diff --git a/girs/GstVulkan-1.0.gir b/girs/GstVulkan-1.0.gir
index d2195d3a88..350880847c 100644
--- a/girs/GstVulkan-1.0.gir
+++ b/girs/GstVulkan-1.0.gir
@@ -1866,6 +1866,25 @@ only have an effect before the call to gst_vulkan_device_open().</doc>
           </instance-parameter>
         </parameters>
       </method>
+      <method name="select_queue" c:identifier="gst_vulkan_device_select_queue" version="1.24">
+        <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c">Select a compatible queue from the @device supporting the @expected_flags.</doc>
+        <source-position filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.h"/>
+        <return-value transfer-ownership="full">
+          <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c">a #GstVulkanQueue for @queue matching the
+                          @expected_flags</doc>
+          <type name="VulkanQueue" c:type="GstVulkanQueue*"/>
+        </return-value>
+        <parameters>
+          <instance-parameter name="device" transfer-ownership="none">
+            <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c">a #GstVulkanDevice</doc>
+            <type name="VulkanDevice" c:type="GstVulkanDevice*"/>
+          </instance-parameter>
+          <parameter name="expected_flags" transfer-ownership="none">
+            <doc xml:space="preserve" filename="../subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c">a VkQueueFlagBits</doc>
+            <type name="Vulkan.QueueFlagBits" c:type="VkQueueFlagBits"/>
+          </parameter>
+        </parameters>
+      </method>
       <property name="instance" transfer-ownership="none">
         <type name="VulkanInstance"/>
       </property>
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c
index f3f7dde082..afbff6457e 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.c
@@ -1070,3 +1070,58 @@ gst_vulkan_device_enable_layer (GstVulkanDevice * device, const gchar * name)
 
   return ret;
 }
+
+struct choose_queue
+{
+  guint expected_flags;
+  GstVulkanQueue *queue;
+};
+
+static gboolean
+_choose_queue (GstVulkanDevice * device, GstVulkanQueue * queue,
+    struct choose_queue *data)
+{
+  guint flags =
+      device->physical_device->queue_family_props[queue->family].queueFlags;
+
+  if ((flags & data->expected_flags) != 0) {
+    if (data->queue)
+      gst_object_unref (data->queue);
+    data->queue = gst_object_ref (queue);
+    return FALSE;
+  }
+
+  return TRUE;
+}
+
+/**
+ * gst_vulkan_device_select_queue
+ * @device: a #GstVulkanDevice
+ * @expected_flags:  a VkQueueFlagBits
+ *
+ * Select a compatible queue from the @device supporting the @expected_flags.
+ *
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a #GstVulkanQueue for @queue matching the
+ *                           @expected_flags
+ *
+ * Since: 1.24
+ */
+GstVulkanQueue *
+gst_vulkan_device_select_queue (GstVulkanDevice * device,
+    VkQueueFlagBits expected_flags)
+{
+  struct choose_queue data;
+
+  data.expected_flags = expected_flags;
+  data.queue = NULL;
+
+  if (!gst_vulkan_device_open (device, NULL)) {
+    gst_object_unref (device);
+    goto beach;
+  }
+  gst_vulkan_device_foreach_queue (device,
+      (GstVulkanDeviceForEachQueueFunc) _choose_queue, &data);
+
+beach:
+  return data.queue;
+}
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.h
index 6a84ec69ca..01cfed98ca 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkdevice.h
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ GST_VULKAN_API
 GstVulkanFence *    gst_vulkan_device_create_fence          (GstVulkanDevice * device,
                                                              GError ** error);
 
+GST_VULKAN_API
+GstVulkanQueue *    gst_vulkan_device_select_queue          (GstVulkanDevice * device,
+                                                             VkQueueFlagBits expected_flags);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_VULKAN_DEVICE_H__ */
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h
index 4b6e7efef7..95cbdc8bde 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/vulkan/gstvkutils.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ GST_VULKAN_API
 GstVulkanImageView *    gst_vulkan_get_or_create_image_view_with_info (GstVulkanImageMemory * image,
                                                                        VkImageViewCreateInfo * create_info);
 
-
 GST_VULKAN_API
 GstVulkanHandle *       gst_vulkan_create_shader                (GstVulkanDevice * device,
                                                                  const gchar * code,