diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipecompiler.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipecompiler.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0134527a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipecompiler.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#include "dxvk_pipecompiler.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  DxvkPipelineCompiler::DxvkPipelineCompiler() {
+    // Use ~half the CPU cores for pipeline compilation
+    const uint32_t threadCount = std::max<uint32_t>(
+      1u, std::thread::hardware_concurrency() / 2);
+    
+    Logger::debug(str::format(
+      "DxvkPipelineCompiler: Using ", threadCount, " threads"));
+    
+    // Start the compiler threads
+    m_compilerThreads.resize(threadCount);
+    
+    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < threadCount; i++) {
+      m_compilerThreads.at(i) = std::thread(
+        [this] { this->runCompilerThread(); });
+    }
+  }
+  
+  
+  DxvkPipelineCompiler::~DxvkPipelineCompiler() {
+    { std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_compilerLock);
+      m_compilerStop.store(true);
+      m_compilerCond.notify_all();
+    }
+    
+    for (auto& thread : m_compilerThreads)
+      thread.join();
+  }
+  
+  
+  void DxvkPipelineCompiler::queueCompilation(
+    const Rc<DxvkGraphicsPipeline>&         pipeline,
+    const Rc<DxvkGraphicsPipelineInstance>& instance) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_compilerLock);
+    m_compilerQueue.push({ pipeline, instance });
+    m_compilerCond.notify_one();
+  }
+  
+  
+  void DxvkPipelineCompiler::runCompilerThread() {
+    while (!m_compilerStop.load()) {
+      PipelineEntry entry;
+      
+      { std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(m_compilerLock);
+        
+        m_compilerCond.wait(lock, [this] {
+          return m_compilerStop.load()
+              || m_compilerQueue.size() != 0;
+        });
+        
+        if (m_compilerQueue.size() != 0) {
+          entry = std::move(m_compilerQueue.front());
+          m_compilerQueue.pop();
+        }
+      }
+      
+      if (entry.pipeline != nullptr && entry.instance != nullptr)
+        entry.pipeline->compileInstance(entry.instance);
+    }
+  }
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipecompiler.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipecompiler.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..428ad209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_pipecompiler.h
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <queue>
+#include <thread>
+
+#include "dxvk_graphics.h"
+
+namespace dxvk {
+  
+  /**
+   * \brief Pipeline compiler
+   * 
+   * asynchronous pipeline compiler, which is used
+   * to compile optimized versions of pipelines.
+   */
+  class DxvkPipelineCompiler : public RcObject {
+    
+  public:
+    
+    DxvkPipelineCompiler();
+    ~DxvkPipelineCompiler();
+    
+    /**
+     * \brief Compiles a pipeline asynchronously
+     * 
+     * This should be used to compile optimized
+     * graphics pipeline instances asynchronously.
+     * \param [in] pipeline The pipeline object
+     * \param [in] instance The pipeline instance
+     */
+    void queueCompilation(
+      const Rc<DxvkGraphicsPipeline>&         pipeline,
+      const Rc<DxvkGraphicsPipelineInstance>& instance);
+    
+  private:
+    
+    struct PipelineEntry {
+      Rc<DxvkGraphicsPipeline>         pipeline;
+      Rc<DxvkGraphicsPipelineInstance> instance;
+    };
+    
+    std::atomic<bool>           m_compilerStop = { false };
+    std::mutex                  m_compilerLock;
+    std::condition_variable     m_compilerCond;
+    std::queue<PipelineEntry>   m_compilerQueue;
+    std::vector<std::thread>    m_compilerThreads;
+    
+    void runCompilerThread();
+    
+  };
+  
+}
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diff --git a/src/dxvk/meson.build b/src/dxvk/meson.build
index 234d1f61..1c563df9 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/meson.build
+++ b/src/dxvk/meson.build
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ dxvk_src = files([
   'dxvk_meta_clear.cpp',
   'dxvk_meta_resolve.cpp',
   'dxvk_pipecache.cpp',
+  'dxvk_pipecompiler.cpp',
   'dxvk_pipelayout.cpp',
   'dxvk_pipemanager.cpp',
   'dxvk_query.cpp',