diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
index 3951e73f76..94c8bb2b06 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanContext.cpp
@@ -162,13 +162,22 @@ VkResult VulkanContext::CreateInstance(const CreateInfo &info) {
 			WARN_LOG(G3D, "WARNING: Does not seem that instance extension '%s' is available. Trying to proceed anyway.", ext);
 	}
 
+	// Check which Vulkan version we should request.
+	// Our code is fine with any version from 1.0 to 1.2, we don't know about higher versions.
+	u32 vulkanApiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+	if (vkEnumerateInstanceVersion) {
+		vkEnumerateInstanceVersion(&vulkanApiVersion);
+		vulkanApiVersion &= 0xFFFFF000;  // Remove patch version.
+		vulkanApiVersion = std::min(VK_API_VERSION_1_2, vulkanApiVersion);
+	}
+
 	VkApplicationInfo app_info{ VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_APPLICATION_INFO };
 	app_info.pApplicationName = info.app_name;
 	app_info.applicationVersion = info.app_ver;
 	app_info.pEngineName = info.app_name;
 	// Let's increment this when we make major engine/context changes.
 	app_info.engineVersion = 2;
-	app_info.apiVersion = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
+	app_info.apiVersion = vulkanApiVersion;
 
 	VkInstanceCreateInfo inst_info{ VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO };
 	inst_info.flags = 0;
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
index 26391ab62c..ad285df1ec 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ namespace PPSSPP_VK {
 PFN_vkCreateInstance vkCreateInstance;
 PFN_vkDestroyInstance vkDestroyInstance;
 PFN_vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices;
+PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceVersion vkEnumerateInstanceVersion;
 PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures;
 PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties;
 PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties;
@@ -485,6 +486,7 @@ bool VulkanLoad() {
 	LOAD_GLOBAL_FUNC(vkGetInstanceProcAddr);
 	LOAD_GLOBAL_FUNC(vkGetDeviceProcAddr);
 
+	LOAD_GLOBAL_FUNC(vkEnumerateInstanceVersion);
 	LOAD_GLOBAL_FUNC(vkEnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties);
 	LOAD_GLOBAL_FUNC(vkEnumerateInstanceLayerProperties);
 
diff --git a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
index 5b0cb93b0a..7afacacc73 100644
--- a/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
+++ b/Common/GPU/Vulkan/VulkanLoader.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ namespace PPSSPP_VK {
 extern PFN_vkCreateInstance vkCreateInstance;
 extern PFN_vkDestroyInstance vkDestroyInstance;
 extern PFN_vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices vkEnumeratePhysicalDevices;
+extern PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceVersion vkEnumerateInstanceVersion;
 extern PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures;
 extern PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties vkGetPhysicalDeviceFormatProperties;
 extern PFN_vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties vkGetPhysicalDeviceImageFormatProperties;