diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
index 7dc57b83af..a12111bb6f 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/resource.rs
@@ -1480,9 +1480,78 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
             };
         }
 
-        use naga::valid::Capabilities as Caps;
         profiling::scope!("naga::validate");
+        let debug_source =
+            if self.instance_flags.contains(wgt::InstanceFlags::DEBUG) && !source.is_empty() {
+                Some(hal::DebugSource {
+                    file_name: Cow::Owned(
+                        desc.label
+                            .as_ref()
+                            .map_or("shader".to_string(), |l| l.to_string()),
+                    ),
+                    source_code: Cow::Owned(source.clone()),
+                })
+            } else {
+                None
+            };
+
+        let info = self
+            .create_validator(naga::valid::ValidationFlags::all())
+            .validate(&module)
+            .map_err(|inner| {
+                pipeline::CreateShaderModuleError::Validation(pipeline::ShaderError {
+                    source,
+                    label: desc.label.as_ref().map(|l| l.to_string()),
+                    inner: Box::new(inner),
+                })
+            })?;
+
+        let interface =
+            validation::Interface::new(&module, &info, self.limits.clone(), self.features);
+        let hal_shader = hal::ShaderInput::Naga(hal::NagaShader {
+            module,
+            info,
+            debug_source,
+        });
+        let hal_desc = hal::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
+            label: desc.label.to_hal(self.instance_flags),
+            runtime_checks: desc.shader_bound_checks.runtime_checks(),
+        };
+        let raw = match unsafe {
+            self.raw
+                .as_ref()
+                .unwrap()
+                .create_shader_module(&hal_desc, hal_shader)
+        } {
+            Ok(raw) => raw,
+            Err(error) => {
+                return Err(match error {
+                    hal::ShaderError::Device(error) => {
+                        pipeline::CreateShaderModuleError::Device(error.into())
+                    }
+                    hal::ShaderError::Compilation(ref msg) => {
+                        log::error!("Shader error: {}", msg);
+                        pipeline::CreateShaderModuleError::Generation
+                    }
+                })
+            }
+        };
+
+        Ok(pipeline::ShaderModule {
+            raw: Some(raw),
+            device: self.clone(),
+            interface: Some(interface),
+            info: ResourceInfo::new(desc.label.borrow_or_default(), None),
+            label: desc.label.borrow_or_default().to_string(),
+        })
+    }
 
+    /// Create a validator with the given validation flags.
+    pub fn create_validator(
+        self: &Arc<Self>,
+        flags: naga::valid::ValidationFlags,
+    ) -> naga::valid::Validator {
+        use naga::valid::Capabilities as Caps;
         let mut caps = Caps::empty();
         caps.set(
             Caps::PUSH_CONSTANT,
@@ -1560,20 +1629,6 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
             self.features.intersects(wgt::Features::SUBGROUP_BARRIER),
         );
 
-        let debug_source =
-            if self.instance_flags.contains(wgt::InstanceFlags::DEBUG) && !source.is_empty() {
-                Some(hal::DebugSource {
-                    file_name: Cow::Owned(
-                        desc.label
-                            .as_ref()
-                            .map_or("shader".to_string(), |l| l.to_string()),
-                    ),
-                    source_code: Cow::Owned(source.clone()),
-                })
-            } else {
-                None
-            };
-
         let mut subgroup_stages = naga::valid::ShaderStages::empty();
         subgroup_stages.set(
             naga::valid::ShaderStages::COMPUTE | naga::valid::ShaderStages::FRAGMENT,
@@ -1590,57 +1645,10 @@ impl<A: HalApi> Device<A> {
         } else {
             naga::valid::SubgroupOperationSet::empty()
         };
-
-        let info = naga::valid::Validator::new(naga::valid::ValidationFlags::all(), caps)
-            .subgroup_stages(subgroup_stages)
-            .subgroup_operations(subgroup_operations)
-            .validate(&module)
-            .map_err(|inner| {
-                pipeline::CreateShaderModuleError::Validation(pipeline::ShaderError {
-                    source,
-                    label: desc.label.as_ref().map(|l| l.to_string()),
-                    inner: Box::new(inner),
-                })
-            })?;
-
-        let interface =
-            validation::Interface::new(&module, &info, self.limits.clone(), self.features);
-        let hal_shader = hal::ShaderInput::Naga(hal::NagaShader {
-            module,
-            info,
-            debug_source,
-        });
-        let hal_desc = hal::ShaderModuleDescriptor {
-            label: desc.label.to_hal(self.instance_flags),
-            runtime_checks: desc.shader_bound_checks.runtime_checks(),
-        };
-        let raw = match unsafe {
-            self.raw
-                .as_ref()
-                .unwrap()
-                .create_shader_module(&hal_desc, hal_shader)
-        } {
-            Ok(raw) => raw,
-            Err(error) => {
-                return Err(match error {
-                    hal::ShaderError::Device(error) => {
-                        pipeline::CreateShaderModuleError::Device(error.into())
-                    }
-                    hal::ShaderError::Compilation(ref msg) => {
-                        log::error!("Shader error: {}", msg);
-                        pipeline::CreateShaderModuleError::Generation
-                    }
-                })
-            }
-        };
-
-        Ok(pipeline::ShaderModule {
-            raw: Some(raw),
-            device: self.clone(),
-            interface: Some(interface),
-            info: ResourceInfo::new(desc.label.borrow_or_default(), None),
-            label: desc.label.borrow_or_default().to_string(),
-        })
+        let mut validator = naga::valid::Validator::new(flags, caps);
+        validator.subgroup_stages(subgroup_stages);
+        validator.subgroup_operations(subgroup_operations);
+        validator
     }
 
     #[allow(unused_unsafe)]