diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 86c182df2..887c4775f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ By @jimblandy in [#3254](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3254).
 - Support alpha to coverage. By @Wumpf in [#3156](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3156)
 - Support filtering f32 textures. By @expenses in [#3261](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3261)
 
+#### Vulkan
+
+- Add `SHADER_INT16` feature to enable the `shaderInt16` VkPhysicalDeviceFeature. By @Elabajaba in [#3401](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3401)
+
 #### WebGPU
 
 - Add `MULTISAMPLE_X2`, `MULTISAMPLE_X4` and `MULTISAMPLE_X8` to `TextureFormatFeatureFlags`. By @39ali in [3140](https://github.com/gfx-rs/wgpu/pull/3140)
diff --git a/deno_webgpu/src/02_idl_types.js b/deno_webgpu/src/02_idl_types.js
index c927f10a5..d07dc68fc 100644
--- a/deno_webgpu/src/02_idl_types.js
+++ b/deno_webgpu/src/02_idl_types.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@
       "clear-commands",
       "spirv-shader-passthrough",
       "shader-primitive-index",
+      "shader-i16",
     ],
   );
 
diff --git a/deno_webgpu/src/lib.rs b/deno_webgpu/src/lib.rs
index 23c49ac67..d798eefa4 100644
--- a/deno_webgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deno_webgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ fn deserialize_features(features: &wgpu_types::Features) -> Vec<&'static str> {
         return_features.push("indirect-first-instance");
     }
     if features.contains(wgpu_types::Features::SHADER_FLOAT16) {
-        return_features.push("shader-f16")
+        return_features.push("shader-f16");
     }
 
     // extended from spec
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ fn deserialize_features(features: &wgpu_types::Features) -> Vec<&'static str> {
     if features.contains(wgpu_types::Features::PARTIALLY_BOUND_BINDING_ARRAY) {
         return_features.push("shader-primitive-index");
     }
+    if features.contains(wgpu_types::Features::SHADER_INT16) {
+        return_features.push("shader-i16");
+    }
 
     return_features
 }
@@ -380,6 +383,10 @@ impl From<GpuRequiredFeatures> for wgpu_types::Features {
             wgpu_types::Features::SHADER_FLOAT64,
             required_features.0.contains("shader-float64"),
         );
+        features.set(
+            wgpu_types::Features::SHADER_INT16,
+            required_features.0.contains("shader-i16"),
+        );
         features.set(
             wgpu_types::Features::VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_64BIT,
             required_features.0.contains("vertex-attribute-64bit"),
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs
index c8315390b..772a37b1d 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ impl PhysicalDeviceFeatures {
                 //.shader_cull_distance(requested_features.contains(wgt::Features::SHADER_CULL_DISTANCE))
                 .shader_float64(requested_features.contains(wgt::Features::SHADER_FLOAT64))
                 //.shader_int64(requested_features.contains(wgt::Features::SHADER_INT64))
-                //.shader_int16(requested_features.contains(wgt::Features::SHADER_INT16))
+                .shader_int16(requested_features.contains(wgt::Features::SHADER_INT16))
                 //.shader_resource_residency(requested_features.contains(wgt::Features::SHADER_RESOURCE_RESIDENCY))
                 .geometry_shader(requested_features.contains(wgt::Features::SHADER_PRIMITIVE_INDEX))
                 .build(),
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ impl PhysicalDeviceFeatures {
         //if self.core.shader_cull_distance != 0 {
         features.set(F::SHADER_FLOAT64, self.core.shader_float64 != 0);
         //if self.core.shader_int64 != 0 {
-        //if self.core.shader_int16 != 0 {
+        features.set(F::SHADER_INT16, self.core.shader_int16 != 0);
 
         //if caps.supports_extension(vk::KhrSamplerMirrorClampToEdgeFn::name()) {
         //if caps.supports_extension(vk::ExtSamplerFilterMinmaxFn::name()) {
diff --git a/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs b/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs
index 8307ad564..2fa8f62fe 100644
--- a/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wgpu-types/src/lib.rs
@@ -674,6 +674,13 @@ bitflags::bitflags! {
         /// - DX12
         /// - Metal (Intel and AMD GPUs)
         const WRITE_TIMESTAMP_INSIDE_PASSES = 1 << 41;
+        /// Allows shaders to use i16. Not currently supported in naga, only available through `spirv-passthrough`.
+        ///
+        /// Supported platforms:
+        /// - Vulkan
+        ///
+        /// This is a native-only feature.
+        const SHADER_INT16 = 1 << 42;
     }
 }