diff --git a/include/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.h b/include/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.h
index e3bf15ac4d..5cba36a42d 100644
--- a/include/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.h
+++ b/include/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.h
@@ -177,9 +177,12 @@ namespace vsg
         /// create the descriptor set layout.
         virtual ref_ptr<DescriptorSetLayout> createDescriptorSetLayout(const std::set<std::string>& defines, uint32_t set) const;
 
-        /// return true of specified pipeline layout is compatible with what is required for this ShaderSet
+        /// return true if specified pipeline layout is compatible with what is required for this ShaderSet
         virtual bool compatiblePipelineLayout(const PipelineLayout& layout, const std::set<std::string>& defines) const;
 
+        /// return true if specified pipeline layout is partially compatible with what is required for this ShaderSet
+        virtual bool partiallyCompatiblePipelineLayout(const PipelineLayout& layout, const std::set<std::string>& defines, bool onlyPushConstants, uint32_t descriptorSet) const;
+
         /// create the pipeline layout for all descriptor sets enabled by specified defines or required by default.
         inline ref_ptr<PipelineLayout> createPipelineLayout(const std::set<std::string>& defines) { return createPipelineLayout(defines, descriptorSetRange()); }
 
diff --git a/src/vsg/utils/GraphicsPipelineConfigurator.cpp b/src/vsg/utils/GraphicsPipelineConfigurator.cpp
index 698139c635..f886e9f028 100644
--- a/src/vsg/utils/GraphicsPipelineConfigurator.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/utils/GraphicsPipelineConfigurator.cpp
@@ -552,9 +552,9 @@ void GraphicsPipelineConfigurator::_assignInheritedSets()
 
         void apply(const BindDescriptorSet& bds) override
         {
-            if (!bds.descriptorSet || !bds.descriptorSet->setLayout || !gpc.descriptorConfigurator) return;
+            if (!bds.layout || !gpc.descriptorConfigurator) return;
 
-            if (gpc.shaderSet->compatiblePipelineLayout(*bds.layout, gpc.shaderHints->defines))
+            if (gpc.shaderSet->partiallyCompatiblePipelineLayout(*bds.layout, gpc.shaderHints->defines, false, bds.firstSet))
             {
                 gpc.inheritedSets.insert(bds.firstSet);
             }
@@ -562,9 +562,9 @@ void GraphicsPipelineConfigurator::_assignInheritedSets()
 
         void apply(const BindDescriptorSets& bds) override
         {
-            if (!gpc.descriptorConfigurator) return;
+            if (!bds.layout || !gpc.descriptorConfigurator) return;
 
-            if (gpc.shaderSet->compatiblePipelineLayout(*bds.layout, gpc.shaderHints->defines))
+            if (gpc.shaderSet->partiallyCompatiblePipelineLayout(*bds.layout, gpc.shaderHints->defines, false, bds.firstSet + static_cast<uint32_t>(bds.descriptorSets.size()) - 1))
             {
                 for (size_t i = 0; i < bds.descriptorSets.size(); ++i)
                 {
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ void GraphicsPipelineConfigurator::_assignInheritedSets()
 
         void apply(const BindViewDescriptorSets& bvds) override
         {
-            if (!gpc.shaderSet->compatiblePipelineLayout(*bvds.layout, gpc.shaderHints->defines))
+            if (!gpc.shaderSet->partiallyCompatiblePipelineLayout(*bvds.layout, gpc.shaderHints->defines, false, bvds.firstSet))
             {
                 return;
             }
diff --git a/src/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.cpp b/src/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.cpp
index 6441aa5b04..bc17d231c9 100644
--- a/src/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.cpp
+++ b/src/vsg/utils/ShaderSet.cpp
@@ -561,6 +561,13 @@ bool ShaderSet::compatiblePipelineLayout(const PipelineLayout& layout, const std
         ++set;
     }
 
+#ifdef VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library
+    if (layout.flags & VK_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INDEPENDENT_SETS_BIT_EXT)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
+
     PushConstantRanges ranges;
     for (auto& pcr : pushConstantRanges)
     {
@@ -578,6 +585,45 @@ bool ShaderSet::compatiblePipelineLayout(const PipelineLayout& layout, const std
     return true;
 }
 
+bool vsg::ShaderSet::partiallyCompatiblePipelineLayout(const PipelineLayout& layout, const std::set<std::string>& defines, bool onlyPushConstants, uint32_t descriptorSet) const
+{
+    PushConstantRanges ranges;
+    for (auto& pcr : pushConstantRanges)
+    {
+        if (pcr.define.empty() || defines.count(pcr.define) == 1)
+        {
+            ranges.push_back(pcr.range);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (compare_value_container(layout.pushConstantRanges, ranges) != 0)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (onlyPushConstants)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+#ifdef VK_EXT_graphics_pipeline_library
+    if (layout.flags & VK_PIPELINE_LAYOUT_CREATE_INDEPENDENT_SETS_BIT_EXT)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
+
+    for (uint32_t set = 0; set <= std::min(layout.setLayouts.size() - 1, size_t(descriptorSet)); ++set)
+    {
+        if (layout.setLayouts[set] && !compatibleDescriptorSetLayout(*layout.setLayouts[set], defines, set))
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 ref_ptr<PipelineLayout> ShaderSet::createPipelineLayout(const std::set<std::string>& defines, std::pair<uint32_t, uint32_t> range) const
 {
     DescriptorSetLayouts descriptorSetLayouts;