diff --git a/backends/vulkan/op_registry.py b/backends/vulkan/op_registry.py
index 61135c18648..bdda551de27 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/op_registry.py
+++ b/backends/vulkan/op_registry.py
@@ -1390,11 +1390,20 @@ def register_repeat():
 
 @update_features(exir_ops.edge.aten.embedding.default)
 def register_embedding():
+    def check_embedding_weight_size(node: torch.fx.Node) -> bool:
+        weight = node.args[0]
+        if isinstance(weight, torch.fx.Node) and utils.is_tensor_node(weight):
+            numel = weight.meta["val"].numel()
+            if numel > utils.DEFAULT_BUFFER_LIMIT:
+                return False
+        return True
+
     return OpFeatures(
-        inputs_storage=utils.CHANNELS_PACKED_TEXTURE,
+        inputs_storage=utils.ANY_STORAGE,
         inputs_dtypes=[utils.FP_T, utils.INT_T],
         supports_prepacking=True,
         supports_resize=True,
+        are_node_inputs_supported_fn=check_embedding_weight_size,
     )
 
 
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/glsl/embedding_legacy.glsl b/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/glsl/embedding_legacy.glsl
index 73a444cd84d..87cea50cdea 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/glsl/embedding_legacy.glsl
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/glsl/embedding_legacy.glsl
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ layout(std430) buffer;
 
 ${layout_declare_tensor(B, "w", "t_out", DTYPE, STORAGE)}
 ${layout_declare_tensor(B, "r", "t_in", "int", STORAGE)}
-${layout_declare_tensor(B, "r", "t_weight", DTYPE, STORAGE)}
+${layout_declare_tensor(B, "r", "t_weight", DTYPE, "texture2d")}
 ${layout_declare_ubo(B, "ivec4", "sizes")}
 
 #include "indexing_utils.h"
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ const lowp int packed_dim = unhash_packed_dim(out_layout);
 ${layout_declare_spec_const(C, "int", "in_layout", "DEFAULT_LAYOUT")}
 const lowp ivec4 in_axis_map = unhash_axis_map(in_layout);
 
-${layout_declare_spec_const(C, "int", "weight_layout", "DEFAULT_LAYOUT")}
-const lowp ivec4 weight_axis_map = unhash_axis_map(weight_layout);
-
 void main() {
   const ivec3 out_lpos = ivec3(gl_GlobalInvocationID);
   const ivec4 out_tidx = lpos_to_tidx(out_lpos, sizes, out_axis_map.w, packed_dim);
@@ -48,8 +45,8 @@ void main() {
     const int in_texel_elem = load_texel_lpos(t_in, in_lpos, in_axis_map)[out_tidx.w % 4];
 
     // Read weight tensor for embedding, it is height-packed.
-    const ivec3 weight_lpos = ivec3(out_tidx.x, in_texel_elem / 4, 0);
-    out_texel[i] = load_texel_lpos(t_weight, weight_lpos, weight_axis_map)[in_texel_elem % 4];
+    const ivec2 weight_pos = ivec2(out_tidx.x, in_texel_elem / 4);
+    out_texel[i] = texelFetch(t_weight, weight_pos, 0)[in_texel_elem % 4];
   }
 
   write_texel_lpos(t_out, out_lpos, out_texel, out_axis_map);
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/impl/Embedding.cpp b/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/impl/Embedding.cpp
index 61d27d48f6c..b98eb75cebd 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/impl/Embedding.cpp
+++ b/backends/vulkan/runtime/graph/ops/impl/Embedding.cpp
@@ -111,9 +111,7 @@ void add_embedding_legacy_node(
       // Push Constants
       {},
       // Specialization Constants
-      {graph.hashed_layout_of(out),
-       graph.hashed_layout_of(in),
-       graph.hashed_layout_of(weight)},
+      {graph.hashed_layout_of(out), graph.hashed_layout_of(in)},
       // Resize Args
       {},
       // Resizing Logic
diff --git a/backends/vulkan/test/op_tests/cases.py b/backends/vulkan/test/op_tests/cases.py
index 99c4bebb64f..87905860081 100644
--- a/backends/vulkan/test/op_tests/cases.py
+++ b/backends/vulkan/test/op_tests/cases.py
@@ -1167,14 +1167,13 @@ def get_embedding_inputs():
         Test(weight=[10, 9], indices=[[1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 3]]),
     ]
 
-    # Channels packed test cases currently fail on Mac, so they are not included.
-    # However the test case definition is kept for later debugging.
     test_suite_cpack = VkTestSuite(
         [tuple(tc) + (-1, "false", "false") for tc in test_cases]
     )
 
     test_suite_cpack.dtypes = ["at::kFloat"]
     test_suite_cpack.layouts = ["utils::kChannelsPacked"]
+    test_suite_cpack.storage_types = ["utils::kBuffer", "utils::kTexture3D"]
     test_suite_cpack.test_name_suffix = "cpacked"
 
     test_suite_wpack = VkTestSuite(
@@ -1186,7 +1185,7 @@ def get_embedding_inputs():
     test_suite_wpack.storage_types = ["utils::kBuffer", "utils::kTexture3D"]
     test_suite_wpack.test_name_suffix = "wpacked"
 
-    return test_suite_wpack
+    return [test_suite_cpack, test_suite_wpack]
 
 
 @register_test_suite("aten.gather.default")