diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cdd17ec7ec..a967799992 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1295,6 +1295,8 @@ elseif(IOS AND NOT LIBRETRO)
 		ios/ViewControllerCommon.h
 		ios/ViewController.mm
 		ios/ViewController.h
+		ios/ViewControllerMetal.mm
+		ios/ViewControllerMetal.h
 		ios/iOSCoreAudio.mm
 		ios/iOSCoreAudio.h
 		ios/CameraHelper.mm
diff --git a/ios/ViewControllerMetal.h b/ios/ViewControllerMetal.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..58587b4175
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/ViewControllerMetal.h
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+// ViewControllerMetal
+// Used by both Vulkan/MoltenVK and the future Metal backend.
+
diff --git a/ios/ViewControllerMetal.mm b/ios/ViewControllerMetal.mm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9958a4676
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ios/ViewControllerMetal.mm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+#include "ViewControllerMetal.h"
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