diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index c058631e6a5..3921e3a9b8f 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -848,6 +848,14 @@ resource_object_create(struct zink_screen *screen, const struct pipe_resource *t
       return obj;
    } else if (templ->target == PIPE_BUFFER) {
       VkBufferCreateInfo bci = create_bci(screen, templ, templ->bind);
+      VkExternalMemoryBufferCreateInfo embci;
+
+      if (user_mem) {
+         embci.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
+         embci.pNext = bci.pNext;
+         embci.handleTypes = VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_HOST_ALLOCATION_BIT_EXT;
+         bci.pNext = &embci;
+      }
 
       if (VKSCR(CreateBuffer)(screen->dev, &bci, NULL, &obj->buffer) != VK_SUCCESS) {
          mesa_loge("ZINK: vkCreateBuffer failed");
@@ -984,6 +992,11 @@ resource_object_create(struct zink_screen *screen, const struct pipe_resource *t
          } else if (ici.tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL) {
             shared = false;
          }
+      } else if (user_mem) {
+         emici.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO;
+         emici.pNext = ici.pNext;
+         emici.handleTypes = VK_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HANDLE_TYPE_HOST_ALLOCATION_BIT_EXT;
+         ici.pNext = &emici;
       }
 
       if (linear)