diff --git a/include/vkcv/Core.hpp b/include/vkcv/Core.hpp
index d44c50161db32ba386ad21926269dea907e35352..4a51b24f5c978daebc5116e20b527252c8063d61 100644
--- a/include/vkcv/Core.hpp
+++ b/include/vkcv/Core.hpp
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ namespace vkcv
          */
         [[nodiscard]]
         DescriptorSetHandle createDescriptorSet(const std::vector<DescriptorBinding> &bindings);
-		void writeResourceDescription(DescriptorSetHandle handle, size_t setIndex, const DescriptorWrites& writes);
+		void writeDescriptorSet(DescriptorSetHandle handle, const DescriptorWrites& writes);
 
 		DescriptorSet getDescriptorSet(const DescriptorSetHandle handle) const;
 
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ namespace vkcv
 			const std::vector<DrawcallInfo> &drawcalls,
 			const std::vector<ImageHandle>  &renderTargets);
 
+		void recordComputeDispatchToCmdStream(
+			CommandStreamHandle cmdStream,
+			PipelineHandle computePipeline,
+			const uint32_t dispatchCount[3],
+			const std::vector<DescriptorSetUsage> &descriptorSetUsages,
+			const PushConstantData& pushConstantData);
+
 		/**
 		 * @brief end recording and present image
 		*/
diff --git a/projects/cmd_sync_test/src/main.cpp b/projects/cmd_sync_test/src/main.cpp
index 3886a53d4127c983e7525c0f6e4ad467129f9ed0..2494793f3b4aff3dfa412ff9bbe27e4550ca8fe0 100644
--- a/projects/cmd_sync_test/src/main.cpp
+++ b/projects/cmd_sync_test/src/main.cpp
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
         vkcv::SamplerDescriptorWrite(1, sampler), 
         vkcv::SamplerDescriptorWrite(4, shadowSampler) };
     setWrites.uniformBufferWrites   = { vkcv::UniformBufferDescriptorWrite(2, lightBuffer.getHandle()) };
-	core.writeResourceDescription(descriptorSet, 0, setWrites);
+	core.writeDescriptorSet(descriptorSet, setWrites);
 
 	auto start = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
 	const auto appStartTime = start;
diff --git a/projects/first_mesh/src/main.cpp b/projects/first_mesh/src/main.cpp
index 00a77c761e8fe3d67b4724cd0f1ddfa28f3edcb3..15bb872ce21d9042a6e606e791daab54344d128d 100644
--- a/projects/first_mesh/src/main.cpp
+++ b/projects/first_mesh/src/main.cpp
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 	};
 
 	vkcv::DescriptorWrites setWrites;
-	setWrites.sampledImageWrites	= { vkcv::SampledImageDescriptorWrite(0, texture.getHandle()) };
-	setWrites.samplerWrites			= { vkcv::SamplerDescriptorWrite(1, sampler) };
-	core.writeResourceDescription(descriptorSet, 0, setWrites);
+	setWrites.sampledImageWrites    = { vkcv::SampledImageDescriptorWrite(0, texture.getHandle()) };
+	setWrites.samplerWrites         = { vkcv::SamplerDescriptorWrite(1, sampler) };
+	core.writeDescriptorSet(descriptorSet, setWrites);
 
 	vkcv::ImageHandle depthBuffer = core.createImage(vk::Format::eD32Sfloat, windowWidth, windowHeight).getHandle();
 
diff --git a/projects/first_triangle/shaders/comp.spv b/projects/first_triangle/shaders/comp.spv
index 622ced351097932ea7f7eb1451e9433bc017812d..b414e36b2bea66dab00746298e536d029091e0fd 100644
Binary files a/projects/first_triangle/shaders/comp.spv and b/projects/first_triangle/shaders/comp.spv differ
diff --git a/projects/first_triangle/shaders/compile.bat b/projects/first_triangle/shaders/compile.bat
index b4521235c40fe5fb163bab874560c2f219b7517f..17743a7c49cdfc6e091c43a42a0adb755a731682 100644
--- a/projects/first_triangle/shaders/compile.bat
+++ b/projects/first_triangle/shaders/compile.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 %VULKAN_SDK%\Bin32\glslc.exe shader.vert -o vert.spv
 %VULKAN_SDK%\Bin32\glslc.exe shader.frag -o frag.spv
+%VULKAN_SDK%\Bin32\glslc.exe shader.comp -o comp.spv
 pause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/first_triangle/shaders/shader.comp b/projects/first_triangle/shaders/shader.comp
index c63870daa744a7a8d533ad27d2ef18978e527093..fad6cd0815f2f09bf92dcc3171e2e3723f5466df 100644
--- a/projects/first_triangle/shaders/shader.comp
+++ b/projects/first_triangle/shaders/shader.comp
@@ -1,21 +1,25 @@
 #version 440
 
-layout(local_size_x_id = 0, local_size_y_id = 1) in; // workgroup size defined with specialization constants. On cpp side there is associated SpecializationInfo entry in PipelineShaderStageCreateInfo
-layout(push_constant) uniform Parameters {           // specify push constants. on cpp side its layout is fixed at PipelineLayout, and values are provided via vk::CommandBuffer::pushConstants()
-    uint Width;
-    uint Height;
-    float a;
-} params;
+layout(std430, binding = 0) buffer testBuffer
+{ 
+    float test1[10];
+    float test2[10];
+    float test3[10];
+};
 
-layout(std430, binding = 0) buffer lay0 { float arr_y[]; };
-layout(std430, binding = 1) buffer lay1 { float arr_x[]; };
+layout( push_constant ) uniform constants{
+    float pushConstant;
+};
+
+layout(local_size_x = 5) in;
 
 void main(){
-    // drop threads outside the buffer dimensions.
-    if(params.Width <= gl_GlobalInvocationID.x || params.Height <= gl_GlobalInvocationID.y){
+
+    if(gl_GlobalInvocationID.x >= 10){
         return;
     }
-    const uint id = params.Width*gl_GlobalInvocationID.y + gl_GlobalInvocationID.x; // current offset
 
-    arr_y[id] += params.a*arr_x[id]; // saxpy
+    test1[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] = gl_GlobalInvocationID.x;
+    test2[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] = 69;  // nice!
+    test3[gl_GlobalInvocationID.x] = pushConstant;    
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/first_triangle/src/main.cpp b/projects/first_triangle/src/main.cpp
index d79ece30d83bdbba7dd8570c0363c0da395be90e..ca10434bb9e486649411bcaac54c432744a914bb 100644
--- a/projects/first_triangle/src/main.cpp
+++ b/projects/first_triangle/src/main.cpp
@@ -128,6 +128,18 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 		computeShaderProgram, 
 		{ core.getDescriptorSet(computeDescriptorSet).layout });
 
+	struct ComputeTestBuffer {
+		float test1[10];
+		float test2[10];
+		float test3[10];
+	};
+
+	vkcv::Buffer computeTestBuffer = core.createBuffer<ComputeTestBuffer>(vkcv::BufferType::STORAGE, 1);
+
+	vkcv::DescriptorWrites computeDescriptorWrites;
+	computeDescriptorWrites.storageBufferWrites = { vkcv::StorageBufferDescriptorWrite(0, computeTestBuffer.getHandle()) };
+	core.writeDescriptorSet(computeDescriptorSet, computeDescriptorWrites);
+
 	/*
 	 * BufferHandle triangleVertices = core.createBuffer(vertices);
 	 * BufferHandle triangleIndices = core.createBuffer(indices);
@@ -177,6 +189,17 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 			pushConstantData,
 			{ drawcall },
 			{ swapchainInput });
+
+		const uint32_t dispatchSize[3] = { 2, 1, 1 };
+		const float theMeaningOfLife = 42;
+
+		core.recordComputeDispatchToCmdStream(
+			cmdStream,
+			computePipeline,
+			dispatchSize,
+			{ vkcv::DescriptorSetUsage(0, core.getDescriptorSet(computeDescriptorSet).vulkanHandle) },
+			vkcv::PushConstantData((void*)&theMeaningOfLife, sizeof(theMeaningOfLife)));
+
 		core.prepareSwapchainImageForPresent(cmdStream);
 		core.submitCommandStream(cmdStream);
 	    
diff --git a/src/vkcv/Core.cpp b/src/vkcv/Core.cpp
index afa450065a0bf26fe6ed2cab55e83e56b97b01cb..339f107252c20e1d22d9d5b4983016024ede45f1 100644
--- a/src/vkcv/Core.cpp
+++ b/src/vkcv/Core.cpp
@@ -305,6 +305,40 @@ namespace vkcv
 		recordCommandsToStream(cmdStreamHandle, submitFunction, finishFunction);
 	}
 
+	void Core::recordComputeDispatchToCmdStream(
+		CommandStreamHandle cmdStreamHandle,
+		PipelineHandle computePipeline,
+		const uint32_t dispatchCount[3],
+		const std::vector<DescriptorSetUsage>& descriptorSetUsages,
+		const PushConstantData& pushConstantData) {
+
+		auto submitFunction = [&](const vk::CommandBuffer& cmdBuffer) {
+
+			const auto pipelineLayout = m_PipelineManager->getVkPipelineLayout(computePipeline);
+
+			cmdBuffer.bindPipeline(vk::PipelineBindPoint::eCompute, m_PipelineManager->getVkPipeline(computePipeline));
+			for (const auto& usage : descriptorSetUsages) {
+				cmdBuffer.bindDescriptorSets(
+					vk::PipelineBindPoint::eCompute,
+					pipelineLayout,
+					usage.setLocation,
+					{ usage.vulkanHandle },
+					{});
+			}
+			if (pushConstantData.sizePerDrawcall > 0) {
+				cmdBuffer.pushConstants(
+					pipelineLayout,
+					vk::ShaderStageFlagBits::eCompute,
+					0,
+					pushConstantData.sizePerDrawcall,
+					pushConstantData.data);
+			}
+			cmdBuffer.dispatch(dispatchCount[0], dispatchCount[1], dispatchCount[2]);
+		};
+
+		recordCommandsToStream(cmdStreamHandle, submitFunction, nullptr);
+	}
+
 	void Core::endFrame() {
 		if (m_currentSwapchainImageIndex == std::numeric_limits<uint32_t>::max()) {
 			return;
@@ -409,10 +443,9 @@ namespace vkcv
         return m_DescriptorManager->createDescriptorSet(bindings);
     }
 
-	void Core::writeResourceDescription(DescriptorSetHandle handle, size_t setIndex, const DescriptorWrites &writes) {
-		m_DescriptorManager->writeResourceDescription(
-			handle, 
-			setIndex, 
+	void Core::writeDescriptorSet(DescriptorSetHandle handle, const DescriptorWrites &writes) {
+		m_DescriptorManager->writeDescriptorSet(
+			handle,  
 			writes, 
 			*m_ImageManager, 
 			*m_BufferManager, 
diff --git a/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.cpp b/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.cpp
index 99e9928d21ad7e501634c93b59694d3c5faeaf6c..5c14b928d1d3a8cf435564c2f95cc379b10f1650 100644
--- a/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.cpp
+++ b/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.cpp
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ namespace vkcv
 		vk::DescriptorType type;
     };
 
-	void DescriptorManager::writeResourceDescription(
+	void DescriptorManager::writeDescriptorSet(
 		const DescriptorSetHandle	&handle,
-		size_t					setIndex,
 		const DescriptorWrites	&writes,
 		const ImageManager		&imageManager, 
 		const BufferManager		&bufferManager,
diff --git a/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.hpp b/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.hpp
index d8607b9312b25e71c7eb4af009efd92b834b40ec..d18be64f3b069af68cecce68f6fa623c81f8dfa4 100644
--- a/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.hpp
+++ b/src/vkcv/DescriptorManager.hpp
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ namespace vkcv
 
         DescriptorSetHandle createDescriptorSet(const std::vector<DescriptorBinding> &descriptorBindings);
 
-		void writeResourceDescription(
+		void writeDescriptorSet(
 			const DescriptorSetHandle	&handle,
-			size_t					setIndex,
 			const DescriptorWrites  &writes,
 			const ImageManager      &imageManager,
 			const BufferManager     &bufferManager,