diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index dc8df82a..a7f12021 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ vkd3d_public_headers = \
 	include/dummy/rpcndr.h \
 	include/dxgibase.h \
 	include/vkd3d.h \
+	include/vkd3d_shader.h \
 	include/vkd3d_utils.h \
 	include/vkd3d_windows.h
 
@@ -55,7 +56,17 @@ libvkd3d_common_la_SOURCES = \
 	include/private/vkd3d_debug.h \
 	libs/vkd3d-common/debug.c
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libvkd3d.la libvkd3d-utils.la
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libvkd3d-shader.la libvkd3d.la libvkd3d-utils.la
+
+libvkd3d_shader_la_SOURCES = \
+	include/private/list.h \
+	include/private/rbtree.h \
+	include/private/vkd3d_common.h \
+	include/private/vkd3d_debug.h \
+	include/private/vkd3d_memory.h \
+	libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c \
+	libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
+libvkd3d_shader_la_LIBADD = libvkd3d-common.la
 
 libvkd3d_la_SOURCES = \
 	include/d3d12.idl \
diff --git a/include/vkd3d_shader.h b/include/vkd3d_shader.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2837b18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/vkd3d_shader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * 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
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VKD3D_SHADER_H
+#define __VKD3D_SHADER_H
+
+#include "vkd3d.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif  /* __cplusplus */
+
+enum vkd3d_shader_compiler_option
+{
+    VKD3D_SHADER_FLIP_Y = 0x00000001,
+
+    VKD3D_SHADER_COMPILER_OPTIONS_FORCE_32_BIT = 0x7fffffff,
+};
+
+struct vkd3d_shader_code
+{
+    const void *code;
+    size_t size;
+};
+
+HRESULT vkd3d_shader_compile_dxbc(const struct vkd3d_shader_code *dxbc,
+        struct vkd3d_shader_code *spirv, uint32_t compiler_options);
+void vkd3d_shader_free_shader_code(struct vkd3d_shader_code *code);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif  /* __cplusplus */
+
+#endif  /* __VKD3D_SHADER_H */
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52defccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_main.c
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * 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"
+
+HRESULT vkd3d_shader_compile_dxbc(const struct vkd3d_shader_code *dxbc,
+        struct vkd3d_shader_code *spirv, uint32_t compiler_options)
+{
+    FIXME("Not implemented!\n");
+
+    return E_NOTIMPL;
+}
+
+void vkd3d_shader_free_shader_code(struct vkd3d_shader_code *shader_code)
+{
+    if (!shader_code)
+        return;
+
+    vkd3d_free((void *)shader_code->code);
+}
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88682d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/vkd3d-shader/vkd3d_shader_private.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * 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
+ */
+
+#ifndef __VKD3D_SHADER_PRIVATE_H
+#define __VKD3D_SHADER_PRIVATE_H
+
+#include "vkd3d_common.h"
+#include "vkd3d_memory.h"
+#include "vkd3d_shader.h"
+#include "list.h"
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <limits.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+#define VKD3D_VEC4_SIZE 4
+
+#endif  /* __VKD3D_SHADER_PRIVATE_H */