diff --git a/gsk/Makefile.am b/gsk/Makefile.am
index 9541fe5998..77bfc0e5a1 100644
--- a/gsk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gsk/Makefile.am
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ DISTCLEANFILES =
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
 
+if HAVE_VULKAN
+gsk_private_vulan_source_h = \
+	gskvulkanrendererprivate.h
+gsk_private_vulkan_source_c = \
+	gskvulkanrenderer.c
+endif
+
 gsk_public_source_h = \
 	gskenums.h \
 	gskrenderer.h \
@@ -30,6 +37,7 @@ gsk_public_source_h = \
 	gsktexture.h \
 	gsktypes.h
 gsk_private_source_h = \
+	$(gsk_private_vulkan_source_h) \
 	gskcairorendererprivate.h \
 	gskdebugprivate.h \
 	gskgldriverprivate.h \
@@ -40,6 +48,7 @@ gsk_private_source_h = \
 	gskrendererprivate.h \
 	gskrendernodeprivate.h \
 	gskshaderbuilderprivate.h \
+	gskvulkanrendererprivate.h \
 	gsktextureprivate.h
 gsk_public_source_c = \
 	gskrenderer.c \
@@ -47,6 +56,7 @@ gsk_public_source_c = \
 	gskrendernodeiter.c \
 	gsktexture.c
 gsk_private_source_c = \
+	$(gsk_private_vulkan_source_c) \
 	gskcairorenderer.c \
 	gskdebug.c \
 	gskgldriver.c \
diff --git a/gsk/gskrenderer.c b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
index d4ed4e2a7d..da2b714e11 100644
--- a/gsk/gskrenderer.c
+++ b/gsk/gskrenderer.c
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
 #ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_WAYLAND
 #include <gdk/wayland/gdkwayland.h>
 #endif
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_VULKAN
+#include "gskvulkanrendererprivate.h"
+#endif
 
 typedef struct
 {
@@ -724,6 +727,10 @@ get_renderer_for_env_var (GdkWindow *window)
         env_var_type = GSK_TYPE_CAIRO_RENDERER;
       else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp (renderer_name, "opengl") == 0)
         env_var_type = GSK_TYPE_GL_RENDERER;
+#ifdef GDK_WINDOWING_VULKAN
+      else if (g_ascii_strcasecmp (renderer_name, "vulkan") == 0)
+        env_var_type = GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_RENDERER;
+#endif
       else
         env_var_type = G_TYPE_INVALID;
     }
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanrenderer.c b/gsk/gskvulkanrenderer.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..32fefcd548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanrenderer.c
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "gskvulkanrendererprivate.h"
+
+#include "gskdebugprivate.h"
+#include "gskrendererprivate.h"
+#include "gskrendernodeiter.h"
+#include "gskrendernodeprivate.h"
+#include "gsktextureprivate.h"
+
+#ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
+typedef struct {
+  GQuark cpu_time;
+  GQuark gpu_time;
+} ProfileTimers;
+#endif
+
+struct _GskVulkanRenderer
+{
+  GskRenderer parent_instance;
+
+  GdkVulkanContext *vulkan;
+#ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
+  ProfileTimers profile_timers;
+#endif
+};
+
+struct _GskVulkanRendererClass
+{
+  GskRendererClass parent_class;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (GskVulkanRenderer, gsk_vulkan_renderer, GSK_TYPE_RENDERER)
+
+static gboolean
+gsk_vulkan_renderer_realize (GskRenderer  *renderer,
+                            GdkWindow    *window,
+                            GError      **error)
+{
+  GskVulkanRenderer *self = GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER (renderer);
+
+  self->vulkan = gdk_window_create_vulkan_context (window, error);
+  if (self->vulkan == NULL)
+    return FALSE;
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_renderer_unrealize (GskRenderer *renderer)
+{
+  GskVulkanRenderer *self = GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER (renderer);
+
+  g_clear_object (&self->vulkan);
+}
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_renderer_render (GskRenderer   *renderer,
+                            GskRenderNode *root)
+{
+  GskVulkanRenderer *self = GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER (renderer);
+#ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
+  GskProfiler *profiler;
+  gint64 cpu_time;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
+  profiler = gsk_renderer_get_profiler (renderer);
+  gsk_profiler_timer_begin (profiler, self->profile_timers.cpu_time);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
+  cpu_time = gsk_profiler_timer_end (profiler, self->profile_timers.cpu_time);
+  gsk_profiler_timer_set (profiler, self->profile_timers.cpu_time, cpu_time);
+
+  gsk_profiler_push_samples (profiler);
+#endif
+}
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_renderer_class_init (GskVulkanRendererClass *klass)
+{
+  GskRendererClass *renderer_class = GSK_RENDERER_CLASS (klass);
+
+  renderer_class->realize = gsk_vulkan_renderer_realize;
+  renderer_class->unrealize = gsk_vulkan_renderer_unrealize;
+  renderer_class->render = gsk_vulkan_renderer_render;
+}
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_renderer_init (GskVulkanRenderer *self)
+{
+#ifdef G_ENABLE_DEBUG
+  GskProfiler *profiler = gsk_renderer_get_profiler (GSK_RENDERER (self));
+
+  self->profile_timers.cpu_time = gsk_profiler_add_timer (profiler, "cpu-time", "CPU time", FALSE, TRUE);
+#endif
+}
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanrendererprivate.h b/gsk/gskvulkanrendererprivate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4a07f47cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanrendererprivate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef __GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER_PRIVATE_H__
+#define __GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER_PRIVATE_H__
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
+#include <gsk/gskrenderer.h>
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+#define GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_RENDERER (gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_type ())
+
+#define GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER(obj)                 (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST ((obj), GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_RENDERER, GskVulkanRenderer))
+#define GSK_IS_VULKAN_RENDERER(obj)              (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE ((obj), GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_RENDERER))
+#define GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER_CLASS(klass)         (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST ((klass), GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_RENDERER, GskVulkanRendererClass))
+#define GSK_IS_VULKAN_RENDERER_CLASS(klass)      (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE ((klass), GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_RENDERER))
+#define GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER_GET_CLASS(obj)       (G_TYPE_INSTANCE_GET_CLASS ((obj), GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_RENDERER, GskVulkanRendererClass))
+
+typedef struct _GskVulkanRenderer                GskVulkanRenderer;
+typedef struct _GskVulkanRendererClass           GskVulkanRendererClass;
+
+GType gsk_vulkan_renderer_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GSK_VULKAN_RENDERER_PRIVATE_H__ */