diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_info.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_info.cpp
index 485a92d75c..2b818687c8 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_info.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_info.cpp
@@ -844,6 +844,13 @@ void VulkanCreationInfo::Pipeline::Shader::ProcessStaticDescriptorAccess(
     if(bind.bindArraySize > 1)
       continue;
 
+    // VkShaderStageFlagBits and ShaderStageMask are identical bit-for-bit.
+    // this might be deliberate if the binding is never actually used dynamically, only
+    // statically used bindings must be declared
+    if((setLayoutInfos[bind.fixedBindSetOrSpace]->bindings[bind.fixedBindNumber].stageFlags &
+        (VkShaderStageFlags)MaskForStage(refl->stage)) == 0)
+      continue;
+
     access.type = DescriptorType::ConstantBuffer;
     access.index = i;
 
@@ -877,6 +884,13 @@ void VulkanCreationInfo::Pipeline::Shader::ProcessStaticDescriptorAccess(
     if(bind.bindArraySize > 1)
       continue;
 
+    // VkShaderStageFlagBits and ShaderStageMask are identical bit-for-bit.
+    // this might be deliberate if the binding is never actually used dynamically, only
+    // statically used bindings must be declared
+    if((setLayoutInfos[bind.fixedBindSetOrSpace]->bindings[bind.fixedBindNumber].stageFlags &
+        (VkShaderStageFlags)MaskForStage(refl->stage)) == 0)
+      continue;
+
     access.type = DescriptorType::Sampler;
     access.index = i;
     access.byteSize = bind.fixedBindSetOrSpace;
@@ -893,6 +907,13 @@ void VulkanCreationInfo::Pipeline::Shader::ProcessStaticDescriptorAccess(
     if(bind.bindArraySize > 1)
       continue;
 
+    // VkShaderStageFlagBits and ShaderStageMask are identical bit-for-bit.
+    // this might be deliberate if the binding is never actually used dynamically, only
+    // statically used bindings must be declared
+    if((setLayoutInfos[bind.fixedBindSetOrSpace]->bindings[bind.fixedBindNumber].stageFlags &
+        (VkShaderStageFlags)MaskForStage(refl->stage)) == 0)
+      continue;
+
     access.type = refl->readOnlyResources[i].descriptorType;
     access.index = i;
     access.byteSize = bind.fixedBindSetOrSpace;
@@ -909,6 +930,13 @@ void VulkanCreationInfo::Pipeline::Shader::ProcessStaticDescriptorAccess(
     if(bind.bindArraySize > 1)
       continue;
 
+    // VkShaderStageFlagBits and ShaderStageMask are identical bit-for-bit.
+    // this might be deliberate if the binding is never actually used dynamically, only
+    // statically used bindings must be declared
+    if((setLayoutInfos[bind.fixedBindSetOrSpace]->bindings[bind.fixedBindNumber].stageFlags &
+        (VkShaderStageFlags)MaskForStage(refl->stage)) == 0)
+      continue;
+
     access.type = refl->readWriteResources[i].descriptorType;
     access.index = i;
     access.byteSize = bind.fixedBindSetOrSpace;
diff --git a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_shader_feedback.cpp b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_shader_feedback.cpp
index 39c128a81b..c1bece315c 100644
--- a/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_shader_feedback.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/driver/vulkan/vk_shader_feedback.cpp
@@ -1717,6 +1717,15 @@ bool VulkanReplay::FetchShaderFeedback(uint32_t eventId)
         return;
       }
 
+      // VkShaderStageFlagBits and ShaderStageMask are identical bit-for-bit.
+      if((descLayouts[bindset]->bindings[bind].stageFlags &
+          (VkShaderStageFlags)MaskForStage(key.stage)) == 0)
+      {
+        // this might be deliberate if the binding is never actually used dynamically, only
+        // statically used bindings must be declared
+        return;
+      }
+
       if(descLayouts[bindset]->bindings[bind].variableSize)
       {
         auto it = m_pDriver->m_DescriptorSetState.find(descSet);