diff --git a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c
index 68e4ca4f2e..7ad90db896 100644
--- a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.c
@@ -265,6 +265,18 @@ void vulkan_sync_texture_to_cpu(vk_t *vk, const struct vk_texture *tex)
    vkInvalidateMappedMemoryRanges(vk->context->device, 1, &range);
 }
 
+static unsigned vulkan_num_miplevels(unsigned width, unsigned height)
+{
+   unsigned size = width > height ? width : height;
+   unsigned levels = 0;
+   while (size)
+   {
+      levels++;
+      size >>= 1;
+   }
+   return levels;
+}
+
 struct vk_texture vulkan_create_texture(vk_t *vk,
       struct vk_texture *old,
       unsigned width, unsigned height,
@@ -284,6 +296,7 @@ struct vk_texture vulkan_create_texture(vk_t *vk,
    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo cmd_info = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO };
    VkSubmitInfo submit_info             = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO };
    VkCommandBufferBeginInfo begin_info  = { VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO };
+   unsigned i;
 
    memset(&tex, 0, sizeof(tex));
 
@@ -292,8 +305,19 @@ struct vk_texture vulkan_create_texture(vk_t *vk,
    info.extent.width  = width;
    info.extent.height = height;
    info.extent.depth  = 1;
-   info.mipLevels     = 1;
    info.arrayLayers   = 1;
+
+   /* For simplicity, always build mipmaps for
+    * static textures, samplers can be used to enable it dynamically.
+    */
+   if (type == VULKAN_TEXTURE_STATIC)
+   {
+      info.mipLevels = vulkan_num_miplevels(width, height);
+      tex.mipmap     = true;
+   }
+   else
+      info.mipLevels = 1;
+
    info.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
 
    if (type == VULKAN_TEXTURE_STREAMED)
@@ -317,7 +341,9 @@ struct vk_texture vulkan_create_texture(vk_t *vk,
       case VULKAN_TEXTURE_STATIC:
          retro_assert(initial && "Static textures must have initial data.\n");
          info.tiling        = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL;
-         info.usage         = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT | VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+         info.usage         = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT |
+                              VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT |
+                              VK_IMAGE_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT;
          info.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
          break;
 
@@ -545,13 +571,80 @@ struct vk_texture vulkan_create_texture(vk_t *vk,
             tex.image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
             1, &region);
 
-      vulkan_image_layout_transition(vk, staging, tex.image,
-            VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
-            VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
-            VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
-            VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT,
-            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
-            VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT);
+      if (tex.mipmap)
+      {
+         /* Keep in general so we can easily do transfers to
+          * and transfers from the images without having to
+          * mess around with lots of extra transitions at per-level granularity.
+          */
+         vulkan_image_layout_transition(vk, staging, tex.image,
+               VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+               VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
+               VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
+               VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT,
+               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT);
+
+         for (i = 1; i < info.mipLevels; i++)
+         {
+            VkImageBlit blit_region;
+            unsigned src_width = MAX(width >> (i - 1), 1);
+            unsigned src_height = MAX(height >> (i - 1), 1);
+            unsigned target_width = MAX(width >> i, 1);
+            unsigned target_height = MAX(height >> i, 1);
+            memset(&blit_region, 0, sizeof(blit_region));
+
+            blit_region.srcSubresource.aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT;
+            blit_region.srcSubresource.mipLevel = i - 1;
+            blit_region.srcSubresource.baseArrayLayer = 0;
+            blit_region.srcSubresource.layerCount = 1;
+            blit_region.dstSubresource = blit_region.srcSubresource;
+            blit_region.dstSubresource.mipLevel = i;
+            blit_region.srcOffsets[1].x = src_width;
+            blit_region.srcOffsets[1].y = src_height;
+            blit_region.srcOffsets[1].z = 1;
+            blit_region.dstOffsets[1].x = target_width;
+            blit_region.dstOffsets[1].y = target_height;
+            blit_region.dstOffsets[1].z = 1;
+
+            vkCmdBlitImage(staging,
+                  tex.image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
+                  tex.image, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
+                  1, &blit_region, VK_FILTER_LINEAR);
+
+            if (i + 1 < info.mipLevels)
+            {
+               /* Only injects execution and memory barriers,
+                * not actual transition. */
+               vulkan_image_layout_transition(vk, staging, tex.image,
+                     VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
+                     VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
+                     VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
+                     VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT,
+                     VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+                     VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT);
+            }
+         }
+
+         /* Complete our texture. */
+         vulkan_image_layout_transition(vk, staging, tex.image,
+               VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,
+               VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
+               VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
+               VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT,
+               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT);
+      }
+      else
+      {
+         vulkan_image_layout_transition(vk, staging, tex.image,
+               VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL,
+               VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL,
+               VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT,
+               VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT,
+               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT,
+               VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_FRAGMENT_SHADER_BIT);
+      }
 
       vkEndCommandBuffer(staging);
       submit_info.commandBufferCount = 1;
diff --git a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h
index b182d5eb8b..a999be006a 100644
--- a/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h
+++ b/gfx/common/vulkan_common.h
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ struct vk_texture
    enum vk_texture_type type;
    bool default_smooth;
    bool need_manual_cache_management;
+   bool mipmap;
 };
 
 struct vk_buffer
@@ -352,6 +353,8 @@ typedef struct vk
    {
       VkSampler linear;
       VkSampler nearest;
+      VkSampler mipmap_nearest;
+      VkSampler mipmap_linear;
    } samplers;
 
    unsigned last_valid_index;
diff --git a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
index 1e350b009f..15d31308f9 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers/vulkan.c
@@ -483,16 +483,31 @@ static void vulkan_init_samplers(vk_t *vk)
    vkCreateSampler(vk->context->device,
          &info, NULL, &vk->samplers.nearest);
 
-   info.magFilter               = VK_FILTER_LINEAR;
-   info.minFilter               = VK_FILTER_LINEAR;
+   info.magFilter = VK_FILTER_LINEAR;
+   info.minFilter = VK_FILTER_LINEAR;
    vkCreateSampler(vk->context->device,
          &info, NULL, &vk->samplers.linear);
+
+   info.maxLod     = VK_LOD_CLAMP_NONE;
+   info.magFilter  = VK_FILTER_NEAREST;
+   info.minFilter  = VK_FILTER_NEAREST;
+   info.mipmapMode = VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_NEAREST;
+   vkCreateSampler(vk->context->device,
+         &info, NULL, &vk->samplers.mipmap_nearest);
+
+   info.magFilter  = VK_FILTER_LINEAR;
+   info.minFilter  = VK_FILTER_LINEAR;
+   info.mipmapMode = VK_SAMPLER_MIPMAP_MODE_LINEAR;
+   vkCreateSampler(vk->context->device,
+         &info, NULL, &vk->samplers.mipmap_linear);
 }
 
 static void vulkan_deinit_samplers(vk_t *vk)
 {
    vkDestroySampler(vk->context->device, vk->samplers.nearest, NULL);
    vkDestroySampler(vk->context->device, vk->samplers.linear, NULL);
+   vkDestroySampler(vk->context->device, vk->samplers.mipmap_nearest, NULL);
+   vkDestroySampler(vk->context->device, vk->samplers.mipmap_linear, NULL);
 }
 
 static void vulkan_init_buffers(vk_t *vk)
@@ -1749,7 +1764,9 @@ static bool vulkan_frame(void *data, const void *frame,
             quad.texture = optimal;
          }
 
-         quad.sampler = vk->samplers.linear;
+         quad.sampler = optimal->mipmap ?
+            vk->samplers.mipmap_linear : vk->samplers.linear;
+
          quad.mvp     = &vk->mvp_no_rot;
          quad.color.r = 1.0f;
          quad.color.g = 1.0f;
@@ -2137,10 +2154,9 @@ static uintptr_t vulkan_load_texture(void *video_data, void *data,
          image->width, image->height, VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM,
          image->pixels, NULL, VULKAN_TEXTURE_STATIC);
 
-   /* TODO: Actually add mipmapping support.
-    * Optimal tiling would make sense here as well ... */
    texture->default_smooth =
       filter_type == TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR || filter_type == TEXTURE_FILTER_LINEAR;
+   texture->mipmap = filter_type == TEXTURE_FILTER_MIPMAP_LINEAR;
 
    return (uintptr_t)texture;
 }
@@ -2370,7 +2386,8 @@ static void vulkan_render_overlay(vk_t *vk)
       memset(&call, 0, sizeof(call));
       call.pipeline     = vk->display.pipelines[3]; /* Strip with blend */
       call.texture      = &vk->overlay.images[i];
-      call.sampler      = vk->samplers.linear;
+      call.sampler      = call.texture->mipmap ?
+         vk->samplers.mipmap_linear : vk->samplers.linear;
       call.uniform      = &vk->mvp;
       call.uniform_size = sizeof(vk->mvp);
       call.vbo          = &range;
diff --git a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c
index 8fd817d7e1..04dfc8e5c4 100644
--- a/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c
+++ b/menu/drivers_display/menu_display_vulkan.c
@@ -193,8 +193,9 @@ static void menu_display_vk_draw(void *data)
             vk->display.pipelines[
                to_display_pipeline(draw->prim_type, vk->display.blend)],
                texture,
-               texture->default_smooth 
-                  ? vk->samplers.linear : vk->samplers.nearest,
+               texture->mipmap ?
+                  vk->samplers.mipmap_linear :
+                  (texture->default_smooth ? vk->samplers.linear : vk->samplers.nearest),
                draw->matrix_data
                   ? draw->matrix_data : menu_display_vk_get_default_mvp(),
                sizeof(math_matrix_4x4),