diff --git a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
index 6c11b7db74..8a5b2372e6 100644
--- a/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
+++ b/platform/android/export/export_plugin.cpp
@@ -293,6 +293,7 @@ static const char *APK_ASSETS_DIRECTORY = "src/main/assets";
 static const char *AAB_ASSETS_DIRECTORY = "assetPackInstallTime/src/main/assets";
 
 static const int DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION = 24; // Should match the value in 'platform/android/java/app/config.gradle#minSdk'
+static const int VULKAN_MIN_SDK_VERSION = 29; // Minimum recommended sdk version for Vulkan 1.1 support. See https://developer.android.com/games/develop/vulkan/native-engine-support#recommendations
 static const int DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION = 36; // Should match the value in 'platform/android/java/app/config.gradle#targetSdk'
 
 #ifndef ANDROID_ENABLED
@@ -998,7 +999,7 @@ void EditorExportPlatformAndroid::_get_manifest_info(const Ref<EditorExportPrese
 	}
 
 	if (_uses_vulkan(p_preset)) {
-		// Require vulkan hardware level 1 support
+		// Optionally request vulkan hardware level 1 support.
 		FeatureInfo vulkan_level = {
 			"android.hardware.vulkan.level", // name
 			false, // required
@@ -1006,11 +1007,12 @@ void EditorExportPlatformAndroid::_get_manifest_info(const Ref<EditorExportPrese
 		};
 		r_features.append(vulkan_level);
 
-		// Require vulkan version 1.0
+		// Require vulkan version 1.1 if fallback_to_opengl3 is disabled.
+		bool vulkan_1_1_required = !GLOBAL_GET("rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_opengl3");
 		FeatureInfo vulkan_version = {
 			"android.hardware.vulkan.version", // name
-			true, // required
-			"0x400003" // version - Encoded value for api version 1.0
+			vulkan_1_1_required, // required
+			"0x401000" // version - Encoded value for api version 1.1
 		};
 		r_features.append(vulkan_version);
 	}
@@ -2080,7 +2082,7 @@ String EditorExportPlatformAndroid::get_export_option_warning(const EditorExport
 			int target_sdk_int = DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION;
 
 			String min_sdk_str = p_preset->get("gradle_build/min_sdk");
-			int min_sdk_int = DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION;
+			int min_sdk_int = VULKAN_MIN_SDK_VERSION;
 			if (min_sdk_str.is_valid_int()) {
 				min_sdk_int = min_sdk_str.to_int();
 			}
@@ -2141,7 +2143,7 @@ void EditorExportPlatformAndroid::get_export_options(List<ExportOption> *r_optio
 	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "gradle_build/export_format", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Export APK,Export AAB"), EXPORT_FORMAT_APK, false, true));
 	// Using String instead of int to default to an empty string (no override) with placeholder for instructions (see GH-62465).
 	// This implies doing validation that the string is a proper int.
-	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "gradle_build/min_sdk", PROPERTY_HINT_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT, vformat("%d (default)", DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION)), "", false, true));
+	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "gradle_build/min_sdk", PROPERTY_HINT_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT, vformat("%d (default)", VULKAN_MIN_SDK_VERSION)), "", false, true));
 	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "gradle_build/target_sdk", PROPERTY_HINT_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT, vformat("%d (default)", DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION)), "", false, true));
 
 	r_options->push_back(ExportOption(PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "gradle_build/custom_theme_attributes", PROPERTY_HINT_DICTIONARY_TYPE, "String;String"), Dictionary()));
@@ -3129,6 +3131,20 @@ bool EditorExportPlatformAndroid::has_valid_project_configuration(const Ref<Edit
 		err += "\n";
 	}
 
+	String min_sdk_str = p_preset->get("gradle_build/min_sdk");
+	int min_sdk_int = VULKAN_MIN_SDK_VERSION;
+	if (!min_sdk_str.is_empty()) { // Empty means no override, nothing to do.
+		if (min_sdk_str.is_valid_int()) {
+			min_sdk_int = min_sdk_str.to_int();
+		}
+	}
+	bool fallback_to_opengl3 = GLOBAL_GET("rendering/rendering_device/fallback_to_opengl3");
+	if (_uses_vulkan(p_preset) && min_sdk_int < VULKAN_MIN_SDK_VERSION && !fallback_to_opengl3) {
+		// Warning only, so don't override `valid`.
+		err += vformat(TTR("\"Min SDK\" should be greater or equal to %d for the \"%s\" renderer."), VULKAN_MIN_SDK_VERSION, current_renderer);
+		err += "\n";
+	}
+
 	String package_name = p_preset->get("package/unique_name");
 	if (package_name.contains("$genname") && !is_project_name_valid(p_preset)) {
 		// Warning only, so don't override `valid`.
@@ -3832,7 +3848,7 @@ Error EditorExportPlatformAndroid::export_project_helper(const Ref<EditorExportP
 		String version_name = p_preset->get_version("version/name");
 		String min_sdk_version = p_preset->get("gradle_build/min_sdk");
 		if (!min_sdk_version.is_valid_int()) {
-			min_sdk_version = itos(DEFAULT_MIN_SDK_VERSION);
+			min_sdk_version = itos(VULKAN_MIN_SDK_VERSION);
 		}
 		String target_sdk_version = p_preset->get("gradle_build/target_sdk");
 		if (!target_sdk_version.is_valid_int()) {
diff --git a/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle b/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle
index ab2d17aa31..e117e372ef 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle
+++ b/platform/android/java/editor/build.gradle
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ android {
         applicationId "org.godotengine.editor.v4"
         versionCode generateVersionCode()
         versionName generateVersionName()
-        minSdkVersion versions.minSdk
+        minSdkVersion 29 // Minimum recommended sdk version for Vulkan 1.1 support. See https://developer.android.com/games/develop/vulkan/native-engine-support#recommendations
         targetSdkVersion versions.targetSdk
 
         missingDimensionStrategy 'products', 'editor'
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@ android {
             }
             applicationIdSuffix ".pico"
             versionNameSuffix "-pico"
-            minSdkVersion 29
             targetSdkVersion 32
         }
     }
diff --git a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 9908bfafa2..24a32b3e43 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/platform/android/java/editor/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,14 @@
     <uses-feature
         android:glEsVersion="0x00030000"
         android:required="true" />
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.vulkan.version"
+        android:required="true"
+        android:version="0x401000" />
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.vulkan.level"
+        android:required="true"
+        android:version="1" />
     <uses-feature
         android:name="android.hardware.camera"
         android:required="false" />
diff --git a/platform/android/java/lib/src/main/java/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.kt b/platform/android/java/lib/src/main/java/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.kt
index 7c5adb2173..74fca85976 100644
--- a/platform/android/java/lib/src/main/java/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.kt
+++ b/platform/android/java/lib/src/main/java/org/godotengine/godot/Godot.kt
@@ -978,8 +978,8 @@ class Godot private constructor(val context: Context) {
 			Log.w(TAG, "The vulkan hardware level does not meet the minimum requirement: 1")
 		}
 
-		// Check for api version 1.0
-		return packageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_VULKAN_HARDWARE_VERSION, 0x400003)
+		// Check for api version 1.1
+		return packageManager.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_VULKAN_HARDWARE_VERSION, 0x401000)
 	}
 
 	private fun setKeepScreenOn(enabled: Boolean) {