diff --git a/reference/opt/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag b/reference/opt/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..865178200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reference/opt/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-prototypes"
+
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+#include <simd/simd.h>
+
+using namespace metal;
+
+template<typename T>
+struct spvBufferDescriptor
+{
+    T value;
+    int length;
+    const device T& operator -> () const device
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+    const device T& operator * () const device
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+struct spvDescriptorArray;
+
+template<typename T>
+struct spvDescriptorArray<device T*>
+{
+    spvDescriptorArray(const device spvBufferDescriptor<device T*>* ptr) : ptr(ptr)
+    {
+    }
+    const device T* operator [] (size_t i) const
+    {
+        return ptr[i].value;
+    }
+    const int length(int i) const
+    {
+        return ptr[i].length;
+    }
+    const device spvBufferDescriptor<device T*>* ptr;
+};
+
+struct Ssbo
+{
+    uint val;
+    uint data[1];
+};
+
+struct main0_in
+{
+    uint inputId [[user(locn0)]];
+};
+
+fragment void main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], const device spvBufferDescriptor<const device Ssbo*>* ssbo_ [[buffer(0)]])
+{
+    spvDescriptorArray<const device Ssbo*> ssbo {ssbo_};
+
+    uint _15 = in.inputId;
+    if (ssbo[_15]->val == 2u)
+    {
+        discard_fragment();
+    }
+    if (int((ssbo.length(123) - 4) / 4) == 25)
+    {
+        discard_fragment();
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/reference/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag b/reference/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..865178200
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reference/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+#pragma clang diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-prototypes"
+
+#include <metal_stdlib>
+#include <simd/simd.h>
+
+using namespace metal;
+
+template<typename T>
+struct spvBufferDescriptor
+{
+    T value;
+    int length;
+    const device T& operator -> () const device
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+    const device T& operator * () const device
+    {
+        return value;
+    }
+};
+
+template<typename T>
+struct spvDescriptorArray;
+
+template<typename T>
+struct spvDescriptorArray<device T*>
+{
+    spvDescriptorArray(const device spvBufferDescriptor<device T*>* ptr) : ptr(ptr)
+    {
+    }
+    const device T* operator [] (size_t i) const
+    {
+        return ptr[i].value;
+    }
+    const int length(int i) const
+    {
+        return ptr[i].length;
+    }
+    const device spvBufferDescriptor<device T*>* ptr;
+};
+
+struct Ssbo
+{
+    uint val;
+    uint data[1];
+};
+
+struct main0_in
+{
+    uint inputId [[user(locn0)]];
+};
+
+fragment void main0(main0_in in [[stage_in]], const device spvBufferDescriptor<const device Ssbo*>* ssbo_ [[buffer(0)]])
+{
+    spvDescriptorArray<const device Ssbo*> ssbo {ssbo_};
+
+    uint _15 = in.inputId;
+    if (ssbo[_15]->val == 2u)
+    {
+        discard_fragment();
+    }
+    if (int((ssbo.length(123) - 4) / 4) == 25)
+    {
+        discard_fragment();
+    }
+}
+
diff --git a/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag b/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00849d0d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shaders-msl/frag/runtime_array_as_argument_buffer_buf.msl3.argument-tier-1.rich-descriptor.frag
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#version 460
+
+#extension GL_ARB_separate_shader_objects : enable
+#extension GL_EXT_nonuniform_qualifier : enable
+
+layout(location = 0) in  flat uint inputId;
+
+layout(binding = 0, std430) readonly buffer Ssbo { uint val; uint data[]; } ssbo[];
+
+void main() {
+  if(ssbo[nonuniformEXT(inputId)].val==2)
+    discard;
+  if(ssbo[123].data.length()==25)
+    discard;
+  }
diff --git a/spirv_msl.cpp b/spirv_msl.cpp
index 2f4a04a8b..a6dd8da9a 100644
--- a/spirv_msl.cpp
+++ b/spirv_msl.cpp
@@ -7416,19 +7416,28 @@ void CompilerMSL::emit_custom_functions()
 			break;
 
 		case SPVFuncImplVariableDescriptorArray:
-			statement("template<typename T>");
-			statement("struct spvDescriptorArray");
-			begin_scope();
-			statement("spvDescriptorArray(const device spvDescriptor<T>* ptr) : ptr(ptr)");
-			begin_scope();
-			end_scope();
-			statement("const device T& operator [] (size_t i) const");
-			begin_scope();
-			statement("return ptr[i].value;");
-			end_scope();
-			statement("const device spvDescriptor<T>* ptr;");
-			end_scope_decl();
-			statement("");
+			if (spv_function_implementations.count(SPVFuncImplVariableDescriptor) != 0)
+			{
+				statement("template<typename T>");
+				statement("struct spvDescriptorArray");
+				begin_scope();
+				statement("spvDescriptorArray(const device spvDescriptor<T>* ptr) : ptr(ptr)");
+				begin_scope();
+				end_scope();
+				statement("const device T& operator [] (size_t i) const");
+				begin_scope();
+				statement("return ptr[i].value;");
+				end_scope();
+				statement("const device spvDescriptor<T>* ptr;");
+				end_scope_decl();
+				statement("");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				statement("template<typename T>");
+				statement("struct spvDescriptorArray;");
+				statement("");
+			}
 
 			if (msl_options.runtime_array_rich_descriptor &&
 			    spv_function_implementations.count(SPVFuncImplVariableSizedDescriptor) != 0)