diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
index 66eb68dbd2d..8486aa94fe7 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
@@ -1146,6 +1146,7 @@ static const driOptionDescription radv_dri_options[] = {
       DRI_CONF_RADV_ENABLE_UNIFIED_HEAP_ON_APU(false)
       DRI_CONF_RADV_TEX_NON_UNIFORM(false)
       DRI_CONF_RADV_RT(false)
+      DRI_CONF_RADV_APP_LAYER()
    DRI_CONF_SECTION_END
 };
 // clang-format on
@@ -1202,6 +1203,8 @@ radv_init_dri_options(struct radv_instance *instance)
       driQueryOptionb(&instance->dri_options, "radv_enable_unified_heap_on_apu");
 
    instance->tex_non_uniform = driQueryOptionb(&instance->dri_options, "radv_tex_non_uniform");
+
+   instance->app_layer = driQueryOptionstr(&instance->dri_options, "radv_app_layer");
 }
 
 static VkResult create_null_physical_device(struct vk_instance *vk_instance);
@@ -3607,14 +3610,8 @@ init_dispatch_tables(struct radv_device *device, struct radv_physical_device *ph
    b.tables[RADV_RGP_DISPATCH_TABLE] = &device->layer_dispatch.rgp;
    b.tables[RADV_RRA_DISPATCH_TABLE] = &device->layer_dispatch.rra;
 
-   if (physical_device->instance->vk.app_info.app_name &&
-       !strcmp(physical_device->instance->vk.app_info.app_name, "metroexodus")) {
-      /* Metro Exodus (Linux native) calls vkGetSemaphoreCounterValue() with a NULL semaphore and it
-       * crashes sometimes.  Workaround this game bug by enabling an internal layer. Remove this
-       * when the game is fixed.
-       */
+   if (!strcmp(physical_device->instance->app_layer, "metroexodus"))
       add_entrypoints(&b, &metro_exodus_device_entrypoints, RADV_APP_DISPATCH_TABLE);
-   }
 
    if (radv_thread_trace_enabled())
       add_entrypoints(&b, &sqtt_device_entrypoints, RADV_RGP_DISPATCH_TABLE);
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h
index b9a0b783d9d..8bd8579f929 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_private.h
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ struct radv_instance {
    bool flush_before_query_copy;
    bool enable_unified_heap_on_apu;
    bool tex_non_uniform;
+   char *app_layer;
 };
 
 VkResult radv_init_wsi(struct radv_physical_device *physical_device);
diff --git a/src/util/00-radv-defaults.conf b/src/util/00-radv-defaults.conf
index 05d7616e7e5..68717c5ee31 100644
--- a/src/util/00-radv-defaults.conf
+++ b/src/util/00-radv-defaults.conf
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ Application bugs worked around in this file:
             <option name="radv_rt" value="true" />
         </application>
 
+        <application name="Metro Exodus (Linux native)" application_name_match="metroexodus">
+            <option name="radv_app_layer" value="metroexodus" />
+        </application>
+
         <!-- OpenGL Game workarounds (zink) -->
         <application name="Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness" executable="BlackGeyser.x86_64">
             <option name="radv_zero_vram" value="true" />
diff --git a/src/util/driconf.h b/src/util/driconf.h
index 215be708ce3..af474c17095 100644
--- a/src/util/driconf.h
+++ b/src/util/driconf.h
@@ -603,6 +603,8 @@
    DRI_CONF_OPT_B(radv_rt, def, \
                   "Expose support for VK_KHR_ray_tracing_pipeline")
 
+#define DRI_CONF_RADV_APP_LAYER() DRI_CONF_OPT_S_NODEF(radv_app_layer, "Select an application layer.")
+
 /**
  * \brief ANV specific configuration options
  */