diff --git a/docs/features.txt b/docs/features.txt
index 10340989473..5fcd0a30b0c 100644
--- a/docs/features.txt
+++ b/docs/features.txt
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ Vulkan 1.3 -- all DONE: anv, lvp, nvk, radv, tu, vn, v3dv
   VK_EXT_tooling_info                                   DONE (anv, hasvk, nvk, panvk, pvr, radv, tu, v3dv, vn)
   VK_EXT_ycbcr_2plane_444_formats                       DONE (anv, lvp, nvk, panvk/v10+, vn)
 
-Vulkan 1.4 -- all DONE: anv, lvp, nvk, radv/gfx8+, tu/a7xx+
+Vulkan 1.4 -- all DONE: anv, lvp, nvk, radv/gfx8+, tu/a7xx+, vn
 
   VK_KHR_dynamic_rendering_local_read                   DONE (anv, lvp, nvk, radv, tu, vn)
   VK_KHR_global_priority                                DONE (anv, lvp, nvk, panvk, radv, tu, vn)
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h
index 1ae6be84719..228ce7dce59 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.h
@@ -20,16 +20,12 @@
 #define VN_MIN_RENDERER_VERSION VK_API_VERSION_1_1
 
 /* max advertised version at both instance and device levels */
-#ifdef ANDROID_STRICT
-#if ANDROID_API_LEVEL < 33
+#if !defined(ANDROID_STRICT) || ANDROID_API_LEVEL >= 36
+#define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 4, VK_HEADER_VERSION)
+#elif ANDROID_API_LEVEL >= 33
+#define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, VK_HEADER_VERSION)
+#else
 #define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 1, VK_HEADER_VERSION)
-#elif ANDROID_API_LEVEL < 36
-#define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, VK_HEADER_VERSION)
-#else /* ANDROID_API_LEVEL >= 36 */
-#define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, VK_HEADER_VERSION)
-#endif
-#else /* ANDROID_STRICT */
-#define VN_MAX_API_VERSION VK_MAKE_VERSION(1, 3, VK_HEADER_VERSION)
 #endif
 
 struct vn_instance {
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
index d797b9b9db8..19d46531e92 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
@@ -387,6 +387,13 @@ vn_physical_device_sanitize_properties(struct vn_physical_device *physical_dev)
             ver - VK_VERSION_PATCH(ver) + VK_VERSION_PATCH(props->apiVersion);
       }
 
+      /* Clamp to 1.3 if proper passthrough for VK_EXT_host_image_copy is not
+       * supported at the protocol level. It requires venus protocol v3.
+       * See vn_physical_device_get_passthrough_extensions()
+       */
+      if (instance->renderer->info.vk_mesa_venus_protocol_spec_version < 3)
+         ver = MIN2(VK_API_VERSION_1_3, ver);
+
       /* Clamp to 1.2 if we disabled VK_KHR_synchronization2 since it
        * is required for 1.3.
        * See vn_physical_device_get_passthrough_extensions()