diff --git a/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0001-no-android.patch b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0001-no-android.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae0e52abf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0001-no-android.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
+ 
+     # Allow usage of unsafe CRT functions and minimize what Windows.h leaks
+     add_compile_definitions(_CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS NOMINMAX WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN)
+-elseif(ANDROID)
++elseif(0 AND ANDROID)
+     add_compile_definitions(VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR)
+ elseif(APPLE)
+     add_compile_definitions(VK_USE_PLATFORM_METAL_EXT)
+--- a/layers/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/layers/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
+ endif()
+     # Both Apple and IOS
+     target_link_options(vvl PRIVATE -exported_symbols_list ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LAYER_NAME}.exp)
+-elseif(ANDROID)
++elseif(0 AND ANDROID)
+     target_link_options(vvl PRIVATE LINKER:--version-script=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LAYER_NAME}-android.map)
+ else()
+     target_link_options(vvl PRIVATE LINKER:--version-script=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${LAYER_NAME}.map)
+@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@
+ 
+ target_include_directories(vvl SYSTEM PRIVATE external)
+ 
+-if (ANDROID)
++if (0 AND ANDROID)
+     # https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/18787
+     # https://github.com/android-ndk/ndk/issues/463
+     # "Users should be able to reliably use the toolchain provided by the NDK r23 or later when using CMake 3.21 or later" - Professional CMake
diff --git a/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0002-getenv.patch b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0002-getenv.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..60595fa77a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0002-getenv.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/layers/vk_layer_config.cpp
++++ b/layers/vk_layer_config.cpp
+@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 
+ std::string GetEnvironment(const char *variable) {
+-#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(_WIN32)
++#if !defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(_WIN32) || defined(__TERMUX__)
+     const char *output = getenv(variable);
+     return output == NULL ? "" : output;
+ #elif defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0003-layers-utils-android_ndk_types.h.patch b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0003-layers-utils-android_ndk_types.h.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d27a23758b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/0003-layers-utils-android_ndk_types.h.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/layers/utils/android_ndk_types.h
++++ b/layers/utils/android_ndk_types.h
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
+ 
+ #pragma once
+ 
+-#if defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR)
++#if defined(__ANDROID__) && !defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR) && !defined(__TERMUX__)
+ #error "VK_USE_PLATFORM_ANDROID_KHR not defined for Android build!"
+ #endif
+ 
diff --git a/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/build.sh b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b36304fb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/vulkan-validation-layers/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers
+TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Vulkan Validation Layers"
+TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="Apache-2.0"
+TERMUX_PKG_MAINTAINER="@termux"
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION="1.3.281"
+TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://github.com/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/archive/refs/tags/v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.gz
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=7b13853d81ac106dceeb8768f010fade7b94ee2283ee09e356a74a27ca468da5
+TERMUX_PKG_DEPENDS="libc++, vulkan-loader"
+TERMUX_PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="libwayland, libx11, libxcb, libxrandr, spirv-headers, spirv-tools, vulkan-headers (=${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}), vulkan-utility-libraries (=${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION})"
+TERMUX_PKG_ANTI_BUILD_DEPENDS="vulkan-loader"
+TERMUX_PKG_AUTO_UPDATE=true
+TERMUX_PKG_UPDATE_VERSION_REGEXP="\d+\.\d+\.\d+"
+
+termux_pkg_auto_update() {
+	local api_url="https://api.github.com/repos/KhronosGroup/Vulkan-ValidationLayers/git/refs/tags"
+	local latest_refs_tags=$(curl -s "${api_url}" | jq .[].ref | grep -oP v${TERMUX_PKG_UPDATE_VERSION_REGEXP} | sort)
+	if [[ -z "${latest_refs_tags}" ]]; then
+		echo "WARN: Unable to get latest refs tags from upstream. Try again later." >&2
+		return
+	fi
+	local latest_version=$(echo "${latest_refs_tags}" | tail -n1)
+	termux_pkg_upgrade_version "${latest_version}"
+}