diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6abe22cc..5e463770 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ libvkd3d_shader_la_SOURCES = \
 	include/private/vkd3d_debug.h \
 	include/private/vkd3d_memory.h \
 	libs/vkd3d-shader/dxbc.c \
+	libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c \
 	libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c \
 	libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
 libvkd3d_shader_la_LIBADD = libvkd3d-common.la
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dd32aab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/spirv.c
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Józef Kucia for CodeWeavers
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA
+ */
+
+#include "vkd3d_shader_private.h"
+
+#include "spirv/1.0/spirv.h"
+
+static void vkd3d_spirv_dump(const struct vkd3d_shader_code *spirv) {}
+static void vkd3d_spirv_validate(const struct vkd3d_shader_code *spirv) {}
+
+struct vkd3d_spirv_builder
+{
+    uint64_t capability_mask;
+    SpvExecutionModel execution_model;
+
+    uint32_t current_id;
+};
+
+static void vkd3d_spirv_enable_capability(struct vkd3d_spirv_builder *builder,
+        SpvCapability cap)
+{
+    assert(cap < sizeof(builder->capability_mask) * CHAR_BIT);
+    builder->capability_mask |= 1ull << cap;
+}
+
+static void vkd3d_spirv_set_execution_model(struct vkd3d_spirv_builder *builder,
+        SpvExecutionModel model)
+{
+    builder->execution_model = model;
+
+    switch (model)
+    {
+        case SpvExecutionModelVertex:
+        case SpvExecutionModelFragment:
+        case SpvExecutionModelGLCompute:
+            vkd3d_spirv_enable_capability(builder, SpvCapabilityShader);
+            break;
+        case SpvExecutionModelTessellationControl:
+        case SpvExecutionModelTessellationEvaluation:
+            vkd3d_spirv_enable_capability(builder, SpvCapabilityTessellation);
+            break;
+        case SpvExecutionModelGeometry:
+            vkd3d_spirv_enable_capability(builder, SpvCapabilityGeometry);
+            break;
+        default:
+            ERR("Unhandled execution model %#x.\n", model);
+    }
+}
+
+static void vkd3d_spirv_builder_init(struct vkd3d_spirv_builder *builder)
+{
+    builder->current_id = 1;
+}
+
+static bool vkd3d_spirv_compile_module(struct vkd3d_spirv_builder *builder,
+        struct vkd3d_shader_code *spirv)
+{
+    FIXME("Not implemented!\n");
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler
+{
+    struct vkd3d_spirv_builder spirv_builder;
+
+    uint32_t options;
+};
+
+struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_create(const struct vkd3d_shader_version *shader_version,
+        uint32_t compiler_options)
+{
+    struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *compiler;
+
+    if (!(compiler = vkd3d_malloc(sizeof(*compiler))))
+        return NULL;
+
+    memset(compiler, 0, sizeof(*compiler));
+    vkd3d_spirv_builder_init(&compiler->spirv_builder);
+    compiler->options = compiler_options;
+
+    switch (shader_version->type)
+    {
+        case VKD3D_SHADER_TYPE_VERTEX:
+            vkd3d_spirv_set_execution_model(&compiler->spirv_builder, SpvExecutionModelVertex);
+            break;
+        case VKD3D_SHADER_TYPE_HULL:
+            vkd3d_spirv_set_execution_model(&compiler->spirv_builder, SpvExecutionModelTessellationControl);
+            break;
+        case VKD3D_SHADER_TYPE_DOMAIN:
+            vkd3d_spirv_set_execution_model(&compiler->spirv_builder, SpvExecutionModelTessellationEvaluation);
+            break;
+        case VKD3D_SHADER_TYPE_GEOMETRY:
+            vkd3d_spirv_set_execution_model(&compiler->spirv_builder, SpvExecutionModelGeometry);
+            break;
+        case VKD3D_SHADER_TYPE_PIXEL:
+            vkd3d_spirv_set_execution_model(&compiler->spirv_builder, SpvExecutionModelFragment);
+            break;
+        case VKD3D_SHADER_TYPE_COMPUTE:
+            vkd3d_spirv_set_execution_model(&compiler->spirv_builder, SpvExecutionModelGLCompute);
+            break;
+        default:
+            ERR("Invalid shader type %#x.\n", shader_version->type);
+    }
+
+    return compiler;
+}
+
+void vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_handle_instruction(struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *compiler,
+        const struct vkd3d_shader_instruction *instruction)
+{
+    FIXME("Unhandled instruction %#x.\n", instruction->handler_idx);
+}
+
+bool vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_generate_spirv(struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *compiler,
+        struct vkd3d_shader_code *spirv)
+{
+    if (!vkd3d_spirv_compile_module(&compiler->spirv_builder, spirv))
+        return false;
+
+    if (TRACE_ON())
+    {
+        vkd3d_spirv_dump(spirv);
+        vkd3d_spirv_validate(spirv);
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+void vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_destroy(struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *compiler)
+{
+    vkd3d_free(compiler);
+}
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
index 5e1d2486..c4ebeb16 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
@@ -817,4 +817,14 @@ struct vkd3d_shader_signature_element *shader_find_signature_element(const struc
         const char *semantic_name, unsigned int semantic_idx, unsigned int stream_idx) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 void free_shader_desc(struct vkd3d_shader_desc *desc) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
+struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler;
+
+struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_create(
+        const struct vkd3d_shader_version *shader_version, uint32_t compiler_options) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+void vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_handle_instruction(struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *compiler,
+        const struct vkd3d_shader_instruction *instruction) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+bool vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_generate_spirv(struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *compiler,
+        struct vkd3d_shader_code *spirv) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+void vkd3d_dxbc_compiler_destroy(struct vkd3d_dxbc_compiler *compiler) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
+
 #endif  /* __VKD3D_SHADER_PRIVATE_H */