diff --git a/vulkan/libvulkan/driver.cpp b/vulkan/libvulkan/driver.cpp
index 3e31a66..c48d1ee 100644
--- a/vulkan/libvulkan/driver.cpp
+++ b/vulkan/libvulkan/driver.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
     };
 
     VkApplicationInfo application_info_;
+    uint32_t sanitized_api_version_;
 
     ExtensionFilter extension_filter_;
 
@@ -329,6 +330,7 @@
       loader_api_version_(VK_API_VERSION_1_1),
       physical_dev_(VK_NULL_HANDLE),
       instance_info_(create_info),
+      sanitized_api_version_(loader_api_version_),
       extension_filter_() {}
 
 CreateInfoWrapper::CreateInfoWrapper(VkPhysicalDevice physical_dev,
@@ -385,10 +387,6 @@
             hal_extensions_.set(i);
         }
 
-        // If pApplicationInfo is NULL, apiVersion is assumed to be 1.0
-        if (!instance_info_.pApplicationInfo)
-            return VK_SUCCESS;
-
         uint32_t icd_api_version = VK_API_VERSION_1_0;
         PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceVersion pfn_enumerate_instance_version =
             reinterpret_cast<PFN_vkEnumerateInstanceVersion>(
@@ -409,8 +407,13 @@
             return VK_SUCCESS;
 
         if (icd_api_version < loader_api_version_) {
+            sanitized_api_version_ = icd_api_version;
+
+            if (!instance_info_.pApplicationInfo)
+                return VK_SUCCESS;
+
             application_info_ = *instance_info_.pApplicationInfo;
-            application_info_.apiVersion = icd_api_version;
+            application_info_.apiVersion = sanitized_api_version_;
             instance_info_.pApplicationInfo = &application_info_;
         }
     } else {
@@ -498,15 +501,33 @@
                                      : dev_info_.ppEnabledExtensionNames;
     auto& ext_count = (is_instance_) ? instance_info_.enabledExtensionCount
                                      : dev_info_.enabledExtensionCount;
-    if (!ext_count)
-        return VK_SUCCESS;
 
     VkResult result = InitExtensionFilter();
     if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
         return result;
 
-    for (uint32_t i = 0; i < ext_count; i++)
-        FilterExtension(ext_names[i]);
+    if (is_instance_ && sanitized_api_version_ < loader_api_version_) {
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < ext_count; i++) {
+            // Upon api downgrade, skip the promoted instance extensions in the
+            // first pass to avoid duplicate extensions.
+            const std::optional<uint32_t> version =
+                GetInstanceExtensionPromotedVersion(ext_names[i]);
+            if (version && *version > sanitized_api_version_ &&
+                *version <= loader_api_version_)
+                continue;
+
+            FilterExtension(ext_names[i]);
+        }
+
+        // Enable the required extensions to support core functionalities.
+        const auto promoted_extensions = GetPromotedInstanceExtensions(
+            sanitized_api_version_, loader_api_version_);
+        for (const auto& promoted_extension : promoted_extensions)
+            FilterExtension(promoted_extension);
+    } else {
+        for (uint32_t i = 0; i < ext_count; i++)
+            FilterExtension(ext_names[i]);
+    }
 
     // Enable device extensions that contain physical-device commands, so that
     // vkGetInstanceProcAddr will return those physical-device commands.
@@ -571,10 +592,20 @@
     filter.ext_count = count;
 
     // allocate name array
-    uint32_t enabled_ext_count = (is_instance_)
-                                     ? instance_info_.enabledExtensionCount
-                                     : dev_info_.enabledExtensionCount;
-    count = std::min(filter.ext_count, enabled_ext_count);
+    if (is_instance_) {
+        uint32_t enabled_ext_count = instance_info_.enabledExtensionCount;
+
+        // It requires enabling additional promoted extensions to downgrade api,
+        // so we reserve enough space here.
+        if (sanitized_api_version_ < loader_api_version_) {
+            enabled_ext_count += CountPromotedInstanceExtensions(
+                sanitized_api_version_, loader_api_version_);
+        }
+
+        count = std::min(filter.ext_count, enabled_ext_count);
+    } else {
+        count = std::min(filter.ext_count, dev_info_.enabledExtensionCount);
+    }
     filter.names = reinterpret_cast<const char**>(allocator_.pfnAllocation(
         allocator_.pUserData, sizeof(const char*) * count, alignof(const char*),
         VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_COMMAND));
diff --git a/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.cpp b/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.cpp
index 52205e9..39fd15a 100644
--- a/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.cpp
+++ b/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.cpp
@@ -577,5 +577,53 @@
     return success;
 }
 
+const std::pair<const char*, uint32_t> g_promoted_instance_extensions[] = {
+    // clang-format off
+    std::make_pair("VK_KHR_device_group_creation", VK_API_VERSION_1_1),
+    std::make_pair("VK_KHR_external_fence_capabilities", VK_API_VERSION_1_1),
+    std::make_pair("VK_KHR_external_memory_capabilities", VK_API_VERSION_1_1),
+    std::make_pair("VK_KHR_external_semaphore_capabilities", VK_API_VERSION_1_1),
+    std::make_pair("VK_KHR_get_physical_device_properties2", VK_API_VERSION_1_1),
+    // clang-format on
+};
+
+std::optional<uint32_t> GetInstanceExtensionPromotedVersion(const char* name) {
+    auto begin = std::cbegin(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto end = std::cend(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto iter =
+        std::lower_bound(begin, end, name,
+                         [](const std::pair<const char*, uint32_t>& e,
+                            const char* n) { return strcmp(e.first, n) < 0; });
+    return (iter < end && strcmp(iter->first, name) == 0)
+               ? std::optional<uint32_t>(iter->second)
+               : std::nullopt;
+}
+
+uint32_t CountPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                         uint32_t end_version) {
+    auto begin = std::cbegin(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto end = std::cend(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    uint32_t count = 0;
+
+    for (auto iter = begin; iter != end; iter++)
+        if (iter->second > begin_version && iter->second <= end_version)
+            count++;
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+std::vector<const char*> GetPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                                       uint32_t end_version) {
+    auto begin = std::cbegin(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto end = std::cend(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    std::vector<const char*> extensions;
+
+    for (auto iter = begin; iter != end; iter++)
+        if (iter->second > begin_version && iter->second <= end_version)
+            extensions.emplace_back(iter->first);
+
+    return extensions;
+}
+
 }  // namespace driver
 }  // namespace vulkan
diff --git a/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.h b/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.h
index 43c4d14..4669c25 100644
--- a/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.h
+++ b/vulkan/libvulkan/driver_gen.h
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
 
 #include <bitset>
+#include <optional>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace vulkan {
 namespace driver {
@@ -109,6 +111,12 @@
                      PFN_vkGetDeviceProcAddr get_proc,
                      const std::bitset<ProcHook::EXTENSION_COUNT>& extensions);
 
+std::optional<uint32_t> GetInstanceExtensionPromotedVersion(const char* name);
+uint32_t CountPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                         uint32_t end_version);
+std::vector<const char*> GetPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                                       uint32_t end_version);
+
 }  // namespace driver
 }  // namespace vulkan
 
diff --git a/vulkan/scripts/driver_generator.py b/vulkan/scripts/driver_generator.py
index a64a702..5e78c62 100644
--- a/vulkan/scripts/driver_generator.py
+++ b/vulkan/scripts/driver_generator.py
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@
 #include <vulkan/vulkan.h>
 
 #include <bitset>
+#include <optional>
+#include <vector>
 
 namespace vulkan {
 namespace driver {
@@ -229,6 +231,12 @@
                      PFN_vkGetDeviceProcAddr get_proc,
                      const std::bitset<ProcHook::EXTENSION_COUNT>& extensions);
 
+std::optional<uint32_t> GetInstanceExtensionPromotedVersion(const char* name);
+uint32_t CountPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                         uint32_t end_version);
+std::vector<const char*> GetPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                                       uint32_t end_version);
+
 }  // namespace driver
 }  // namespace vulkan
 
@@ -539,6 +547,54 @@
     return success;
 }
 
+const std::pair<const char*, uint32_t> g_promoted_instance_extensions[] = {
+    // clang-format off\n""")
+
+    for key, value in sorted(gencom.promoted_inst_ext_dict.items()):
+      f.write(gencom.indent(1) + 'std::make_pair("' + key + '", ' + value + '),\n')
+
+    f.write("""\
+    // clang-format on
+};
+
+std::optional<uint32_t> GetInstanceExtensionPromotedVersion(const char* name) {
+    auto begin = std::cbegin(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto end = std::cend(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto iter =
+        std::lower_bound(begin, end, name,
+                         [](const std::pair<const char*, uint32_t>& e,
+                            const char* n) { return strcmp(e.first, n) < 0; });
+    return (iter < end && strcmp(iter->first, name) == 0)
+               ? std::optional<uint32_t>(iter->second)
+               : std::nullopt;
+}
+
+uint32_t CountPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                         uint32_t end_version) {
+    auto begin = std::cbegin(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto end = std::cend(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    uint32_t count = 0;
+
+    for (auto iter = begin; iter != end; iter++)
+        if (iter->second > begin_version && iter->second <= end_version)
+            count++;
+
+    return count;
+}
+
+std::vector<const char*> GetPromotedInstanceExtensions(uint32_t begin_version,
+                                                       uint32_t end_version) {
+    auto begin = std::cbegin(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    auto end = std::cend(g_promoted_instance_extensions);
+    std::vector<const char*> extensions;
+
+    for (auto iter = begin; iter != end; iter++)
+        if (iter->second > begin_version && iter->second <= end_version)
+            extensions.emplace_back(iter->first);
+
+    return extensions;
+}
+
 }  // namespace driver
 }  // namespace vulkan\n""")
 
diff --git a/vulkan/scripts/generator_common.py b/vulkan/scripts/generator_common.py
index ef0719d..ef021f2 100644
--- a/vulkan/scripts/generator_common.py
+++ b/vulkan/scripts/generator_common.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@
 # Dict for mapping a function to the core Vulkan API version.
 version_dict = {}
 
+# Dict for mapping a promoted instance extension to the core Vulkan API version.
+promoted_inst_ext_dict = {}
+
 
 def indent(num):
   """Returns the requested indents.
@@ -183,6 +186,15 @@
   return version[11:]
 
 
+def version_2_api_version(version):
+  """Returns the api version from a version string.
+
+  Args:
+    version: Vulkan version string.
+  """
+  return 'VK_API' + version[2:]
+
+
 def is_function_supported(cmd):
   """Returns true if a function is core or from a supportable extension.
 
@@ -327,6 +339,7 @@
   return_type_dict
   version_code_list
   version_dict
+  promoted_inst_ext_dict
   """
   registry = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', '..', '..',
                           'external', 'vulkan-headers', 'registry', 'vk.xml')
@@ -379,6 +392,10 @@
       apiversion = ''
       if extension.tag == 'extension':
         extname = extension.get('name')
+        if (extension.get('type') == 'instance' and
+            extension.get('promotedto') is not None):
+          promoted_inst_ext_dict[extname] = \
+              version_2_api_version(extension.get('promotedto'))
         for req in extension:
           if req.get('feature') is not None:
             apiversion = req.get('feature')