diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 737acfb..1e1ad53 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -578,31 +578,87 @@ class VulkanApp {
   }
 
   fn createVertexBuffer() -> void {
+    vk::DeviceSize bufferSize = sizeof(mVertices[0]) * mVertices.size();
+
+    vk::UniqueBuffer       stagingBuffer;
+    vk::UniqueDeviceMemory stagingBufferMemory;
+
+    createBuffer(
+      bufferSize,
+      vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eVertexBuffer,
+      vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostVisible | vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostCoherent,
+      stagingBuffer,
+      stagingBufferMemory
+    );
+
+    void* data = mDevice->mapMemory(stagingBufferMemory.get(), 0, bufferSize);
+    memcpy(data, mVertices.data(), static_cast<usize>(bufferSize));
+    mDevice->unmapMemory(stagingBufferMemory.get());
+
+    createBuffer(
+      bufferSize,
+      vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eVertexBuffer | vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eTransferDst,
+      vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eDeviceLocal,
+      mVertexBuffer,
+      mVertexBufferMemory
+    );
+
+    copyBuffer(stagingBuffer.get(), mVertexBuffer.get(), bufferSize);
+
+    stagingBuffer.reset();
+    stagingBufferMemory.reset();
+  }
+
+  fn createBuffer(
+    vk::DeviceSize          deviceSize,
+    vk::BufferUsageFlags    bufferUsageFlags,
+    vk::MemoryPropertyFlags memoryPropertyFlags,
+    vk::UniqueBuffer&       buffer,
+    vk::UniqueDeviceMemory& bufferMemory
+  ) -> void {
     vk::BufferCreateInfo bufferInfo {
-      .size        = sizeof(mVertices[0]) * mVertices.size(),
-      .usage       = vk::BufferUsageFlagBits::eVertexBuffer,
+      .size        = deviceSize,
+      .usage       = bufferUsageFlags,
       .sharingMode = vk::SharingMode::eExclusive,
     };
 
-    mVertexBuffer = mDevice->createBufferUnique(bufferInfo, nullptr);
+    buffer = mDevice->createBufferUnique(bufferInfo);
 
-    vk::MemoryRequirements memRequirements = mDevice->getBufferMemoryRequirements(mVertexBuffer.get());
+    vk::MemoryRequirements memRequirements = mDevice->getBufferMemoryRequirements(buffer.get());
 
     vk::MemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo {
       .allocationSize  = memRequirements.size,
-      .memoryTypeIndex = findMemoryType(
-        memRequirements.memoryTypeBits,
-        vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostVisible | vk::MemoryPropertyFlagBits::eHostCoherent
-      ),
+      .memoryTypeIndex = findMemoryType(memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, memoryPropertyFlags),
     };
 
-    mVertexBufferMemory = mDevice->allocateMemoryUnique(allocInfo);
+    bufferMemory = mDevice->allocateMemoryUnique(allocInfo);
 
-    mDevice->bindBufferMemory(mVertexBuffer.get(), mVertexBufferMemory.get(), 0);
+    mDevice->bindBufferMemory(buffer.get(), bufferMemory.get(), 0);
+  }
 
-    void* data = mDevice->mapMemory(mVertexBufferMemory.get(), 0, bufferInfo.size);
-    memcpy(data, mVertices.data(), static_cast<usize>(bufferInfo.size));
-    mDevice->unmapMemory(mVertexBufferMemory.get());
+  fn copyBuffer(vk::Buffer srcBuffer, vk::Buffer dstBuffer, vk::DeviceSize deviceSize) -> void {
+    vk::CommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo {
+      .commandPool        = mCommandPool.get(),
+      .level              = vk::CommandBufferLevel::ePrimary,
+      .commandBufferCount = 1,
+    };
+
+    vk::UniqueCommandBuffer commandBuffer = std::move(mDevice->allocateCommandBuffersUnique(allocInfo)[0]);
+
+    vk::CommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo { .flags = vk::CommandBufferUsageFlagBits::eOneTimeSubmit };
+
+    commandBuffer->begin(beginInfo);
+
+    vk::BufferCopy copyRegion { .size = deviceSize };
+
+    commandBuffer->copyBuffer(srcBuffer, dstBuffer, 1, &copyRegion);
+
+    commandBuffer->end();
+
+    vk::SubmitInfo submitInfo { .commandBufferCount = 1, .pCommandBuffers = &commandBuffer.get() };
+
+    mGraphicsQueue.submit(submitInfo, nullptr);
+    mGraphicsQueue.waitIdle();
   }
 
   fn findMemoryType(u32 typeFilter, vk::MemoryPropertyFlags properties) -> u32 {