diff --git a/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake b/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake
index a76d95ae1..1c40448f0 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/DownloadExternals.cmake
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function(download_moltenvk)
     set(MOLTENVK_TAR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/externals/MoltenVK.tar")
     if (NOT EXISTS ${MOLTENVK_DIR})
         if (NOT EXISTS ${MOLTENVK_TAR})
-            file(DOWNLOAD https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK/releases/download/v1.2.9/MoltenVK-all.tar
+            file(DOWNLOAD https://github.com/KhronosGroup/MoltenVK/releases/download/v1.4.1/MoltenVK-all.tar
                 ${MOLTENVK_TAR} SHOW_PROGRESS)
         endif()
 
diff --git a/src/citra_meta/CMakeLists.txt b/src/citra_meta/CMakeLists.txt
index 156799b03..5d477bf87 100644
--- a/src/citra_meta/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/citra_meta/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ if (APPLE)
     set(DIST_DIR "../../dist/apple")
     set(APPLE_RESOURCES
         "${DIST_DIR}/azahar.icns"
-        "${DIST_DIR}/LaunchScreen.storyboard"
         "${DIST_DIR}/launch_logo.png"
     )
+    if (IOS)
+        list(APPEND APPLE_RESOURCES "${DIST_DIR}/LaunchScreen.storyboard")
+    endif()
     target_sources(citra_meta PRIVATE ${APPLE_RESOURCES})
 
     # Define app bundle metadata.
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp b/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp
index 39649b8bf..9fbe0bae7 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/bootmanager.cpp
@@ -420,8 +420,21 @@ static Frontend::EmuWindow::WindowSystemInfo GetWindowSystemInfo(QWindow* window
         // Our Win32 Qt external doesn't have the private API.
         wsi.render_surface = reinterpret_cast<void*>(window->winId());
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
-        wsi.render_surface = reinterpret_cast<void* (*)(id, SEL)>(objc_msgSend)(
-            reinterpret_cast<id>(window->winId()), sel_registerName("layer"));
+        // Qt's MetalSurface QWindow on macOS does not always back the NSView
+        // with a CAMetalLayer immediately; MoltenVK 1.3+ aborts in
+        // MVKSurface::getNaturalExtent() if the layer is not CAMetalLayer.
+        // Force-install a fresh CAMetalLayer on the view.
+        {
+            id view = reinterpret_cast<id>(window->winId());
+            Class metal_layer_class = objc_getClass("CAMetalLayer");
+            id metal_layer = reinterpret_cast<id (*)(Class, SEL)>(objc_msgSend)(
+                metal_layer_class, sel_registerName("layer"));
+            reinterpret_cast<void (*)(id, SEL, id)>(objc_msgSend)(
+                view, sel_registerName("setLayer:"), metal_layer);
+            reinterpret_cast<void (*)(id, SEL, BOOL)>(objc_msgSend)(
+                view, sel_registerName("setWantsLayer:"), YES);
+            wsi.render_surface = reinterpret_cast<void*>(metal_layer);
+        }
 #else
         QPlatformNativeInterface* pni = QGuiApplication::platformNativeInterface();
         wsi.display_connection = pni->nativeResourceForWindow("display", window);
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
index d86cc0f67..6afa4a84f 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_instance.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,8 @@ bool Instance::CreateDevice() {
     image_format_list = add_extension(VK_KHR_IMAGE_FORMAT_LIST_EXTENSION_NAME);
     shader_stencil_export = add_extension(VK_EXT_SHADER_STENCIL_EXPORT_EXTENSION_NAME);
     external_memory_host = add_extension(VK_EXT_EXTERNAL_MEMORY_HOST_EXTENSION_NAME);
-    tooling_info = add_extension(VK_EXT_TOOLING_INFO_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    tooling_info = add_extension(VK_EXT_TOOLING_INFO_EXTENSION_NAME, is_moltenvk,
+                                  "function pointer is not exposed by MoltenVK");
     const bool has_timeline_semaphores =
         add_extension(VK_KHR_TIMELINE_SEMAPHORE_EXTENSION_NAME, is_qualcomm || is_turnip,
                       "it is broken on Qualcomm drivers");