diff --git a/instancing/instancing.cpp b/instancing/instancing.cpp
index bab00335..76df86cf 100644
--- a/instancing/instancing.cpp
+++ b/instancing/instancing.cpp
@@ -118,6 +118,25 @@ public:
 		uniformBuffers.scene.destroy();
 	}
 
+	// Enable physical device features required for this example				
+	virtual void getEnabledFeatures()
+	{
+		// Enable anisotropic filtering if supported
+		if (deviceFeatures.samplerAnisotropy) {
+			enabledFeatures.samplerAnisotropy = VK_TRUE;
+		}
+		// Enable texture compression  
+		if (deviceFeatures.textureCompressionBC) {
+			enabledFeatures.textureCompressionBC = VK_TRUE;
+		}
+		else if (deviceFeatures.textureCompressionASTC_LDR) {
+			enabledFeatures.textureCompressionASTC_LDR = VK_TRUE;
+		}
+		else if (deviceFeatures.textureCompressionETC2) {
+			enabledFeatures.textureCompressionETC2 = VK_TRUE;
+		}
+	};	
+
 	void buildCommandBuffers()
 	{
 		VkCommandBufferBeginInfo cmdBufInfo = vks::initializers::commandBufferBeginInfo();