diff --git a/include/fwk/vulkan/vulkan_instance.h b/include/fwk/vulkan/vulkan_instance.h
index cbd9fb64..6f676c2a 100644
--- a/include/fwk/vulkan/vulkan_instance.h
+++ b/include/fwk/vulkan/vulkan_instance.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ struct VulkanPhysicalDeviceInfo {
 	VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties mem_properties;
 	VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupProperties subgroup_props;
 	VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupSizeControlProperties subgroup_control_props;
+	VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR raytracing_pipeline_props;
 	vector<VkQueueFamilyProperties> queue_families;
 	vector<string> extensions;
 	VDepthStencilFormats supported_depth_stencil_formats;
diff --git a/include/fwk/vulkan_base.h b/include/fwk/vulkan_base.h
index 166d8795..1f809878 100644
--- a/include/fwk/vulkan_base.h
+++ b/include/fwk/vulkan_base.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ DEFINE_ENUM(VTexFilter, nearest, linear);
 DEFINE_ENUM(VTexAddress, repeat, mirror_repeat, clamp_to_edge, clamp_to_border,
 			mirror_clamp_to_edge);
 
-DEFINE_ENUM(VDeviceFeature, memory_budget, subgroup_size_control, shader_clock);
+DEFINE_ENUM(VDeviceFeature, memory_budget, subgroup_size_control, shader_clock, ray_tracing);
 using VDeviceFeatures = EnumFlags<VDeviceFeature>;
 
 DEFINE_ENUM(VMemoryBlockType, slab, unmanaged, frame, invalid);
diff --git a/src/vulkan/vulkan_device.cpp b/src/vulkan/vulkan_device.cpp
index 5a924877..26f8ed4e 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/vulkan_device.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan/vulkan_device.cpp
@@ -185,6 +185,15 @@ Ex<void> VulkanDevice::initialize(const VDeviceSetup &setup) {
 		m_features |= VDeviceFeature::shader_clock;
 	}
 
+	vector<string> raytracing_exts{{VK_KHR_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+									VK_KHR_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_EXTENSION_NAME,
+									VK_KHR_DEFERRED_HOST_OPERATIONS_EXTENSION_NAME}};
+	if(allOf(raytracing_exts,
+			 [&](const string &ext) { return anyOf(phys_info.extensions, ext); })) {
+		insertBack(exts, raytracing_exts);
+		m_features |= VDeviceFeature::ray_tracing;
+	}
+
 	makeSortedUnique(exts);
 
 	for(auto ext : exts)
@@ -214,6 +223,8 @@ Ex<void> VulkanDevice::initialize(const VDeviceSetup &setup) {
 		clock_features.pNext = &subgroup_features;
 	}
 
+	VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR prop;
+
 	vector<const char *> c_exts = transform(exts, [](auto &str) { return str.c_str(); });
 	VkDeviceCreateInfo ci{VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO};
 	ci.pQueueCreateInfos = queue_cis.data();
diff --git a/src/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cpp b/src/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cpp
index bc031268..d748d48f 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan/vulkan_instance.cpp
@@ -135,10 +135,13 @@ static VulkanPhysicalDeviceInfo physicalDeviceInfo(VkPhysicalDevice handle) {
 		VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_PROPERTIES};
 	VkPhysicalDeviceSubgroupSizeControlProperties subgroup_control_props{
 		VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_SUBGROUP_SIZE_CONTROL_PROPERTIES};
+	VkPhysicalDeviceRayTracingPipelinePropertiesKHR raytracing_props{
+		VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_RAY_TRACING_PIPELINE_PROPERTIES_KHR};
 
 	VkPhysicalDeviceProperties2 props2{VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2};
 	props2.pNext = &subgroup_props;
 	subgroup_props.pNext = &subgroup_control_props;
+	subgroup_control_props.pNext = &raytracing_props;
 	vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(handle, &props2);
 	subgroup_props.pNext = nullptr;
 	subgroup_control_props.pNext = nullptr;
@@ -148,6 +151,7 @@ static VulkanPhysicalDeviceInfo physicalDeviceInfo(VkPhysicalDevice handle) {
 	out.properties = props2.properties;
 	out.subgroup_props = subgroup_props;
 	out.subgroup_control_props = subgroup_control_props;
+	out.raytracing_pipeline_props = raytracing_props;
 	out.vendor_id = VVendorId::unknown;
 	if(props2.properties.vendorID == 4098)
 		out.vendor_id = VVendorId::amd;