diff --git a/Docs/MoltenVK_Runtime_UserGuide.md b/Docs/MoltenVK_Runtime_UserGuide.md
index 68303458..12d0e308 100644
--- a/Docs/MoltenVK_Runtime_UserGuide.md
+++ b/Docs/MoltenVK_Runtime_UserGuide.md
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ In addition to the core *Vulkan* API, **MoltenVK**  also supports the following
 - `VK_KHR_surface`
 - `VK_KHR_swapchain`
 - `VK_KHR_swapchain_mutable_format`
+- `VK_KHR_variable_pointers`
 - `VK_EXT_shader_viewport_index_layer`
 - `VK_EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor`
 - `VK_MVK_macos_surface` (macOS)
diff --git a/Docs/Whats_New.md b/Docs/Whats_New.md
index 83a96751..22887a76 100644
--- a/Docs/Whats_New.md
+++ b/Docs/Whats_New.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ Released 2019/01/15
 - Update `VK_MVK_MOLTENVK_SPEC_VERSION` to 16.
 - Update copyright to 2019.
 - Advertise the `VK_AMD_gpu_shader_half_float` extension.
+- Support the `VK_KHR_variable_pointers` extension.
 - Update to latest SPIRV-Cross version:
 	- MSL: Support SPV_KHR_variable_pointers.
 	- MSL: Workaround missing gradient2d() on macOS for typical cascaded shadow mapping.
diff --git a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/GPUObjects/MVKDevice.mm b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/GPUObjects/MVKDevice.mm
index 3412c648..3e1bc098 100644
--- a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/GPUObjects/MVKDevice.mm
+++ b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/GPUObjects/MVKDevice.mm
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ void MVKPhysicalDevice::getFeatures(VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2* features) {
     if (features) {
         features->sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FEATURES_2;
         features->features = _features;
-        auto* next = (VkStructureType*)features->pNext;
+        auto* next = (MVKVkAPIStructHeader*)features->pNext;
         while (next) {
-            switch (*next) {
+            switch (next->sType) {
             case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_16BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES: {
                 auto* storageFeatures = (VkPhysicalDevice16BitStorageFeatures*)next;
                 storageFeatures->storageBuffer16BitAccess = true;
                 storageFeatures->uniformAndStorageBuffer16BitAccess = true;
                 storageFeatures->storagePushConstant16 = true;
                 storageFeatures->storageInputOutput16 = true;
-                next = (VkStructureType*)storageFeatures->pNext;
+                next = (MVKVkAPIStructHeader*)storageFeatures->pNext;
                 break;
             }
             case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_8BIT_STORAGE_FEATURES_KHR: {
@@ -80,25 +80,32 @@ void MVKPhysicalDevice::getFeatures(VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2* features) {
                 storageFeatures->storageBuffer8BitAccess = true;
                 storageFeatures->uniformAndStorageBuffer8BitAccess = true;
                 storageFeatures->storagePushConstant8 = true;
-                next = (VkStructureType*)storageFeatures->pNext;
+                next = (MVKVkAPIStructHeader*)storageFeatures->pNext;
                 break;
             }
             case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FLOAT16_INT8_FEATURES_KHR: {
                 auto* f16Features = (VkPhysicalDeviceFloat16Int8FeaturesKHR*)next;
                 f16Features->shaderFloat16 = true;
                 f16Features->shaderInt8 = false;  // FIXME Needs SPIRV-Cross update
-                next = (VkStructureType*)f16Features->pNext;
+                next = (MVKVkAPIStructHeader*)f16Features->pNext;
+                break;
+            }
+            case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VARIABLE_POINTER_FEATURES: {
+                auto* varPtrFeatures = (VkPhysicalDeviceVariablePointerFeatures*)next;
+                varPtrFeatures->variablePointersStorageBuffer = true;
+                varPtrFeatures->variablePointers = true;
+                next = (MVKVkAPIStructHeader*)varPtrFeatures->pNext;
                 break;
             }
             case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_DIVISOR_FEATURES_EXT: {
                 auto* divisorFeatures = (VkPhysicalDeviceVertexAttributeDivisorFeaturesEXT*)next;
                 divisorFeatures->vertexAttributeInstanceRateDivisor = true;
                 divisorFeatures->vertexAttributeInstanceRateZeroDivisor = true;
-                next = (VkStructureType*)divisorFeatures->pNext;
+                next = (MVKVkAPIStructHeader*)divisorFeatures->pNext;
                 break;
             }
             default:
-                next = (VkStructureType*)((VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2*)next)->pNext;
+                next = (MVKVkAPIStructHeader*)next->pNext;
                 break;
             }
         }
diff --git a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Layers/MVKExtensions.def b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Layers/MVKExtensions.def
index 7746de13..65698269 100644
--- a/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Layers/MVKExtensions.def
+++ b/MoltenVK/MoltenVK/Layers/MVKExtensions.def
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ MVK_EXTENSION(KHR_storage_buffer_storage_class, KHR_STORAGE_BUFFER_STORAGE_CLASS
 MVK_EXTENSION(KHR_surface, KHR_SURFACE)
 MVK_EXTENSION(KHR_swapchain, KHR_SWAPCHAIN)
 MVK_EXTENSION(KHR_swapchain_mutable_format, KHR_SWAPCHAIN_MUTABLE_FORMAT)
+MVK_EXTENSION(KHR_variable_pointers, KHR_VARIABLE_POINTERS)
 MVK_EXTENSION(EXT_shader_viewport_index_layer, EXT_SHADER_VIEWPORT_INDEX_LAYER)
 MVK_EXTENSION(EXT_vertex_attribute_divisor, EXT_VERTEX_ATTRIBUTE_DIVISOR)
 MVK_EXTENSION(MVK_ios_surface, MVK_IOS_SURFACE)