diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
index 85d1f913bbe..0169bf188c4 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
@@ -691,6 +691,8 @@ radv_physical_device_try_create(struct radv_instance *instance, drmDevicePtr drm
    }
 #endif
 
+   device->emulate_etc2 = false;
+
    snprintf(device->name, sizeof(device->name), "AMD RADV %s%s", device->rad_info.name,
             radv_get_compiler_string(device));
 
@@ -1169,7 +1171,7 @@ radv_GetPhysicalDeviceFeatures(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice, VkPhysicalDevice
       .alphaToOne = false,
       .multiViewport = true,
       .samplerAnisotropy = true,
-      .textureCompressionETC2 = radv_device_supports_etc(pdevice),
+      .textureCompressionETC2 = radv_device_supports_etc(pdevice) || pdevice->emulate_etc2,
       .textureCompressionASTC_LDR = false,
       .textureCompressionBC = true,
       .occlusionQueryPrecise = true,
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_formats.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_formats.c
index 7a3508fc4c0..be62ef1d001 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_formats.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_formats.c
@@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ radv_physical_device_get_format_properties(struct radv_physical_device *physical
       return;
    }
 
-   if (desc->layout == UTIL_FORMAT_LAYOUT_ETC && !radv_device_supports_etc(physical_device)) {
+   if (desc->layout == UTIL_FORMAT_LAYOUT_ETC && !radv_device_supports_etc(physical_device) &&
+       !physical_device->emulate_etc2) {
       out_properties->linearTilingFeatures = linear;
       out_properties->optimalTilingFeatures = tiled;
       out_properties->bufferFeatures = buffer;
@@ -1349,11 +1350,15 @@ radv_check_modifier_support(struct radv_physical_device *dev,
                             const VkPhysicalDeviceImageFormatInfo2 *info,
                             VkImageFormatProperties *props, VkFormat format, uint64_t modifier)
 {
+   const struct util_format_description *desc = vk_format_description(format);
    uint32_t max_width, max_height;
 
    if (info->type != VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D)
       return VK_ERROR_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
 
+   if (!desc || (desc->layout == UTIL_FORMAT_LAYOUT_ETC && dev->emulate_etc2))
+      return VK_ERROR_FORMAT_NOT_SUPPORTED;
+
    /* We did not add modifiers for sparse textures. */
    if (info->flags & (VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT | VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT |
                       VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_ALIASED_BIT))
@@ -1617,6 +1622,12 @@ radv_get_image_format_properties(struct radv_physical_device *physical_device,
          goto unsupported;
    }
 
+   if ((info->flags &
+        (VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_RESIDENCY_BIT | VK_IMAGE_CREATE_BLOCK_TEXEL_VIEW_COMPATIBLE_BIT)) &&
+       (desc->layout == UTIL_FORMAT_LAYOUT_ETC && physical_device->emulate_etc2)) {
+      goto unsupported;
+   }
+
    *pImageFormatProperties = (VkImageFormatProperties){
       .maxExtent = maxExtent,
       .maxMipLevels = maxMipLevels,
@@ -1659,6 +1670,10 @@ get_external_image_format_properties(struct radv_physical_device *physical_devic
    VkExternalMemoryFeatureFlagBits flags = 0;
    VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlags export_flags = 0;
    VkExternalMemoryHandleTypeFlags compat_flags = 0;
+   const struct util_format_description *desc = vk_format_description(pImageFormatInfo->format);
+
+   if (!desc || (desc->layout == UTIL_FORMAT_LAYOUT_ETC && physical_device->emulate_etc2))
+      return;
 
    if (pImageFormatInfo->flags & VK_IMAGE_CREATE_SPARSE_BINDING_BIT)
       return;
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h
index 98c573d4f53..7378fc81995 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h
@@ -291,6 +291,9 @@ struct radv_physical_device {
    /* Whether to use the LLVM compiler backend */
    bool use_llvm;
 
+   /* Whether to emulate ETC2 image support on HW without support. */
+   bool emulate_etc2;
+
    /* This is the drivers on-disk cache used as a fallback as opposed to
     * the pipeline cache defined by apps.
     */