diff --git a/src/reshade_uniforms.cpp b/src/reshade_uniforms.cpp
index b66670d..32bbc2b 100644
--- a/src/reshade_uniforms.cpp
+++ b/src/reshade_uniforms.cpp
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 #include <ctime>
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cmath>
+#include <sys/shm.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <variant>
 
 #include "logger.hpp"
 
+const std::string defaultRuntimePathnamePrefix = "/tmp/shader_runtime_";
+
 namespace vkBasalt
 {
     void enumerateReshadeUniforms(reshadefx::module module)
@@ -76,6 +80,10 @@ namespace vkBasalt
             {
                 uniforms.push_back(std::shared_ptr<ReshadeUniform>(new DepthUniform(uniform)));
             }
+            else if (!source.empty())
+            {
+                uniforms.push_back(std::shared_ptr<ReshadeUniform>(new RuntimeUniform(uniform)));
+            }
         }
         return uniforms;
     }
@@ -380,4 +388,113 @@ namespace vkBasalt
     DepthUniform::~DepthUniform()
     {
     }
+
+    //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+    RuntimeUniform::RuntimeUniform(reshadefx::uniform_info uniformInfo)
+    {
+        offset = uniformInfo.offset;
+        size   = uniformInfo.size;
+        type   = uniformInfo.type;
+        auto source = std::find_if(uniformInfo.annotations.begin(), uniformInfo.annotations.end(), [](const auto& a) { return a.name == "source"; });
+        if (auto pathnameAnnotation =
+                std::find_if(uniformInfo.annotations.begin(), uniformInfo.annotations.end(), [](const auto& a) { return a.name == "pathname"; });
+            pathnameAnnotation != uniformInfo.annotations.end())
+        {
+            pathname = new char[pathnameAnnotation->value.string_data.length() + 1];
+            strcpy(pathname, pathnameAnnotation->value.string_data.c_str());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            pathname = new char[defaultRuntimePathnamePrefix.length() + source->value.string_data.length() + 1];
+            std::string tmp_pathname = defaultRuntimePathnamePrefix + source->value.string_data;
+            strcpy(pathname, tmp_pathname.c_str());
+        }
+
+        projId = 0;
+        if (auto projIdAnnotation =
+                std::find_if(uniformInfo.annotations.begin(), uniformInfo.annotations.end(), [](const auto& a) { return a.name == "projId"; });
+            projIdAnnotation != uniformInfo.annotations.end())
+        {
+            projId = projIdAnnotation->value.as_int[0];
+        }
+        shmKey = ftok(pathname, projId);
+
+        if (auto defaultValueAnnotation =
+                std::find_if(uniformInfo.annotations.begin(), uniformInfo.annotations.end(), [](const auto& a) { return a.name == "defaultValue"; });
+            defaultValueAnnotation != uniformInfo.annotations.end())
+        {
+            reshadefx::constant value = defaultValueAnnotation->value;
+            if (type.is_floating_point()) {
+                defaultValue = std::vector<float>(value.as_float, value.as_float + type.components());
+                Logger::debug(std::string("Found float* runtime uniform: ") + pathname + " " + std::to_string(projId) +
+                    " of size " + std::to_string(type.components()) + "\n");
+            } else if (type.is_boolean()) {
+                defaultValue = std::vector<uint32_t>(value.as_uint, value.as_uint + type.components());
+                Logger::debug(std::string("Found bool* runtime uniform: ") + pathname + " " + std::to_string(projId) +
+                    " of size " + std::to_string(type.components()) + "\n");
+            } else if (type.is_numeric()) {
+                if (type.is_signed()) {
+                    defaultValue = std::vector<int32_t>(value.as_int, value.as_int + type.components());
+                    Logger::debug(std::string("Found int32_t* runtime uniform: ") + pathname + " " + std::to_string(projId) +
+                        " of size " + std::to_string(type.components()) + "\n");
+                } else {
+                    defaultValue = std::vector<uint32_t>(value.as_uint, value.as_uint + type.components());
+                    Logger::debug(std::string("Found uint32_t* runtime uniform: ") + pathname + " " + std::to_string(projId) +
+                        " of size " + std::to_string(type.components()) + "\n");
+                }
+            } else {
+                Logger::err("Tried to create a runtime uniform variable of an unsupported type");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    void RuntimeUniform::update(void* mapedBuffer)
+    {
+        std::variant<std::monostate, std::vector<float>, std::vector<int32_t>, std::vector<uint32_t>, bool> value;
+        if (shmKey != -1) {
+            int shmId = shmget(shmKey,size,0444); // read-only
+            if (shmId != -1) {
+                if (type.is_floating_point()) {
+                    float* raw_ptr = static_cast<float*>(shmat(shmId, nullptr, 0));
+                    value = std::vector<float>(raw_ptr, raw_ptr + type.components());
+                    shmdt(raw_ptr);
+                } else if (type.is_boolean()) {
+                    bool* raw_ptr = static_cast<bool*>(shmat(shmId, nullptr, 0));
+
+                    // convert to a uint32_t vector, that's how the reshade uniform code understands booleans
+                    std::vector<uint32_t> bools_as_uint;
+                    for(size_t i = 0; i < type.components(); ++i) {
+                        bools_as_uint.push_back(static_cast<uint32_t>(raw_ptr[i]));
+                    }
+                    value = bools_as_uint;
+                    shmdt(raw_ptr);
+                } else if (type.is_numeric()) {
+                    if (type.is_signed()) {
+                        int32_t* raw_ptr = static_cast<int32_t*>(shmat(shmId, nullptr, 0));
+                        value = std::vector<int32_t>(raw_ptr, raw_ptr + type.components());
+                        shmdt(raw_ptr);
+                    } else {
+                        uint32_t* raw_ptr = static_cast<uint32_t*>(shmat(shmId, nullptr, 0));
+                        value = std::vector<uint32_t>(raw_ptr, raw_ptr + type.components());
+                        shmdt(raw_ptr);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if (std::holds_alternative<std::monostate>(value)) {
+            value = defaultValue;
+        }
+        if (std::holds_alternative<std::vector<float>>(value)) {
+            std::vector<float>& vec = std::get<std::vector<float>>(value);
+            std::memcpy((uint8_t*) mapedBuffer + offset, vec.data(), vec.size() * sizeof(float));
+        } else if (std::holds_alternative<std::vector<int32_t>>(value)) {
+            std::vector<int32_t>& vec = std::get<std::vector<int32_t>>(value);
+            std::memcpy((uint8_t*) mapedBuffer + offset, vec.data(), vec.size() * sizeof(int32_t));
+        } else if (std::holds_alternative<std::vector<uint32_t>>(value)) {
+            std::vector<uint32_t>& vec = std::get<std::vector<uint32_t>>(value);
+            std::memcpy((uint8_t*) mapedBuffer + offset, vec.data(), vec.size() * sizeof(uint32_t));
+        }
+    }
+    RuntimeUniform::~RuntimeUniform()
+    {
+    }
 } // namespace vkBasalt
diff --git a/src/reshade_uniforms.hpp b/src/reshade_uniforms.hpp
index a41b28c..2d9d222 100644
--- a/src/reshade_uniforms.hpp
+++ b/src/reshade_uniforms.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <memory>
+#include <variant>
 
 #include "vulkan_include.hpp"
 
@@ -139,6 +140,21 @@ namespace vkBasalt
         void virtual update(void* mapedBuffer) override;
         virtual ~DepthUniform();
     };
+
+    class RuntimeUniform : public ReshadeUniform
+    {
+    public:
+        RuntimeUniform(reshadefx::uniform_info uniformInfo);
+        void virtual update(void* mapedBuffer) override;
+        virtual ~RuntimeUniform();
+
+    private:
+        reshadefx::type type;
+        std::variant<std::monostate, std::vector<float>, std::vector<int32_t>, std::vector<uint32_t>, bool> defaultValue;
+        char* pathname;
+        int projId;
+        key_t shmKey;
+    };
 } // namespace vkBasalt
 
 #endif // RESHADE_UNIFORMS_HPP_INCLUDED