diff --git a/base/vulkantools.cpp b/base/vulkantools.cpp
index 5d51013a..fd067603 100644
--- a/base/vulkantools.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkantools.cpp
@@ -538,6 +538,13 @@ VkFenceCreateInfo vkTools::initializers::fenceCreateInfo(VkFenceCreateFlags flag
 	return fenceCreateInfo;
 }
 
+VkEventCreateInfo vkTools::initializers::eventCreateInfo()
+{
+	VkEventCreateInfo eventCreateInfo = {};
+	eventCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EVENT_CREATE_INFO;
+	return eventCreateInfo;
+}
+
 VkSubmitInfo vkTools::initializers::submitInfo()
 {
 	VkSubmitInfo submitInfo = {};
diff --git a/base/vulkantools.h b/base/vulkantools.h
index 98a3808d..3160bccf 100644
--- a/base/vulkantools.h
+++ b/base/vulkantools.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ namespace vkTools
 
 		VkSemaphoreCreateInfo semaphoreCreateInfo();
 		VkFenceCreateInfo fenceCreateInfo(VkFenceCreateFlags flags);
+		VkEventCreateInfo eventCreateInfo();
 
 		VkSubmitInfo submitInfo();