diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
index 99bb3cb1829..93092047f62 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_device.c
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ get_device_extensions(const struct anv_physical_device *device,
                                                device->sys.available,
       .EXT_mesh_shader                       = device->info.has_mesh_shading,
       .EXT_mutable_descriptor_type           = true,
+      .EXT_nested_command_buffer             = true,
       .EXT_non_seamless_cube_map             = true,
       .EXT_pci_bus_info                      = true,
       .EXT_physical_device_drm               = true,
@@ -846,6 +847,11 @@ get_features(const struct anv_physical_device *pdevice,
 
       /* VK_KHR_maintenance5 */
       .maintenance5 = true,
+
+      /* VK_EXT_nested_command_buffer */
+      .nestedCommandBuffer = true,
+      .nestedCommandBufferRendering = true,
+      .nestedCommandBufferSimultaneousUse = false,
    };
 
    /* The new DOOM and Wolfenstein games require depthBounds without
@@ -2454,6 +2460,13 @@ void anv_GetPhysicalDeviceProperties2(
          break;
       }
 
+      case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_NESTED_COMMAND_BUFFER_PROPERTIES_EXT: {
+         VkPhysicalDeviceNestedCommandBufferPropertiesEXT *properties =
+            (VkPhysicalDeviceNestedCommandBufferPropertiesEXT *)ext;
+         properties->maxCommandBufferNestingLevel = UINT32_MAX;
+         break;
+      }
+
       case VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PERFORMANCE_QUERY_PROPERTIES_KHR: {
          VkPhysicalDevicePerformanceQueryPropertiesKHR *properties =
             (VkPhysicalDevicePerformanceQueryPropertiesKHR *)ext;
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c
index 5a7962f4cd9..027e146624e 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/genX_cmd_buffer.c
@@ -3657,8 +3657,6 @@ genX(CmdExecuteCommands)(
 {
    ANV_FROM_HANDLE(anv_cmd_buffer, container, commandBuffer);
 
-   assert(container->vk.level == VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY);
-
    if (anv_batch_has_error(&container->batch))
       return;