diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_application.cc b/vulkan/vulkan_application.cc
index f89c6d49b8bcf0156e8f07cecd3fae07819b9fa4..eaba000274ca44bb8fcd9da73ec6684d5820a356 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_application.cc
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_application.cc
@@ -21,15 +21,25 @@ VulkanApplication::VulkanApplication(
     uint32_t api_version)
     : vk(p_vk), api_version_(api_version), valid_(false) {
   // Check if we want to enable debugging.
-
+  std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> supported_extensions =
+      GetSupportedInstanceExtensions(vk);
   bool enable_instance_debugging =
-      IsDebuggingEnabled() && VulkanDebugReport::DebugExtensionSupported(vk);
+      IsDebuggingEnabled() &&
+      ExtensionSupported(supported_extensions,
+                         VulkanDebugReport::DebugExtensionName());
 
   // Configure extensions.
 
   if (enable_instance_debugging) {
     enabled_extensions.emplace_back(VulkanDebugReport::DebugExtensionName());
   }
+#if OS_FUCHSIA
+  if (ExtensionSupported(supported_extensions,
+                         VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_CAPABILITIES_EXTENSION_NAME)) {
+    enabled_extensions.emplace_back(
+        VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_CAPABILITIES_EXTENSION_NAME);
+  }
+#endif
 
   const char* extensions[enabled_extensions.size()];
 
@@ -166,4 +176,45 @@ VulkanApplication::AcquireFirstCompatibleLogicalDevice() const {
   return nullptr;
 }
 
+std::vector<VkExtensionProperties>
+VulkanApplication::GetSupportedInstanceExtensions(
+    const VulkanProcTable& vk) const {
+  if (!vk.EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties) {
+    return std::vector<VkExtensionProperties>();
+  }
+
+  uint32_t count = 0;
+  if (VK_CALL_LOG_ERROR(vk.EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(
+          nullptr, &count, nullptr)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    return std::vector<VkExtensionProperties>();
+  }
+
+  if (count == 0) {
+    return std::vector<VkExtensionProperties>();
+  }
+
+  std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> properties;
+  properties.resize(count);
+  if (VK_CALL_LOG_ERROR(vk.EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(
+          nullptr, &count, properties.data())) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    return std::vector<VkExtensionProperties>();
+  }
+
+  return properties;
+}
+
+bool VulkanApplication::ExtensionSupported(
+    const std::vector<VkExtensionProperties>& supported_instance_extensions,
+    std::string extension_name) {
+  uint32_t count = supported_instance_extensions.size();
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    if (strncmp(supported_instance_extensions[i].extensionName,
+                extension_name.c_str(), extension_name.size()) == 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return false;
+}
+
 }  // namespace vulkan
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_application.h b/vulkan/vulkan_application.h
index 6d284803d9ebbc854efcc00c12c8954d38179100..a5f20c07f63ec003f083b6354c911b3b5a35ff75 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_application.h
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_application.h
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@ class VulkanApplication {
   bool valid_;
 
   std::vector<VkPhysicalDevice> GetPhysicalDevices() const;
+  std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> GetSupportedInstanceExtensions(
+      const VulkanProcTable& vk) const;
+  bool ExtensionSupported(
+      const std::vector<VkExtensionProperties>& supported_extensions,
+      std::string extension_name);
 
   FXL_DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(VulkanApplication);
 };
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.cc b/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.cc
index 5fca3a93e7473bd969af40312f88457dbefc0467..a7e7a10888235f9b1d13daedcb410a7738893a42 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.cc
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.cc
@@ -22,44 +22,6 @@ std::string VulkanDebugReport::DebugExtensionName() {
   return VK_EXT_DEBUG_REPORT_EXTENSION_NAME;
 }
 
-bool VulkanDebugReport::DebugExtensionSupported(const VulkanProcTable& vk) {
-  if (!IsDebuggingEnabled()) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (!vk.EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  uint32_t count = 0;
-  if (VK_CALL_LOG_ERROR(vk.EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(
-          nullptr, &count, nullptr)) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  if (count == 0) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  std::vector<VkExtensionProperties> properties;
-  properties.resize(count);
-  if (VK_CALL_LOG_ERROR(vk.EnumerateInstanceExtensionProperties(
-          nullptr, &count, properties.data())) != VK_SUCCESS) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  auto debug_extension_name = DebugExtensionName();
-
-  for (size_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-    if (strncmp(properties[i].extensionName, debug_extension_name.c_str(),
-                debug_extension_name.size()) == 0) {
-      return true;
-    }
-  }
-
-  return false;
-}
-
 static const char* VkDebugReportFlagsEXTToString(VkDebugReportFlagsEXT flags) {
   if (flags & VK_DEBUG_REPORT_INFORMATION_BIT_EXT) {
     return "Information";
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.h b/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.h
index e675f55312c0004e20afc5599f98ade56c0d4f1e..80f886e2e94aae89817597339b2a34cce47d6747 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.h
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_debug_report.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ namespace vulkan {
 
 class VulkanDebugReport {
  public:
-  static bool DebugExtensionSupported(const VulkanProcTable& vk);
-
   static std::string DebugExtensionName();
 
   VulkanDebugReport(const VulkanProcTable& vk,
diff --git a/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc b/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc
index 8ac4c8b19f14b3deba3b17d8273c4dc6175ff40b..c989f4f09dc8506c83bf5576dc9421897349437f 100644
--- a/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc
+++ b/vulkan/vulkan_device.cc
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ VulkanDevice::VulkanDevice(VulkanProcTable& p_vk,
   const char* extensions[] = {
     VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME,
 #if OS_FUCHSIA
+    VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_EXTENSION_NAME,
+    VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_FUCHSIA_EXTENSION_NAME,
     VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_EXTENSION_NAME,
     VK_KHR_EXTERNAL_SEMAPHORE_FUCHSIA_EXTENSION_NAME,
 #endif