diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index af13b2a..575b7a3 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ vrend_winsys_glx_sources = [
 
 venus_sources = [
    'venus-protocol/vn_protocol_renderer.h',
+   'venus_hw.h',
    'vkr_cs.c',
    'vkr_cs.h',
    'vkr_object.h',
diff --git a/src/venus_hw.h b/src/venus_hw.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..076e616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/venus_hw.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Chromium
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
+ * copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
+ * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
+ * on the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sub
+ * license, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom
+ * the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice (including the next
+ * paragraph) shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the
+ * Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHOR(S) AND/OR THEIR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
+ * DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
+ * OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE
+ * USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef VENUS_HW_H
+#define VENUS_HW_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#ifdef VIRGL_RENDERER_UNSTABLE_APIS
+struct virgl_renderer_capset_venus {
+   uint32_t wire_format_version;
+   uint32_t vk_xml_version;
+   uint32_t vk_ext_command_serialization_spec_version;
+   uint32_t vk_mesa_venus_protocol_spec_version;
+};
+#endif
+
+#endif /* VENUS_HW_H */
diff --git a/src/virglrenderer.c b/src/virglrenderer.c
index bc11105..8527534 100644
--- a/src/virglrenderer.c
+++ b/src/virglrenderer.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "pipe/p_state.h"
 #include "util/u_format.h"
 #include "util/u_math.h"
+#include "vkr_renderer.h"
 #include "vrend_renderer.h"
 #include "vrend_winsys.h"
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ struct global_state {
    bool context_initialized;
    bool winsys_initialized;
    bool vrend_initialized;
+   bool vkr_initialized;
 };
 
 static struct global_state state;
@@ -160,6 +162,10 @@ void virgl_renderer_fill_caps(uint32_t set, uint32_t version,
    case VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VIRGL2:
       vrend_renderer_fill_caps(set, version, (union virgl_caps *)caps);
       break;
+   case VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VENUS:
+      if (state.vkr_initialized)
+         vkr_get_capset(caps);
+      break;
    default:
       break;
    }
@@ -205,6 +211,11 @@ int virgl_renderer_context_create_with_flags(uint32_t ctx_id,
    case VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VIRGL2:
       ctx = vrend_renderer_context_create(ctx_id, nlen, name);
       break;
+   case VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VENUS:
+      if (!state.vkr_initialized)
+         return EINVAL;
+      ctx = vkr_context_create(nlen, name);
+      break;
    default:
       return EINVAL;
       break;
@@ -461,6 +472,12 @@ void virgl_renderer_get_cap_set(uint32_t cap_set, uint32_t *max_ver,
    case VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VIRGL2:
       vrend_renderer_get_cap_set(cap_set, max_ver, max_size);
       break;
+   case VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VENUS:
+      if (state.vkr_initialized) {
+         *max_ver = 0;
+         *max_size = vkr_get_capset(NULL);
+      }
+      break;
    default:
       *max_ver = 0;
       *max_size = 0;
@@ -558,6 +575,9 @@ void virgl_renderer_cleanup(UNUSED void *cookie)
    if (state.resource_initialized)
       virgl_resource_table_cleanup();
 
+   if (state.vkr_initialized)
+      vkr_renderer_fini();
+
    if (state.vrend_initialized)
       vrend_renderer_fini();
 
@@ -641,6 +661,17 @@ int virgl_renderer_init(void *cookie, int flags, struct virgl_renderer_callbacks
       state.vrend_initialized = true;
    }
 
+   if (!state.vkr_initialized && (flags & VIRGL_RENDERER_VENUS)) {
+      uint32_t vkr_flags = 0;
+      if (flags & VIRGL_RENDERER_THREAD_SYNC)
+         vkr_flags |= VKR_RENDERER_THREAD_SYNC;
+
+      int ret = vkr_renderer_init(vkr_flags);
+      if (ret)
+         goto fail;
+      state.vkr_initialized = true;
+   }
+
    return 0;
 
 fail:
@@ -676,6 +707,9 @@ void virgl_renderer_reset(void)
    if (state.resource_initialized)
       virgl_resource_table_reset();
 
+   if (state.vkr_initialized)
+      vkr_renderer_reset();
+
    if (state.vrend_initialized)
       vrend_renderer_reset();
 }
diff --git a/src/virglrenderer.h b/src/virglrenderer.h
index d56b5dc..ff747ed 100644
--- a/src/virglrenderer.h
+++ b/src/virglrenderer.h
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ struct virgl_renderer_callbacks {
  */
 #define VIRGL_RENDERER_USE_EXTERNAL_BLOB (1 << 5)
 
+/* Enable venus renderer.
+ */
+#define VIRGL_RENDERER_VENUS         (1 << 6)
+
 #endif /* VIRGL_RENDERER_UNSTABLE_APIS */
 
 VIRGL_EXPORT int virgl_renderer_init(void *cookie, int flags, struct virgl_renderer_callbacks *cb);
diff --git a/src/virglrenderer_hw.h b/src/virglrenderer_hw.h
index 65f98cb..0490d77 100644
--- a/src/virglrenderer_hw.h
+++ b/src/virglrenderer_hw.h
@@ -24,12 +24,15 @@
 #ifndef VIRGLRENDERER_HW_H
 #define VIRGLRENDERER_HW_H
 
+#include "venus_hw.h"
 #include "virgl_hw.h"
 
 #ifdef VIRGL_RENDERER_UNSTABLE_APIS
 enum virgl_renderer_capset {
    VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VIRGL                   = 1,
    VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VIRGL2                  = 2,
+   /* 3 is reserved for gfxstream */
+   VIRGL_RENDERER_CAPSET_VENUS                   = 4,
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/vkr_renderer.c b/src/vkr_renderer.c
index be24747..a7bb18a 100644
--- a/src/vkr_renderer.c
+++ b/src/vkr_renderer.c
@@ -4008,13 +4008,6 @@ fail:
    return NULL;
 }
 
-struct virgl_renderer_capset_venus {
-   uint32_t wire_format_version;
-   uint32_t vk_xml_version;
-   uint32_t vk_ext_command_serialization_spec_version;
-   uint32_t vk_mesa_venus_protocol_spec_version;
-};
-
 size_t
 vkr_get_capset(void *capset)
 {