diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_extensions.py b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_extensions.py
index 52c7def4479..eb1d953d60a 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_extensions.py
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_extensions.py
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ class Extension:
     has_features   = False
     guard          = False
 
+    # these are specific to zink_instance.py:
+    platform_guard = None
+
     def __init__(self, name, alias="", required=False, nonstandard=False,
                  properties=False, features=False, conditions=None, guard=False,
                  core_since=None):
@@ -153,6 +156,8 @@ class ExtensionRegistryEntry:
     constants         = None
     features_struct   = None
     properties_struct = None
+    # some instance extensions are locked behind certain platforms
+    platform_guard    = ""
 
 class ExtensionRegistry:
     # key = extension name, value = registry entry
@@ -163,6 +168,7 @@ class ExtensionRegistry:
 
         commands_type = dict()
         aliases = dict()
+        platform_guards = dict()
 
         for cmd in vkxml.findall("commands/command"):
             name = cmd.find("./proto/name")
@@ -175,6 +181,11 @@ class ExtensionRegistry:
         for (cmd, alias) in aliases.items():
             commands_type[cmd] = commands_type[alias]
 
+        for platform in vkxml.findall("platforms/platform"):
+            name = platform.get("name")
+            guard = platform.get("protect")
+            platform_guards[name] = guard
+
         for ext in vkxml.findall("extensions/extension"):
             # Reserved extensions are marked with `supported="disabled"`
             if ext.get("supported") == "disabled":
@@ -218,6 +229,9 @@ class ExtensionRegistry:
                       entry.properties_struct is None):
                     entry.properties_struct = ty_name
 
+            if ext.get("platform") is not None:
+                entry.platform_guard = platform_guards[ext.get("platform")]
+
             self.registry[name] = entry
 
     def in_registry(self, ext_name: str):
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_instance.py b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_instance.py
index 831be322d7b..1cb592b75ca 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_instance.py
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_instance.py
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ zink_verify_instance_extensions(struct zink_screen *screen)
 {
 %for ext in extensions:
 %if registry.in_registry(ext.name):
+%if ext.platform_guard:
+#ifdef ${ext.platform_guard}
+%endif
    if (screen->instance_info.have_${ext.name_with_vendor()}) {
 %for cmd in registry.get_registry_entry(ext.name).instance_commands:
       if (!screen->vk.${cmd.lstrip("vk")}) {
@@ -257,6 +260,9 @@ zink_verify_instance_extensions(struct zink_screen *screen)
 %endfor
    }
 %endif
+%if ext.platform_guard:
+#endif
+%endif
 %endfor
 }
 
@@ -273,12 +279,18 @@ zink_verify_instance_extensions(struct zink_screen *screen)
 %else:
    <% generated_funcs.add(cmd) %>
 %endif
+%if ext.platform_guard:
+#ifdef ${ext.platform_guard}
+%endif
 void
 zink_stub_${cmd.lstrip("vk")}()
 {
    mesa_loge("ZINK: ${cmd} is not loaded properly!");
    abort();
 }
+%if ext.platform_guard:
+#endif
+%endif
 %endfor
 %endif
 %endfor
@@ -335,6 +347,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         if entry.promoted_in:
             ext.core_since = Version((*entry.promoted_in, 0))
 
+        if entry.platform_guard:
+            ext.platform_guard = entry.platform_guard 
+
     if error_count > 0:
         print("zink_instance.py: Found {} error(s) in total. Quitting.".format(error_count))
         exit(1)