diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs
index b19fb347eec..f78352d9524 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/adapter.rs
@@ -1309,6 +1309,7 @@ impl super::Adapter {
             raw: raw_device,
             family_index,
             queue_index,
+            raw_queue,
             handle_is_owned,
             instance: Arc::clone(&self.instance),
             physical_device: self.raw,
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs
index ecb526136fd..db30220c321 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/device.rs
@@ -711,6 +711,10 @@ impl super::Device {
         self.shared.family_index
     }
 
+    pub fn queue_index(&self) -> u32 {
+        self.shared.queue_index
+    }
+
     pub fn raw_device(&self) -> &ash::Device {
         &self.shared.raw
     }
@@ -720,11 +724,7 @@ impl super::Device {
     }
 
     pub fn raw_queue(&self) -> ash::vk::Queue {
-        unsafe {
-            self.shared
-                .raw
-                .get_device_queue(self.queue_family_index(), self.shared.queue_index)
-        }
+        self.shared.raw_queue
     }
 
     pub fn enabled_device_extensions(&self) -> &[&'static CStr] {
diff --git a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/mod.rs b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/mod.rs
index 24d4d8cb7eb..cc9e08be185 100644
--- a/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-hal/src/vulkan/mod.rs
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ struct DeviceShared {
     raw: ash::Device,
     family_index: u32,
     queue_index: u32,
+    raw_queue: ash::vk::Queue,
     handle_is_owned: bool,
     instance: Arc<InstanceShared>,
     physical_device: ash::vk::PhysicalDevice,