diff --git a/examples/data/hello_triangle.frag b/examples/data/hello_triangle.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74e14f410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/hello_triangle.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#version 450
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 outColor;
+
+void main() {
+    outColor = vec4(1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/examples/data/hello_triangle.frag.spv b/examples/data/hello_triangle.frag.spv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59e491519
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diff --git a/examples/data/hello_triangle.vert b/examples/data/hello_triangle.vert
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac6dcc7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data/hello_triangle.vert
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#version 450
+
+out gl_PerVertex {
+    vec4 gl_Position;
+};
+
+const vec2 positions[3] = vec2[3](
+    vec2(0.0, -0.5),
+    vec2(0.5, 0.5),
+    vec2(-0.5, 0.5)
+);
+
+void main() {
+    gl_Position = vec4(positions[gl_VertexIndex], 0.0, 1.0);
+}
diff --git a/examples/data/hello_triangle.vert.spv b/examples/data/hello_triangle.vert.spv
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a3f5994b
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diff --git a/examples/init.rs b/examples/hello_triangle.rs
similarity index 56%
rename from examples/init.rs
rename to examples/hello_triangle.rs
index 1e03e88ed..5b4450ae3 100644
--- a/examples/init.rs
+++ b/examples/hello_triangle.rs
@@ -10,4 +10,10 @@ fn main() {
             anisotropic_filtering: false,
         },
     });
+    let _vs = gn::device_create_shader_module(device, gn::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
+        code: include_bytes!("./data/hello_triangle.vert.spv"),
+    });
+    let _fs = gn::device_create_shader_module(device, gn::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
+        code: include_bytes!("./data/hello_triangle.frag.spv"),
+    });
 }
diff --git a/src/device.rs b/src/device.rs
index 36041ed6f..e9d200a37 100644
--- a/src/device.rs
+++ b/src/device.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use hal::{self, Device as _Device, QueueGroup};
 use memory;
 
-use {BufferHandle, CommandBufferHandle, DeviceHandle};
+use {BufferHandle, CommandBufferHandle, DeviceHandle, ShaderModuleHandle};
 
 
 pub type BufferUsage = hal::buffer::Usage;
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ pub struct BufferDescriptor {
     pub usage: BufferUsage,
 }
 
+#[repr(C)]
+pub struct ShaderModuleDescriptor<'a> {
+    pub code: &'a [u8],
+}
+
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct CommandBufferDescriptor {
 }
@@ -50,6 +55,20 @@ fn device_create_buffer(
     })
 }
 
+pub struct ShaderModule<B: hal::Backend> {
+    pub raw: B::ShaderModule,
+}
+
+pub extern "C"
+fn device_create_shader_module(
+    device: DeviceHandle, desc: ShaderModuleDescriptor
+) -> ShaderModuleHandle {
+    let shader = device.device.create_shader_module(desc.code).unwrap();
+    ShaderModuleHandle::new(ShaderModule {
+        raw: shader,
+    })
+}
+
 pub extern "C"
 fn device_create_command_buffer(
     device: DeviceHandle, desc: CommandBufferDescriptor
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e55095cd6..961c649aa 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ pub type InstanceHandle = Handle<back::Instance>;
 pub type AdapterHandle = Handle<hal::Adapter<B>>;
 pub type DeviceHandle = Handle<Device<B>>;
 pub type BufferHandle = Handle<Buffer<B>>;
+pub type ShaderModuleHandle = Handle<ShaderModule<B>>;
 pub type CommandBufferHandle = Handle<CommandBuffer<B>>;
 pub type RenderPassHandle = Handle<RenderPass<B>>;
 pub type ComputePassHandle = Handle<ComputePass<B>>;