diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.cc b/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.cc
index 2db1b3b65..7c8db8b8a 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.cc
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.cc
@@ -134,6 +134,45 @@ VkResult BufferCache::Initialize() {
   return VK_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+VkResult xe::gpu::vulkan::BufferCache::CreateVertexDescriptorPool() {
+  VkResult status;
+
+  std::vector<VkDescriptorPoolSize> pool_sizes;
+  pool_sizes.push_back({
+      VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_UNIFORM_BUFFER,
+      4096,
+  });
+  vertex_descriptor_pool_ =
+      std::make_unique<ui::vulkan::DescriptorPool>(*device_, 32768, pool_sizes);
+
+  // 32 storage buffers available to vertex shader.
+  // TODO(DrChat): In the future, this could hold memexport staging data.
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutBinding binding = {
+      0,       VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_STORAGE_BUFFER,
+      32,      VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT,
+      nullptr,
+  };
+
+  VkDescriptorSetLayoutCreateInfo layout_info = {
+      VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_LAYOUT_CREATE_INFO,
+      nullptr,
+      0,
+      1,
+      &binding,
+  };
+  vkCreateDescriptorSetLayout(*device_, &layout_info, nullptr,
+                              &vertex_descriptor_set_layout_);
+
+  return VK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void xe::gpu::vulkan::BufferCache::FreeVertexDescriptorPool() {
+  vertex_descriptor_pool_.reset();
+
+  VK_SAFE_DESTROY(vkDestroyDescriptorSetLayout, *device_,
+                  vertex_descriptor_set_layout_, nullptr);
+}
+
 VkResult BufferCache::CreateConstantDescriptorSet() {
   VkResult status = VK_SUCCESS;
 
diff --git a/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.h b/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.h
index edef36180..0e579c01f 100644
--- a/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.h
+++ b/src/xenia/gpu/vulkan/buffer_cache.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "xenia/gpu/xenos.h"
 #include "xenia/memory.h"
 #include "xenia/ui/vulkan/circular_buffer.h"
+#include "xenia/ui/vulkan/fenced_pools.h"
 #include "xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan.h"
 #include "xenia/ui/vulkan/vulkan_device.h"
 
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ class BufferCache {
     VmaAllocationInfo alloc_info;
   };
 
+  VkResult CreateVertexDescriptorPool();
+  void FreeVertexDescriptorPool();
+
   VkResult CreateConstantDescriptorSet();
   void FreeConstantDescriptorSet();
 
@@ -136,6 +140,10 @@ class BufferCache {
   std::unique_ptr<ui::vulkan::CircularBuffer> transient_buffer_ = nullptr;
   std::map<uint32_t, std::pair<uint32_t, VkDeviceSize>> transient_cache_;
 
+  // Vertex buffer descriptors
+  std::unique_ptr<ui::vulkan::DescriptorPool> vertex_descriptor_pool_ = nullptr;
+  VkDescriptorSetLayout vertex_descriptor_set_layout_ = nullptr;
+
   // Descriptor set used to hold vertex/pixel shader float constants
   VkDescriptorPool constant_descriptor_pool_ = nullptr;
   VkDescriptorSetLayout constant_descriptor_set_layout_ = nullptr;