diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/debug_utils.rs b/ash/src/extensions/debug_utils.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd8d2ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/debug_utils.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+#![allow(dead_code)]
+use prelude::*;
+use std::ffi::CStr;
+use std::mem;
+use version::{DeviceV1_0, InstanceV1_0};
+use {vk, RawPtr};
+
+#[derive(Clone)]
+pub struct DebugUtils {
+    debug_utils_fn: vk::ExtDebugUtilsFn,
+}
+
+impl DebugUtils {
+    pub fn new<I: InstanceV1_0, D: DeviceV1_0>(
+        instance: &I,
+        device: &D,
+    ) -> Result<DebugUtils, Vec<&'static str>> {
+        let debug_utils_fn = vk::ExtDebugUtilsFn::load(|name| unsafe {
+            mem::transmute(instance.get_device_proc_addr(device.handle(), name.as_ptr()))
+        })?;
+        Ok(DebugUtils {
+            debug_utils_fn: debug_utils_fn,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn name() -> &'static CStr {
+        CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(b"VK_EXT_debug_utils\0").expect("Wrong extension string")
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn debug_utils_set_object_name_ext(
+        &self,
+        device: vk::Device,
+        name_info: &vk::DebugUtilsObjectNameInfoEXT,
+    ) -> VkResult<()> {
+        let err_code = self.debug_utils_fn.set_debug_utils_object_name_ext(device, name_info);
+        match err_code {
+            vk::Result::SUCCESS => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err(err_code),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn debug_utils_set_object_tag_ext(
+        &self,
+        device: vk::Device,
+        tag_info: &vk::DebugUtilsObjectTagInfoEXT,
+    ) -> VkResult<()> {
+        let err_code = self.debug_utils_fn.set_debug_utils_object_tag_ext(device, tag_info);
+        match err_code {
+            vk::Result::SUCCESS => Ok(()),
+            _ => Err(err_code),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn cmd_begin_debug_utils_label_ext(
+        &self,
+        command_buffer: vk::CommandBuffer,
+        label: &vk::DebugUtilsLabelEXT,
+    ) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn
+            .cmd_begin_debug_utils_label_ext(command_buffer, label);
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn cmd_end_debug_utils_label_ext(&self, command_buffer: vk::CommandBuffer) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn
+            .cmd_end_debug_utils_label_ext(command_buffer);
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn cmd_insert_debug_utils_label_ext(
+        &self,
+        command_buffer: vk::CommandBuffer,
+        label: &vk::DebugUtilsLabelEXT,
+    ) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn
+            .cmd_insert_debug_utils_label_ext(command_buffer, label);
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn queue_begin_debug_utils_label_ext(
+        &self,
+        queue: vk::Queue,
+        label: &vk::DebugUtilsLabelEXT,
+    ) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn
+            .queue_begin_debug_utils_label_ext(queue, label);
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn queue_end_debug_utils_label_ext(&self, queue: vk::Queue) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn.queue_end_debug_utils_label_ext(queue);
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn queue_insert_debug_utils_label_ext(
+        &self,
+        queue: vk::Queue,
+        label: &vk::DebugUtilsLabelEXT,
+    ) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn
+            .queue_insert_debug_utils_label_ext(queue, label);
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn create_debug_utils_messenger_ext(
+        &self,
+        instance: vk::Instance,
+        create_info: &vk::DebugUtilsMessengerCreateInfoEXT,
+        allocator: Option<&vk::AllocationCallbacks>,
+    ) -> VkResult<vk::DebugUtilsMessengerEXT> {
+        let mut messenger = mem::uninitialized();
+        let err_code = self.debug_utils_fn.create_debug_utils_messenger_ext(
+            instance,
+            create_info,
+            allocator.as_raw_ptr(),
+            &mut messenger,
+        );
+        match err_code {
+            vk::Result::SUCCESS => Ok(messenger),
+            _ => Err(err_code),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn destroy_debug_utils_messenger_ext(
+        &self,
+        instance: vk::Instance,
+        messenger: vk::DebugUtilsMessengerEXT,
+        allocator: Option<&vk::AllocationCallbacks>,
+    ) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn.destroy_debug_utils_messenger_ext(
+            instance,
+            messenger,
+            allocator.as_raw_ptr(),
+        );
+    }
+
+    pub unsafe fn submit_debug_utils_message_ext(
+        &self,
+        instance: vk::Instance,
+        message_severity: vk::DebugUtilsMessageSeverityFlagsEXT,
+        message_types: vk::DebugUtilsMessageTypeFlagsEXT,
+        callback_data: &vk::DebugUtilsMessengerCallbackDataEXT,
+    ) {
+        self.debug_utils_fn.submit_debug_utils_message_ext(
+            instance,
+            message_severity,
+            message_types,
+            callback_data,
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ash/src/extensions/mod.rs b/ash/src/extensions/mod.rs
index cab1e06..bf9b023 100644
--- a/ash/src/extensions/mod.rs
+++ b/ash/src/extensions/mod.rs
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ mod wayland_surface;
 mod win32_surface;
 mod xcb_surface;
 mod xlib_surface;
+mod debug_utils;