diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_platform.h b/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_platform.h
index 8307e9217c..30676d0da6 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_platform.h
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qrhi_platform.h
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ struct Q_GUI_EXPORT QRhiVulkanNativeHandles : public QRhiNativeHandles
     VkDevice dev = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
     quint32 gfxQueueFamilyIdx = 0;
     quint32 gfxQueueIdx = 0;
-    VkQueue gfxQueue = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
     // and optionally, the mem allocator
     void *vmemAllocator = nullptr;
+
+    // only for querying (rhi->nativeHandles())
+    VkQueue gfxQueue = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+    QVulkanInstance *inst = nullptr;
 };
 
 struct Q_GUI_EXPORT QRhiVulkanCommandBufferNativeHandles : public QRhiNativeHandles
diff --git a/src/gui/rhi/qrhivulkan.cpp b/src/gui/rhi/qrhivulkan.cpp
index 6fe79f223e..a0e6a467bb 100644
--- a/src/gui/rhi/qrhivulkan.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/rhi/qrhivulkan.cpp
@@ -225,6 +225,13 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
     Graphics queue index.
 */
 
+/*!
+    \variable QRhiVulkanNativeHandles::vmemAllocator
+
+    Relevant only when importing an existing memory allocator object,
+    leave it set to \nullptr otherwise.
+*/
+
 /*!
     \variable QRhiVulkanNativeHandles::gfxQueue
 
@@ -233,10 +240,10 @@ QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 */
 
 /*!
-    \variable QRhiVulkanNativeHandles::vmemAllocator
+    \variable QRhiVulkanNativeHandles::inst
 
-    Relevant only when importing an existing memory allocator object,
-    leave it set to \nullptr otherwise.
+    Output only, not used by QRhi::create(), only set by the
+    QRhi::nativeHandles() accessor. The QVulkanInstance used by the QRhi.
 */
 
 /*!
@@ -819,6 +826,7 @@ bool QRhiVulkan::create(QRhi::Flags flags)
     nativeHandlesStruct.gfxQueueIdx = gfxQueueIdx;
     nativeHandlesStruct.gfxQueue = gfxQueue;
     nativeHandlesStruct.vmemAllocator = allocator;
+    nativeHandlesStruct.inst = inst;
 
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/tests/auto/gui/rhi/qrhi/tst_qrhi.cpp b/tests/auto/gui/rhi/qrhi/tst_qrhi.cpp
index 6aeae2eb03..942ee06fe4 100644
--- a/tests/auto/gui/rhi/qrhi/tst_qrhi.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/gui/rhi/qrhi/tst_qrhi.cpp
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ void tst_QRhi::nativeHandles()
         case QRhi::Vulkan:
         {
             const QRhiVulkanNativeHandles *vkHandles = static_cast<const QRhiVulkanNativeHandles *>(rhiHandles);
+            QVERIFY(vkHandles->inst);
+            QCOMPARE(vkHandles->inst, &vulkanInstance);
             QVERIFY(vkHandles->physDev);
             QVERIFY(vkHandles->dev);
             QVERIFY(vkHandles->gfxQueue);