diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/texture.h b/core/rend/vulkan/texture.h
index 89f941dc5..1cfe5b728 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/texture.h
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/texture.h
@@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ public:
 		return samplers.emplace(
 					std::make_pair(samplerHash, VulkanContext::Instance()->GetDevice().createSamplerUnique(
 						vk::SamplerCreateInfo(vk::SamplerCreateFlags(), filter, filter,
-							vk::SamplerMipmapMode::eLinear, uRepeat, vRepeat, vk::SamplerAddressMode::eClampToEdge, 0.0f, false,
-							16.0f, false, vk::CompareOp::eNever, 0.0f, 0.0f, vk::BorderColor::eFloatOpaqueBlack)))).first->second.get();
+							vk::SamplerMipmapMode::eNearest, uRepeat, vRepeat, vk::SamplerAddressMode::eClampToEdge, 0.0f,
+							VulkanContext::Instance()->SupportsSamplerAnisotropy(), 16.0f, false, vk::CompareOp::eNever,
+							0.0f, 256.0f, vk::BorderColor::eFloatOpaqueBlack)))).first->second.get();
 	}
 	static const u32 TSP_Mask = 0x7e000;
 
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan.h b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan.h
index c829d2b16..ce3496061 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan.h
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public:
 	vk::ImageView GetSwapChainImageView(int i) const { return imageViews[i].get(); }
 	static VulkanContext *Instance() { return contextInstance; }
 	bool SupportsFragmentShaderStoresAndAtomics() const { return fragmentStoresAndAtomics; }
+	bool SupportsSamplerAnisotropy() const { return samplerAnisotropy; }
 
 private:
 	vk::Format InitDepthBuffer();
@@ -141,6 +142,7 @@ private:
 	bool optimalTilingSupported1555 = false;
 	bool optimalTilingSupported4444 = false;
 	bool fragmentStoresAndAtomics = false;
+	bool samplerAnisotropy = false;
 	vk::UniqueDevice device;
 
 #ifdef USE_SDL
diff --git a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp
index bb7466b65..03dd46ea7 100644
--- a/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp
+++ b/core/rend/vulkan/vulkan_context.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@ bool VulkanContext::InitInstance(const char** extensions, uint32_t extensions_co
 		vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures features;
 		physicalDevice.getFeatures(&features);
 		fragmentStoresAndAtomics = features.fragmentStoresAndAtomics;
+		samplerAnisotropy = features.samplerAnisotropy;
 
 		ShaderCompiler::Init();
 
@@ -383,6 +384,8 @@ bool VulkanContext::InitDevice()
 		vk::PhysicalDeviceFeatures features;
 		if (fragmentStoresAndAtomics)
 			features.fragmentStoresAndAtomics = true;
+		if (samplerAnisotropy)
+			features.samplerAnisotropy = true;
 		device = physicalDevice.createDeviceUnique(vk::DeviceCreateInfo(vk::DeviceCreateFlags(), 1, &deviceQueueCreateInfo,
 				0, nullptr, deviceExtensions.size(), &deviceExtensions[0], &features));