diff --git a/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt b/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
index a1a6ca5d607..f79dc8f6791 100644
--- a/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
+++ b/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ ycbcrImageArrays on panvk/v10+
 VK_KHR_imageless_framebuffer on panvk
 VK_KHR_uniform_buffer_standard_layout on panvk
 VK_EXT_border_color_swizzle on panvk
-VK_MESA_image_alignment_control on NVK
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+VK_MESA_image_alignment_control on NVK
+shaderFloat16 on panvk
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c
index 303fbefabe0..2f5e0c4be74 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_physical_device.c
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ get_features(const struct panvk_physical_device *device,
       .storagePushConstant8 = false,
       .shaderBufferInt64Atomics = false,
       .shaderSharedInt64Atomics = false,
-      .shaderFloat16 = false,
+      .shaderFloat16 = true,
       .shaderInt8 = true,
 
       .descriptorIndexing = false,