diff --git a/base/VulkanDevice.cpp b/base/VulkanDevice.cpp
index 8372afaa..0013f600 100644
--- a/base/VulkanDevice.cpp
+++ b/base/VulkanDevice.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,10 @@ namespace vks
 			deviceExtensions.push_back(VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME);
 		}
 
+#if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_MACOS_MVK)
+        deviceExtensions.push_back("VK_KHR_portability_subset");
+#endif
+
 		VkDeviceCreateInfo deviceCreateInfo = {};
 		deviceCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DEVICE_CREATE_INFO;
 		deviceCreateInfo.queueCreateInfoCount = static_cast<uint32_t>(queueCreateInfos.size());;
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index 106145a5..dde64a19 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ VkResult VulkanExampleBase::createInstance(bool enableValidation)
 	instanceExtensions.push_back(VK_MVK_IOS_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #elif defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_MACOS_MVK)
 	instanceExtensions.push_back(VK_MVK_MACOS_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    instanceExtensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    instanceExtensions.push_back(VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #elif defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_HEADLESS_EXT)
 	instanceExtensions.push_back(VK_EXT_HEADLESS_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #endif
@@ -88,6 +90,11 @@ VkResult VulkanExampleBase::createInstance(bool enableValidation)
 	instanceCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
 	instanceCreateInfo.pNext = NULL;
 	instanceCreateInfo.pApplicationInfo = &appInfo;
+
+#if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_MACOS_MVK)
+    instanceCreateInfo.flags = VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR;
+#endif
+
 	if (instanceExtensions.size() > 0)
 	{
 		if (settings.validation)