diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 34f3005f7..9d5af4caa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+        os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest, macos-26]
         include:
           - os: windows-latest
             compiler_cxx: clang-cl
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             compiler_cxx: clang++
             compiler_c: clang
-          - os: macos-latest
+          - os: macos-26
             compiler_cxx: clang++
             compiler_c: clang
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
         path: ${{github.workspace}}/build/shadPS4.exe
 
   macos-sdl:
-    runs-on: macos-15
+    runs-on: macos-26
     needs: get-info
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v6
@@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ jobs:
       with:
         xcode-version: latest
 
+    - name: Install Build Dependencies
+      run: |
+        brew install cmake meson pkg-config llvm spirv-tools spirv-llvm-translator libclc
+        pip3 install --break-system-packages mako packaging pyyaml
+
     - name: Cache CMake Configuration
       uses: actions/cache@v5
       env:
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index b0b663c6b..2fabb2873 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -150,3 +150,8 @@
 [submodule "externals/mesa-kosmickrisp"]
 	path = externals/mesa-kosmickrisp
 	url = https://github.com/shadexternals/mesa-kosmickrisp
+	shallow = true
+[submodule "externals/vulkan-loader"]
+	path = externals/vulkan-loader
+	url = https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-Loader
+	shallow = true
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 89878147b..8dda0d0b5 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
     endif()
 endif()
 
+include(CMakeDependentOption)
+cmake_dependent_option(ENABLE_SYSTEM_VULKAN "Enable the system Vulkan driver" OFF APPLE OFF)
+
 option(ENABLE_DISCORD_RPC "Enable the Discord RPC integration" ON)
 option(ENABLE_UPDATER "Enables the options to updater" ON)
 option(ENABLE_TESTS "Build unit tests (requires GTest)" OFF)
@@ -1216,10 +1219,30 @@ if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
 endif()
 
 if (APPLE)
-    # Bundle Vulkan loader and KosmicKrisp driver with the emulator.
-    set_property(TARGET shadps4 APPEND PROPERTY BUILD_RPATH "@executable_path")
-    add_subdirectory(externals/mesa-kosmickrisp)
-    AddCopyKosmicKrisp(shadps4 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
+    if (NOT ENABLE_SYSTEM_VULKAN)
+        # Bundle Vulkan loader and KosmicKrisp driver with the emulator.
+        set_property(TARGET shadps4 APPEND PROPERTY BUILD_RPATH "@executable_path")
+
+        set(LOADER_DEST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libvulkan.dylib")
+        set(DRIVER_DEST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/libvulkan_kosmickrisp.dylib")
+        set(ICD_DEST "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/kosmickrisp_mesa_icd.json")
+
+        add_custom_command(
+            OUTPUT ${LOADER_DEST}
+            DEPENDS ${VULKAN_LOADER_PATH} vulkan
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${VULKAN_LOADER_PATH} ${LOADER_DEST})
+        add_custom_command(
+            OUTPUT ${DRIVER_DEST}
+            DEPENDS ${VULKAN_DRIVER_PATH} kosmickrisp
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${VULKAN_DRIVER_PATH} ${DRIVER_DEST})
+        add_custom_command(
+            OUTPUT ${ICD_DEST}
+            DEPENDS ${VULKAN_ICD_PATH} kosmickrisp
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${VULKAN_ICD_PATH} ${ICD_DEST})
+
+        add_custom_target(CopyVulkanDriver DEPENDS ${LOADER_DEST} ${DRIVER_DEST} ${ICD_DEST})
+        add_dependencies(shadps4 CopyVulkanDriver)
+    endif()
 
     if (ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "x86_64")
         # Reserve system-managed memory space.
diff --git a/documents/building-macos.md b/documents/building-macos.md
index a36988ce1..6425f6089 100644
--- a/documents/building-macos.md
+++ b/documents/building-macos.md
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ Then, use Homebrew to install the required build tools:
 brew install clang-format cmake
 ```
 
+Finally, install the dependencies required for building the KosmicKrisp Vulkan driver. You can skip this by setting `-DENABLE_SYSTEM_VULKAN=ON` when configuring, but you are responsible for having a compatible Vulkan setup installed.
+```
+brew install meson ninja pkg-config llvm spirv-tools spirv-llvm-translator libclc
+pip3 install --break-system-packages mako packaging pyyaml
+```
+
 ### Cloning and compiling:
 
 Clone the repository recursively:
diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index a7660bbc2..42d87d691 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ endif()
 if (NOT TARGET Vulkan::Headers)
     set(VULKAN_HEADERS_ENABLE_MODULE OFF)
     add_subdirectory(vulkan-headers)
+    set(VulkanHeaders_VERSION "1.4.330")
 endif()
 
 # VMA
@@ -370,3 +371,13 @@ if (DEFINED SSL_DEPENDENCIES)
 else()
     message(STATUS "cpp-httplib: OpenSSL/LibreSSL not available — libSceHttp HTTPS will fall back to mock at runtime.")
 endif()
+
+# macOS Vulkan driver
+if (APPLE AND NOT ENABLE_SYSTEM_VULKAN)
+    add_subdirectory(vulkan-loader)
+    set(VULKAN_LOADER_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/vulkan-loader/loader/libvulkan.dylib" PARENT_SCOPE)
+
+    add_subdirectory(mesa-kosmickrisp)
+    set(VULKAN_DRIVER_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mesa-kosmickrisp/outputs/libvulkan_kosmickrisp.dylib" PARENT_SCOPE)
+    set(VULKAN_ICD_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/mesa-kosmickrisp/outputs/kosmickrisp_mesa_icd.json" PARENT_SCOPE)
+endif()
diff --git a/externals/mesa-kosmickrisp b/externals/mesa-kosmickrisp
index 801e2de8e..73e64c4fc 160000
--- a/externals/mesa-kosmickrisp
+++ b/externals/mesa-kosmickrisp
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 801e2de8ef2e3e89fd7ee1da52d67a1294ad6135
+Subproject commit 73e64c4fc8468a786700ae4cec97aba4a341ff2b
diff --git a/externals/vulkan-loader b/externals/vulkan-loader
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..466498bc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/externals/vulkan-loader
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 466498bc64eb77955c3b782f0127520548224de0