diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
index 15cc7065111..c95def406a8 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_pipeline.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ zink_create_gfx_pipeline(struct zink_screen *screen,
    pci.stageCount = num_stages;
 
    VkPipeline pipeline;
-   if (vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(screen->dev, VK_NULL_HANDLE, 1, &pci,
+   if (vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(screen->dev, screen->pipeline_cache, 1, &pci,
                                  NULL, &pipeline) != VK_SUCCESS) {
       debug_printf("vkCreateGraphicsPipelines failed\n");
       return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ zink_create_compute_pipeline(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_compute_pro
    pci.stage = stage;
 
    VkPipeline pipeline;
-   if (vkCreateComputePipelines(screen->dev, VK_NULL_HANDLE, 1, &pci,
+   if (vkCreateComputePipelines(screen->dev, screen->pipeline_cache, 1, &pci,
                                  NULL, &pipeline) != VK_SUCCESS) {
       debug_printf("vkCreateComputePipelines failed\n");
       return VK_NULL_HANDLE;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index 5f064d7a830..b88d1a2c502 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ zink_destroy_screen(struct pipe_screen *pscreen)
    }
 
    u_transfer_helper_destroy(pscreen->transfer_helper);
+   vkDestroyPipelineCache(screen->dev, screen->pipeline_cache, NULL);
 
    vkDestroyDevice(screen->dev, NULL);
    vkDestroyInstance(screen->instance, NULL);
@@ -1230,6 +1231,15 @@ zink_internal_create_screen(const struct pipe_screen_config *config)
 
    zink_screen_init_compiler(screen);
 
+   VkPipelineCacheCreateInfo pcci;
+   pcci.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_INFO;
+   pcci.pNext = NULL;
+   /* we're single-threaded now, so we don't need synchronization */
+   pcci.flags = screen->info.have_EXT_pipeline_creation_cache_control ? VK_PIPELINE_CACHE_CREATE_EXTERNALLY_SYNCHRONIZED_BIT_EXT : 0;
+   pcci.initialDataSize = 0;
+   pcci.pInitialData = NULL;
+   vkCreatePipelineCache(screen->dev, &pcci, NULL, &screen->pipeline_cache);
+
    slab_create_parent(&screen->transfer_pool, sizeof(struct zink_transfer), 16);
 
    return screen;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
index fac576352c1..5f19c9be8bf 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct zink_screen {
    struct sw_winsys *winsys;
 
    struct slab_parent_pool transfer_pool;
+   VkPipelineCache pipeline_cache;
 
    unsigned shader_id;