diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
index 8ac14d2a..2c704d28 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.cpp
@@ -1737,6 +1737,11 @@ namespace dxvk {
     
     m_flags.set(DxvkContextFlag::GpDirtyPipelineState);
   }
+
+
+  void DxvkContext::setBarrierControl(DxvkBarrierControlFlags control) {
+    m_barrierControl = control;
+  }
   
   
   void DxvkContext::signalEvent(const DxvkEventRevision& event) {
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.h
index 501ba7ac..0c00f113 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context.h
@@ -754,6 +754,16 @@ namespace dxvk {
             uint32_t            attachment,
       const DxvkBlendMode&      blendMode);
     
+    /**
+     * \brief Sets barrier control flags
+     *
+     * Barrier control flags can be used to control
+     * implicit synchronization of compute shaders.
+     * \param [in] control New barrier control flags
+     */
+    void setBarrierControl(
+            DxvkBarrierControlFlags control);
+    
     /**
      * \brief Signals an event
      * \param [in] event The event
@@ -781,14 +791,15 @@ namespace dxvk {
     Rc<DxvkCommandList>     m_cmd;
     Rc<DxvkDescriptorPool>  m_descPool;
 
-    DxvkContextFlags    m_flags;
-    DxvkContextState    m_state;
+    DxvkContextFlags        m_flags;
+    DxvkContextState        m_state;
 
-    DxvkBarrierSet      m_barriers;
-    DxvkBarrierSet      m_transitions;
-    
-    DxvkQueryManager    m_queries;
+    DxvkBarrierSet          m_barriers;
+    DxvkBarrierSet          m_transitions;
+    DxvkBarrierControlFlags m_barrierControl;
     
+    DxvkQueryManager        m_queries;
+
     VkPipeline m_gpActivePipeline = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
     VkPipeline m_cpActivePipeline = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 
diff --git a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context_state.h b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context_state.h
index 22a4ad06..0343f343 100644
--- a/src/dxvk/dxvk_context_state.h
+++ b/src/dxvk/dxvk_context_state.h
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ namespace dxvk {
   using DxvkContextFlags = Flags<DxvkContextFlag>;
 
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Barrier control flags
+   * 
+   * These flags specify what (not) to
+   * synchronize implicitly.
+   */
+  enum class DxvkBarrierControl : uint32_t {
+    IgnoreWriteAfterWrite       = 1,
+  };
+
+  using DxvkBarrierControlFlags  = Flags<DxvkBarrierControl>;
+
+
   struct DxvkIndirectDrawState {
     DxvkBufferSlice argBuffer;
   };