diff --git a/vulkano/src/pipeline/shader/validate_runtime.rs b/vulkano/src/pipeline/shader/validate_runtime.rs
index 3ec4b557..bd23fd8f 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/pipeline/shader/validate_runtime.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/pipeline/shader/validate_runtime.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ use crate::{
     },
     shader::{
         reflect::{
-            get_constant, get_constant_composite, get_constant_composite_composite,
-            get_constant_float_composite, get_constant_maybe_composite, size_of_type,
+            get_constant, get_constant_composite, get_constant_float_composite,
+            get_constant_signed_composite_composite, get_constant_signed_maybe_composite,
+            size_of_type,
         },
         spirv::{
             Capability, Decoration, Dim, ExecutionMode, ExecutionModel, FunctionInfo, Id,
@@ -2468,10 +2469,10 @@ impl<'a> RuntimeValidator<'a> {
                     if let Some(components) = image_operands
                         .const_offset
                         .or(image_operands.offset)
-                        .and_then(|offset| get_constant_maybe_composite(self.spirv, offset))
+                        .and_then(|offset| get_constant_signed_maybe_composite(self.spirv, offset))
                     {
                         for offset in components {
-                            if offset < properties.min_texel_gather_offset as u64 {
+                            if offset < properties.min_texel_gather_offset as i64 {
                                 return Err(Box::new(ValidationError {
                                     problem: "an `OpImage*Gather` instruction is performed, but \
                                         its `Offset`, `ConstOffset` or `ConstOffsets` \
@@ -2483,7 +2484,7 @@ impl<'a> RuntimeValidator<'a> {
                                 }));
                             }
 
-                            if offset > properties.max_texel_gather_offset as u64 {
+                            if offset > properties.max_texel_gather_offset as i64 {
                                 return Err(Box::new(ValidationError {
                                     problem: "an `OpImage*Gather` instruction is performed, but \
                                         its `Offset`, `ConstOffset` or `ConstOffsets` \
@@ -2497,11 +2498,11 @@ impl<'a> RuntimeValidator<'a> {
                         }
                     } else if let Some(elements) = image_operands
                         .const_offsets
-                        .and_then(|id| get_constant_composite_composite(self.spirv, id))
+                        .and_then(|id| get_constant_signed_composite_composite(self.spirv, id))
                     {
                         for components in elements {
                             for offset in components {
-                                if offset < properties.min_texel_gather_offset as u64 {
+                                if offset < properties.min_texel_gather_offset as i64 {
                                     return Err(Box::new(ValidationError {
                                         problem: "an `OpImage*Gather` instruction is performed, \
                                             but its `Offset`, `ConstOffset` or `ConstOffsets` \
@@ -2513,7 +2514,7 @@ impl<'a> RuntimeValidator<'a> {
                                     }));
                                 }
 
-                                if offset > properties.max_texel_gather_offset as u64 {
+                                if offset > properties.max_texel_gather_offset as i64 {
                                     return Err(Box::new(ValidationError {
                                         problem: "an `OpImage*Gather` instruction is performed, \
                                             but its `Offset`, `ConstOffset` or `ConstOffsets` \
@@ -2534,10 +2535,10 @@ impl<'a> RuntimeValidator<'a> {
                 if let Some(image_operands) = instruction.image_operands() {
                     if let Some(components) = image_operands
                         .const_offset
-                        .and_then(|offset| get_constant_maybe_composite(self.spirv, offset))
+                        .and_then(|offset| get_constant_signed_maybe_composite(self.spirv, offset))
                     {
                         for offset in components {
-                            if offset < properties.min_texel_offset as u64 {
+                            if offset < properties.min_texel_offset as i64 {
                                 return Err(Box::new(ValidationError {
                                     problem: "an `OpImageSample*` or `OpImageFetch*` instruction \
                                         is performed, but its `ConstOffset` image operand \
@@ -2549,7 +2550,7 @@ impl<'a> RuntimeValidator<'a> {
                                 }));
                             }
 
-                            if offset > properties.max_texel_offset as u64 {
+                            if offset > properties.max_texel_offset as i64 {
                                 return Err(Box::new(ValidationError {
                                     problem: "an `OpImageSample*` or `OpImageFetch*` instruction \
                                         is performed, but its `ConstOffset` image operand \
diff --git a/vulkano/src/shader/reflect.rs b/vulkano/src/shader/reflect.rs
index 9c1e7c56..3a236306 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/shader/reflect.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/shader/reflect.rs
@@ -1214,22 +1214,57 @@ pub(crate) fn get_constant_float_composite(spirv: &Spirv, id: Id) -> Option<Smal
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn get_constant_maybe_composite(spirv: &Spirv, id: Id) -> Option<SmallVec<[u64; 4]>> {
+fn integer_constant_to_i64(spirv: &Spirv, value: &[u32], result_type_id: Id) -> i64 {
+    let type_id_instruction = spirv.id(result_type_id).instruction();
+    match type_id_instruction {
+        Instruction::TypeInt {
+            width, signedness, ..
+        } => {
+            if *width == 64 {
+                assert_eq!(value.len(), 2);
+            } else {
+                assert_eq!(value.len(), 1);
+            }
+
+            match (signedness, width) {
+                (0, 8) => value[0] as u8 as i64,
+                (0, 16) => value[0] as u16 as i64,
+                (0, 32) => value[0] as i64,
+                (0, 64) => i64::try_from((value[0] as u64) | ((value[1] as u64) << 32)).unwrap(),
+                (1, 8) => value[0] as i8 as i64,
+                (1, 16) => value[0] as i16 as i64,
+                (1, 32) => value[0] as i32 as i64,
+                (1, 64) => (value[0] as i64) | ((value[1] as i64) << 32),
+                _ => unimplemented!(),
+            }
+        }
+        _ => unreachable!(),
+    }
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn get_constant_signed_maybe_composite(
+    spirv: &Spirv,
+    id: Id,
+) -> Option<SmallVec<[i64; 4]>> {
     match spirv.id(id).instruction() {
-        Instruction::Constant { value, .. } => match value.len() {
-            1 => Some(smallvec![value[0] as u64]),
-            2 => Some(smallvec![value[0] as u64 | (value[1] as u64) << 32]),
-            _ => panic!("constant {} is larger than 64 bits", id),
-        },
+        Instruction::Constant {
+            value,
+            result_type_id,
+            ..
+        } => Some(smallvec![integer_constant_to_i64(
+            spirv,
+            value,
+            *result_type_id
+        )]),
         Instruction::ConstantComposite { constituents, .. } => Some(
             constituents
                 .iter()
                 .map(|&id| match spirv.id(id).instruction() {
-                    Instruction::Constant { value, .. } => match value.len() {
-                        1 => value[0] as u64,
-                        2 => value[0] as u64 | (value[1] as u64) << 32,
-                        _ => panic!("constant {} is larger than 64 bits", id),
-                    },
+                    Instruction::Constant {
+                        value,
+                        result_type_id,
+                        ..
+                    } => integer_constant_to_i64(spirv, value, *result_type_id),
                     _ => unreachable!(),
                 })
                 .collect(),
@@ -1238,10 +1273,10 @@ pub(crate) fn get_constant_maybe_composite(spirv: &Spirv, id: Id) -> Option<Smal
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn get_constant_composite_composite(
+pub(crate) fn get_constant_signed_composite_composite(
     spirv: &Spirv,
     id: Id,
-) -> Option<SmallVec<[SmallVec<[u64; 4]>; 4]>> {
+) -> Option<SmallVec<[SmallVec<[i64; 4]>; 4]>> {
     match spirv.id(id).instruction() {
         Instruction::ConstantComposite { constituents, .. } => Some(
             constituents
@@ -1250,11 +1285,11 @@ pub(crate) fn get_constant_composite_composite(
                     Instruction::ConstantComposite { constituents, .. } => constituents
                         .iter()
                         .map(|&id| match spirv.id(id).instruction() {
-                            Instruction::Constant { value, .. } => match value.len() {
-                                1 => value[0] as u64,
-                                2 => value[0] as u64 | (value[1] as u64) << 32,
-                                _ => panic!("constant {} is larger than 64 bits", id),
-                            },
+                            Instruction::Constant {
+                                value,
+                                result_type_id,
+                                ..
+                            } => integer_constant_to_i64(spirv, value, *result_type_id),
                             _ => unreachable!(),
                         })
                         .collect(),