diff --git a/shaders/pbr/g_buffer.mesh b/shaders/pbr/g_buffer.mesh
index 01eccd8e..466fe810 100644
--- a/shaders/pbr/g_buffer.mesh
+++ b/shaders/pbr/g_buffer.mesh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 layout(local_size_x_id = 0, local_size_y = 1, local_size_z = 1) in;
 layout(triangles, max_vertices = 64, max_primitives = 64) out;
 
-#define CULLING 0
+#define CULLING 1
 
 layout(buffer_reference, scalar) readonly buffer VertexBufferPtr { packed_vertex_t v[]; };
 layout(binding = BINDING_VERTICES, set = 0) readonly buffer Vertices { VertexBufferPtr vertex_buffers[]; };
@@ -126,9 +126,8 @@ void main()
 
         gl_PrimitiveTriangleIndicesEXT[i] = uvec3(a, b, c);
 
-//        // TODO: writing this causes a validation-bug (https://github.com/KhronosGroup/glslang/issues/3103)
-//        // keep track of primitive-id
-//        gl_MeshPrimitivesEXT[i].gl_PrimitiveID = int(base_index / 3);
+        // keep track of primitive-id // TODO: nice try, but no
+        gl_MeshPrimitivesEXT[i].gl_PrimitiveID = int(base_index / 3);
 #if CULLING
         bool culled = false;
 
diff --git a/shaders/utils/hash.glsl b/shaders/utils/hash.glsl
index 898728c7..d640af56 100644
--- a/shaders/utils/hash.glsl
+++ b/shaders/utils/hash.glsl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ uint murmur_32_scramble(uint k)
 //! condensed version of murmur3_32 for uint32_t
 uint murmur3_32(const uint key, uint seed)
 {
-    uint len = 4;// sizeof(key_t)
+    const uint len = 4;// sizeof(key_t)
     uint h = seed;
     h ^= murmur_32_scramble(key);
     h = (h << 13) | (h >> 19);
diff --git a/src/Device.cpp b/src/Device.cpp
index dd8132db..e2b1eda8 100644
--- a/src/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/Device.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,15 @@ Device::Device(const create_info_t &create_info) : m_physical_device(create_info
         extensions.push_back(g_portability_ext_name);
     }
 
+    // check if mesh-shading was requested and if so, enable fragment-rate-shading as well.
+    // this is for some weird reason required by primitive-culling in mesh-shaders
+    if(crocore::contains(extensions, VK_EXT_MESH_SHADER_EXTENSION_NAME) &&
+       vierkant::check_device_extension_support(create_info.physical_device,
+                                                {VK_KHR_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_EXTENSION_NAME}))
+    {
+        extensions.push_back(VK_KHR_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+    }
+
     if(!vierkant::check_device_extension_support(create_info.physical_device, extensions))
     {
         spdlog::critical("unsupported extension(s): {}", extensions);
@@ -261,6 +270,11 @@ Device::Device(const create_info_t &create_info) : m_physical_device(create_info
         }
     };
 
+    //------------------------------------ VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate ------------------------------------------------
+    VkPhysicalDeviceFragmentShadingRateFeaturesKHR fragment_shading_rate_features = {};
+    fragment_shading_rate_features.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_FEATURES_KHR;
+    update_pnext(fragment_shading_rate_features, VK_KHR_FRAGMENT_SHADING_RATE_EXTENSION_NAME);
+
     //------------------------------------ VK_KHR_acceleration_structure -----------------------------------------------
     VkPhysicalDeviceAccelerationStructureFeaturesKHR acceleration_structure_features = {};
     acceleration_structure_features.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_ACCELERATION_STRUCTURE_FEATURES_KHR;