diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_device_info.py b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_device_info.py
index 4d4a56cd434..2fa1bf08884 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_device_info.py
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_device_info.py
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ EXTENSIONS = [
         features=True,
         conditions=["$feats.scalarBlockLayout"]),
     Extension("VK_KHR_swapchain"),
+    Extension("VK_KHR_shader_float16_int8",
+              alias="shader_float16_int8",
+              features=True),
 ]
 
 # constructor: Versions(device_version(major, minor, patch), struct_version(major, minor))
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
index 38bba9c7334..acee468b9ef 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_screen.c
@@ -703,7 +703,9 @@ zink_get_shader_param(struct pipe_screen *pscreen,
 
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_FP16:
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_FP16_DERIVATIVES:
-      return screen->info.feats12.shaderFloat16;
+      return screen->info.feats12.shaderFloat16 ||
+             (screen->info.have_KHR_shader_float16_int8 &&
+              screen->info.shader_float16_int8_feats.shaderFloat16);
 
    case PIPE_SHADER_CAP_INT16:
       return screen->info.feats.features.shaderInt16;