diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4ec0c254..801ba465 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ option (NRI_STATIC_LIBRARY "Build static library" OFF)
 
 # Options: backends
 option (NRI_ENABLE_VK_SUPPORT "Enable VULKAN backend" ON)
+option (NRI_ENABLE_METAL_SUPPORT "Enable METAL backend" ON)
 option (NRI_ENABLE_D3D11_SUPPORT "Enable D3D11 backend" ON)
 option (NRI_ENABLE_D3D12_SUPPORT "Enable D3D12 backend" ON)
 
@@ -209,8 +210,19 @@ if (WIN32 AND NRI_ENABLE_D3D12_SUPPORT)
     endif ()
 endif ()
 
+# METAL
+if (NRI_ENABLE_METAL_SUPPORT AND APPLE) 
+    message ("NRI adding backend: METAL")
+    set (COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} NRI_USE_MTL=1)
+    file (GLOB MTL_SOURCE "Source/Metal/*.cpp" "Source/Metal/*.mm" "Source/Metal/*.h" "Source/Metal/*.hpp" )
+    source_group ("" FILES ${MTL_SOURCE})
+    add_library (NRI_MTL STATIC ${MTL_SOURCE})
+    target_include_directories (NRI_MTL PRIVATE "Include" "Source/Shared" "External")
+    target_compile_definitions (NRI_MTL PRIVATE ${COMPILE_DEFINITIONS})
+endif()
+
 # VK
-if (NRI_ENABLE_VK_SUPPORT)
+if (NRI_ENABLE_VK_SUPPORT AND NOT APPLE)
     message ("NRI adding backend: VK")
     set (COMPILE_DEFINITIONS ${COMPILE_DEFINITIONS} NRI_USE_VULKAN=1)
 
@@ -315,6 +327,9 @@ endif ()
 if (NRI_ENABLE_VK_SUPPORT)
     target_link_libraries (${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE NRI_VK)
 endif ()
+if (NRI_ENABLE_METAL_SUPPORT)
+    target_link_libraries (${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE NRI_MTL)
+endif ()
 
 set_property (TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTY FOLDER ${PROJECT_NAME})
 
diff --git a/Include/.DS_Store b/Include/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbf90847
Binary files /dev/null and b/Include/.DS_Store differ
diff --git a/Include/Extensions/NRIWrapperMTL.h b/Include/Extensions/NRIWrapperMTL.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d62a9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Include/Extensions/NRIWrapperMTL.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// © 2021 NVIDIA Corporation
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "NRIDeviceCreation.h"
+
+NRI_NAMESPACE_BEGIN
+
+NRI_STRUCT(DeviceCreationMTLDesc)
+{
+    bool enableNRIValidation;
+    id<MTLDevice>     MtlDevice;
+}
+
+NRI_STRUCT(CommandBufferMTLDesc)
+{
+
+}
+
+
+NRI_API NRI_NAME(Result) NRI_CALL nriCreateDeviceFromMtlDevice(const NRI_NAME_REF(DeviceCreationMTLDesc) deviceDesc, NRI_NAME_REF(Device*) device);
+
+NRI_NAMESPACE_END
+
diff --git a/Include/NRIDescs.h b/Include/NRIDescs.h
index 5eac31c6..08309171 100644
--- a/Include/NRIDescs.h
+++ b/Include/NRIDescs.h
@@ -1399,6 +1399,7 @@ NRI_ENUM
     D3D11,
     D3D12,
     VK,
+    MTL,
 
     MAX_NUM
 );
@@ -1411,6 +1412,7 @@ NRI_ENUM
     NVIDIA,
     AMD,
     INTEL,
+    APPLE,
 
     MAX_NUM
 );
diff --git a/Source/Creation/Creation.cpp b/Source/Creation/Creation.cpp
index 680c88f6..a454c379 100644
--- a/Source/Creation/Creation.cpp
+++ b/Source/Creation/Creation.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ Result CreateDeviceD3D12(const DeviceCreationDesc& deviceCreationDesc, DeviceBas
 Result CreateDeviceD3D12(const DeviceCreationD3D12Desc& deviceCreationDesc, DeviceBase*& device);
 #endif
 
+#if NRI_USE_MTL
+Result CreateDeviceMTL(const DeviceCreationDesc& deviceCreationDesc, DeviceBase*& device);
+Result CreateDeviceMTL(const DeviceCreationMTLDesc& deviceCreationDesc, DeviceBase*& device);
+#endif
+
 #if NRI_USE_VULKAN
 Result CreateDeviceVK(const DeviceCreationDesc& deviceCreationDesc, DeviceBase*& device);
 Result CreateDeviceVK(const DeviceCreationVKDesc& deviceDesc, DeviceBase*& device);
@@ -188,6 +193,24 @@ NRI_API Result NRI_CALL nriCreateDeviceFromD3D12Device(const DeviceCreationD3D12
     return FinalizeDeviceCreation(deviceCreationDesc, *deviceImpl, device);
 }
 
+NRI_API Result NRI_CALL nriCreateDeviceFromMtlDevice(const DeviceCreationMTLDesc& deviceCreationMtlDesc, Device*& device) {
+    DeviceCreationDesc deviceCreationDesc = {};
+    deviceCreationDesc.graphicsAPI = GraphicsAPI::MTL;
+    deviceCreationDesc.enableNRIValidation = deviceCreationMtlDesc.enableNRIValidation;
+    
+    Result result = Result::UNSUPPORTED;
+    DeviceBase* deviceImpl = nullptr;
+
+#if NRI_USE_MTL
+    result = CreateDeviceD3D12(tempDeviceCreationD3D12Desc, deviceImpl);
+#endif
+
+    if (result != Result::SUCCESS)
+        return result;
+
+    return FinalizeDeviceCreation(deviceCreationDesc, *deviceImpl, device);
+}
+
 NRI_API Result NRI_CALL nriCreateDeviceFromVkDevice(const DeviceCreationVKDesc& deviceCreationVKDesc, Device*& device) {
     DeviceCreationDesc deviceCreationDesc = {};
     deviceCreationDesc.callbackInterface = deviceCreationVKDesc.callbackInterface;
diff --git a/Source/Metal/BufferMetal.h b/Source/Metal/BufferMetal.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c906e22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Metal/BufferMetal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+
+#import <MetalKit/MetalKit.h>
+
+struct BufferMetal {
+
+private:
+    id<MTLBuffer>                pBuffer;
+    //id<MTLIndirectCommandBuffer> pIndirectCommandBuffer;
+    uint64_t                     mOffset;
+};
+
+
+
diff --git a/Source/Metal/BufferMetal.mm b/Source/Metal/BufferMetal.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f01f9abf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Metal/BufferMetal.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "BufferMetal.h"
+
diff --git a/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.h b/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b51a1df5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace nri {
+
+struct DeviceMetal final : public DeviceBase {
+    BufferMetal(const CallbackInterface& callbacks, const StdAllocator<uint8_t>& stdAllocator);
+    ~BufferMetal();
+
+    Result FillFunctionTable(CoreInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(HelperInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(LowLatencyInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(MeshShaderInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(RayTracingInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(StreamerInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(SwapChainInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(ResourceAllocatorInterface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(WrapperD3D11Interface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(WrapperD3D12Interface& table) const;
+    Result FillFunctionTable(WrapperVKInterface& table) const;
+
+    //================================================================================================================
+    // DeviceBase
+    //================================================================================================================
+
+    inline const DeviceDesc& GetDesc() const {
+        return m_Desc;
+    }
+
+    Result Create(const DeviceCreationDesc& deviceCreationDesc, const DeviceCreationMTLDesc& deviceCreationVKDesc, bool isWrapper);
+private:
+    DeviceDesc m_Desc = {};
+    id<MTLDevice>     m_Device;
+    DeviceDesc m_Desc = {};
+    bool m_OwnsNativeObjects = true;
+};
+}; // namespace nri
diff --git a/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.hpp b/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a903496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Declare_PartiallyFillFunctionTable_Functions(MTL);
+
+#pragma region[  Core  ]
+
+static const DeviceDesc& NRI_CALL GetDeviceDesc(const Device& device) {
+    return ((const DeviceMetal&)device).GetDesc();
+}
+
+#pragma endregion
+
+
+Define_Core_Device_PartiallyFillFunctionTable(MTL);
+Define_Helper_Device_PartiallyFillFunctionTable(MTL);
+Define_RayTracing_Device_PartiallyFillFunctionTable(MTL);
+Define_Streamer_Device_PartiallyFillFunctionTable(MTL);
+Define_SwapChain_Device_PartiallyFillFunctionTable(MTL);
+Define_ResourceAllocator_Device_PartiallyFillFunctionTable(MTL);
diff --git a/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.mm b/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.mm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4e7c837d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Metal/DeviceMetal.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include "DeviceMetal.h"
+
+using namespace nri;
+
+BufferMetal::BufferMetal(const CallbackInterface& callbacks, const StdAllocator<uint8_t>& stdAllocator) 
+    : DeviceBase(callbacks, stdAllocator) {
+    m_Desc.graphicsAPI = GraphicsAPI::VK;
+    m_Desc.nriVersionMajor = NRI_VERSION_MAJOR;
+    m_Desc.nriVersionMinor = NRI_VERSION_MINOR;
+
+}
+BufferMetal::~BufferMetal() {
+
+}
+
+Result CreateDeviceMTL(const DeviceCreationDesc& deviceCreationDesc, DeviceBase*& device) {
+    
+}
+
+Result CreateDeviceMTL(const DeviceCreationMTLDesc& deviceCreationDesc, DeviceBase*& device) {
+
+}
+
+Result DeviceMetal::Create(const DeviceCreationDesc& deviceCreationDesc, const DeviceCreationMTLDesc& deviceCreationMTLDesc, bool isWrapper) {
+  m_OwnsNativeObjects = !isWrapper;
+
+  if(isWrapper) {
+    m_Device = deviceCreationMTLDesc.MtlDevice;
+  }
+  
+  strncpy(m_Desc.adapterDesc.name, [m_Device.name UTF8String], sizeof(m_Desc.adapterDesc.name));
+  // No vendor id, device id for Apple GPUs
+  if (strstr(m_Desc.adapterDesc.name, "Apple"))
+  {
+      m_Desc.adapterDesc.vendor = nri::Vendor::APPLE;
+  } else {
+      const uint64_t regID = [m_Device registryID];
+      if (regID)
+      {
+          io_registry_entry_t entry = IOServiceGetMatchingService(kIOMasterPortDefault, IORegistryEntryIDMatching(regID));
+          if (entry)
+          {
+              // That returned the IOGraphicsAccelerator nub. Its parent, then, is the actual PCI device.
+              io_registry_entry_t parent;
+              if (IORegistryEntryGetParentEntry(entry, kIOServicePlane, &parent) == kIOReturnSuccess)
+              {
+                  m_Desc.adapterDesc.vendor = GetVendorFromID(GetEntryProperty(parent, CFSTR("vendor-id")));
+                  m_Desc.adapterDesc.deviceId = GetEntryProperty(parent, CFSTR("device-id"));
+                  IOObjectRelease(parent);
+              }
+              IOObjectRelease(entry);
+          }
+      }
+  }
+
+
+}
diff --git a/Source/Shared/SharedExternal.h b/Source/Shared/SharedExternal.h
index c7a6fe40..4f2b5d3f 100644
--- a/Source/Shared/SharedExternal.h
+++ b/Source/Shared/SharedExternal.h
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ inline nri::Vendor GetVendorFromID(uint32_t vendorID) {
             return nri::Vendor::AMD;
         case 0x8086:
             return nri::Vendor::INTEL;
+        case 0x106b:
+            return nri::Vendor::APPLE;
     }
 
     return nri::Vendor::UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/Source/VK/DeviceVK.cpp b/Source/VK/DeviceVK.cpp
index c6829288..5c4187a3 100644
--- a/Source/VK/DeviceVK.cpp
+++ b/Source/VK/DeviceVK.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include "DescriptorSetVK.h"
 #include "DescriptorVK.h"
 #include "FenceVK.h"
-#include "HelperDeviceMemoryAllocator.h"
+#include "HelperDeviceMemoryAllocator.h"Device
 #include "MemoryVK.h"
 #include "PipelineLayoutVK.h"
 #include "PipelineVK.h"
diff --git a/Source/VK/DeviceVK.h b/Source/VK/DeviceVK.h
index 97c5ff3e..887f4aa3 100644
--- a/Source/VK/DeviceVK.h
+++ b/Source/VK/DeviceVK.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+
 namespace nri {
 
 struct CommandQueueVK;
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ struct DeviceVK final : public DeviceBase {
         return m_Device;
     }
 
-    inline operator VkPhysicalDevice() const {
+    inline operator VkPhysicalDevice() const {DeviceB
         return m_PhysicalDevice;
     }
 
diff --git a/Source/Validation/DeviceVal.cpp b/Source/Validation/DeviceVal.cpp
index 68d547fa..729ea37a 100644
--- a/Source/Validation/DeviceVal.cpp
+++ b/Source/Validation/DeviceVal.cpp
@@ -887,6 +887,11 @@ Result DeviceVal::CreateAccelerationStructure(const AccelerationStructureVKDesc&
 
 #endif
 
+
+#if NRI_USE_METAL
+
+#endif
+
 #if NRI_USE_D3D11
 
 Result DeviceVal::CreateCommandBuffer(const CommandBufferD3D11Desc& commandBufferDesc, CommandBuffer*& commandBuffer) {