diff --git a/src/application.rs b/src/application.rs
index b0b8afd..100ab7a 100644
--- a/src/application.rs
+++ b/src/application.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
 use crate::window::Window;
 
 fn key_callback_func(window: &mut glfw::Window, key: glfw::Key, _: glfw::Scancode, action: glfw::Action, _: glfw::Modifiers) {
@@ -8,6 +10,8 @@ fn key_callback_func(window: &mut glfw::Window, key: glfw::Key, _: glfw::Scancod
 
 pub struct Application {
     glfw: glfw::Glfw,
+    vulkan: Arc<vulkano::instance::Instance>,
+
     window: Window
 }
 
@@ -21,12 +25,38 @@ impl Application {
         let mut window = Window::new(&mut glfw, 800, 800, "Vulkan Test")?;
         window.set_key_callback(Some(key_callback_func));
 
+        let vulkan = Application::init_vulkan(&glfw)?;
+
         Ok(Application {
             glfw: glfw,
+            vulkan: vulkan,
+
             window: window
         })
     }
 
+    fn init_vulkan(glfw: &glfw::Glfw) -> Result<Arc<vulkano::instance::Instance>, &'static str> {
+        let mut create_info = vulkano::instance::InstanceCreateInfo::application_from_cargo_toml();
+        create_info.engine_name = Some("No engine".into());
+        create_info.engine_version = vulkano::Version::V1_0;
+        create_info.max_api_version = Some(vulkano::Version::V1_0);
+
+        if let Some(extensions) = glfw.get_required_instance_extensions() {
+            create_info.enabled_extensions = vulkano::instance::InstanceExtensions::from_iter(extensions.iter().map(|name| name.as_str()));
+        } else {
+            return Err("Failed to fetch GLFW's required instance extensions");
+        }
+
+        if let Ok(library) = vulkano::VulkanLibrary::new() {
+            return match vulkano::instance::Instance::new(library, create_info) {
+                Ok(instance) => Ok(instance),
+                Err(_) => Err("Failed to create Vulkan instance")
+            };
+        }
+
+        return Err("Failed to create Vulkano library");
+    }
+
     pub fn run(&mut self) -> Result<(), &'static str> {
         while !self.window.should_close() {
             self.glfw.poll_events();