diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.cpp b/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.cpp
index ab8f6bb84..4b01468d3 100644
--- a/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.cpp
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_compiler.cpp
@@ -4047,9 +4047,15 @@ namespace dxvk {
       m_module.opSelectionMerge(cond.labelEnd, spv::SelectionControlMaskNone);
       m_module.opBranchConditional(zeroTest.id, cond.labelIf, cond.labelEnd);
       
-      // OpKill terminates the block
       m_module.opLabel(cond.labelIf);
-      m_module.opKill();
+
+      if (m_moduleInfo.options.useDemoteToHelperInvocation) {
+        m_module.opDemoteToHelperInvocation();
+        m_module.opBranch(cond.labelEnd);
+      } else {
+        // OpKill terminates the block
+        m_module.opKill();
+      }
       
       m_module.opLabel(cond.labelEnd);
     } else {
@@ -6621,9 +6627,13 @@ namespace dxvk {
         m_module.defVoidType(), 0, nullptr));
     this->emitFunctionLabel();
 
-    // We may have to defer kill operations to the end of
-    // the shader in order to keep derivatives correct.
-    if (m_analysis->usesKill && m_analysis->usesDerivatives) {
+    if (m_analysis->usesKill && m_moduleInfo.options.useDemoteToHelperInvocation) {
+      // This extension basically implements D3D-style discard
+      m_module.enableExtension("SPV_EXT_demote_to_helper_invocation");
+      m_module.enableCapability(spv::CapabilityDemoteToHelperInvocationEXT);
+    } else if (m_analysis->usesKill && m_analysis->usesDerivatives) {
+      // We may have to defer kill operations to the end of
+      // the shader in order to keep derivatives correct.
       m_ps.killState = m_module.newVarInit(
         m_module.defPointerType(m_module.defBoolType(), spv::StorageClassPrivate),
         spv::StorageClassPrivate, m_module.constBool(false));
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.cpp b/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.cpp
index e277409cb..ced752143 100644
--- a/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.cpp
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ namespace dxvk {
     useSubgroupOpsForAtomicCounters
       = (devInfo.coreSubgroup.supportedStages     & allShaderStages) == allShaderStages
      && (devInfo.coreSubgroup.supportedOperations & VK_SUBGROUP_FEATURE_BALLOT_BIT);
+    useDemoteToHelperInvocation
+      = (devFeatures.extShaderDemoteToHelperInvocation.shaderDemoteToHelperInvocation);
     useSubgroupOpsForEarlyDiscard
       = (devInfo.coreSubgroup.subgroupSize >= 4)
      && (devInfo.coreSubgroup.supportedStages     & VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT)
diff --git a/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.h b/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.h
index 7451e179f..8aefce49a 100644
--- a/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.h
+++ b/src/dxbc/dxbc_options.h
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ namespace dxvk {
     /// atomic operations for append/consume buffers.
     bool useSubgroupOpsForAtomicCounters = false;
 
+    /// Use a SPIR-V extension to implement D3D-style discards
+    bool useDemoteToHelperInvocation = false;
+
     /// Use subgroup operations to discard fragment
     /// shader invocations if derivatives remain valid.
     bool useSubgroupOpsForEarlyDiscard = false;