diff --git a/src/common/platform/win32/i_crash.cpp b/src/common/platform/win32/i_crash.cpp
index d074874dc..527018c97 100644
--- a/src/common/platform/win32/i_crash.cpp
+++ b/src/common/platform/win32/i_crash.cpp
@@ -864,6 +864,20 @@ public:
 
 	FString GetExceptionText()
 	{
+		if (ExceptionInfo.Record.ExceptionCode == EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION && ExceptionInfo.Record.NumberParameters >= 2)
+		{
+			ULONG64 readWriteFlag = ExceptionInfo.Record.ExceptionInformation[0];
+			ULONG64 addr = ExceptionInfo.Record.ExceptionInformation[1];
+
+			FString addressValue;
+			addressValue.Format("0x%04x%04x%04x%04x", (int)((addr >> 48) & 0xffff), (int)((addr >> 32) & 0xffff), (int)((addr >> 16) & 0xffff), (int)(addr & 0xffff));
+
+			if (readWriteFlag == 0)
+				return "Access violation reading from " + addressValue;
+			else if (readWriteFlag == 1)
+				return "Access violation writing to " + addressValue;
+		}
+
 		switch (ExceptionInfo.Record.ExceptionCode)
 		{
 		case EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION: return "Access violation";
diff --git a/src/common/rendering/vulkan/shaders/vk_shader.cpp b/src/common/rendering/vulkan/shaders/vk_shader.cpp
index a77ffa1a3..49cb3b4f6 100644
--- a/src/common/rendering/vulkan/shaders/vk_shader.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rendering/vulkan/shaders/vk_shader.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ VkShaderManager::VkShaderManager(VulkanRenderDevice* fb) : fb(fb)
 		.AddSource("VersionBlock", GetVersionBlock().GetChars())
 		.AddSource("shaders/scene/comp_lighttiles.glsl", LoadPrivateShaderLump("shaders/scene/comp_lighttiles.glsl").GetChars())
 		.Compile(fb);
+
+	int* bull = (int*)0xbeefb00bdeadbabeULL;
+	*bull = 0xb00bbabe;
 }
 
 VkShaderManager::~VkShaderManager()