diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.cc
index 58508e8793d75..e2002204cd13c 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.h"
 
 #include <map>
+#include <memory>
 #include <optional>
 #include <set>
 #include <string>
@@ -51,6 +52,15 @@ VKAPI_ATTR VkBool32 VKAPI_CALL DebugUtilsMessengerCallback(
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+namespace vk {
+
+bool HasValidationLayers() {
+  auto capabilities = std::make_unique<CapabilitiesVK>();
+  return capabilities->HasLayer(kKhronosValidationLayerName);
+}
+
+}  // namespace vk
+
 static std::set<std::string> kRequiredDeviceExtensions = {
     VK_KHR_SWAPCHAIN_EXTENSION_NAME,
 #if FML_OS_MACOSX
@@ -316,11 +326,9 @@ ContextVK::ContextVK(
   /// Enable any and all validation as well as debug toggles.
   ///
   auto has_debug_utils = false;
-  constexpr const char* kKhronosValidationLayerName =
-      "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation";
-  if (capabilities->HasLayer(kKhronosValidationLayerName)) {
-    enabled_layers.push_back(kKhronosValidationLayerName);
-    if (capabilities->HasLayerExtension(kKhronosValidationLayerName,
+  if (vk::HasValidationLayers()) {
+    enabled_layers.push_back(vk::kKhronosValidationLayerName);
+    if (capabilities->HasLayerExtension(vk::kKhronosValidationLayerName,
                                         VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME)) {
       enabled_extensions.push_back(VK_EXT_DEBUG_UTILS_EXTENSION_NAME);
       has_debug_utils = true;
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.h b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.h
index f99ef0e28d41b..44806548cd5af 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.h
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.h
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@
 
 namespace impeller {
 
+namespace vk {
+
+constexpr const char* kKhronosValidationLayerName =
+    "VK_LAYER_KHRONOS_validation";
+
+bool HasValidationLayers();
+
+}  // namespace vk
+
 class ContextVK final : public Context, public BackendCast<ContextVK, Context> {
  public:
   static std::shared_ptr<ContextVK> Create(
@@ -40,12 +49,23 @@ class ContextVK final : public Context, public BackendCast<ContextVK, Context> {
 
   template <typename T>
   bool SetDebugName(T handle, std::string_view label) const {
+    return SetDebugName(*device_, handle, label);
+  }
+
+  template <typename T>
+  static bool SetDebugName(vk::Device device,
+                           T handle,
+                           std::string_view label) {
+    if (!vk::HasValidationLayers()) {
+      // No-op if validation layers are not enabled.
+      return true;
+    }
+
     uint64_t handle_ptr =
         reinterpret_cast<uint64_t>(static_cast<typename T::NativeType>(handle));
 
     std::string label_str = std::string(label);
-
-    auto ret = device_->setDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT(
+    auto ret = device.setDebugUtilsObjectNameEXT(
         vk::DebugUtilsObjectNameInfoEXT()
             .setObjectType(T::objectType)
             .setObjectHandle(handle_ptr)
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/pipeline_library_vk.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/pipeline_library_vk.cc
index 0b7ff43b1a7dd..e9008d5c6dba5 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/pipeline_library_vk.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/pipeline_library_vk.cc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/trace_event.h"
 #include "impeller/base/promise.h"
 #include "impeller/base/validation.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/formats_vk.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/pipeline_vk.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/shader_function_vk.h"
@@ -372,6 +373,8 @@ std::unique_ptr<PipelineCreateInfoVK> PipelineLibraryVK::CreatePipeline(
 
   vk::UniqueDescriptorSetLayout descriptor_set_layout =
       std::move(descriptor_set_create_res.value);
+  ContextVK::SetDebugName(device_, descriptor_set_layout.get(),
+                          "descriptor_set_layout_" + desc.GetLabel());
 
   vk::PipelineLayoutCreateInfo pipeline_layout_info;
   pipeline_layout_info.setSetLayouts(descriptor_set_layout.get());
@@ -403,6 +406,11 @@ std::unique_ptr<PipelineCreateInfoVK> PipelineLibraryVK::CreatePipeline(
     return nullptr;
   }
 
+  ContextVK::SetDebugName(device_, *pipeline_layout.value,
+                          "pipeline_layout_" + desc.GetLabel());
+  ContextVK::SetDebugName(device_, *pipeline.value,
+                          "pipeline_" + desc.GetLabel());
+
   return std::make_unique<PipelineCreateInfoVK>(
       std::move(pipeline.value), std::move(render_pass.value()),
       std::move(pipeline_layout.value), std::move(descriptor_set_layout));
diff --git a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/shader_library_vk.cc b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/shader_library_vk.cc
index 23f7ad1b9b3c8..df71ece7504f3 100644
--- a/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/shader_library_vk.cc
+++ b/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/shader_library_vk.cc
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "flutter/fml/logging.h"
 #include "flutter/fml/trace_event.h"
 #include "impeller/blobcat/blob_library.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/context_vk.h"
 #include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/shader_function_vk.h"
 
 namespace impeller {
@@ -80,11 +81,15 @@ ShaderLibraryVK::ShaderLibraryVK(
     const auto stage = ToShaderStage(type);
     const auto key_name = VKShaderNameToShaderKeyName(name, stage);
 
+    vk::UniqueShaderModule shader_module = std::move(module.value);
+    ContextVK::SetDebugName(device, *shader_module,
+                            "shader_module_" + key_name);
+
     functions[ShaderKey{key_name, stage}] = std::shared_ptr<ShaderFunctionVK>(
-        new ShaderFunctionVK(library_id,              //
-                             key_name,                //
-                             stage,                   //
-                             std::move(module.value)  //
+        new ShaderFunctionVK(library_id,               //
+                             key_name,                 //
+                             stage,                    //
+                             std::move(shader_module)  //
                              ));
 
     return true;