diff --git a/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.cpp b/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.cpp
index 0b48dfcd..09566c90 100755
--- a/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.cpp
+++ b/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.cpp
@@ -5254,11 +5254,15 @@ void OutputSpvBin(const std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, const char* baseName)
 }
 
 // Write SPIR-V out to a text file with 32-bit hexadecimal words
-void OutputSpvHex(const std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, const char* baseName)
+void OutputSpvHex(const std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, const char* baseName, const char* varName)
 {
     std::ofstream out;
     out.open(baseName, std::ios::binary | std::ios::out);
     out << "\t// " GLSLANG_REVISION " " GLSLANG_DATE << std::endl;
+	if (varName != nullptr) {
+		out << "\t #pragma once" << std::endl;
+		out << "const uint32_t " << varName << "[] = {" << std::endl;
+	}
     const int WORDS_PER_LINE = 8;
     for (int i = 0; i < (int)spirv.size(); i += WORDS_PER_LINE) {
         out << "\t";
@@ -5271,6 +5275,9 @@ void OutputSpvHex(const std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, const char* baseName)
         }
         out << std::endl;
     }
+	if (varName != nullptr) {
+		out << "};";
+	}
     out.close();
 }
 
diff --git a/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.h b/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.h
index ceb23b5a..11e22f58 100644
--- a/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.h
+++ b/SPIRV/GlslangToSpv.h
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ void GetSpirvVersion(std::string&);
 void GlslangToSpv(const glslang::TIntermediate& intermediate, std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv);
 void GlslangToSpv(const glslang::TIntermediate& intermediate, std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, spv::SpvBuildLogger* logger);
 void OutputSpvBin(const std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, const char* baseName);
-void OutputSpvHex(const std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, const char* baseName);
+void OutputSpvHex(const std::vector<unsigned int>& spirv, const char* baseName, const char* varName);
 
 }
diff --git a/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp b/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp
index d133b594..fb37f8f2 100644
--- a/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp
+++ b/StandAlone/StandAlone.cpp
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ const char* binaryFileName = nullptr;
 const char* entryPointName = nullptr;
 const char* sourceEntryPointName = nullptr;
 const char* shaderStageName = nullptr;
+const char* variableName = nullptr;
 
 std::array<unsigned int, EShLangCount> baseSamplerBinding;
 std::array<unsigned int, EShLangCount> baseTextureBinding;
@@ -302,7 +303,20 @@ void ProcessArguments(int argc, char* argv[])
                     } else if (lowerword == "no-storage-format" || // synonyms
                                lowerword == "nsf") {
                         Options |= EOptionNoStorageFormat;
-                    } else if (lowerword == "source-entrypoint" || // synonyms
+					}
+					else if (lowerword == "variable-name" || // synonyms
+						lowerword == "vn") {
+						Options |= EOptionOutputHexadecimal;
+						variableName = argv[1];
+						if (argc > 0) {
+							argc--;
+							argv++;
+						}
+						else
+							Error("no <C-variable-name> provided for --variable-name");
+						break;
+					}
+					else if (lowerword == "source-entrypoint" || // synonyms
                                lowerword == "sep") {
                         sourceEntryPointName = argv[1];
                         if (argc > 0) {
@@ -650,7 +664,7 @@ void CompileAndLinkShaderUnits(std::vector<ShaderCompUnit> compUnits)
                     if (! (Options & EOptionMemoryLeakMode)) {
                         printf("%s", logger.getAllMessages().c_str());
                         if (Options & EOptionOutputHexadecimal) {
-                            glslang::OutputSpvHex(spirv, GetBinaryName((EShLanguage)stage));
+							glslang::OutputSpvHex(spirv, GetBinaryName((EShLanguage)stage), variableName);
                         } else {
                             glslang::OutputSpvBin(spirv, GetBinaryName((EShLanguage)stage));
                         }
@@ -987,6 +1001,8 @@ void usage()
            "\n"
            "  --keep-uncalled                         don't eliminate uncalled functions when linking\n"
            "  --ku                                    synonym for --keep-uncalled\n"
+		   "  --variable-name <name>                  Creates a C header file that contains a uint32_t array named <name> initialized with the shader binary code.\n"
+		   "  --vn <name>                             synonym for --variable-name <name>.\n"
            );
 
     exit(EFailUsage);