diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.h b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.h
index fd6b7c6452f..d820badc507 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ private:
     QLibrary m_lib;
     VkSurfaceKHR m_nullSurface = nullptr;
     PFN_vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK m_createSurface = nullptr;
+    PFN_vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT m_createMetalSurface = nullptr;
 };
 
 QT_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm
index d2986ea5e69..8bb0617d364 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoavulkaninstance.mm
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: LicenseRef-Qt-Commercial OR LGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-2.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
 
 #include <AppKit/AppKit.h>
+#import <QuartzCore/CAMetalLayer.h>
 
 #include "qcocoavulkaninstance.h"
 #include "qcocoawindow.h"
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ QCocoaVulkanInstance::~QCocoaVulkanInstance()
 
 void QCocoaVulkanInstance::createOrAdoptInstance()
 {
-    initInstance(m_instance, QByteArrayList() << QByteArrayLiteral("VK_MVK_macos_surface"));
+    initInstance(m_instance, QByteArrayList() << QByteArrayLiteral("VK_EXT_metal_surface") << QByteArrayLiteral("VK_MVK_macos_surface"));
 }
 
 VkSurfaceKHR *QCocoaVulkanInstance::surface(QWindow *window)
@@ -33,6 +34,20 @@ VkSurfaceKHR *QCocoaVulkanInstance::surface(QWindow *window)
 
 VkSurfaceKHR QCocoaVulkanInstance::createSurface(NSView *view)
 {
+    VkSurfaceKHR surface = nullptr;
+    if (!m_createMetalSurface) {
+        m_createMetalSurface = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT>(
+                    m_vkGetInstanceProcAddr(m_vkInst, "vkCreateMetalSurfaceEXT"));
+    }
+    if (m_createMetalSurface) {
+        VkMetalSurfaceCreateInfoEXT info = {};
+        info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_METAL_SURFACE_CREATE_INFO_EXT;
+        info.pLayer = qt_objc_cast<CAMetalLayer*>(view.layer);
+        VkResult err = m_createMetalSurface(m_vkInst, &info, nullptr, &surface);
+        if (err == VK_SUCCESS)
+            return surface;
+        qWarning("Failed to create Vulkan surface from metal layer: %d", err);
+    }
     if (!m_createSurface) {
         m_createSurface = reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK>(
                     m_vkGetInstanceProcAddr(m_vkInst, "vkCreateMacOSSurfaceMVK"));
@@ -48,7 +63,6 @@ VkSurfaceKHR QCocoaVulkanInstance::createSurface(NSView *view)
     surfaceInfo.flags = 0;
     surfaceInfo.pView = view.layer;
 
-    VkSurfaceKHR surface = nullptr;
     VkResult err = m_createSurface(m_vkInst, &surfaceInfo, nullptr, &surface);
     if (err != VK_SUCCESS)
         qWarning("Failed to create Vulkan surface: %d", err);