diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_chunk_shex.cpp b/src/dxbc/dxbc_chunk_shex.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..708391de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_chunk_shex.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#include "dxbc_chunk_shex.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  DxbcShex::DxbcShex(DxbcReader reader) {
+    // The shader version and type are stored in a 32-bit unit,
+    // where the first byte contains the major and minor version
+    // numbers, and the high word contains the program type.
+    auto pVersion = reader.readu16() & 0xFF;
+    auto pType    = reader.readEnum<DxbcProgramType>();
+    m_version = DxbcProgramVersion(pVersion >> 4, pVersion & 0xF, pType);
+    
+    // Read the actual shader code as an array of DWORDs.
+    auto codeLength = reader.readu32() - 2;
+    m_code.resize(codeLength);
+    reader.read(m_code.data(), codeLength * sizeof(uint32_t));
+  }
+  
+  
+  DxbcShex::~DxbcShex() {
+    
+  }
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_chunk_shex.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_chunk_shex.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e38d3f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_chunk_shex.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "dxbc_common.h"
+#include "dxbc_instruction.h"
+#include "dxbc_reader.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief Shader code chunk
+   * 
+   * Stores the DXBC shader code itself, as well
+   * as some meta info about the shader, i.e. what
+   * type of shader this is.
+   */
+  class DxbcShex : public RcObject {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcShex(DxbcReader reader);
+    ~DxbcShex();
+    
+    DxbcProgramVersion version() const {
+      return m_version;
+    }
+    
+    DxbcInstructionIterator begin() const {
+      return DxbcInstructionIterator(m_code.data());
+    }
+    
+    DxbcInstructionIterator end() const {
+      return DxbcInstructionIterator(m_code.data() + m_code.size());
+    }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    DxbcProgramVersion    m_version;
+    std::vector<uint32_t> m_code;
+    
+  };
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_common.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_common.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d78a121a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_common.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "dxbc_include.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC Program type
+   * 
+   * Defines the shader stage that a DXBC
+   * module has been compiled form.
+   */
+  enum class DxbcProgramType : uint16_t {
+    PixelShader     = 0,
+    VertexShader    = 1,
+    GeometryShader  = 2,
+    HullShader      = 3,
+    DomainShader    = 4,
+    ComputeShader   = 5,
+  };
+  
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC shader version info
+   * 
+   * Stores the shader model version
+   * as well as the program type.
+   */
+  class DxbcProgramVersion {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcProgramVersion() { }
+    DxbcProgramVersion(
+      uint8_t major, uint8_t minor, DxbcProgramType type)
+    : m_major(major), m_minor(minor), m_type(type) { }
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Major version
+     * \returns Major version
+     */
+    uint32_t major() const {
+      return m_major;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Minor version
+     * \returns Minor version
+     */
+    uint32_t minor() const {
+      return m_minor;
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Program type
+     * \returns Program type
+     */
+    DxbcProgramType type() const {
+      return m_type;
+    }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    uint8_t         m_major = 0;
+    uint8_t         m_minor = 0;
+    DxbcProgramType m_type  = DxbcProgramType::PixelShader;
+    
+  };
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.cpp b/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..318f8c24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "dxbc_compiler.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  DxbcCompiler::DxbcCompiler(DxbcProgramVersion version) {
+    
+  }
+  
+  
+  DxbcCompiler::~DxbcCompiler() {
+    
+  }
+  
+  
+  void DxbcCompiler::processInstruction(DxbcInstruction ins) {
+    Logger::info(str::format(
+      static_cast<uint32_t>(ins.opcode())));
+  }
+  
+  
+  Rc<DxvkShader> DxbcCompiler::finalize() {
+    return new DxvkShader(VK_SHADER_STAGE_COMPUTE_BIT,
+      DxvkSpirvCodeBuffer(), 0, nullptr);
+  }
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20a0d5cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../dxvk/dxvk_shader.h"
+
+#include "dxbc_chunk_shex.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC to SPIR-V compiler
+   * 
+   * 
+   */
+  class DxbcCompiler {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcCompiler(DxbcProgramVersion version);
+    ~DxbcCompiler();
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Processes a single instruction
+     * \param [in] ins The instruction
+     */
+    void processInstruction(DxbcInstruction ins);
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Creates actual shader object
+     * 
+     * Combines all information gatherd during the
+     * shader compilation into one shader object.
+     */
+    Rc<DxvkShader> finalize();
+    
+  private:
+    
+  };
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_header.cpp b/src/dxbc/dxbc_header.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9b5f6989
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_header.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#include "dxbc_header.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  DxbcHeader::DxbcHeader(DxbcReader& reader) {
+    // FourCC at the start of the file, must be 'DXBC'
+    DxbcTag fourcc = reader.readTag();
+    
+    if (fourcc != "DXBC")
+      throw DxvkError("DxbcHeader::DxbcHeader: Invalid fourcc, expected 'DXBC'");
+    
+    // Stuff we don't actually need to store
+    reader.skip(4 * sizeof(uint32_t)); // Check sum
+    reader.skip(1 * sizeof(uint32_t)); // Constant 1
+    reader.skip(1 * sizeof(uint32_t)); // Bytecode length
+    
+    // Number of chunks in the file
+    uint32_t chunkCount = reader.readu32();
+    
+    // Chunk offsets are stored immediately after
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < chunkCount; i++)
+      m_chunkOffsets.push_back(reader.readu32());
+  }
+  
+  
+  DxbcHeader::~DxbcHeader() {
+    
+  }
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_header.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_header.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8eca0d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_header.h
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "dxbc_reader.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC header
+   * 
+   * Stores information about the shader file itself
+   * and the data chunks stored inside the file.
+   */
+  class DxbcHeader {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcHeader(DxbcReader& reader);
+    ~DxbcHeader();
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Number of chunks
+     * \returns Chunk count
+     */
+    uint32_t numChunks() const {
+      return m_chunkOffsets.size();
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Chunk offset
+     * 
+     * Retrieves the offset of a chunk, in
+     * bytes, from the start of the file.
+     * \param [in] chunkId Chunk index
+     * \returns Byte offset of that chunk
+     */
+    uint32_t chunkOffset(uint32_t chunkId) const {
+      return m_chunkOffsets.at(chunkId);
+    }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    std::vector<uint32_t> m_chunkOffsets;
+    
+  };
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_include.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_include.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88f765e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_include.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../util/com/com_guid.h"
+#include "../util/com/com_object.h"
+#include "../util/com/com_pointer.h"
+
+#include "../util/log/log.h"
+#include "../util/log/log_debug.h"
+
+#include "../util/rc/util_rc.h"
+#include "../util/rc/util_rc_ptr.h"
+
+#include "../util/util_bit.h"
+#include "../util/util_enum.h"
+#include "../util/util_error.h"
+#include "../util/util_string.h"
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_instruction.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_instruction.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2e0dae27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_instruction.h
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "dxbc_opcode.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC instruction
+   * 
+   * Provides convenience methods to extract the
+   * opcode, instruction length, and instruction
+   * arguments from an instruction.
+   */
+  class DxbcInstruction {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcInstruction() { }
+    DxbcInstruction(const uint32_t* code)
+    : m_code(code) { }
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Instruction code
+     * \returns The operation code
+     */
+    DxbcOpcode opcode() const {
+      return static_cast<DxbcOpcode>(
+        bit::extract<uint32_t, 0, 10>(m_code[0]));
+    }
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Instruction length
+     * 
+     * Number of DWORDs for this instruction,
+     * including the initial opcode token.
+     * \returns Instruction length
+     */
+    uint32_t length() const {
+      return this->opcode() != DxbcOpcode::CustomData
+        ? bit::extract<uint32_t, 24, 30>(m_code[0])
+        : m_code[1];
+    }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    const uint32_t* m_code = nullptr;
+    
+  };
+  
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC instruction iterator
+   * 
+   * Iterator that walks over DXBC instructions.
+   * Instruction boundaries are easy to find as
+   * the length of each instruction is encoded
+   * in the opcode token, much like in SPIR-V.
+   */
+  class DxbcInstructionIterator {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcInstructionIterator() { }
+    DxbcInstructionIterator(const uint32_t* code)
+    : m_code(code) { }
+    
+    DxbcInstructionIterator& operator ++ () {
+      m_code += DxbcInstruction(m_code).length();
+      return *this;
+    }
+    
+    DxbcInstruction operator * () const {
+      return DxbcInstruction(m_code);
+    }
+    
+    bool operator == (const DxbcInstructionIterator& other) const { return m_code == other.m_code; }
+    bool operator != (const DxbcInstructionIterator& other) const { return m_code != other.m_code; }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    const uint32_t* m_code = nullptr;
+    
+  };
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_module.cpp b/src/dxbc/dxbc_module.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0461575b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_module.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#include "dxbc_compiler.h"
+#include "dxbc_module.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  DxbcModule::DxbcModule(DxbcReader& reader)
+  : m_header(reader) {
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < m_header.numChunks(); i++) {
+      
+      // The chunk tag is stored at the beginning of each chunk
+      auto chunkReader = reader.clone(m_header.chunkOffset(i));
+      auto tag         = chunkReader.readTag();
+      
+      // The chunk size follows right after the four-character
+      // code. This does not include the eight bytes that are
+      // consumed by the FourCC and chunk length entry.
+      auto chunkLength = chunkReader.readu32() + 8;
+           chunkReader = chunkReader.resize(chunkLength);
+      
+      if ((tag == "SHDR") || (tag == "SHEX"))
+        m_shexChunk = new DxbcShex(chunkReader);
+      
+    }
+  }
+  
+  
+  DxbcModule::~DxbcModule() {
+    
+  }
+  
+  
+  Rc<DxvkShader> DxbcModule::compile() const {
+    if (m_shexChunk == nullptr)
+      throw DxvkError("DxbcModule::compile: No SHDR/SHEX chunk");
+    
+    DxbcCompiler compiler(m_shexChunk->version());
+    
+    for (auto ins : *m_shexChunk)
+      compiler.processInstruction(ins);
+    return compiler.finalize();
+  }
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_module.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_module.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bb0eb3d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_module.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "../dxvk/dxvk_shader.h"
+
+#include "dxbc_chunk_shex.h"
+#include "dxbc_header.h"
+#include "dxbc_reader.h"
+
+// References used for figuring out DXBC:
+// - https://github.com/tgjones/slimshader-cpp
+// - Wine
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC shader module
+   * 
+   * Reads the DXBC byte code and extracts information
+   * about the resource bindings and the instruction
+   * stream. A module can then be compiled to SPIR-V.
+   */
+  class DxbcModule {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcModule(DxbcReader& reader);
+    ~DxbcModule();
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Compiles DXBC shader to SPIR-V module
+     * \returns The compiled DXVK shader object
+     */
+    Rc<DxvkShader> compile() const;
+    
+  private:
+    
+    DxbcHeader m_header;
+    
+    Rc<DxbcShex> m_shexChunk;
+    
+  };
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_opcode.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_opcode.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f945a00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_opcode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "dxbc_include.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief Instruction code listing
+   */
+  enum class DxbcOpcode : uint32_t {
+    Add                                  = 0,
+    And                                  = 1,
+    Break                                = 2,
+    Breakc                               = 3,
+    Call                                 = 4,
+    Callc                                = 5,
+    Case                                 = 6,
+    Continue                             = 7,
+    Continuec                            = 8,
+    Cut                                  = 9,
+    Default                              = 10,
+    DerivRtx                             = 11,
+    DerivRty                             = 12,
+    Discard                              = 13,
+    Div                                  = 14,
+    Dp2                                  = 15,
+    Dp3                                  = 16,
+    Dp4                                  = 17,
+    Else                                 = 18,
+    Emit                                 = 19,
+    EmitThenCut                          = 20,
+    EndIf                                = 21,
+    EndLoop                              = 22,
+    EndSwitch                            = 23,
+    Eq                                   = 24,
+    Exp                                  = 25,
+    Frc                                  = 26,
+    FtoI                                 = 27,
+    FtoU                                 = 28,
+    Ge                                   = 29,
+    IAdd                                 = 30,
+    If                                   = 31,
+    IEq                                  = 32,
+    IGe                                  = 33,
+    ILt                                  = 34,
+    IMad                                 = 35,
+    IMax                                 = 36,
+    IMin                                 = 37,
+    IMul                                 = 38,
+    INe                                  = 39,
+    INeg                                 = 40,
+    IShl                                 = 41,
+    IShr                                 = 42,
+    ItoF                                 = 43,
+    Label                                = 44,
+    Ld                                   = 45,
+    LdMs                                 = 46,
+    Log                                  = 47,
+    Loop                                 = 48,
+    Lt                                   = 49,
+    Mad                                  = 50,
+    Min                                  = 51,
+    Max                                  = 52,
+    CustomData                           = 53,
+    Mov                                  = 54,
+    Movc                                 = 55,
+    Mul                                  = 56,
+    Ne                                   = 57,
+    Nop                                  = 58,
+    Not                                  = 59,
+    Or                                   = 60,
+    ResInfo                              = 61,
+    Ret                                  = 62,
+    Retc                                 = 63,
+    RoundNe                              = 64,
+    RoundNi                              = 65,
+    RoundPi                              = 66,
+    RoundZ                               = 67,
+    Rsq                                  = 68,
+    Sample                               = 69,
+    SampleC                              = 70,
+    SampleClz                            = 71,
+    SampleL                              = 72,
+    SampleD                              = 73,
+    SampleB                              = 74,
+    Sqrt                                 = 75,
+    Switch                               = 76,
+    SinCos                               = 77,
+    UDiv                                 = 78,
+    ULt                                  = 79,
+    UGe                                  = 80,
+    UMul                                 = 81,
+    UMad                                 = 82,
+    UMax                                 = 83,
+    UMin                                 = 84,
+    UShr                                 = 85,
+    UtoF                                 = 86,
+    Xor                                  = 87,
+    DclResource                          = 88,
+    DclConstantBuffer                    = 89,
+    DclSampler                           = 90,
+    DclIndexRange                        = 91,
+    DclGsOutputPrimitiveTopology         = 92,
+    DclGsInputPrimitive                  = 93,
+    DclMaxOutputVertexCount              = 94,
+    DclInput                             = 95,
+    DclInputSgv                          = 96,
+    DclInputSiv                          = 97,
+    DclInputPs                           = 98,
+    DclInputPsSgv                        = 99,
+    DclInputPsSiv                        = 100,
+    DclOutput                            = 101,
+    DclOutputSgv                         = 102,
+    DclOutputSiv                         = 103,
+    DclTemps                             = 104,
+    DclIndexableTemp                     = 105,
+    DclGlobalFlags                       = 106,
+    Reserved0                            = 107,
+    Lod                                  = 108,
+    Gather4                              = 109,
+    SamplePos                            = 110,
+    SampleInfo                           = 111,
+    Reserved1                            = 112,
+    HsDecls                              = 113,
+    HsControlPointPhase                  = 114,
+    HsForkPhase                          = 115,
+    HsJoinPhase                          = 116,
+    EmitStream                           = 117,
+    CutStream                            = 118,
+    EmitThenCutStream                    = 119,
+    InterfaceCall                        = 120,
+    BufInfo                              = 121,
+    DerivRtxCoarse                       = 122,
+    DerivRtxFine                         = 123,
+    DerivRtyCoarse                       = 124,
+    DerivRtyFine                         = 125,
+    Gather4C                             = 126,
+    Gather4Po                            = 127,
+    Gather4PoC                           = 128,
+    Rcp                                  = 129,
+    F32toF16                             = 130,
+    F16toF32                             = 131,
+    UAddc                                = 132,
+    USubb                                = 133,
+    CountBits                            = 134,
+    FirstBitHi                           = 135,
+    FirstBitLo                           = 136,
+    FirstBitShi                          = 137,
+    UBfe                                 = 138,
+    IBfe                                 = 139,
+    Bfi                                  = 140,
+    BfRev                                = 141,
+    Swapc                                = 142,
+    DclStream                            = 143,
+    DclFunctionBody                      = 144,
+    DclFunctionTable                     = 145,
+    DclInterface                         = 146,
+    DclInputControlPointCount            = 147,
+    DclOutputControlPointCount           = 148,
+    DclTessDomain                        = 149,
+    DclTessPartitioning                  = 150,
+    DclTessOutputPrimitive               = 151,
+    DclHsMaxTessFactor                   = 152,
+    DclHsForkPhaseInstanceCount          = 153,
+    DclHsJoinPhaseInstanceCount          = 154,
+    DclThreadGroup                       = 155,
+    DclUnorderedAccessViewTyped          = 156,
+    DclUnorderedAccessViewRaw            = 157,
+    DclUnorderedAccessViewStructured     = 158,
+    DclThreadGroupSharedMemoryRaw        = 159,
+    DclThreadGroupSharedMemoryStructured = 160,
+    DclResourceRaw                       = 161,
+    DclResourceStructured                = 162,
+    LdUavTyped                           = 163,
+    StoreUavTyped                        = 164,
+    LdRaw                                = 165,
+    StoreRaw                             = 166,
+    LdStructured                         = 167,
+    StoreStructured                      = 168,
+    AtomicAnd                            = 169,
+    AtomicOr                             = 170,
+    AtomicXor                            = 171,
+    AtomicCmpStore                       = 172,
+    AtomicIAdd                           = 173,
+    AtomicIMax                           = 174,
+    AtomicIMin                           = 175,
+    AtomicUMax                           = 176,
+    AtomicUMin                           = 177,
+    ImmAtomicAlloc                       = 178,
+    ImmAtomicConsume                     = 179,
+    ImmAtomicIAdd                        = 180,
+    ImmAtomicAnd                         = 181,
+    ImmAtomicOr                          = 182,
+    ImmAtomicXor                         = 183,
+    ImmAtomicExch                        = 184,
+    ImmAtomicCmpExch                     = 185,
+    ImmAtomicImax                        = 186,
+    ImmAtomicImin                        = 187,
+    ImmAtomicUmax                        = 188,
+    ImmAtomicUmin                        = 189,
+    Sync                                 = 190,
+    DAdd                                 = 191,
+    DMax                                 = 192,
+    DMin                                 = 193,
+    DMul                                 = 194,
+    DEq                                  = 195,
+    DGe                                  = 196,
+    DLt                                  = 197,
+    DNe                                  = 198,
+    DMov                                 = 199,
+    DMovc                                = 200,
+    DtoF                                 = 201,
+    FtoD                                 = 202,
+    EvalSnapped                          = 203,
+    EvalSampleIndex                      = 204,
+    EvalCentroid                         = 205,
+    DclGsInstanceCount                   = 206,
+  };
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_reader.cpp b/src/dxbc/dxbc_reader.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b6fca61d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_reader.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#include <cstring>
+
+#include "dxbc_reader.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  DxbcTag DxbcReader::readTag() {
+    DxbcTag tag;
+    this->read(&tag, 4);
+    return tag;
+  }
+  
+  
+  std::string DxbcReader::readString() {
+    std::string result;
+    
+    while (m_data[m_pos] != '\0')
+      result.push_back(m_data[m_pos++]);
+    
+    m_pos++;
+    return result;
+  }
+  
+  
+  void DxbcReader::read(void* dst, size_t n) {
+    if (m_pos + n > m_size)
+      throw DxvkError("DxbcReader::read: Unexpected end of file");
+    std::memcpy(dst, m_data + m_pos, n);
+    m_pos += n;
+  }
+  
+  
+  void DxbcReader::skip(size_t n) {
+    if (m_pos + n > m_size)
+      throw DxvkError("DxbcReader::skip: Unexpected end of file");
+    m_pos += n;
+  }
+  
+  
+  DxbcReader DxbcReader::clone(size_t pos) const {
+    if (pos > m_size)
+      throw DxvkError("DxbcReader::clone: Invalid offset");
+    return DxbcReader(m_data + pos, m_size - pos);
+  }
+  
+  
+  DxbcReader DxbcReader::resize(size_t size) const {
+    if (size > m_size)
+      throw DxvkError("DxbcReader::resize: Invalid size");
+    return DxbcReader(m_data, size, m_pos);
+  }
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_reader.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_reader.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46d08972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_reader.h
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <cstddef>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "dxbc_tag.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief DXBC bytecode reader
+   * 
+   * Holds references to the shader byte code and
+   * provides methods to read 
+   */
+  class DxbcReader {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcReader(const char* data, size_t size)
+    : DxbcReader(data, size, 0) { }
+    
+    auto readu8 () { return this->readNum<uint8_t> (); }
+    auto readu16() { return this->readNum<uint16_t>(); }
+    auto readu32() { return this->readNum<uint32_t>(); }
+    auto readu64() { return this->readNum<uint64_t>(); }
+    
+    auto readi8 () { return this->readNum<int8_t>  (); }
+    auto readi16() { return this->readNum<int16_t> (); }
+    auto readi32() { return this->readNum<int32_t> (); }
+    auto readi64() { return this->readNum<int64_t> (); }
+    
+    auto readf32() { return this->readNum<float>   (); }
+    auto readf64() { return this->readNum<double>  (); }
+    
+    template<typename T>
+    auto readEnum() {
+      using Tx = std::underlying_type_t<T>;
+      return static_cast<T>(this->readNum<Tx>());
+    }
+    
+    DxbcTag readTag();
+    
+    std::string readString();
+    
+    void read(void* dst, size_t n);
+    
+    void skip(size_t n);
+    
+    DxbcReader clone(size_t pos) const;
+    
+    DxbcReader resize(size_t size) const;
+    
+    bool eof() const {
+      return m_pos >= m_size;
+    }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    DxbcReader(const char* data, size_t size, size_t pos)
+    : m_data(data), m_size(size), m_pos(pos) { }
+    
+    const char* m_data = nullptr;
+    size_t      m_size = 0;
+    size_t      m_pos  = 0;
+    
+    template<typename T>
+    T readNum() {
+      T result;
+      this->read(&result, sizeof(result));
+      return result;
+    }
+    
+  };
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_tag.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_tag.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ba17509
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_tag.h
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "dxbc_include.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief Four-character tag
+   * 
+   * Used to identify chunks in the
+   * compiled DXBC file by name.
+   */
+  class DxbcTag {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxbcTag() {
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+        m_chars[i] = '\0';
+    }
+    
+    DxbcTag(const char* tag) {
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+        m_chars[i] = tag[i];
+    }
+    
+    bool operator == (const DxbcTag& other) const {
+      bool result = true;
+      for (size_t i = 0; i < 4; i++)
+        result &= m_chars[i] == other.m_chars[i];
+      return result;
+    }
+    
+    bool operator != (const DxbcTag& other) const {
+      return !this->operator == (other);
+    }
+    
+    const char* operator & () const { return m_chars; }
+          char* operator & ()       { return m_chars; }
+    
+  private:
+    
+    char m_chars[4];
+    
+  };
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/dxbc/meson.build b/src/dxbc/meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..219d9297
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxbc/meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+dxbc_src = files([
+  'dxbc_chunk_shex.cpp',
+  'dxbc_compiler.cpp',
+  'dxbc_header.cpp',
+  'dxbc_module.cpp',
+  'dxbc_reader.cpp',
+])
+
+dxbc_lib = static_library('dxbc', dxbc_src,
+  include_directories : [ dxvk_include_path ])
+
+dxbc_dep = declare_dependency(
+  link_with           : [ dxbc_lib ],
+  include_directories : [ dxvk_include_path, include_directories('.') ])
diff --git a/src/meson.build b/src/meson.build
index 5938df46..84a5d1ef 100644
--- a/src/meson.build
+++ b/src/meson.build
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 subdir('util')
 subdir('dxvk')
 subdir('dxgi')
+subdir('dxbc')
 subdir('d3d11')
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/util/util_bit.h b/src/util/util_bit.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15b7496a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/util_bit.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace dxvk::bit {
+  
+  template<typename T, T Fst, T Lst>
+  constexpr T extract(T value) {
+    return (value >> Fst) & ~(~T(0) << (Lst - Fst + 1));
+  }
+  
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/util/util_string.h b/src/util/util_string.h
index 366c393b..9704c528 100644
--- a/src/util/util_string.h
+++ b/src/util/util_string.h
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <locale>
+#include <codecvt>
 #include <string>
 #include <sstream>
 
@@ -20,4 +22,8 @@ namespace dxvk::str {
     return stream.str();
   }
   
+  inline std::string fromws(const std::wstring& ws) {
+    return std::wstring_convert<std::codecvt_utf8<wchar_t>>().to_bytes(ws);
+  }
+  
 }