diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_shader.h b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_shader.h
index f4aa4a7900b..54debdeff6f 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_shader.h
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_shader.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ struct panvk_shader {
 
    const void *bin_ptr;
    uint32_t bin_size;
+   bool own_bin;
 
    struct panvk_priv_mem code_mem;
 
@@ -373,4 +374,9 @@ VkResult panvk_per_arch(create_internal_shader)(
    struct panfrost_compile_inputs *compiler_inputs,
    struct panvk_internal_shader **shader_out);
 
+VkResult panvk_per_arch(create_shader_from_binary)(
+   struct panvk_device *dev, const struct pan_shader_info *info,
+   struct pan_compute_dim local_size, const void *bin_ptr, size_t bin_size,
+   struct panvk_shader **shader_out);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
index 4ba3ce022be..50cd8d248fd 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_shader.c
@@ -1065,7 +1065,9 @@ panvk_shader_destroy(struct vk_device *vk_dev, struct vk_shader *vk_shader,
    }
 #endif
 
-   free((void *)shader->bin_ptr);
+   if (shader->own_bin)
+      free((void *)shader->bin_ptr);
+
    vk_shader_free(&dev->vk, pAllocator, &shader->vk);
 }
 
@@ -1093,6 +1095,7 @@ panvk_compile_shader(struct panvk_device *dev,
    if (shader == NULL)
       return panvk_error(dev, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
 
+   shader->own_bin = true;
    struct panfrost_compile_inputs inputs = {
       .gpu_id = phys_dev->kmod.props.gpu_prod_id,
       .no_ubo_to_push = true,
@@ -1135,6 +1138,41 @@ panvk_compile_shader(struct panvk_device *dev,
    return result;
 }
 
+VkResult
+panvk_per_arch(create_shader_from_binary)(struct panvk_device *dev,
+                                          const struct pan_shader_info *info,
+                                          struct pan_compute_dim local_size,
+                                          const void *bin_ptr, size_t bin_size,
+                                          struct panvk_shader **shader_out)
+{
+   struct panvk_shader *shader;
+   VkResult result;
+
+   shader = vk_shader_zalloc(&dev->vk, &panvk_shader_ops, info->stage,
+                             &dev->vk.alloc, sizeof(*shader));
+   if (shader == NULL)
+      return panvk_error(dev, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
+
+   shader->info = *info;
+   shader->local_size = local_size;
+   shader->bin_ptr = bin_ptr;
+   shader->bin_size = bin_size;
+   shader->own_bin = false;
+   shader->nir_str = NULL;
+   shader->asm_str = NULL;
+
+   result = panvk_shader_upload(dev, shader, &dev->vk.alloc);
+
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      panvk_shader_destroy(&dev->vk, &shader->vk, &dev->vk.alloc);
+      return result;
+   }
+
+   *shader_out = shader;
+
+   return result;
+}
+
 static VkResult
 panvk_compile_shaders(struct vk_device *vk_dev, uint32_t shader_count,
                       struct vk_shader_compile_info *infos,