diff --git a/include/sirit/sirit.h b/include/sirit/sirit.h
index c7f3e2b..065496f 100644
--- a/include/sirit/sirit.h
+++ b/include/sirit/sirit.h
@@ -1347,8 +1347,13 @@ public:
     /// 3) store the New Value back through Pointer.
     Id OpAtomicXor(Id result_type, Id pointer, Id memory, Id semantics, Id value);
 
+    // Print a message for vulkan layers to use, e.g. renderdoc
+    // Usage is like C printf
+    Id OpDebugPrintf(Id fmt, std::span<const Id> fmt_args);
+
 private:
     Id GetGLSLstd450();
+    Id GetNonSemanticDebugPrintf();
 
     std::uint32_t version{};
     std::uint32_t bound{};
@@ -1356,6 +1361,7 @@ private:
     std::unordered_set<std::string> extensions;
     std::unordered_set<spv::Capability> capabilities;
     std::optional<Id> glsl_std_450;
+    std::optional<Id> non_semantic_debug_printf;
 
     spv::AddressingModel addressing_model{spv::AddressingModel::Logical};
     spv::MemoryModel memory_model{spv::MemoryModel::GLSL450};
@@ -1364,6 +1370,7 @@ private:
     std::unique_ptr<Stream> entry_points;
     std::unique_ptr<Stream> execution_modes;
     std::unique_ptr<Stream> debug;
+    std::unique_ptr<Stream> debug_name;
     std::unique_ptr<Stream> annotations;
     std::unique_ptr<Declarations> declarations;
     std::unique_ptr<Stream> global_variables;
diff --git a/src/instructions/debug.cpp b/src/instructions/debug.cpp
index 1ca3462..2907e66 100644
--- a/src/instructions/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/instructions/debug.cpp
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@
 namespace Sirit {
 
 Id Module::Name(Id target, std::string_view name) {
-    debug->Reserve(3 + WordsInString(name));
-    *debug << spv::Op::OpName << target << name << EndOp{};
+    debug_name->Reserve(3 + WordsInString(name));
+    *debug_name << spv::Op::OpName << target << name << EndOp{};
     return target;
 }
 
 Id Module::MemberName(Id type, u32 member, std::string_view name) {
-    debug->Reserve(4 + WordsInString(name));
-    *debug << spv::Op::OpMemberName << type << member << name << EndOp{};
+    debug_name->Reserve(4 + WordsInString(name));
+    *debug_name << spv::Op::OpMemberName << type << member << name << EndOp{};
     return type;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/instructions/extension.cpp b/src/instructions/extension.cpp
index 44dc691..501b515 100644
--- a/src/instructions/extension.cpp
+++ b/src/instructions/extension.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
  * 3-Clause BSD License
  */
 
+#include <iterator>
 #include <spirv/unified1/GLSL.std.450.h>
+#include <spirv/unified1/NonSemanticDebugPrintf.h>
 
 #include "sirit/sirit.h"
 
@@ -80,4 +82,12 @@ DEFINE_BINARY(OpCross, GLSLstd450Cross)
 DEFINE_UNARY(OpLength, GLSLstd450Length)
 DEFINE_TRINARY(OpFMix, GLSLstd450FMix)
 
+Id Module::OpDebugPrintf(Id fmt, std::span<const Id> fmt_args) {
+    std::vector<Id> operands;
+    operands.push_back(fmt);
+    std::copy(fmt_args.begin(), fmt_args.end(), std::back_inserter(operands));
+    return OpExtInst(TypeVoid(), GetNonSemanticDebugPrintf(), NonSemanticDebugPrintfDebugPrintf,
+                     operands);
+}
+
 } // namespace Sirit
diff --git a/src/sirit.cpp b/src/sirit.cpp
index 7075f23..48a5f61 100644
--- a/src/sirit.cpp
+++ b/src/sirit.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ Module::Module(u32 version_)
     : version{version_}, ext_inst_imports{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)},
       entry_points{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)},
       execution_modes{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)}, debug{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)},
-      annotations{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)}, declarations{std::make_unique<Declarations>(
-                                                         &bound)},
+      debug_name{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)}, annotations{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)},
+      declarations{std::make_unique<Declarations>(&bound)},
       global_variables{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)}, code{std::make_unique<Stream>(&bound)} {}
 
 Module::~Module() = default;
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ std::vector<u32> Module::Assemble() const {
     insert(entry_points->Words());
     insert(execution_modes->Words());
     insert(debug->Words());
+    insert(debug_name->Words());
     insert(annotations->Words());
     insert(declarations->Words());
     insert(global_variables->Words());
@@ -131,12 +132,24 @@ Id Module::AddGlobalVariable(Id result_type, spv::StorageClass storage_class,
 }
 
 Id Module::GetGLSLstd450() {
+    const char* extname = "GLSL.std.450";
+    size_t len = WordsInString(extname);
     if (!glsl_std_450) {
-        ext_inst_imports->Reserve(3 + 4);
-        glsl_std_450 = *ext_inst_imports << OpId{spv::Op::OpExtInstImport} << "GLSL.std.450"
-                                         << EndOp{};
+        ext_inst_imports->Reserve(3 + len);
+        glsl_std_450 = *ext_inst_imports << OpId{spv::Op::OpExtInstImport} << extname << EndOp{};
     }
     return *glsl_std_450;
 }
 
+Id Module::GetNonSemanticDebugPrintf() {
+    const char* extname = "NonSemantic.DebugPrintf";
+    size_t len = WordsInString(extname);
+    if (!non_semantic_debug_printf) {
+        ext_inst_imports->Reserve(3 + len);
+        non_semantic_debug_printf = *ext_inst_imports << OpId{spv::Op::OpExtInstImport} << extname
+                                                      << EndOp{};
+    }
+    return *non_semantic_debug_printf;
+}
+
 } // namespace Sirit