diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8cf52c42..57ad59e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ the Wine prefix. Removing the option will revert to the previous behavior.
 | <tt>nod3d10</tt>      | <tt>PROTON_NO_D3D10</tt>       | Disable <tt>d3d10.dll</tt> and <tt>dxgi.dll</tt>, for d3d10 games which can fall back to and run better with d3d9. |
 | <tt>noesync</tt>      | <tt>PROTON_NO_ESYNC</tt>       | Do not use eventfd-based in-process synchronization primitives. |
 | <tt>nofsync</tt>      | <tt>PROTON_NO_FSYNC</tt>       | Do not use futex-based in-process synchronization primitives. (Automatically disabled on systems with no `FUTEX_WAIT_MULTIPLE` support.) |
+| <tt>nativevulkanloader</tt> |                          | Use the Vulkan loader shipped with the game instead of Proton's built-in Vulkan loader. This breaks VR support, but is required by a few games. |
 | <tt>forcelgadd</tt>   | <tt>PROTON_FORCE_LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE</tt> | Force Wine to enable the LARGE_ADDRESS_AWARE flag for all executables. Enabled by default. |
 | <tt>gamedrive</tt>    | <tt>PROTON_SET_GAME_DRIVE</tt> | Create an S: drive which points to the Steam Library which contains the game. |
 | <tt>noforcelgadd</tt> |                                | Disable forcelgadd. If both this and `forcelgadd` are set, enabled wins. |
diff --git a/proton b/proton
index 2745753f..db60a04d 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -792,6 +792,9 @@ class Session:
             self.dlloverrides["d3d10"] = ""
             self.dlloverrides["dxgi"] = ""
 
+        if "nativevulkanloader" in self.compat_config:
+            self.dlloverrides["vulkan-1"] = "n"
+
         s = ""
         for dll in self.dlloverrides:
             setting = self.dlloverrides[dll]