diff --git a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
index 42e0f61fb3..29087d5ff8 100755
--- a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK=1
 export HOMEBREW_NO_ENV_HINTS=1
 export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALL_CLEANUP=1
 
-brew install -f --overwrite --quiet pipenv googletest ffmpeg@5 "llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER" glew sdl3 vulkan-headers
+brew install -f --overwrite --quiet pipenv googletest ffmpeg@5 "llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER" glew sdl3 vulkan-headers vulkan-loader
 brew link -f --quiet "llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER" ffmpeg@5
 
 # moltenvk based on commit for 1.4.0 release
@@ -56,15 +56,14 @@ export SDL3_DIR="$BREW_PATH/opt/sdl3/lib/cmake/SDL3"
 
 export PATH="$BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/bin:$WORKDIR/qt-downloader/$QT_VER/clang_64/bin:$BREW_BIN:$BREW_SBIN:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/opt/X11/bin:/Library/Apple/usr/bin:$PATH"
 export LDFLAGS="-L$BREW_PATH/lib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libavcodec.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libavformat.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libavutil.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libswscale.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/ffmpeg@5/lib/libswresample.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib/c++/libc++.1.dylib $BREW_PATH/lib/libSDL3.dylib $BREW_PATH/lib/libGLEW.dylib $BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib/unwind/libunwind.1.dylib -Wl,-rpath,$BREW_PATH/lib"
-export CPPFLAGS="-I$BREW_PATH/include -I$BREW_PATH/include -no-pie -D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000"
+export CPPFLAGS="-I$BREW_PATH/include -no-pie -D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000"
 export CFLAGS="-D__MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=140000"
 export LIBRARY_PATH="$BREW_PATH/lib"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$BREW_PATH/lib"
 
 export VULKAN_SDK
 VULKAN_SDK="$BREW_PATH/opt/molten-vk"
-ln -s "$VULKAN_SDK/lib/libMoltenVK.dylib" "$VULKAN_SDK/lib/libvulkan.dylib" || true
-export VK_ICD_FILENAMES="$VULKAN_SDK/share/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json"
+ln -s "$BREW_PATH/opt/vulkan-loader/lib/libvulkan.dylib" "$VULKAN_SDK/lib/libvulkan.dylib" || true
 
 export LLVM_DIR
 LLVM_DIR="$BREW_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER"
diff --git a/.ci/build-mac.sh b/.ci/build-mac.sh
index afd687061c..bd1a17f39c 100755
--- a/.ci/build-mac.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ brew link -f --overwrite --quiet "llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER"
 rm /usr/local/bin/{idle3.14,pip3.14,pydoc3.14,python3.14,python3.14-config} && \
 rm /usr/local/bin/{idle3,pip3,pydoc3,python3,python3-config}
 arch -x86_64 /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
-arch -x86_64 /usr/local/bin/brew install -f --overwrite --quiet ffmpeg@5 "llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER" glew sdl3 vulkan-headers
+arch -x86_64 /usr/local/bin/brew install -f --overwrite --quiet ffmpeg@5 "llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER" glew sdl3 vulkan-headers vulkan-loader
 arch -x86_64 /usr/local/bin/brew link -f --overwrite --quiet "llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER" ffmpeg@5
 
 # moltenvk based on commit for 1.4.0 release
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$BREW_X64_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib:$BREW_X64
 
 export VULKAN_SDK
 VULKAN_SDK="$BREW_X64_PATH/opt/molten-vk"
-ln -s "$VULKAN_SDK/lib/libMoltenVK.dylib" "$VULKAN_SDK/lib/libvulkan.dylib"
-export VK_ICD_FILENAMES="$VULKAN_SDK/share/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json"
+ln -s "$BREW_X64_PATH/opt/vulkan-loader/lib/libvulkan.dylib" "$VULKAN_SDK/lib/libvulkan.dylib"
 
 export LLVM_DIR
 LLVM_DIR="$BREW_X64_PATH/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER"
diff --git a/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh b/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh
index 6e067bde9f..4ec79603e0 100755
--- a/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy-mac-arm64.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ echo "AVVER=$AVVER" >> ../.ci/ci-vars.env
 
 cd bin
 mkdir "rpcs3.app/Contents/lib/" || true
+mkdir -p "rpcs3.app/Contents/Resources/vulkan/icd.d" || true
+cp "$(realpath /opt/homebrew/lib/libMoltenVK.dylib)" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Frameworks/libMoltenVK.dylib"
+cp "$(realpath /opt/homebrew/etc/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json)" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Resources/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json"
+sed -i '' "s/lib\//Frameworks\//g" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Resources/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json"
 
 cp "$(realpath /opt/homebrew/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib/c++/libc++abi.1.0.dylib)" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Frameworks/libc++abi.1.dylib"
 cp "$(realpath /opt/homebrew/lib/libsharpyuv.0.dylib)" "rpcs3.app/Contents/lib/libsharpyuv.0.dylib"
diff --git a/.ci/deploy-mac.sh b/.ci/deploy-mac.sh
index 4b54267539..cbfb991456 100755
--- a/.ci/deploy-mac.sh
+++ b/.ci/deploy-mac.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ AVVER="${COMM_TAG}-${COMM_COUNT}"
 echo "AVVER=$AVVER" >> ../.ci/ci-vars.env
 
 cd bin
-mkdir "rpcs3.app/Contents/lib/"
+mkdir "rpcs3.app/Contents/lib/" || true
+mkdir -p "rpcs3.app/Contents/Resources/vulkan/icd.d" || true
+cp "$(realpath /usr/local/lib/libMoltenVK.dylib)" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Frameworks/libMoltenVK.dylib"
+cp "$(realpath /usr/local/etc/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json)" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Resources/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json"
+sed -i '' "s/lib\//Frameworks\//g" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Resources/vulkan/icd.d/MoltenVK_icd.json"
 
 cp "/usr/local/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib/c++/libc++abi.1.0.dylib" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Frameworks/libc++abi.1.dylib"
 cp "/usr/local/opt/llvm@$LLVM_COMPILER_VER/lib/unwind/libunwind.1.dylib" "rpcs3.app/Contents/Frameworks/libunwind.1.dylib"
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
index 1a902b46df..39e145900a 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -623,6 +623,11 @@ if(TARGET 3rdparty_vulkan)
         RSX/VK/VKTextureCache.cpp
         RSX/VK/VulkanAPI.cpp
     )
+    if(APPLE)
+        target_sources(rpcs3_emu PRIVATE
+            RSX/VK/vkutils/metal_layer.mm
+        )
+    endif()
 endif()
 
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VulkanAPI.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VulkanAPI.h
index c91e9cb5a5..411d653807 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VulkanAPI.h
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/VulkanAPI.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_WIN32_KHR
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
-#define VK_USE_PLATFORM_MACOS_MVK
+#define VK_USE_PLATFORM_METAL_EXT
 #elif defined(ANDROID)
 #define VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR
 #else
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 // Undefine header configuration variables
 #undef VK_USE_PLATFORM_WIN32_KHR
-#undef VK_USE_PLATFORM_MACOS_MVK
+#undef VK_USE_PLATFORM_METAL_EXT
 #undef VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR
 #undef VK_USE_PLATFORM_XLIB_KHR
 #undef VK_USE_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp
index e29a9b66c2..34b7758b50 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/device.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 #include "util/logs.hpp"
 #include "Emu/system_config.h"
 #include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_beta.h>
+#endif
 
 namespace vk
 {
@@ -555,6 +558,10 @@ namespace vk
 		{
 			requested_extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEVICE_FAULT_EXTENSION_NAME);
 		}
+		
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+		requested_extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_SUBSET_EXTENSION_NAME);
+#endif
 
 		enabled_features.robustBufferAccess = VK_TRUE;
 		enabled_features.fullDrawIndexUint32 = VK_TRUE;
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/instance.cpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/instance.cpp
index fff6691aea..49224fcc27 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/instance.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/instance.cpp
@@ -124,10 +124,11 @@ namespace vk
 			}
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
+			extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
+			extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
 			if (support.is_supported(VK_EXT_LAYER_SETTINGS_EXTENSION_NAME))
 			{
 				extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_LAYER_SETTINGS_EXTENSION_NAME);
-				layers.push_back(kMVKMoltenVKDriverLayerName);
 
 				mvk_settings.push_back(VkLayerSettingEXT{ kMVKMoltenVKDriverLayerName, "MVK_CONFIG_RESUME_LOST_DEVICE", VK_LAYER_SETTING_TYPE_BOOL32_EXT, 1, &setting_true });
 				mvk_settings.push_back(VkLayerSettingEXT{ kMVKMoltenVKDriverLayerName, "MVK_CONFIG_FAST_MATH_ENABLED", VK_LAYER_SETTING_TYPE_INT32_EXT, 1, &setting_fast_math });
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ namespace vk
 #ifdef _WIN32
 			extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_WIN32_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
-			extensions.push_back(VK_MVK_MACOS_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+			extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_METAL_SURFACE_EXTENSION_NAME);
 #else
 			bool found_surface_ext = false;
 #ifdef HAVE_X11
@@ -187,15 +188,32 @@ namespace vk
 			if (g_cfg.video.debug_output)
 				layers.push_back("VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation");
 		}
+#ifdef __APPLE__ 
+		// MoltenVK's ICD will not be detected without these extensions enabled.
+		else
+		{
+			extensions_loaded = true;
+			extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_PORTABILITY_ENUMERATION_EXTENSION_NAME);
+			extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
+		}
+#endif
 
 		VkInstanceCreateInfo instance_info = {};
 		instance_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_INSTANCE_CREATE_INFO;
 		instance_info.pApplicationInfo = &app;
 		instance_info.enabledLayerCount = static_cast<u32>(layers.size());
 		instance_info.ppEnabledLayerNames = layers.data();
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+		instance_info.enabledExtensionCount = static_cast<u32>(extensions.size());
+		instance_info.ppEnabledExtensionNames = extensions.data();
+#else
 		instance_info.enabledExtensionCount = fast ? 0 : static_cast<u32>(extensions.size());
 		instance_info.ppEnabledExtensionNames = fast ? nullptr : extensions.data();
+#endif
 		instance_info.pNext = next_info;
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+		instance_info.flags |= VK_INSTANCE_CREATE_ENUMERATE_PORTABILITY_BIT_KHR;
+#endif
 
 		if (VkResult result = vkCreateInstance(&instance_info, nullptr, &m_instance); result != VK_SUCCESS)
 		{
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/metal_layer.h b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/metal_layer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d587b55bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/metal_layer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#pragma once
+void* GetCAMetalLayerFromMetalView(void* view);
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/metal_layer.mm b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/metal_layer.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c593bc5b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/metal_layer.mm
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma GCC diagnostic push
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wold-style-cast"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wdeprecated-declarations"
+#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-declarations"
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+#import <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h>
+
+void* GetCAMetalLayerFromMetalView(void* view) { return ((NSView*)view).layer; }
+#pragma GCC diagnostic pop
diff --git a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain_macos.hpp b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain_macos.hpp
index 9e4217692d..e4485324d5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain_macos.hpp
+++ b/rpcs3/Emu/RSX/VK/vkutils/swapchain_macos.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "swapchain_core.h"
+#include "metal_layer.h"
 
 namespace vk
 {
@@ -12,11 +13,11 @@ namespace vk
 	VkSurfaceKHR make_WSI_surface(VkInstance vk_instance, display_handle_t window_handle, WSI_config* /*config*/)
 	{
 		VkSurfaceKHR result = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
-		VkMacOSSurfaceCreateInfoMVK createInfo = {};
-		createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MACOS_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_MVK;
-		createInfo.pView = window_handle;
+		VkMetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT createInfo = {};
+		createInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_METAL_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_EXT;
+		createInfo.pLayer = GetCAMetalLayerFromMetalView(window_handle);
 
-		CHECK_RESULT(vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK(vk_instance, &createInfo, NULL, &result));
+		CHECK_RESULT(vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT(vk_instance, &createInfo, NULL, &result));
 		return result;
 	}
 #endif