diff --git a/build_proton.sh b/build_proton.sh
index 6ca0f822..2a61acca 100755
--- a/build_proton.sh
+++ b/build_proton.sh
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ PATH="$TOOLS_DIR32/bin:$PATH" $I386_WRAPPER winebuild --dll --fake-module -E vrc
 cp -a vrclient.dll.so "$DST_DIR"/lib/wine/
 cp -a vrclient.dll.fake "$DST_DIR"/lib/wine/fakedlls/vrclient.dll
 
+#copy runtime installers
+cd "$TOP"
+mkdir -p "$DST_DIR"/share/contrib/
+cp -a contrib/* "$DST_DIR"/share/contrib/
+
 echo "Packaging..."
 cd "$TOP"
 
diff --git a/contrib/VulkanRT-1.0.65.1-Installer.exe b/contrib/VulkanRT-1.0.65.1-Installer.exe
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6633de86
Binary files /dev/null and b/contrib/VulkanRT-1.0.65.1-Installer.exe differ
diff --git a/contrib/winevulkan.json b/contrib/winevulkan.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecb52d9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/winevulkan.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "file_format_version": "1.0.0",
+    "ICD": {
+        "library_path": "C:\\windows\\system32\\winevulkan.dll",
+        "api_version": "1.0.51"
+    }
+}
diff --git a/contrib/winevulkan.reg b/contrib/winevulkan.reg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dafa2735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/winevulkan.reg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
+
+[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Khronos\Vulkan\Drivers]
+"C:\\windows\\system32\\winevulkan.json"=dword:00000000
diff --git a/proton b/proton
index 541324de..81d45af2 100755
--- a/proton
+++ b/proton
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ if not os.path.isdir(basedir + "/dist/share/default_pfx"):
     #make default prefix
     env["WINEPREFIX"] = basedir + "/dist/share/default_pfx"
     run_wine([wine_path, "wineboot"])
+    run_wine([wine_path, basedir + "/dist/share/contrib/VulkanRT-1.0.65.1-Installer.exe", "/S"])
+    run_wine([wine_path, "regedit", basedir + "/dist/share/contrib/winevulkan.reg"])
+    shutil.copy(basedir + "/dist/share/contrib/winevulkan.json", basedir + "/dist/share/default_pfx/drive_c/windows/system32/winevulkan.json")
+    shutil.copy(basedir + "/dist/share/contrib/winevulkan.json", basedir + "/dist/share/default_pfx/drive_c/windows/syswow64/winevulkan.json")
     run_wine([bindir + "/wineserver", "-w"])
 
 prefix = os.environ["STEAM_COMPAT_DATA_PATH"] + "/pfx/"