diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp b/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
index d499ecb92..22c14e817 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ struct ImGui_ImplVulkan_Data
     VkPipeline                  Pipeline;
     VkShaderModule              ShaderModuleVert;
     VkShaderModule              ShaderModuleFrag;
+    VkDescriptorPool            DescriptorPool;
 
     // Font data
     VkSampler                   FontSampler;
@@ -1010,6 +1011,20 @@ bool ImGui_ImplVulkan_CreateDeviceObjects()
         check_vk_result(err);
     }
 
+    if (v->DescriptorPoolSize)
+    {
+        VkDescriptorPoolSize pool_size = { VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER, v->DescriptorPoolSize };
+        VkDescriptorPoolCreateInfo pool_info = {};
+        pool_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_INFO;
+        pool_info.flags = VK_DESCRIPTOR_POOL_CREATE_FREE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_BIT;
+        pool_info.maxSets = v->DescriptorPoolSize;
+        pool_info.poolSizeCount = 1;
+        pool_info.pPoolSizes = &pool_size;
+
+        err = vkCreateDescriptorPool(v->Device, &pool_info, v->Allocator, &bd->DescriptorPool);
+        check_vk_result(err);
+    }
+
     if (!bd->PipelineLayout)
     {
         // Constants: we are using 'vec2 offset' and 'vec2 scale' instead of a full 3d projection matrix
@@ -1048,6 +1063,7 @@ void    ImGui_ImplVulkan_DestroyDeviceObjects()
     if (bd->DescriptorSetLayout)  { vkDestroyDescriptorSetLayout(v->Device, bd->DescriptorSetLayout, v->Allocator); bd->DescriptorSetLayout = VK_NULL_HANDLE; }
     if (bd->PipelineLayout)       { vkDestroyPipelineLayout(v->Device, bd->PipelineLayout, v->Allocator); bd->PipelineLayout = VK_NULL_HANDLE; }
     if (bd->Pipeline)             { vkDestroyPipeline(v->Device, bd->Pipeline, v->Allocator); bd->Pipeline = VK_NULL_HANDLE; }
+    if (bd->DescriptorPool)       { vkDestroyDescriptorPool(v->Device, bd->DescriptorPool, v->Allocator); bd->DescriptorPool = VK_NULL_HANDLE; }
 }
 
 bool    ImGui_ImplVulkan_LoadFunctions(PFN_vkVoidFunction(*loader_func)(const char* function_name, void* user_data), void* user_data)
@@ -1110,7 +1126,7 @@ bool    ImGui_ImplVulkan_Init(ImGui_ImplVulkan_InitInfo* info)
     IM_ASSERT(info->PhysicalDevice != VK_NULL_HANDLE);
     IM_ASSERT(info->Device != VK_NULL_HANDLE);
     IM_ASSERT(info->Queue != VK_NULL_HANDLE);
-    IM_ASSERT(info->DescriptorPool != VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+    IM_ASSERT(info->DescriptorPool != VK_NULL_HANDLE || info->DescriptorPoolSize > 0);
     IM_ASSERT(info->MinImageCount >= 2);
     IM_ASSERT(info->ImageCount >= info->MinImageCount);
     if (info->UseDynamicRendering == false)
@@ -1165,13 +1181,14 @@ VkDescriptorSet ImGui_ImplVulkan_AddTexture(VkSampler sampler, VkImageView image
 {
     ImGui_ImplVulkan_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplVulkan_GetBackendData();
     ImGui_ImplVulkan_InitInfo* v = &bd->VulkanInitInfo;
+    VkDescriptorPool pool = bd->DescriptorPool ? bd->DescriptorPool : v->DescriptorPool;
 
     // Create Descriptor Set:
     VkDescriptorSet descriptor_set;
     {
         VkDescriptorSetAllocateInfo alloc_info = {};
         alloc_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_DESCRIPTOR_SET_ALLOCATE_INFO;
-        alloc_info.descriptorPool = v->DescriptorPool;
+        alloc_info.descriptorPool = pool;
         alloc_info.descriptorSetCount = 1;
         alloc_info.pSetLayouts = &bd->DescriptorSetLayout;
         VkResult err = vkAllocateDescriptorSets(v->Device, &alloc_info, &descriptor_set);
@@ -1199,7 +1216,9 @@ void ImGui_ImplVulkan_RemoveTexture(VkDescriptorSet descriptor_set)
 {
     ImGui_ImplVulkan_Data* bd = ImGui_ImplVulkan_GetBackendData();
     ImGui_ImplVulkan_InitInfo* v = &bd->VulkanInitInfo;
-    vkFreeDescriptorSets(v->Device, v->DescriptorPool, 1, &descriptor_set);
+    VkDescriptorPool pool = bd->DescriptorPool ? bd->DescriptorPool : v->DescriptorPool;
+
+    vkFreeDescriptorSets(v->Device, pool, 1, &descriptor_set);
 }
 
 void ImGui_ImplVulkan_DestroyFrameRenderBuffers(VkDevice device, ImGui_ImplVulkan_FrameRenderBuffers* buffers, const VkAllocationCallbacks* allocator)
diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.h b/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.h
index ca5b4db64..f9a765fd8 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.h
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_vulkan.h
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct ImGui_ImplVulkan_InitInfo
     VkDevice                        Device;
     uint32_t                        QueueFamily;
     VkQueue                         Queue;
-    VkDescriptorPool                DescriptorPool;               // See requirements in note above
+    VkDescriptorPool                DescriptorPool;               // See requirements in note above; ignored if using DescriptorPoolSize
     VkRenderPass                    RenderPass;                   // Ignored if using dynamic rendering
     uint32_t                        MinImageCount;                // >= 2
     uint32_t                        ImageCount;                   // >= MinImageCount
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ struct ImGui_ImplVulkan_InitInfo
     VkPipelineRenderingCreateInfoKHR PipelineRenderingCreateInfo;
 #endif
 
+    // (Optional) Set to create internal descriptor pool instead of using DescriptorPool
+    uint32_t                        DescriptorPoolSize;
+
     // (Optional) Allocation, Debugging
     const VkAllocationCallbacks*    Allocator;
     void                            (*CheckVkResultFn)(VkResult err);