diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/auto.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/auto.rs
index a6d822eb1..a952daa90 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/auto.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/auto.rs
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ impl AutoCommandBufferBuilder<Arc<StandardCommandPool>> {
     pub fn new(device: Arc<Device>, queue_family: QueueFamily)
                -> Result<AutoCommandBufferBuilder<Arc<StandardCommandPool>>, OomError>
     {
+        let supports_graphics = queue_family.supports_graphics();
+        let supports_compute = queue_family.supports_compute();
+
         let pool = Device::standard_command_pool(&device, queue_family);
 
         let cmd = unsafe {
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ impl AutoCommandBufferBuilder<Arc<StandardCommandPool>> {
             let c = cb::SubmitSyncBuilderLayer::new(c);
             let c = cb::StateCacheLayer::new(c);
             let c = cb::ContextCheckLayer::new(c);
-            let c = cb::QueueTyCheckLayer::new(c);
+            let c = cb::QueueTyCheckLayer::new(c, supports_graphics, supports_compute);
             let c = cb::DeviceCheckLayer::new(c);
             c
         };
@@ -119,6 +122,15 @@ unsafe impl<P> CommandBufferBuilder for AutoCommandBufferBuilder<P>
     where Cb<P>: CommandBufferBuilder,
           P: CommandPool
 {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_graphics()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_compute()
+    }
 }
 
 macro_rules! pass_through {
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/builder.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/builder.rs
index a89c82a21..d176a61cd 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/builder.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/builder.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ pub unsafe trait CommandBufferBuilder: DeviceOwned {
     {
         CommandBufferBuild::build(self)
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if the pool of the builder supports graphics operations.
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool;
+
+    /// Returns true if the pool of the builder supports compute operations.
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool;
 }
 
 pub unsafe trait CommandBufferBuilderBuffered {
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/abstract_storage.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/abstract_storage.rs
index 99cc62b30..cf5fda946 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/abstract_storage.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/abstract_storage.rs
@@ -95,7 +95,16 @@ unsafe impl<I, O, E> CommandBufferBuild for AbstractStorageLayer<I>
     }
 }
 
-unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for AbstractStorageLayer<I> where I: DeviceOwned {
+unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for AbstractStorageLayer<I> where I: CommandBufferBuilder {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_graphics()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_compute()
+    }
 }
 
 macro_rules! pass_through {
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/auto_barriers.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/auto_barriers.rs
index 73011a57a..ade76ba81 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/auto_barriers.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/auto_barriers.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ unsafe impl<I> DeviceOwned for AutoPipelineBarriersLayer<I>
 unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for AutoPipelineBarriersLayer<I>
     where I: CommandBufferBuilder
 {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_graphics()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_compute()
+    }
 }
 
 macro_rules! pass_through {
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/context_check.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/context_check.rs
index 33385405d..4df6096f8 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/context_check.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/context_check.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,15 @@ unsafe impl<I> DeviceOwned for ContextCheckLayer<I>
 unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for ContextCheckLayer<I>
     where I: CommandBufferBuilder
 {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_graphics()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_compute()
+    }
 }
 
 // TODO: actually implement
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/device_check.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/device_check.rs
index 10371b3f7..fd5b6005e 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/device_check.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/device_check.rs
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@ unsafe impl<I> DeviceOwned for DeviceCheckLayer<I>
 unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for DeviceCheckLayer<I>
     where I: CommandBufferBuilder
 {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_graphics()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_compute()
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<I, O, E> CommandBufferBuild for DeviceCheckLayer<I>
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/queue_ty_check.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/queue_ty_check.rs
index 6ab0221c9..dec1cc436 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/queue_ty_check.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/queue_ty_check.rs
@@ -22,14 +22,22 @@ use device::DeviceOwned;
 /// that support graphical or compute operations. This is what this layer verifies.
 pub struct QueueTyCheckLayer<I> {
     inner: I,
+    supports_graphics: bool,
+    supports_compute: bool,
 }
 
 impl<I> QueueTyCheckLayer<I> {
     /// Builds a new `QueueTyCheckLayer`.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this layer will only protect you if you pass correct values for
+    /// `supports_graphics` and `supports_compute`. It is not unsafe to pass wrong values, but if
+    /// you do so then the layer will be inefficient as a safety tool.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn new(inner: I) -> QueueTyCheckLayer<I> {
+    pub fn new(inner: I, supports_graphics: bool, supports_compute: bool) -> QueueTyCheckLayer<I> {
         QueueTyCheckLayer {
             inner: inner,
+            supports_graphics: supports_graphics,
+            supports_compute: supports_compute,
         }
     }
 
@@ -38,6 +46,22 @@ impl<I> QueueTyCheckLayer<I> {
     pub fn into_inner(self) -> I {
         self.inner
     }
+
+    /// Returns true if graphical operations can be added to this layer.
+    ///
+    /// This returns the same value as what was passed to the constructor.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.supports_graphics
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if compute operations can be added to this layer.
+    ///
+    /// This returns the same value as what was passed to the constructor.
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.supports_compute
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<I> DeviceOwned for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
@@ -49,9 +73,16 @@ unsafe impl<I> DeviceOwned for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
     }
 }
 
-unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
-    where I: CommandBufferBuilder
-{
+unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for QueueTyCheckLayer<I> where I: DeviceOwned {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.supports_graphics
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.supports_compute
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<I, O, E> CommandBufferBuild for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
@@ -68,7 +99,10 @@ unsafe impl<I, O, E> CommandBufferBuild for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
 
 // TODO: actually implement
 
-macro_rules! pass_through {
+// TODO: implement CmdExecuteCommands
+//q_ty_impl!((C), commands_raw::CmdExecuteCommands<C>);
+
+macro_rules! q_ty_impl_always {
     (($($param:ident),*), $cmd:ty) => {
         unsafe impl<'a, I, O $(, $param)*> AddCommand<$cmd> for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
             where I: AddCommand<$cmd, Out = O>
@@ -79,32 +113,136 @@ macro_rules! pass_through {
             fn add(self, command: $cmd) -> Self::Out {
                 QueueTyCheckLayer {
                     inner: self.inner.add(command),
+                    supports_graphics: self.supports_graphics,
+                    supports_compute: self.supports_compute,
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 }
 
-pass_through!((Rp, F), commands_raw::CmdBeginRenderPass<Rp, F>);
-pass_through!((S, Pl), commands_raw::CmdBindDescriptorSets<S, Pl>);
-pass_through!((B), commands_raw::CmdBindIndexBuffer<B>);
-pass_through!((Pl), commands_raw::CmdBindPipeline<Pl>);
-pass_through!((V), commands_raw::CmdBindVertexBuffers<V>);
-pass_through!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdBlitImage<S, D>);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdClearAttachments);
-pass_through!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdCopyBuffer<S, D>);
-pass_through!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdCopyBufferToImage<S, D>);
-pass_through!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdCopyImage<S, D>);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdDispatchRaw);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdDrawIndexedRaw);
-pass_through!((B), commands_raw::CmdDrawIndirectRaw<B>);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdDrawRaw);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdEndRenderPass);
-pass_through!((C), commands_raw::CmdExecuteCommands<C>);
-pass_through!((B), commands_raw::CmdFillBuffer<B>);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdNextSubpass);
-pass_through!((Pc, Pl), commands_raw::CmdPushConstants<Pc, Pl>);
-pass_through!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdResolveImage<S, D>);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdSetEvent);
-pass_through!((), commands_raw::CmdSetState);
-pass_through!((B, D), commands_raw::CmdUpdateBuffer<B, D>);
+q_ty_impl_always!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdCopyBuffer<S, D>);
+q_ty_impl_always!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdCopyBufferToImage<S, D>);
+q_ty_impl_always!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdCopyImage<S, D>);
+q_ty_impl_always!((B), commands_raw::CmdFillBuffer<B>);
+q_ty_impl_always!((B, D), commands_raw::CmdUpdateBuffer<B, D>);
+
+macro_rules! q_ty_impl_graphics {
+    (($($param:ident),*), $cmd:ty) => {
+        unsafe impl<'a, I, O $(, $param)*> AddCommand<$cmd> for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
+            where I: AddCommand<$cmd, Out = O>
+        {
+            type Out = QueueTyCheckLayer<O>;
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn add(self, command: $cmd) -> Self::Out {
+                assert!(self.supports_graphics());      // TODO: proper error
+                QueueTyCheckLayer {
+                    inner: self.inner.add(command),
+                    supports_graphics: self.supports_graphics,
+                    supports_compute: self.supports_compute,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((Rp, F), commands_raw::CmdBeginRenderPass<Rp, F>);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((B), commands_raw::CmdBindIndexBuffer<B>);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((V), commands_raw::CmdBindVertexBuffers<V>);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdBlitImage<S, D>);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((), commands_raw::CmdClearAttachments);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((), commands_raw::CmdDrawIndexedRaw);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((B), commands_raw::CmdDrawIndirectRaw<B>);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((), commands_raw::CmdDrawRaw);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((), commands_raw::CmdEndRenderPass);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((), commands_raw::CmdNextSubpass);
+q_ty_impl_graphics!((S, D), commands_raw::CmdResolveImage<S, D>);
+
+macro_rules! q_ty_impl_compute {
+    (($($param:ident),*), $cmd:ty) => {
+        unsafe impl<'a, I, O $(, $param)*> AddCommand<$cmd> for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
+            where I: AddCommand<$cmd, Out = O>
+        {
+            type Out = QueueTyCheckLayer<O>;
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn add(self, command: $cmd) -> Self::Out {
+                assert!(self.supports_compute());      // TODO: proper error
+                QueueTyCheckLayer {
+                    inner: self.inner.add(command),
+                    supports_graphics: self.supports_graphics,
+                    supports_compute: self.supports_compute,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+q_ty_impl_compute!((), commands_raw::CmdDispatchRaw);
+
+macro_rules! q_ty_impl_graphics_or_compute {
+    (($($param:ident),*), $cmd:ty) => {
+        unsafe impl<'a, I, O $(, $param)*> AddCommand<$cmd> for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
+            where I: AddCommand<$cmd, Out = O>
+        {
+            type Out = QueueTyCheckLayer<O>;
+
+            #[inline]
+            fn add(self, command: $cmd) -> Self::Out {
+                assert!(self.supports_graphics() || self.supports_compute());      // TODO: proper error
+                QueueTyCheckLayer {
+                    inner: self.inner.add(command),
+                    supports_graphics: self.supports_graphics,
+                    supports_compute: self.supports_compute,
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+q_ty_impl_graphics_or_compute!((Pc, Pl), commands_raw::CmdPushConstants<Pc, Pl>);
+q_ty_impl_graphics_or_compute!((), commands_raw::CmdSetEvent);
+q_ty_impl_graphics_or_compute!((), commands_raw::CmdSetState);
+
+unsafe impl<I, O, Pl> AddCommand<commands_raw::CmdBindPipeline<Pl>> for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
+    where I: AddCommand<commands_raw::CmdBindPipeline<Pl>, Out = O>
+{
+    type Out = QueueTyCheckLayer<O>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn add(self, command: commands_raw::CmdBindPipeline<Pl>) -> Self::Out {
+        if command.is_graphics() {
+            assert!(self.supports_graphics());      // TODO: proper error
+        } else {
+            assert!(self.supports_compute());       // TODO: proper error
+        }
+
+        QueueTyCheckLayer {
+            inner: self.inner.add(command),
+            supports_graphics: self.supports_graphics,
+            supports_compute: self.supports_compute,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+unsafe impl<I, O, S, Pl> AddCommand<commands_raw::CmdBindDescriptorSets<S, Pl>> for QueueTyCheckLayer<I>
+    where I: AddCommand<commands_raw::CmdBindDescriptorSets<S, Pl>, Out = O>
+{
+    type Out = QueueTyCheckLayer<O>;
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn add(self, command: commands_raw::CmdBindDescriptorSets<S, Pl>) -> Self::Out {
+        if command.is_graphics() {
+            assert!(self.supports_graphics());      // TODO: proper error
+        } else {
+            assert!(self.supports_compute());       // TODO: proper error
+        }
+
+        QueueTyCheckLayer {
+            inner: self.inner.add(command),
+            supports_graphics: self.supports_graphics,
+            supports_compute: self.supports_compute,
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/state_cache.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/state_cache.rs
index 3a844e804..73b8e3868 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/state_cache.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/state_cache.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,15 @@ unsafe impl<I> DeviceOwned for StateCacheLayer<I>
 unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for StateCacheLayer<I>
     where I: CommandBufferBuilder
 {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_graphics()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_compute()
+    }
 }
 
 unsafe impl<Pl, I, O> AddCommand<commands_raw::CmdBindPipeline<Pl>> for StateCacheLayer<I>
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/submit_sync.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/submit_sync.rs
index ac155bb9b..75cfbd6c9 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/submit_sync.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/cb/submit_sync.rs
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ unsafe impl<I> DeviceOwned for SubmitSyncBuilderLayer<I>
 unsafe impl<I> CommandBufferBuilder for SubmitSyncBuilderLayer<I>
     where I: CommandBufferBuilder
 {
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_graphics()
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    fn supports_compute(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.supports_compute()
+    }
 }
 
 // FIXME: implement manually
diff --git a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/commands_raw/bind_descriptor_sets.rs b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/commands_raw/bind_descriptor_sets.rs
index e639188f4..93ac9365c 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/command_buffer/commands_raw/bind_descriptor_sets.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/command_buffer/commands_raw/bind_descriptor_sets.rs
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ impl<S, P> CmdBindDescriptorSets<S, P>
     }
 }
 
+impl<S, P> CmdBindDescriptorSets<S, P> {
+    /// True if we bind to the graphics pipeline. False if the compute pipeline.
+    // TODO: should be an enum?
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_graphics(&self) -> bool {
+        self.pipeline_ty == vk::PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS
+    }
+}
+
 unsafe impl<S, Pl> DeviceOwned for CmdBindDescriptorSets<S, Pl>
     where Pl: DeviceOwned
 {