diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index a952dc426..66569232b 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ static uint8_t convert_cta861_eotf(enum wlr_color_transfer_function tf) {
 		abort(); // unsupported
 	case WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_ST2084_PQ:
 		return 2;
+	case WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_EXT_LINEAR:
+		abort(); // unsupported
 	}
 	abort(); // unreachable
 }
diff --git a/include/render/vulkan.h b/include/render/vulkan.h
index b6bd0c2e8..1d4b8a0ba 100644
--- a/include/render/vulkan.h
+++ b/include/render/vulkan.h
@@ -162,9 +162,10 @@ enum wlr_vk_shader_source {
 // Constants used to pick the color transform for the blend-to-output
 // fragment shader. Must match those in shaders/output.frag
 enum wlr_vk_output_transform {
-	WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_SRGB = 0,
-	WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_ST2084_PQ = 1,
-	WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_LUT3D = 2,
+	WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_IDENTITY = 0,
+	WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_SRGB = 1,
+	WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_ST2084_PQ = 2,
+	WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_LUT3D = 3,
 };
 
 struct wlr_vk_pipeline_key {
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ struct wlr_vk_render_format_setup {
 	bool use_blending_buffer;
 	VkRenderPass render_pass;
 
+	VkPipeline output_pipe_identity;
 	VkPipeline output_pipe_srgb;
 	VkPipeline output_pipe_pq;
 	VkPipeline output_pipe_lut3d;
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/color.h b/include/wlr/render/color.h
index 42ce5bc30..3341668a8 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/color.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/color.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ enum wlr_color_named_primaries {
 enum wlr_color_transfer_function {
 	WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_SRGB = 1 << 0,
 	WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_ST2084_PQ = 1 << 1,
+	WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_EXT_LINEAR = 1 << 2,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/render/vulkan/pass.c b/render/vulkan/pass.c
index 290d8e2ca..75c454c87 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/pass.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/pass.c
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ static bool render_pass_submit(struct wlr_render_pass *wlr_pass) {
 			}
 
 			switch (tf) {
+			case WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_EXT_LINEAR:
+				pipeline = render_buffer->plain.render_setup->output_pipe_identity;
+				break;
 			case WLR_COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTION_SRGB:
 				pipeline = render_buffer->plain.render_setup->output_pipe_srgb;
 				break;
diff --git a/render/vulkan/renderer.c b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
index 98701626f..cbfb022f7 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/renderer.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ static void destroy_render_format_setup(struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer,
 
 	VkDevice dev = renderer->dev->dev;
 	vkDestroyRenderPass(dev, setup->render_pass, NULL);
+	vkDestroyPipeline(dev, setup->output_pipe_identity, NULL);
 	vkDestroyPipeline(dev, setup->output_pipe_srgb, NULL);
 	vkDestroyPipeline(dev, setup->output_pipe_pq, NULL);
 	vkDestroyPipeline(dev, setup->output_pipe_lut3d, NULL);
@@ -2294,6 +2295,11 @@ static struct wlr_vk_render_format_setup *find_or_create_render_setup(
 		}
 
 		// this is only well defined if render pass has a 2nd subpass
+		if (!init_blend_to_output_pipeline(
+				renderer, setup->render_pass, renderer->output_pipe_layout,
+				&setup->output_pipe_identity, WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_IDENTITY)) {
+			goto error;
+		}
 		if (!init_blend_to_output_pipeline(
 				renderer, setup->render_pass, renderer->output_pipe_layout,
 				&setup->output_pipe_lut3d, WLR_VK_OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_LUT3D)) {
diff --git a/render/vulkan/shaders/output.frag b/render/vulkan/shaders/output.frag
index f2d5d645c..3d5ac4089 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/shaders/output.frag
+++ b/render/vulkan/shaders/output.frag
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ layout(push_constant, row_major) uniform UBO {
 layout (constant_id = 0) const int OUTPUT_TRANSFORM = 0;
 
 // Matches enum wlr_vk_output_transform
-#define OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_SRGB 0
-#define OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_ST2084_PQ 1
-#define OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_LUT_3D 2
+#define OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_IDENTITY 0
+#define OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_SRGB 1
+#define OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_ST2084_PQ 2
+#define OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_LUT_3D 3
 
 float linear_channel_to_srgb(float x) {
 	return max(min(x * 12.92, 0.04045), 1.055 * pow(x, 1. / 2.4) - 0.055);
@@ -67,7 +68,7 @@ void main() {
 		rgb = texture(lut_3d, pos).rgb;
 	} else if (OUTPUT_TRANSFORM == OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_ST2084_PQ) {
 		rgb = linear_color_to_pq(rgb);
-	} else { // OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_SRGB
+	} else if (OUTPUT_TRANSFORM == OUTPUT_TRANSFORM_INVERSE_SRGB) {
 		// Produce sRGB encoded values
 		rgb = linear_color_to_srgb(rgb);
 	}