diff --git a/include/nvrhi/vulkan.h b/include/nvrhi/vulkan.h
index 4aceb28..2dde77a 100644
--- a/include/nvrhi/vulkan.h
+++ b/include/nvrhi/vulkan.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ namespace nvrhi::vulkan
         // Indicates if VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features::bufferDeviceAddress was set to 'true' at device creation time
         bool bufferDeviceAddressSupported = false;
         bool aftermathEnabled = false;
+
+        std::string vulkanLibraryName; // if empty, use default
     };
 
     NVRHI_API DeviceHandle createDevice(const DeviceDesc& desc);
diff --git a/src/vulkan/vulkan-device.cpp b/src/vulkan/vulkan-device.cpp
index 53e655a..234525f 100644
--- a/src/vulkan/vulkan-device.cpp
+++ b/src/vulkan/vulkan-device.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ namespace nvrhi::vulkan
     {
 #if defined(NVRHI_SHARED_LIBRARY_BUILD)
 #if VK_HEADER_VERSION >= 301
-        vk::detail::DynamicLoader dl;
+        vk::detail::DynamicLoader dl(desc.vulkanLibraryName);
 #else
-        vk::DynamicLoader dl;
+        vk::DynamicLoader dl(desc.vulkanLibraryName);
 #endif
         const PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr vkGetInstanceProcAddr =   // NOLINT(misc-misplaced-const)
             dl.getProcAddress<PFN_vkGetInstanceProcAddr>("vkGetInstanceProcAddr");