diff --git a/scriptmodules/emulators/dolphin.sh b/scriptmodules/emulators/dolphin.sh
index f55a9b808b..276a4b00bd 100644
--- a/scriptmodules/emulators/dolphin.sh
+++ b/scriptmodules/emulators/dolphin.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ function depends_dolphin() {
     # if using the latest version, add SDL2 as dependency, since it's mandatory
     [[ "$(_get_commit_dolphin)" == "" ]] && depends+=(libsdl2-dev)
 
+    # install Vulkan drivers when needed
+    isPlatform "vulkan" && depends+=(mesa-vulkan-drivers)
     getDepends "${depends[@]}"
 }
 
diff --git a/scriptmodules/emulators/ppsspp.sh b/scriptmodules/emulators/ppsspp.sh
index 9999602c07..34cf7907b9 100644
--- a/scriptmodules/emulators/ppsspp.sh
+++ b/scriptmodules/emulators/ppsspp.sh
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ function depends_ppsspp() {
     isPlatform "videocore" && depends+=(libraspberrypi-dev)
     isPlatform "mesa" && depends+=(libgles2-mesa-dev)
     isPlatform "vero4k" && depends+=(vero3-userland-dev-osmc)
+    isPlatform "vulkan" && depends+=(mesa-vulkan-drivers)
     getDepends "${depends[@]}"
 }
 
diff --git a/scriptmodules/emulators/retroarch.sh b/scriptmodules/emulators/retroarch.sh
index c8271c2ba3..3b215a9168 100644
--- a/scriptmodules/emulators/retroarch.sh
+++ b/scriptmodules/emulators/retroarch.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function depends_retroarch() {
     isPlatform "mesa" && depends+=(libx11-xcb-dev)
     isPlatform "mali" && depends+=(mali-fbdev)
     isPlatform "x11" && depends+=(libx11-xcb-dev libpulse-dev)
-    isPlatform "vulkan" && depends+=(libvulkan-dev mesa-vulkan-drivers)
+    isPlatform "vulkan" && depends+=(libvulkan-dev mesa-vulkan-drivers vulkan-validationlayers)
     isPlatform "vero4k" && depends+=(vero3-userland-dev-osmc zlib1g-dev libfreetype6-dev)
     isPlatform "kms" && depends+=(libgbm-dev)
 
diff --git a/scriptmodules/supplementary/sdl2.sh b/scriptmodules/supplementary/sdl2.sh
index c43b3357e2..348e4fd73b 100644
--- a/scriptmodules/supplementary/sdl2.sh
+++ b/scriptmodules/supplementary/sdl2.sh
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function _list_depends_sdl2() {
     isPlatform "gl" || isPlatform "rpi" && depends+=(libgl1-mesa-dev libglu1-mesa-dev)
     isPlatform "kms" || isPlatform "rpi" && depends+=(libdrm-dev libgbm-dev)
     isPlatform "x11" && depends+=(libpulse-dev libwayland-dev)
+    isPlatform "vulkan" && depends+=(libvulkan-dev)
 
     echo "${depends[@]}"
 }
diff --git a/scriptmodules/system.sh b/scriptmodules/system.sh
index b811fce4c2..2178fb837e 100644
--- a/scriptmodules/system.sh
+++ b/scriptmodules/system.sh
@@ -365,6 +365,10 @@ function get_rpi_video() {
             fi
         fi
         [[ "$__has_dispmanx" -eq 1 ]] && __platform_flags+=(dispmanx)
+        # Pi4/5 have Vulkan working under KMS on Debian 12 (bookworm) or newer
+        if (isPlatform "rpi4" || isPlatform "rpi5")  && [[ "$__os_debian_ver" -ge 12 ]]; then
+            __platform_flags+=(vulkan)
+        fi
     else
         __platform_flags+=(videocore)
         if ! isPlatform "aarm64"; then