diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index 670e76f0..f12e533a 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ VkResult VulkanExampleBase::createInstance(bool enableValidation)
 	instanceExtensions.push_back(VK_MVK_MACOS_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #endif
 
+	if (enabledInstanceExtensions.size() > 0) {
+		for (auto enabledExtension : enabledInstanceExtensions) {
+			instanceExtensions.push_back(enabledExtension);
+		}
+	}
+
 	VkInstanceCreateInfo instanceCreateInfo = {};
 	instanceCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
 	instanceCreateInfo.pNext = NULL;
@@ -930,7 +936,7 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::initVulkan()
 	// This is handled by a separate class that gets a logical device representation
 	// and encapsulates functions related to a device
 	vulkanDevice = new vks::VulkanDevice(physicalDevice);
-	VkResult res = vulkanDevice->createLogicalDevice(enabledFeatures, enabledExtensions);
+	VkResult res = vulkanDevice->createLogicalDevice(enabledFeatures, enabledDeviceExtensions);
 	if (res != VK_SUCCESS) {
 		vks::tools::exitFatal("Could not create Vulkan device: \n" + vks::tools::errorString(res), res);
 	}
diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
index 1ac2e14b..f461bb9c 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.h
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ protected:
 	*/
 	VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures enabledFeatures{};
 	/** @brief Set of device extensions to be enabled for this example (must be set in the derived constructor) */
-	std::vector<const char*> enabledExtensions;
+	std::vector<const char*> enabledDeviceExtensions;
+	std::vector<const char*> enabledInstanceExtensions;
 	/** @brief Logical device, application's view of the physical device (GPU) */
 	// todo: getter? should always point to VulkanDevice->device
 	VkDevice device;