diff --git a/src/refresh/vkpt/main.c b/src/refresh/vkpt/main.c
index 5e40cd02d..026e96c33 100644
--- a/src/refresh/vkpt/main.c
+++ b/src/refresh/vkpt/main.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ cvar_t *cvar_pt_projection = NULL;
 cvar_t *cvar_pt_dof = NULL;
 cvar_t* cvar_pt_freecam = NULL;
 cvar_t *cvar_pt_nearest = NULL;
+cvar_t *cvar_pt_bilerp_chars = NULL;
+cvar_t *cvar_pt_bilerp_pics = NULL;
 cvar_t *cvar_drs_enable = NULL;
 cvar_t *cvar_drs_target = NULL;
 cvar_t *cvar_drs_minscale = NULL;
@@ -3568,13 +3570,20 @@ R_Init_RTX(bool total)
 	// freecam mode toggle
 	cvar_pt_freecam = Cvar_Get("pt_freecam", "1", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 
-	// texture filtering mode:
+	// texture filtering mode for non-UI elements:
 	// 0 -> linear magnification, anisotropic minification
 	// 1 -> nearest magnification, anisotropic minification
 	// 2 -> nearest magnification and minification, no mipmaps (noisy)
 	cvar_pt_nearest = Cvar_Get("pt_nearest", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 	cvar_pt_nearest->changed = pt_nearest_changed;
 
+	// texture filtering mode for UI elements, follows
+	// the gl_bilerp_ cvars, except for `cvar_pt_bilerp_pics` which
+	// is only on/off, since vk has no scrap
+	cvar_pt_bilerp_chars = Cvar_Get("pt_bilerp_chars", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	cvar_pt_bilerp_pics = Cvar_Get("pt_bilerp_pics", "0", CVAR_ARCHIVE);
+	cvar_pt_bilerp_chars->changed = cvar_pt_bilerp_pics->changed = pt_nearest_changed;
+
 #ifdef VKPT_DEVICE_GROUPS
 	cvar_sli = Cvar_Get("sli", "1", CVAR_REFRESH | CVAR_ARCHIVE);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/refresh/vkpt/textures.c b/src/refresh/vkpt/textures.c
index 6645cc02c..5f589ca52 100644
--- a/src/refresh/vkpt/textures.c
+++ b/src/refresh/vkpt/textures.c
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ static uint8_t descriptor_set_dirty_flags[MAX_FRAMES_IN_FLIGHT] = { 0 }; // init
 static const float megabyte = 1048576.0f;
 
 extern cvar_t* cvar_pt_nearest;
+extern cvar_t* cvar_pt_bilerp_chars;
+extern cvar_t* cvar_pt_bilerp_pics;
 
 void vkpt_textures_prefetch()
 {
@@ -1936,14 +1938,21 @@ void vkpt_textures_update_descriptor_set()
 			image_view = tex_invalid_texture_image_view;
 		
 		VkSampler sampler = qvk.tex_sampler;
-		if (!strcmp(q_img->name, "pics/conchars.pcx") || !strcmp(q_img->name, "pics/ch1.pcx"))
+
+		if (q_img->type == IT_WALL || q_img->type == IT_SKIN) {
+			if (cvar_pt_nearest->integer == 1)
+				sampler = qvk.tex_sampler_nearest_mipmap_aniso;
+			else if (cvar_pt_nearest->integer >= 2)
+				sampler = qvk.tex_sampler_nearest;
+		} else if (q_img->flags & IF_NEAREST) {
 			sampler = qvk.tex_sampler_nearest;
-		else if (q_img->type == IT_SPRITE)
+		} else if (q_img->type == IT_SPRITE) {
 			sampler = qvk.tex_sampler_linear_clamp;
-		else if (cvar_pt_nearest->integer == 1)
-			sampler = qvk.tex_sampler_nearest_mipmap_aniso;
-		else if (cvar_pt_nearest->integer >= 2)
-			sampler = qvk.tex_sampler_nearest;
+		} else if (q_img->type == IT_FONT) {
+			sampler = (cvar_pt_bilerp_chars->integer == 0) ? qvk.tex_sampler_nearest : qvk.tex_sampler_linear_clamp;
+		} else if (q_img->type == IT_PIC) {
+			sampler = (cvar_pt_bilerp_pics->integer == 0) ? qvk.tex_sampler_nearest : qvk.tex_sampler_linear_clamp;
+		} 
 
 		VkDescriptorImageInfo img_info = {
 			.imageLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_GENERAL,