diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
index c7aa148e..cafff2fa 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.c
@@ -1695,6 +1695,22 @@ struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_switch(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *
     return &s->node;
 }
 
+struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_vsir_instruction_ref(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, unsigned int vsir_instr_idx,
+        struct hlsl_type *type, const struct hlsl_reg *reg, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc)
+{
+    struct hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref *vsir_instr;
+
+    if (!(vsir_instr = hlsl_alloc(ctx, sizeof(*vsir_instr))))
+        return NULL;
+    init_node(&vsir_instr->node, HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF, type, loc);
+    vsir_instr->vsir_instr_idx = vsir_instr_idx;
+
+    if (reg)
+        vsir_instr->node.reg = *reg;
+
+    return &vsir_instr->node;
+}
+
 struct hlsl_ir_load *hlsl_new_load_index(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, const struct hlsl_deref *deref,
         struct hlsl_ir_node *idx, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc)
 {
@@ -2517,6 +2533,9 @@ static struct hlsl_ir_node *clone_instr(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx,
 
         case HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT:
             return clone_stateblock_constant(ctx, map, hlsl_ir_stateblock_constant(instr));
+
+        case HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF:
+            vkd3d_unreachable();
     }
 
     vkd3d_unreachable();
@@ -2938,6 +2957,7 @@ const char *hlsl_node_type_to_string(enum hlsl_ir_node_type type)
         [HLSL_IR_COMPILE]             = "HLSL_IR_COMPILE",
         [HLSL_IR_SAMPLER_STATE]       = "HLSL_IR_SAMPLER_STATE",
         [HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT] = "HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT",
+        [HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF] = "HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF",
     };
 
     if (type >= ARRAY_SIZE(names))
@@ -3531,6 +3551,11 @@ static void dump_instr(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct vkd3d_string_buffer *buffer,
         case HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT:
             dump_ir_stateblock_constant(buffer, hlsl_ir_stateblock_constant(instr));
             break;
+
+        case HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF:
+            vkd3d_string_buffer_printf(buffer, "vsir_program instruction %u",
+                    hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref(instr)->vsir_instr_idx);
+            break;
     }
 }
 
@@ -3839,6 +3864,10 @@ void hlsl_free_instr(struct hlsl_ir_node *node)
         case HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT:
             free_ir_stateblock_constant(hlsl_ir_stateblock_constant(node));
             break;
+
+        case HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF:
+            vkd3d_free(hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref(node));
+            break;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
index 2d5c2e8d..c5ce3671 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.h
@@ -328,6 +328,8 @@ enum hlsl_ir_node_type
     HLSL_IR_COMPILE,
     HLSL_IR_SAMPLER_STATE,
     HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT,
+
+    HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF,
 };
 
 /* Common data for every type of IR instruction node. */
@@ -930,6 +932,16 @@ struct hlsl_ir_stateblock_constant
     char *name;
 };
 
+/* A vkd3d_shader_instruction that can be inserted in a hlsl_block.
+ * Only used for the HLSL IR to vsir translation, might be removed once this translation is complete. */
+struct hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref
+{
+    struct hlsl_ir_node node;
+
+    /* Index to a vkd3d_shader_instruction within a vkd3d_shader_instruction_array in a vsir_program. */
+    unsigned int vsir_instr_idx;
+};
+
 struct hlsl_scope
 {
     /* Item entry for hlsl_ctx.scopes. */
@@ -1245,6 +1257,12 @@ static inline struct hlsl_ir_stateblock_constant *hlsl_ir_stateblock_constant(co
     return CONTAINING_RECORD(node, struct hlsl_ir_stateblock_constant, node);
 }
 
+static inline struct hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref *hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref(const struct hlsl_ir_node *node)
+{
+    VKD3D_ASSERT(node->type == HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF);
+    return CONTAINING_RECORD(node, struct hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref, node);
+}
+
 static inline void hlsl_block_init(struct hlsl_block *block)
 {
     list_init(&block->instrs);
@@ -1570,6 +1588,9 @@ struct hlsl_ir_switch_case *hlsl_new_switch_case(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, unsigned
 struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_switch(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *selector,
         struct list *cases, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc);
 
+struct hlsl_ir_node *hlsl_new_vsir_instruction_ref(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, unsigned int vsir_instr_idx,
+        struct hlsl_type *type, const struct hlsl_reg *reg, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc);
+
 void hlsl_error(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc,
         enum vkd3d_shader_error error, const char *fmt, ...) VKD3D_PRINTF_FUNC(4, 5);
 void hlsl_fixme(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, const struct vkd3d_shader_location *loc,
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
index 49cff4c8..cd938fd5 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl.y
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ static struct hlsl_default_value evaluate_static_expression(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx
                 hlsl_error(ctx, &node->loc, VKD3D_SHADER_ERROR_HLSL_INVALID_SYNTAX,
                         "Expected literal expression.");
                 break;
+            case HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF:
+                vkd3d_unreachable();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
index 395ba211..814b8097 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/hlsl_codegen.c
@@ -4162,6 +4162,9 @@ static bool dce(struct hlsl_ctx *ctx, struct hlsl_ir_node *instr, void *context)
         case HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT:
             /* Stateblock constants should not appear in the shader program. */
             vkd3d_unreachable();
+        case HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF:
+            /* HLSL IR nodes are not translated to hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref at this point. */
+            vkd3d_unreachable();
     }
 
     return false;
@@ -4301,6 +4304,9 @@ static void compute_liveness_recurse(struct hlsl_block *block, unsigned int loop
         case HLSL_IR_STATEBLOCK_CONSTANT:
             /* Stateblock constants should not appear in the shader program. */
             vkd3d_unreachable();
+        case HLSL_IR_VSIR_INSTRUCTION_REF:
+            /* HLSL IR nodes are not translated to hlsl_ir_vsir_instruction_ref at this point. */
+            vkd3d_unreachable();
 
         case HLSL_IR_STORE:
         {