diff --git a/libretro-common/include/libretro_vulkan.h b/libretro-common/include/libretro_vulkan.h
index b761e0afea..c7e2586e2d 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/libretro_vulkan.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/libretro_vulkan.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
 
 #define RETRO_HW_RENDER_INTERFACE_VULKAN_VERSION 3
+#define RETRO_HW_RENDER_CONTEXT_NEGOTIATION_INTERFACE_VULKAN_VERSION 1
 
 struct retro_vulkan_image
 {
@@ -50,6 +51,24 @@ typedef void (*retro_vulkan_wait_sync_index_t)(void *handle);
 typedef void (*retro_vulkan_lock_queue_t)(void *handle);
 typedef void (*retro_vulkan_unlock_queue_t)(void *handle);
 
+struct retro_vulkan_context
+{
+   VkPhysicalDevice gpu;
+   VkDevice device;
+   VkQueue queue;
+   uint32_t queue_family_index;
+};
+
+typedef void *(*retro_vulkan_create_device_t)(
+      struct retro_vulkan_context *context,
+      VkInstance instance,
+      PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr get_proc_addr,
+      const char **required_device_extensions,
+      unsigned num_required_device_extensions,
+      const VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures *required_features);
+
+typedef void (*retro_vulkan_destroy_handle_t)(void *data);
+
 /* Note on thread safety:
  * The Vulkan API is heavily designed around multi-threading, and
  * the libretro interface for it should also be threading friendly.
@@ -57,6 +76,17 @@ typedef void (*retro_vulkan_unlock_queue_t)(void *handle);
  * command buffers to the GPU from any thread.
  */
 
+struct retro_hw_render_context_negotiation_interface_vulkan
+{
+   /* Must be set to RETRO_HW_RENDER_CONTEXT_NEGOTIATION_INTERFACE_VULKAN. */
+   enum retro_hw_render_interface_type interface_type;
+   /* Must be set to RETRO_HW_RENDER_CONTEXT_NEGOTIATION_INTERFACE_VULKAN_VERSION. */
+   unsigned interface_version;
+
+   retro_vulkan_create_device_t create_device;
+   retro_vulkan_destroy_handle_t destroy_handle;
+};
+
 struct retro_hw_render_interface_vulkan
 {
    /* Must be set to RETRO_HW_RENDER_INTERFACE_VULKAN. */
@@ -78,6 +108,11 @@ struct retro_hw_render_interface_vulkan
     */
    void *handle;
 
+   /* An opaque handle that is used to pass data from context negotiation interface
+    * to the hardware interface.
+    */
+   void *core_handle;
+
    /* The Vulkan instance the context is using. */
    VkInstance instance;
    /* The physical device used. */