diff --git a/base/VulkanTools.cpp b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
index 947f56aa..7dd51621 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTools.cpp
+++ b/base/VulkanTools.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,21 @@ namespace vks
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		// Returns if a given format support LINEAR filtering
+		VkBool32 formatIsFilterable(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling)
+		{
+			VkFormatProperties formatProps;
+			vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties(physicalDevice, format, &formatProps);
+
+			if (tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL)
+				return formatProps.optimalTilingFeatures & VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT;
+
+			if (tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR)
+				return formatProps.linearTilingFeatures & VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT;
+
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		// Create an image memory barrier for changing the layout of
 		// an image and put it into an active command buffer
 		// See chapter 11.4 "Image Layout" for details
diff --git a/base/VulkanTools.h b/base/VulkanTools.h
index adccbf9f..fe75fe2f 100644
--- a/base/VulkanTools.h
+++ b/base/VulkanTools.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ namespace vks
 		// Returns false if none of the depth formats in the list is supported by the device
 		VkBool32 getSupportedDepthFormat(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, VkFormat *depthFormat);
 
+		// Returns if a given format support LINEAR filtering
+		VkBool32 formatIsFilterable(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, VkFormat format, VkImageTiling tiling);
+
 		// Put an image memory barrier for setting an image layout on the sub resource into the given command buffer
 		void setImageLayout(
 			VkCommandBuffer cmdbuffer,
diff --git a/examples/shadowmapping/shadowmapping.cpp b/examples/shadowmapping/shadowmapping.cpp
index ce15be5d..97ea579e 100644
--- a/examples/shadowmapping/shadowmapping.cpp
+++ b/examples/shadowmapping/shadowmapping.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 #else
 #define SHADOWMAP_DIM 2048
 #endif
-#define SHADOWMAP_FILTER VK_FILTER_LINEAR
+#define DEFAULT_SHADOWMAP_FILTER VK_FILTER_LINEAR
 
 class VulkanExample : public VulkanExampleBase
 {
@@ -275,9 +275,12 @@ public:
 
 		// Create sampler to sample from to depth attachment
 		// Used to sample in the fragment shader for shadowed rendering
+		VkFilter shadowmap_filter = vks::tools::formatIsFilterable(physicalDevice, DEPTH_FORMAT, VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL) ?
+		   DEFAULT_SHADOWMAP_FILTER :
+		   VK_FILTER_NEAREST;
 		VkSamplerCreateInfo sampler = vks::initializers::samplerCreateInfo();
-		sampler.magFilter = SHADOWMAP_FILTER;
-		sampler.minFilter = SHADOWMAP_FILTER;
+		sampler.magFilter = shadowmap_filter;
+		sampler.minFilter = shadowmap_filter;
 		sampler.mipmapMode = VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR;
 		sampler.addressModeU = VK_SAMPLER_ADDRESS_MODE_CLAMP_TO_EDGE;
 		sampler.addressModeV = sampler.addressModeU;