diff --git a/base/vulkantools.cpp b/base/vulkantools.cpp
index a9c86604..ce87becd 100644
--- a/base/vulkantools.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkantools.cpp
@@ -918,3 +918,22 @@ VkBindSparseInfo vkTools::initializers::bindSparseInfo()
 	bindSparseInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BIND_SPARSE_INFO;
 	return VkBindSparseInfo();
 }
+
+VkSpecializationMapEntry vkTools::initializers::specializationMapEntry(uint32_t constantID, uint32_t offset, size_t size)
+{
+	VkSpecializationMapEntry specializationEntry{};
+	specializationEntry.constantID = constantID;
+	specializationEntry.offset = offset;
+	specializationEntry.size = size;
+	return specializationEntry;
+}
+
+VkSpecializationInfo vkTools::initializers::specializationInfo(uint32_t mapEntryCount, const VkSpecializationMapEntry* mapEntries, size_t dataSize, const void* data)
+{
+	VkSpecializationInfo specializationInfo{};
+	specializationInfo.mapEntryCount = mapEntryCount;
+	specializationInfo.pMapEntries = mapEntries;
+	specializationInfo.dataSize = dataSize;
+	specializationInfo.pData = data;
+	return specializationInfo;
+}
diff --git a/base/vulkantools.h b/base/vulkantools.h
index 90f369a9..38d5cf32 100644
--- a/base/vulkantools.h
+++ b/base/vulkantools.h
@@ -284,6 +284,12 @@ namespace vkTools
 			uint32_t offset);
 
 		VkBindSparseInfo bindSparseInfo();
+
+		/** @brief Initialize a map entry for a shader specialization constant */
+		VkSpecializationMapEntry specializationMapEntry(uint32_t constantID, uint32_t offset, size_t size);
+
+		/** @biref Initialize a specialization constant info structure to pass to a shader stage */
+		VkSpecializationInfo specializationInfo(uint32_t mapEntryCount, const VkSpecializationMapEntry* mapEntries, size_t dataSize, const void* data);
 	}
 
 }