diff --git a/src/virgl_protocol.h b/src/virgl_protocol.h
index 292565f..43c010e 100644
--- a/src/virgl_protocol.h
+++ b/src/virgl_protocol.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ enum virgl_context_cmd {
    VIRGL_CCMD_SET_SHADER_BUFFERS,
    VIRGL_CCMD_SET_SHADER_IMAGES,
    VIRGL_CCMD_MEMORY_BARRIER,
+   VIRGL_CCMD_LAUNCH_GRID,
 };
 
 /*
@@ -517,4 +518,14 @@ enum virgl_context_cmd {
 #define VIRGL_MEMORY_BARRIER_SIZE 1
 #define VIRGL_MEMORY_BARRIER_FLAGS 1
 
+/* launch grid */
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_SIZE 8
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_BLOCK_X 1
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_BLOCK_Y 2
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_BLOCK_Z 3
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_X 4
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_Y 5
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_Z 6
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_INDIRECT_HANDLE 7
+#define VIRGL_LAUNCH_INDIRECT_OFFSET 8
 #endif
diff --git a/src/vrend_decode.c b/src/vrend_decode.c
index 42ec832..e3deb65 100644
--- a/src/vrend_decode.c
+++ b/src/vrend_decode.c
@@ -1153,6 +1153,25 @@ static int vrend_decode_memory_barrier(struct vrend_decode_ctx *ctx, uint16_t le
    return 0;
 }
 
+static int vrend_decode_launch_grid(struct vrend_decode_ctx *ctx, uint16_t length)
+{
+   uint32_t block[3], grid[3];
+   uint32_t indirect_handle, indirect_offset;
+   if (length != VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_SIZE)
+      return EINVAL;
+
+   block[0] = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_BLOCK_X);
+   block[1] = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_BLOCK_Y);
+   block[2] = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_BLOCK_Z);
+   grid[0] = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_X);
+   grid[1] = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_Y);
+   grid[2] = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_GRID_Z);
+   indirect_handle = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_INDIRECT_HANDLE);
+   indirect_offset = get_buf_entry(ctx, VIRGL_LAUNCH_INDIRECT_OFFSET);
+   vrend_launch_grid(ctx->grctx, block, grid, indirect_handle, indirect_offset);
+   return 0;
+}
+
 static int vrend_decode_set_streamout_targets(struct vrend_decode_ctx *ctx,
                                               uint16_t length)
 {
@@ -1390,6 +1409,9 @@ int vrend_decode_block(uint32_t ctx_id, uint32_t *block, int ndw)
       case VIRGL_CCMD_MEMORY_BARRIER:
          ret = vrend_decode_memory_barrier(gdctx, len);
          break;
+      case VIRGL_CCMD_LAUNCH_GRID:
+         ret = vrend_decode_launch_grid(gdctx, len);
+         break;
       default:
          ret = EINVAL;
       }
diff --git a/src/vrend_renderer.c b/src/vrend_renderer.c
index 63862d5..f1571e0 100644
--- a/src/vrend_renderer.c
+++ b/src/vrend_renderer.c
@@ -3928,6 +3928,77 @@ int vrend_draw_vbo(struct vrend_context *ctx,
    return 0;
 }
 
+void vrend_launch_grid(struct vrend_context *ctx,
+                       uint32_t *block,
+                       uint32_t *grid,
+                       uint32_t indirect_handle,
+                       uint32_t indirect_offset)
+{
+   bool new_program = false;
+   struct vrend_resource *indirect_res = NULL;
+   if (ctx->sub->cs_shader_dirty) {
+      struct vrend_linked_shader_program *prog;
+      bool same_prog, cs_dirty;
+      if (!ctx->sub->shaders[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE]) {
+         fprintf(stderr,"dropping rendering due to missing shaders: %s\n", ctx->debug_name);
+         return;
+      }
+
+      vrend_shader_select(ctx, ctx->sub->shaders[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE], &cs_dirty);
+      if (!ctx->sub->shaders[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE]->current) {
+         fprintf(stderr, "failure to compile shader variants: %s\n", ctx->debug_name);
+         return;
+      }
+      same_prog = true;
+      if (ctx->sub->shaders[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE]->current->id != (GLuint)ctx->sub->prog_ids[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE])
+ same_prog = false;
+      if (!same_prog) {
+         prog = lookup_cs_shader_program(ctx, ctx->sub->shaders[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE]->current->id);
+         if (!prog) {
+            prog = add_cs_shader_program(ctx, ctx->sub->shaders[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE]->current);
+            if (!prog)
+               return;
+         }
+      } else
+         prog = ctx->sub->prog;
+
+      if (ctx->sub->prog != prog) {
+         new_program = true;
+         ctx->sub->prog_ids[PIPE_SHADER_VERTEX] = -1;
+         ctx->sub->prog_ids[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE] = ctx->sub->shaders[PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE]->current->id;
+         ctx->sub->prog = prog;
+      }
+      ctx->sub->shader_dirty = true;
+   }
+   vrend_use_program(ctx, ctx->sub->prog->id);
+
+   int sampler_id = 0, ubo_id = 0;
+   vrend_draw_bind_ubo_shader(ctx, PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE, &ubo_id);
+   vrend_draw_bind_const_shader(ctx, PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE, new_program);
+   vrend_draw_bind_samplers_shader(ctx, PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE, &sampler_id);
+   vrend_draw_bind_images_shader(ctx, PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE);
+   vrend_draw_bind_ssbo_shader(ctx, PIPE_SHADER_COMPUTE);
+
+   if (indirect_handle) {
+      indirect_res = vrend_renderer_ctx_res_lookup(ctx, indirect_handle);
+      if (!indirect_res) {
+         report_context_error(ctx, VIRGL_ERROR_CTX_ILLEGAL_RESOURCE, indirect_handle);
+         return;
+      }
+   }
+
+   if (indirect_res)
+      glBindBuffer(GL_DISPATCH_INDIRECT_BUFFER, indirect_res->id);
+   else
+      glBindBuffer(GL_DISPATCH_INDIRECT_BUFFER, 0);
+
+   if (indirect_res) {
+      glDispatchComputeIndirect(indirect_offset);
+   } else {
+      glDispatchCompute(grid[0], grid[1], grid[2]);
+   }
+}
+
 static GLenum translate_blend_func(uint32_t pipe_blend)
 {
    switch(pipe_blend){
diff --git a/src/vrend_renderer.h b/src/vrend_renderer.h
index a0766dd..79f4897 100644
--- a/src/vrend_renderer.h
+++ b/src/vrend_renderer.h
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ void vrend_set_single_ssbo(struct vrend_context *ctx,
                            uint32_t handle);
 void vrend_memory_barrier(struct vrend_context *ctx,
                           unsigned flags);
+void vrend_launch_grid(struct vrend_context *ctx,
+                       uint32_t *block,
+                       uint32_t *grid,
+                       uint32_t indirect_handle,
+                       uint32_t indirect_offset);
 #define VREND_TRANSFER_WRITE 1
 #define VREND_TRANSFER_READ 2
 int vrend_renderer_transfer_iov(const struct vrend_transfer_info *info, int transfer_mode);