diff --git a/gsk/Makefile.am b/gsk/Makefile.am
index beadbf3996..5b41940fca 100644
--- a/gsk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gsk/Makefile.am
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ noinst_LTLIBRARIES =
 
 if HAVE_VULKAN
 gsk_private_vulan_source_h = \
+	gskvulkanblendpipelineprivate.h \
 	gskvulkanbufferprivate.h \
 	gskvulkancommandpoolprivate.h \
 	gskvulkanimageprivate.h \
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ gsk_private_vulan_source_h = \
 	gskvulkanrenderpassprivate.h \
 	gskvulkanshaderprivate.h
 gsk_private_vulkan_source_c = \
+	gskvulkanblendpipeline.c \
 	gskvulkanbuffer.c \
 	gskvulkancommandpool.c \
 	gskvulkanimage.c \
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanblendpipeline.c b/gsk/gskvulkanblendpipeline.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9445be7fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanblendpipeline.c
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include "config.h"
+
+#include "gskvulkanblendpipelineprivate.h"
+
+struct _GskVulkanBlendPipeline
+{
+  GObject parent_instance;
+};
+
+G_DEFINE_TYPE (GskVulkanBlendPipeline, gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline, G_TYPE_OBJECT)
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_finalize (GObject *gobject)
+{
+  //GskVulkanBlendPipeline *self = GSK_VULKAN_BLEND_PIPELINE (gobject);
+
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_parent_class)->finalize (gobject);
+}
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_class_init (GskVulkanBlendPipelineClass *klass)
+{
+  G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass)->finalize = gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_finalize;
+}
+
+static void
+gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_init (GskVulkanBlendPipeline *self)
+{
+}
+
+GskVulkanPipeline *
+gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_new (GskVulkanPipelineLayout *layout,
+                               const char              *shader_name,
+                               VkRenderPass             render_pass)
+{
+  return gsk_vulkan_pipeline_new (GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_BLEND_PIPELINE, layout, shader_name, render_pass);
+}
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanblendpipelineprivate.h b/gsk/gskvulkanblendpipelineprivate.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..23a54f9bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanblendpipelineprivate.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#ifndef __GSK_VULKAN_BLEND_PIPELINE_PRIVATE_H__
+#define __GSK_VULKAN_BLEND_PIPELINE_PRIVATE_H__
+
+#include <gdk/gdk.h>
+
+#include "gskvulkanpipelineprivate.h"
+
+G_BEGIN_DECLS
+
+typedef struct _GskVulkanBlendPipelineLayout GskVulkanBlendPipelineLayout;
+
+#define GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_BLEND_PIPELINE (gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_get_type ())
+
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GskVulkanBlendPipeline, gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline, GSK, VULKAN_BLEND_PIPELINE, GskVulkanPipeline)
+
+GskVulkanPipeline *     gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_new                   (GskVulkanPipelineLayout *       layout,
+                                                                         const char                     *shader_name,
+                                                                         VkRenderPass                    render_pass);
+
+G_END_DECLS
+
+#endif /* __GSK_VULKAN_BLEND_PIPELINE_PRIVATE_H__ */
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanpipeline.c b/gsk/gskvulkanpipeline.c
index 9d9d0986f9..cd9b62911d 100644
--- a/gsk/gskvulkanpipeline.c
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanpipeline.c
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ gsk_vulkan_pipeline_init (GskVulkanPipeline *self)
 }
 
 GskVulkanPipeline *
-gsk_vulkan_pipeline_new (GskVulkanPipelineLayout *layout,
+gsk_vulkan_pipeline_new (GType                    pipeline_type,
+                         GskVulkanPipelineLayout *layout,
                          const char              *shader_name,
                          VkRenderPass             render_pass)
 {
@@ -72,11 +73,12 @@ gsk_vulkan_pipeline_new (GskVulkanPipelineLayout *layout,
   
   VkDevice device;
 
+  g_return_val_if_fail (!g_type_is_a (pipeline_type, GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_PIPELINE), NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (layout != NULL, NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (shader_name != NULL, NULL);
   g_return_val_if_fail (render_pass != VK_NULL_HANDLE, NULL);
 
-  self = g_object_new (GSK_TYPE_VULKAN_PIPELINE, NULL);
+  self = g_object_new (pipeline_type, NULL);
 
   priv = gsk_vulkan_pipeline_get_instance_private (self);
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanpipelineprivate.h b/gsk/gskvulkanpipelineprivate.h
index 8c1548dc47..1f1ad1a6b2 100644
--- a/gsk/gskvulkanpipelineprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanpipelineprivate.h
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ VkDescriptorSetLayout           gsk_vulkan_pipeline_layout_get_descriptor_set_la
                                                                         (GskVulkanPipelineLayout        *self);
 
 
-GskVulkanPipeline *     gsk_vulkan_pipeline_new                         (GskVulkanPipelineLayout        *layout,
+GskVulkanPipeline *     gsk_vulkan_pipeline_new                         (GType                           pipeline_type,
+                                                                         GskVulkanPipelineLayout        *layout,
                                                                          const char                     *shader_name,
                                                                          VkRenderPass                    render_pass);
 
diff --git a/gsk/gskvulkanrender.c b/gsk/gskvulkanrender.c
index 838ea61189..ec7a5b9362 100644
--- a/gsk/gskvulkanrender.c
+++ b/gsk/gskvulkanrender.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "gskvulkanrenderprivate.h"
 
 #include "gskrendererprivate.h"
+#include "gskvulkanblendpipelineprivate.h"
 #include "gskvulkanbufferprivate.h"
 #include "gskvulkancommandpoolprivate.h"
 #include "gskvulkanpipelineprivate.h"
@@ -298,9 +299,9 @@ gsk_vulkan_render_get_pipeline (GskVulkanRender       *self,
 
   if (self->pipelines[type] == NULL)
     {
-      self->pipelines[type] = gsk_vulkan_pipeline_new (self->layout,
-                                                       pipeline_info[type].name,
-                                                       self->render_pass);
+      self->pipelines[type] = gsk_vulkan_blend_pipeline_new (self->layout,
+                                                             pipeline_info[type].name,
+                                                             self->render_pass);
     }
 
   return self->pipelines[type];