diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp
index 5609bd6ad..33c6a17db 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_layer.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,10 @@ class VulkanHook : LibraryHook
       Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(
           EnvironmentModification(EnvMod::Append, EnvSep::Platform, "VK_DEVICE_LAYERS",
                                   "VK_LAYER_LUNARG_standard_validation"));
+      Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(EnvironmentModification(
+          EnvMod::Append, EnvSep::Platform, "VK_INSTANCE_LAYERS", "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"));
+      Process::RegisterEnvironmentModification(EnvironmentModification(
+          EnvMod::Append, EnvSep::Platform, "VK_DEVICE_LAYERS", "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation"));
     }
     else
     {