diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c
index 7cb4bad160b..3579f899263 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_formats.c
@@ -669,11 +669,13 @@ anv_get_image_format_features2(const struct anv_physical_device *physical_device
                   VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_BLIT_SRC_BIT |
                   VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_SAMPLED_IMAGE_FILTER_LINEAR_BIT |
                   VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT |
-                  VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+                  VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_DST_BIT |
+                  VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_HOST_IMAGE_TRANSFER_BIT_EXT;
       } else if (vk_tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR) {
          /* Images used for transfers */
          flags |= VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT |
-                  VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_DST_BIT;
+                  VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_TRANSFER_DST_BIT |
+                  VK_FORMAT_FEATURE_2_HOST_IMAGE_TRANSFER_BIT_EXT;
       }
       return flags;
    }
@@ -765,6 +767,8 @@ anv_get_image_format_features2(const struct anv_physical_device *physical_device
        * compressed format to an uncompressed one.
        *
        * We handle modifier tilings further down in this function.
+       *
+       * TODO: check if we could enable HOST copies in that non emulated case.
        */
       if (vk_tiling == VK_IMAGE_TILING_LINEAR &&
           isl_format_get_layout(plane_format.isl_format)->txc == ISL_TXC_ASTC)
diff --git a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c
index 0d5116ec5ee..f683225134b 100644
--- a/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/intel/vulkan/anv_physical_device.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ get_device_extensions(const struct anv_physical_device *device,
                                                VK_QUEUE_GLOBAL_PRIORITY_MEDIUM_KHR,
       .EXT_graphics_pipeline_library         = !(device->instance->debug & ANV_DEBUG_NO_GPL),
       .EXT_hdr_metadata = true,
-      .EXT_host_image_copy                   = !device->emu_astc_ldr,
+      .EXT_host_image_copy                   = true,
       .EXT_host_query_reset                  = true,
       .EXT_image_2d_view_of_3d               = true,
       /* Because of Xe2 PAT selected compression and the Vulkan spec