diff --git a/ci/builders/mac_host_engine.json b/ci/builders/mac_host_engine.json
index 6b985e89bb1e4..368b3fefc0cfe 100644
--- a/ci/builders/mac_host_engine.json
+++ b/ci/builders/mac_host_engine.json
@@ -146,7 +146,8 @@
                 "release",
                 "--no-lto",
                 "--prebuilt-dart-sdk",
-                "--build-embedder-examples"
+                "--build-embedder-examples",
+                "--enable-impeller-vulkan"
             ],
             "name": "host_release",
             "ninja": {
diff --git a/impeller/golden_tests/BUILD.gn b/impeller/golden_tests/BUILD.gn
index d7dc8cfb404a3..8efbb0b7141c5 100644
--- a/impeller/golden_tests/BUILD.gn
+++ b/impeller/golden_tests/BUILD.gn
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ if (is_mac) {
       "//flutter/impeller/aiks:aiks_unittests_golden",
       "//flutter/impeller/fixtures",
       "//third_party/googletest:gtest",
+      "//third_party/swiftshader",
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test.h b/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test.h
index 4f0e5a025c2d6..067d4052a316f 100644
--- a/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test.h
+++ b/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test.h
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class GoldenPlaygroundTest
 
   void SetUp();
 
+  void TearDown();
+
   PlaygroundBackend GetBackend() const;
 
   bool OpenPlaygroundHere(const Picture& picture);
diff --git a/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_mac.cc b/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_mac.cc
index 8f08e41fe2d65..409ee630d9951 100644
--- a/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_mac.cc
+++ b/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_mac.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+#include <dlfcn.h>
+#include <filesystem>
+
 #include "flutter/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test.h"
 
 #include "flutter/impeller/aiks/picture.h"
@@ -14,18 +17,30 @@ namespace impeller {
 // to also be a golden test, then add the test name here.
 static const std::vector<std::string> kSkipTests = {
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CanRenderLinearGradientManyColorsUnevenStops_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CanRenderLinearGradientManyColorsUnevenStops_"
+    "Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CanRenderRadialGradient_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CanRenderRadialGradient_Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CanRenderRadialGradientManyColors_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CanRenderRadialGradientManyColors_Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_TextFrameSubpixelAlignment_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_TextFrameSubpixelAlignment_Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_ColorWheel_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_ColorWheel_Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_SolidStrokesRenderCorrectly_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_SolidStrokesRenderCorrectly_Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_GradientStrokesRenderCorrectly_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_GradientStrokesRenderCorrectly_Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CoverageOriginShouldBeAccountedForInSubpasses_"
     "Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_CoverageOriginShouldBeAccountedForInSubpasses_"
+    "Vulkan",
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_SceneColorSource_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_SceneColorSource_Vulkan",
     // TextRotated is flakey and we can't seem to get it to stabilize on Skia
     // Gold.
     "impeller_Play_AiksTest_TextRotated_Metal",
+    "impeller_Play_AiksTest_TextRotated_Vulkan",
 };
 
 namespace {
@@ -68,8 +83,22 @@ struct GoldenPlaygroundTest::GoldenPlaygroundTestImpl {
 GoldenPlaygroundTest::GoldenPlaygroundTest()
     : pimpl_(new GoldenPlaygroundTest::GoldenPlaygroundTestImpl()) {}
 
+void GoldenPlaygroundTest::TearDown() {
+  ASSERT_FALSE(dlopen("/usr/local/lib/libMoltenVK.dylib", RTLD_NOLOAD));
+}
+
 void GoldenPlaygroundTest::SetUp() {
-  if (GetBackend() != PlaygroundBackend::kMetal) {
+  std::filesystem::path testing_assets_path =
+      flutter::testing::GetTestingAssetsPath();
+  std::filesystem::path target_path = testing_assets_path.parent_path()
+                                          .parent_path()
+                                          .parent_path()
+                                          .parent_path();
+  std::filesystem::path icd_path = target_path / "vk_swiftshader_icd.json";
+  setenv("VK_ICD_FILENAMES", icd_path.c_str(), 1);
+
+  if (GetBackend() != PlaygroundBackend::kMetal &&
+      GetBackend() != PlaygroundBackend::kVulkan) {
     GTEST_SKIP_("GoldenPlaygroundTest doesn't support this backend type.");
     return;
   }
diff --git a/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_stub.cc b/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_stub.cc
index 5114f13d89bc2..392f759b7722d 100644
--- a/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_stub.cc
+++ b/impeller/golden_tests/golden_playground_test_stub.cc
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ namespace impeller {
 
 GoldenPlaygroundTest::GoldenPlaygroundTest() {}
 
+void GoldenPlaygroundTest::TearDown() {}
+
 void GoldenPlaygroundTest::SetUp() {
   GTEST_SKIP_("GoldenPlaygroundTest doesn't support this backend type.");
 }
diff --git a/testing/run_tests.py b/testing/run_tests.py
index f800a474544a6..b3174b1212ea3 100755
--- a/testing/run_tests.py
+++ b/testing/run_tests.py
@@ -487,9 +487,10 @@ def make_test(name, flags=None, extra_env=None):
             '1',  # Validates accesses to threadgroup memory.
         'MTL_SHADER_VALIDATION_TEXTURE_USAGE':
             '1',  # Validates that texture references are not nil.
+        'VK_ICD_FILENAMES': os.path.join(build_dir, 'vk_swiftshader_icd.json'),
     }
     if is_aarm64():
-      extra_env.append({
+      extra_env.update({
           'METAL_DEBUG_ERROR_MODE': '0',  # Enables metal validation.
           'METAL_DEVICE_WRAPPER_TYPE': '1',  # Enables metal validation.
       })
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ def make_test(name, flags=None, extra_env=None):
         build_dir,
         'impeller_unittests',
         executable_filter,
-        shuffle_flags,
+        ['--gtest_filter=-*/Vulkan'] + shuffle_flags,
         coverage=coverage,
         extra_env=extra_env,
         # TODO(117122): Remove this allowlist.