_h=no; fi])
 AC_ARG_WITH(xcursor,   AS_HELP_STRING([--without-xcursor],[do not use the Xcursor extension]),
@@ -1836,6 +1837,14 @@ then
     WINE_WARNING([No sound system was found. Windows applications will be silent.])
 fi
 
+dnl *** Check for Vulkan ***
+if test "x$with_vulkan" != "xno"
+then
+    WINE_CHECK_SONAME(vulkan, vkGetInstanceProcAddr)
+fi
+WINE_NOTICE_WITH(vulkan,[test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_vulkan" = "x"],
+                 [libvulkan ${notice_platform}development files not found, Vulkan won't be supported.])
+
 dnl **** Check for gcc specific options ****
 
 AC_SUBST(EXTRACFLAGS,"")
diff --git a/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c
index e6c77cab325..2152cb15fef 100644
--- a/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c
+++ b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan.c
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@
 #include "winuser.h"
 
 #include "wine/debug.h"
+#include "wine/heap.h"
 #include "wine/vulkan.h"
 #include "wine/vulkan_driver.h"
+#include "vulkan_private.h"
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(vulkan);
 
@@ -66,11 +68,54 @@ static BOOL wine_vk_init(void)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
+/* Helper function used for freeing an instance structure. This function supports full
+ * and partial object cleanups and can thus be used for vkCreateInstance failures.
+ */
+static void wine_vk_instance_free(struct VkInstance_T *instance)
+{
+    if (!instance)
+        return;
+
+    if (instance->instance)
+        vk_funcs->p_vkDestroyInstance(instance->instance, NULL /* allocator */);
+
+    heap_free(instance);
+}
+
 static VkResult WINAPI wine_vkCreateInstance(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *create_info,
         const VkAllocationCallbacks *allocator, VkInstance *instance)
 {
-    TRACE("%p %p %p\n", create_info, allocator, instance);
-    return vk_funcs->p_vkCreateInstance(create_info, allocator, instance);
+    struct VkInstance_T *object = NULL;
+    VkResult res;
+
+    TRACE("create_info %p, allocator %p, instance %p\n", create_info, allocator, instance);
+
+    if (allocator)
+        FIXME("Support for allocation callbacks not implemented yet\n");
+
+    object = heap_alloc(sizeof(*object));
+    if (!object)
+    {
+        ERR("Failed to allocate memory for instance\n");
+        res = VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
+        goto err;
+    }
+    object->base.loader_magic = VULKAN_ICD_MAGIC_VALUE;
+
+    res = vk_funcs->p_vkCreateInstance(create_info, NULL /* allocator */, &object->instance);
+    if (res != VK_SUCCESS)
+    {
+        ERR("Failed to create instance, res=%d\n", res);
+        goto err;
+    }
+
+    *instance = object;
+    TRACE("Done, instance=%p native_instance=%p\n", object, object->instance);
+    return VK_SUCCESS;
+
+err:
+    wine_vk_instance_free(object);
+    return res;
 }
 
 static VkResult WINAPI wine_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(const char *layer_name,
diff --git a/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan_private.h b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan_private.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b83e875a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dlls/winevulkan/vulkan_private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/* Wine Vulkan ICD private data structures
+ *
+ * Copyright 2017 Roderick Colenbrander
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef __WINE_VULKAN_PRIVATE_H
+#define __WINE_VULKAN_PRIVATE_H
+
+/* Magic value defined by Vulkan ICD / Loader spec */
+#define VULKAN_ICD_MAGIC_VALUE 0x01CDC0DE
+
+/* Base 'class' for our Vulkan dispatchable objects such as VkDevice and VkInstance.
+ * This structure MUST be the first element of a dispatchable object as the ICD
+ * loader depends on it. For now only contains loader_magic, but over time more common
+ * functionality is expected.
+ */
+struct wine_vk_base
+{
+    /* Special section in each dispatchable object for use by the ICD loader for
+     * storing dispatch tables. The start contains a magical value '0x01CDC0DE'.
+     */
+    UINT_PTR loader_magic;
+};
+
+struct VkInstance_T
+{
+    struct wine_vk_base base;
+    VkInstance instance; /* native instance */
+};
+
+#endif /* __WINE_VULKAN_PRIVATE_H */
diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/vulkan.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/vulkan.c
index 92f8a0e4526..adc3da35e49 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/vulkan.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/vulkan.c
@@ -20,22 +20,67 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "wine/port.h"
 
+#include <stdarg.h>
+
+#include "windef.h"
+#include "winbase.h"
+
 #include "wine/debug.h"
+#include "wine/library.h"
 #include "wine/vulkan.h"
 #include "wine/vulkan_driver.h"
 
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBVULKAN
+
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(vulkan);
 
+static VkResult (*pvkCreateInstance)(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *, const VkAllocationCallbacks *, VkInstance *);
+static void (*pvkDestroyInstance)(VkInstance, const VkAllocationCallbacks *);
+
+static BOOL wine_vk_init(void)
+{
+    static BOOL init_done = FALSE;
+    static void *vulkan_handle;
+
+    if (init_done) return (vulkan_handle != NULL);
+    init_done = TRUE;
+
+    if (!(vulkan_handle = wine_dlopen(SONAME_LIBVULKAN, RTLD_NOW, NULL, 0))) return FALSE;
+
+#define LOAD_FUNCPTR(f) if((p##f = wine_dlsym(vulkan_handle, #f, NULL, 0)) == NULL) return FALSE;
+LOAD_FUNCPTR(vkCreateInstance)
+LOAD_FUNCPTR(vkDestroyInstance)
+#undef LOAD_FUNCPTR
+
+    return TRUE;
+}
+
 static VkResult X11DRV_vkCreateInstance(const VkInstanceCreateInfo *create_info,
         const VkAllocationCallbacks *allocator, VkInstance *instance)
 {
-    FIXME("stub: %p %p %p\n", create_info, allocator, instance);
-    return VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER;
+    TRACE("create_info %p, allocator %p, instance %p\n", create_info, allocator, instance);
+
+    if (allocator)
+        FIXME("Support for allocation callbacks not implemented yet\n");
+
+    /* TODO: convert win32 to x11 extensions here. */
+    if (create_info->enabledExtensionCount > 0)
+    {
+        FIXME("Extensions are not supported yet, aborting!\n");
+        return VK_ERROR_INCOMPATIBLE_DRIVER;
+    }
+
+    return pvkCreateInstance(create_info, NULL /* allocator */, instance);
 }
 
 static void X11DRV_vkDestroyInstance(VkInstance instance, const VkAllocationCallbacks *allocator)
 {
-    FIXME("stub: %p %p\n", instance, allocator);
+    TRACE("%p %p\n", instance, allocator);
+
+    if (allocator)
+        FIXME("Support for allocation callbacks not implemented yet\n");
+
+    pvkDestroyInstance(instance, NULL /* allocator */);
 }
 
 static VkResult X11DRV_vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(const char *layer_name,
@@ -75,7 +120,7 @@ static void * X11DRV_vkGetInstanceProcAddr(VkInstance instance, const char *name
     return NULL;
 }
 
-static struct vulkan_funcs vulkan_funcs =
+static const struct vulkan_funcs vulkan_funcs =
 {
     X11DRV_vkCreateInstance,
     X11DRV_vkDestroyInstance,
@@ -91,5 +136,17 @@ const struct vulkan_funcs *get_vulkan_driver(UINT version)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    return &vulkan_funcs;
+    if (wine_vk_init())
+        return &vulkan_funcs;
+
+    return NULL;
 }
+
+#else /* No vulkan */
+
+const struct vulkan_funcs *get_vulkan_driver(UINT version)
+{
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+#endif /* SONAME_LIBVULKAN */
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index b7ed9d2b8c6..353c1463881 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -1527,6 +1527,9 @@
 /* Define to the soname of the libv4l1 library. */
 #undef SONAME_LIBV4L1
 
+/* Define to the soname of the libvulkan library. */
+#undef SONAME_LIBVULKAN
+
 /* Define to the soname of the libX11 library. */
 #undef SONAME_LIBX11