diff --git a/src/Refresh_Driver_Vulkan.c b/src/Refresh_Driver_Vulkan.c
index 94c4351..6c95d11 100644
--- a/src/Refresh_Driver_Vulkan.c
+++ b/src/Refresh_Driver_Vulkan.c
@@ -709,6 +709,7 @@ struct VulkanBuffer
 
 	uint8_t requireHostVisible;
 	uint8_t preferDeviceLocal;
+	uint8_t requireHostLocal;
 
 	SDL_atomic_t referenceCount; /* Tracks command buffer usage */
 
@@ -2350,6 +2351,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_FindMemoryType(
 	VulkanRenderer *renderer,
 	uint32_t typeFilter,
 	VkMemoryPropertyFlags requiredProperties,
+	VkMemoryPropertyFlags ignoredProperties,
 	uint32_t *memoryTypeIndex
 ) {
 	uint32_t i;
@@ -2357,7 +2359,8 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_FindMemoryType(
 	for (i = *memoryTypeIndex; i < renderer->memoryProperties.memoryTypeCount; i += 1)
 	{
 		if (	(typeFilter & (1 << i)) &&
-			(renderer->memoryProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & requiredProperties) == requiredProperties)
+			(renderer->memoryProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & requiredProperties) == requiredProperties &&
+			(renderer->memoryProperties.memoryTypes[i].propertyFlags & ignoredProperties) == 0	)
 		{
 			*memoryTypeIndex = i;
 			return 1;
@@ -2371,6 +2374,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_FindBufferMemoryRequirements(
 	VulkanRenderer *renderer,
 	VkBuffer buffer,
 	VkMemoryPropertyFlags requiredMemoryProperties,
+	VkMemoryPropertyFlags ignoredMemoryProperties,
 	VkMemoryRequirements2KHR *pMemoryRequirements,
 	uint32_t *pMemoryTypeIndex
 ) {
@@ -2390,6 +2394,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_FindBufferMemoryRequirements(
 		renderer,
 		pMemoryRequirements->memoryRequirements.memoryTypeBits,
 		requiredMemoryProperties,
+		ignoredMemoryProperties,
 		pMemoryTypeIndex
 	);
 }
@@ -2417,6 +2422,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_FindImageMemoryRequirements(
 		renderer,
 		pMemoryRequirements->memoryRequirements.memoryTypeBits,
 		requiredMemoryPropertyFlags,
+		0,
 		pMemoryTypeIndex
 	);
 }
@@ -2925,6 +2931,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_BindMemoryForBuffer(
 	VkBuffer buffer,
 	VkDeviceSize size,
 	uint8_t requireHostVisible,
+	uint8_t requireHostLocal,
 	uint8_t preferDeviceLocal,
 	uint8_t dedicatedAllocation,
 	VulkanMemoryUsedRegion** usedRegion
@@ -2932,6 +2939,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_BindMemoryForBuffer(
 	uint8_t bindResult = 0;
 	uint32_t memoryTypeIndex = 0;
 	VkMemoryPropertyFlags requiredMemoryPropertyFlags = 0;
+	VkMemoryPropertyFlags ignoredMemoryPropertyFlags = 0;
 	VkMemoryRequirements2KHR memoryRequirements =
 	{
 		VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_REQUIREMENTS_2_KHR,
@@ -2945,7 +2953,11 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_BindMemoryForBuffer(
 			VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT;
 	}
 
-	if (preferDeviceLocal)
+	if (requireHostLocal)
+	{
+		ignoredMemoryPropertyFlags = VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT;
+	}
+	else if (preferDeviceLocal)
 	{
 		requiredMemoryPropertyFlags |=
 			VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT;
@@ -2955,6 +2967,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_BindMemoryForBuffer(
 		renderer,
 		buffer,
 		requiredMemoryPropertyFlags,
+		ignoredMemoryPropertyFlags,
 		&memoryRequirements,
 		&memoryTypeIndex
 	)) {
@@ -2979,7 +2992,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_BindMemoryForBuffer(
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* Bind failed, try again without preferred flags */
+	/* Bind failed, try again with fallback flags */
 	if (bindResult != 1)
 	{
 		memoryTypeIndex = 0;
@@ -2992,6 +3005,11 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_BindMemoryForBuffer(
 				VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT;
 		}
 
+		if (requireHostLocal)
+		{
+			ignoredMemoryPropertyFlags = VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT;
+		}
+
 		/* Follow-up for the warning logged by FindMemoryType */
 		if (!renderer->unifiedMemoryWarning)
 		{
@@ -3003,6 +3021,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_BindMemoryForBuffer(
 			renderer,
 			buffer,
 			requiredMemoryPropertyFlags,
+			ignoredMemoryPropertyFlags,
 			&memoryRequirements,
 			&memoryTypeIndex
 		)) {
@@ -4106,6 +4125,7 @@ static VulkanBuffer* VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateBuffer(
 	VulkanResourceAccessType resourceAccessType,
 	VkBufferUsageFlags usage,
 	uint8_t requireHostVisible,
+	uint8_t requireHostLocal,
 	uint8_t preferDeviceLocal,
 	uint8_t dedicatedAllocation
 ) {
@@ -4120,6 +4140,7 @@ static VulkanBuffer* VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateBuffer(
 	buffer->resourceAccessType = resourceAccessType;
 	buffer->usage = usage;
 	buffer->requireHostVisible = requireHostVisible;
+	buffer->requireHostLocal = requireHostLocal;
 	buffer->preferDeviceLocal = preferDeviceLocal;
 
 	bufferCreateInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
@@ -4144,6 +4165,7 @@ static VulkanBuffer* VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateBuffer(
 		buffer->buffer,
 		buffer->size,
 		buffer->requireHostVisible,
+		buffer->requireHostLocal,
 		buffer->preferDeviceLocal,
 		dedicatedAllocation,
 		&buffer->usedRegion
@@ -4235,6 +4257,7 @@ static VulkanUniformBufferObject* VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateUniformBufferObject(
 		resourceAccessType,
 		VK_BUFFER_USAGE_UNIFORM_BUFFER_BIT,
 		1,
+		0,
 		1,
 		1
 	);
@@ -4290,7 +4313,7 @@ static VulkanUniformBufferObject* VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateUniformBufferObject(
 	return uniformBufferObject;
 }
 
-/* Buffer indirection so we can cleanly defrag */
+/* Buffer indirection so we can cleanly defrag GpuBuffers */
 static VulkanBufferContainer* VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateBufferContainer(
 	VulkanRenderer *renderer,
 	uint32_t sizeInBytes,
@@ -4309,6 +4332,7 @@ static VulkanBufferContainer* VULKAN_INTERNAL_CreateBufferContainer(
 		resourceAccessType,
 		usageFlags,
 		0,
+		0,
 		1,
 		0
 	);
@@ -6803,6 +6827,7 @@ static Refresh_CpuBuffer* VULKAN_CreateCpuBuffer(
 		RESOURCE_ACCESS_NONE,
 		vulkanUsageFlags,
 		1,
+		1,
 		0,
 		1
 	);
@@ -10134,6 +10159,7 @@ static uint8_t VULKAN_INTERNAL_DefragmentMemory(
 					RESOURCE_ACCESS_NONE,
 					currentRegion->vulkanBuffer->usage,
 					currentRegion->vulkanBuffer->requireHostVisible,
+					currentRegion->vulkanBuffer->requireHostLocal,
 					currentRegion->vulkanBuffer->preferDeviceLocal,
 					0
 				);