diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_device.c b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_device.c
index 4126055213a..0049fa08e3d 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_device.c
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_device.c
@@ -355,7 +355,9 @@ static VkResult pvr_physical_device_init(struct pvr_physical_device *pdevice,
       goto err_vk_free_master_path;
    }
 
-   ret = pdevice->ws->ops->device_info_init(pdevice->ws, &pdevice->dev_info);
+   ret = pdevice->ws->ops->device_info_init(pdevice->ws,
+                                            &pdevice->dev_info,
+                                            &pdevice->dev_runtime_info);
    if (ret) {
       result = VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED;
       goto err_pvr_winsys_destroy;
diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_private.h b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_private.h
index 2eaf159f2f5..08a21422b8c 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_private.h
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/pvr_private.h
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ struct pvr_physical_device {
    struct pvr_winsys *ws;
    struct pvr_device_info dev_info;
 
+   struct pvr_device_runtime_info {
+      uint32_t core_count;
+   } dev_runtime_info;
+
    VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memory;
 
    uint8_t pipeline_cache_uuid[VK_UUID_SIZE];
diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvr_winsys.h b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvr_winsys.h
index a7d724f76c3..19e9a010978 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvr_winsys.h
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvr_winsys.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include "util/vma.h"
 
 struct pvr_device_info;
+struct pvr_device_runtime_info;
 
 /* device virtual address */
 typedef struct pvr_dev_addr {
@@ -357,7 +358,8 @@ struct pvr_winsys_render_submit_info {
 struct pvr_winsys_ops {
    void (*destroy)(struct pvr_winsys *ws);
    int (*device_info_init)(struct pvr_winsys *ws,
-                           struct pvr_device_info *dev_info);
+                           struct pvr_device_info *dev_info,
+                           struct pvr_device_runtime_info *runtime_info);
    void (*get_heaps_info)(struct pvr_winsys *ws,
                           struct pvr_winsys_heaps *heaps);
 
diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv.c b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv.c
index 3d12ae3e7b8..646ffc67d66 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv.c
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv.c
@@ -328,10 +328,13 @@ static void pvr_srv_winsys_destroy(struct pvr_winsys *ws)
    pvr_srv_connection_destroy(fd);
 }
 
-static int pvr_srv_winsys_device_info_init(struct pvr_winsys *ws,
-                                           struct pvr_device_info *dev_info)
+static int
+pvr_srv_winsys_device_info_init(struct pvr_winsys *ws,
+                                struct pvr_device_info *dev_info,
+                                struct pvr_device_runtime_info *runtime_info)
 {
    struct pvr_srv_winsys *srv_ws = to_pvr_srv_winsys(ws);
+   VkResult result;
    int ret;
 
    ret = pvr_device_info_init(dev_info, srv_ws->bvnc);
@@ -344,6 +347,17 @@ static int pvr_srv_winsys_device_info_init(struct pvr_winsys *ws,
       return ret;
    }
 
+   if (PVR_HAS_FEATURE(dev_info, gpu_multicore_support)) {
+      result = pvr_srv_get_multicore_info(srv_ws->render_fd,
+                                          0,
+                                          NULL,
+                                          &runtime_info->core_count);
+      if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+         return -ENODEV;
+   } else {
+      runtime_info->core_count = 1;
+   }
+
    return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.c b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.c
index 064cf8f82ee..4fe434cee9d 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.c
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.c
@@ -125,6 +125,42 @@ void pvr_srv_connection_destroy(int fd)
    }
 }
 
+VkResult pvr_srv_get_multicore_info(int fd,
+                                    uint32_t caps_size,
+                                    uint64_t *caps,
+                                    uint32_t *num_cores)
+{
+   struct pvr_srv_bridge_getmulticoreinfo_cmd cmd = {
+      .caps = caps,
+      .caps_size = caps_size,
+   };
+
+   struct pvr_srv_bridge_getmulticoreinfo_ret ret = {
+      .caps = caps,
+      .error = PVR_SRV_ERROR_BRIDGE_CALL_FAILED,
+   };
+
+   int result;
+
+   result = pvr_srv_bridge_call(fd,
+                                PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SRVCORE,
+                                PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SRVCORE_GETMULTICOREINFO,
+                                &cmd,
+                                sizeof(cmd),
+                                &ret,
+                                sizeof(ret));
+   if (result || ret.error != PVR_SRV_OK) {
+      return vk_bridge_err(VK_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED,
+                           "PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SRVCORE_GETMULTICOREINFO",
+                           ret);
+   }
+
+   if (!num_cores)
+      *num_cores = ret.num_cores;
+
+   return VK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 VkResult pvr_srv_alloc_sync_primitive_block(int fd,
                                             void **const handle_out,
                                             void **const pmr_out,
diff --git a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.h b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.h
index fa829888759..3ea2a4b8e5e 100644
--- a/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.h
+++ b/src/imagination/vulkan/winsys/pvrsrvkm/pvr_srv_bridge.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 #define PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SRVCORE_CONNECT 0UL
 #define PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SRVCORE_DISCONNECT 1UL
+#define PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SRVCORE_GETMULTICOREINFO 12U
 
 #define PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SYNC 2UL
 
@@ -175,6 +176,21 @@ struct pvr_srv_bridge_disconnect_ret {
    enum pvr_srv_error error;
 } PACKED;
 
+/******************************************************************************
+   PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SRVCORE_GETMULTICOREINFO structs
+ ******************************************************************************/
+
+struct pvr_srv_bridge_getmulticoreinfo_cmd {
+   uint64_t *caps;
+   uint32_t caps_size;
+} PACKED;
+
+struct pvr_srv_bridge_getmulticoreinfo_ret {
+   uint64_t *caps;
+   enum pvr_srv_error error;
+   uint32_t num_cores;
+} PACKED;
+
 /******************************************************************************
    PVR_SRV_BRIDGE_SYNC_ALLOCSYNCPRIMITIVEBLOCK struct
  ******************************************************************************/
@@ -711,6 +727,11 @@ struct drm_srvkm_cmd {
 VkResult pvr_srv_connection_create(int fd, uint64_t *const bvnc_out);
 void pvr_srv_connection_destroy(int fd);
 
+VkResult pvr_srv_get_multicore_info(int fd,
+                                    uint32_t caps_size,
+                                    uint64_t *caps,
+                                    uint32_t *num_cores);
+
 VkResult pvr_srv_alloc_sync_primitive_block(int fd,
                                             void **const handle_out,
                                             void **const pmr_out,