diff --git a/src/layer/vulkan/shader/softplus.comp b/src/layer/vulkan/shader/softplus.comp
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+// Copyright 2026 Futz12 <pchar.cn>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+#version 450
+
+layout(constant_id = 0) const uint n = 0;
+
+layout(binding = 0) buffer bottom_top_blob { sfpvec4 bottom_top_blob_data[]; };
+
+layout(push_constant) uniform parameter
+{
+    uint n;
+} p;
+
+void main()
+{
+    const uint gi = gl_GlobalInvocationID.x;
+
+    if (gi >= psc(n))
+        return;
+
+    afpvec4 v = buffer_ld4(bottom_top_blob_data, gi);
+
+    v = log(exp(v) + afpvec4(1.f));
+
+    buffer_st4(bottom_top_blob_data, gi, v);
+}
diff --git a/src/layer/vulkan/softplus_vulkan.cpp b/src/layer/vulkan/softplus_vulkan.cpp
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+// Copyright 2026 Futz12 <pchar.cn>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+#include "softplus_vulkan.h"
+
+#include "layer_shader_type.h"
+
+namespace ncnn {
+
+Softplus_vulkan::Softplus_vulkan()
+{
+    support_vulkan = true;
+    support_vulkan_packing = true;
+
+    pipeline_softplus = 0;
+}
+
+int Softplus_vulkan::create_pipeline(const Option& opt)
+{
+    const Mat& shape = top_shapes.empty() ? Mat() : top_shapes[0];
+
+    const int dims = shape.dims;
+
+    int elempack = 0;
+    if (dims == 1) elempack = shape.w % 4 == 0 ? 4 : 1;
+    if (dims == 2) elempack = shape.h % 4 == 0 ? 4 : 1;
+    if (dims == 3 || dims == 4) elempack = shape.c % 4 == 0 ? 4 : 1;
+
+    size_t elemsize;
+    if (opt.use_fp16_storage || opt.use_fp16_packed)
+    {
+        elemsize = elempack * 2u;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        elemsize = elempack * 4u;
+    }
+
+    Mat shape_packed;
+    if (dims == 1) shape_packed = Mat(shape.w / elempack, (void*)0, elemsize, elempack);
+    if (dims == 2) shape_packed = Mat(shape.w, shape.h / elempack, (void*)0, elemsize, elempack);
+    if (dims == 3) shape_packed = Mat(shape.w, shape.h, shape.c / elempack, (void*)0, elemsize, elempack);
+    if (dims == 4) shape_packed = Mat(shape.w, shape.h, shape.d, shape.c / elempack, (void*)0, elemsize, elempack);
+
+    std::vector<vk_specialization_type> specializations(1);
+    specializations[0].u32 = shape_packed.total() * elempack / 4;
+
+    const int local_size_x = vkdev->info.subgroup_size();
+
+    pipeline_softplus = new Pipeline(vkdev);
+    pipeline_softplus->set_optimal_local_size_xyz(local_size_x, 1, 1);
+    pipeline_softplus->create(LayerShaderType::softplus, opt, specializations);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int Softplus_vulkan::destroy_pipeline(const Option& /*opt*/)
+{
+    delete pipeline_softplus;
+    pipeline_softplus = 0;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int Softplus_vulkan::forward_inplace(VkMat& bottom_top_blob, VkCompute& cmd, const Option& /*opt*/) const
+{
+    const size_t n = bottom_top_blob.total() * bottom_top_blob.elempack / 4;
+
+    std::vector<VkMat> bindings(1);
+    bindings[0] = bottom_top_blob;
+
+    std::vector<vk_constant_type> constants(1);
+    constants[0].u32 = n;
+
+    VkMat dispatcher;
+    dispatcher.w = n;
+    dispatcher.h = 1;
+    dispatcher.c = 1;
+    cmd.record_pipeline(pipeline_softplus, bindings, constants, dispatcher);
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+} // namespace ncnn
diff --git a/src/layer/vulkan/softplus_vulkan.h b/src/layer/vulkan/softplus_vulkan.h
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index 000000000000..0589d3e2e672
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+// Copyright 2026 Futz12 <pchar.cn>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+#ifndef LAYER_SOFTPLUS_VULKAN_H
+#define LAYER_SOFTPLUS_VULKAN_H
+
+#include "softplus.h"
+
+namespace ncnn {
+
+class Softplus_vulkan : public Softplus
+{
+public:
+    Softplus_vulkan();
+
+    virtual int create_pipeline(const Option& opt);
+    virtual int destroy_pipeline(const Option& opt);
+
+    using Softplus::forward_inplace;
+    virtual int forward_inplace(VkMat& bottom_top_blob, VkCompute& cmd, const Option& opt) const;
+
+public:
+    Pipeline* pipeline_softplus;
+};
+
+} // namespace ncnn
+
+#endif // LAYER_SOFTPLUS_VULKAN_H