diff --git a/gpu/src/BindGroupLayout.zig b/gpu/src/BindGroupLayout.zig
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+const BindGroupLayout = @This();
+
+/// The type erased pointer to the BindGroupLayout implementation
+/// Equal to c.WGPUBindGroupLayout for NativeInstance.
+ptr: *anyopaque,
+vtable: *const VTable,
+
+pub const VTable = struct {
+    reference: fn (ptr: *anyopaque) void,
+    release: fn (ptr: *anyopaque) void,
+    // TODO:
+    // WGPU_EXPORT void wgpuBindGroupLayoutSetLabel(WGPUBindGroupLayout bindGroupLayout, char const * label);
+};
+
+pub inline fn reference(layout: BindGroupLayout) void {
+    layout.vtable.reference(layout.ptr);
+}
+
+pub inline fn release(layout: BindGroupLayout) void {
+    layout.vtable.release(layout.ptr);
+}
+
+test "syntax" {
+    _ = VTable;
+    _ = reference;
+    _ = release;
+}