diff --git a/docs/envvars.rst b/docs/envvars.rst
index 752cc582e39..aac9d963c1c 100644
--- a/docs/envvars.rst
+++ b/docs/envvars.rst
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ RADV driver environment variables
       disable LLVM threaded compilation
    ``noumr``
       disable UMR dumps during GPU hang detection (only with RADV_DEBUG=hang)
+   ``novrsflatshading``
+      disable VRS for flat shading (only on GFX10.3+)
    ``preoptir``
       dump LLVM IR before any optimizations
    ``shaders``
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h
index f0f889d79fd..65928b69093 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_debug.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum {
 	RADV_DEBUG_INVARIANT_GEOM    = 1ull << 31,
 	RADV_DEBUG_NO_DISPLAY_DCC    = 1ull << 32,
 	RADV_DEBUG_NO_TC_COMPAT_CMASK= 1ull << 33,
+	RADV_DEBUG_NO_VRS_FLAT_SHADING = 1ull << 34,
 };
 
 enum {
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
index 2a2698faba0..e0494a2924e 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_device.c
@@ -797,6 +797,7 @@ static const struct debug_control radv_debug_options[] = {
 	{"invariantgeom", RADV_DEBUG_INVARIANT_GEOM},
 	{"nodisplaydcc", RADV_DEBUG_NO_DISPLAY_DCC},
 	{"notccompatcmask", RADV_DEBUG_NO_TC_COMPAT_CMASK},
+	{"novrsflatshading", RADV_DEBUG_NO_VRS_FLAT_SHADING},
 	{NULL, 0}
 };
 
diff --git a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline.c b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline.c
index c4176cc44bb..3d144fa0429 100644
--- a/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline.c
+++ b/src/amd/vulkan/radv_pipeline.c
@@ -5312,6 +5312,10 @@ static bool
 gfx103_pipeline_vrs_coarse_shading(const struct radv_pipeline *pipeline)
 {
 	struct radv_shader_variant *ps = pipeline->shaders[MESA_SHADER_FRAGMENT];
+	struct radv_device *device = pipeline->device;
+
+	if (device->instance->debug_flags & RADV_DEBUG_NO_VRS_FLAT_SHADING)
+		return false;
 
 	if (!ps->info.ps.allow_flat_shading)
 		return false;