diff --git a/Includes/Pulse.h b/Includes/Pulse.h
index d921087..c778521 100644
--- a/Includes/Pulse.h
+++ b/Includes/Pulse.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ typedef enum PulseErrorType
 	PULSE_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED,
 	PULSE_ERROR_INVALID_HANDLE,
 	PULSE_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED,
+	PULSE_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST,
 } PulseErrorType;
 
 typedef enum PulseImageType
diff --git a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.c b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.c
index d22d2e2..0168acf 100644
--- a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.c
+++ b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ bool VulkanLoadBackend(PulseDebugLevel debug_level)
 
 void VulkanUnloadBackend(PulseBackend backend)
 {
-	VulkanDestroyInstance(&VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA(backend)->instance);
+	VulkanDestroyInstance(&VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(backend, VulkanDriverData*)->instance);
 	VulkanLoaderShutdown();
 }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.h b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.h
index 69281da..d951644 100644
--- a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.h
+++ b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/Vulkan.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "../../PulseInternal.h"
 
-#define VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA(handle) ((VulkanDriverData*)handle->driver_data)
+#define VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(handle, cast) ((cast)handle->driver_data)
 
 #define CHECK_VK_RETVAL(res, error, retval) \
 	if((res) != VK_SUCCESS) \
diff --git a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanDevice.c b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanDevice.c
index 6d0d919..4112cca 100644
--- a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanDevice.c
+++ b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanDevice.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "Vulkan.h"
 #include "VulkanComputePipeline.h"
 #include "VulkanDevice.h"
+#include "VulkanFence.h"
 #include "VulkanInstance.h"
 #include "VulkanLoader.h"
 #include "VulkanQueue.h"
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ PulseDevice VulkanCreateDevice(PulseBackend backend, PulseDevice* forbiden_devic
 	VulkanDevice* device = (VulkanDevice*)calloc(1, sizeof(VulkanDevice));
 	PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(device, PULSE_NULLPTR);
 
-	VulkanInstance* instance = &VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA(backend)->instance;
+	VulkanInstance* instance = &VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(backend, VulkanDriverData*)->instance;
 
 	device->physical = VulkanPickPhysicalDevice(instance, forbiden_devices, forbiden_devices_count);
 	PULSE_CHECK_HANDLE_RETVAL(device->physical, PULSE_NULLPTR);
@@ -226,12 +227,11 @@ PulseDevice VulkanCreateDevice(PulseBackend backend, PulseDevice* forbiden_devic
 
 void VulkanDestroyDevice(PulseDevice device)
 {
-	VulkanDevice* vulkan_device = (VulkanDevice*)device->driver_data;
+	VulkanDevice* vulkan_device = VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(device, VulkanDevice*);
 	if(vulkan_device == PULSE_NULLPTR || vulkan_device->device == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
 		return;
 	vmaDestroyAllocator(vulkan_device->allocator);
 	vulkan_device->vkDestroyDevice(vulkan_device->device, PULSE_NULLPTR);
-	vulkan_device->device = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
 	free(vulkan_device);
 	free(device);
 }
diff --git a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanFence.c b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanFence.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..727b817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanFence.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#include "Pulse.h"
+#include "Vulkan.h"
+#include "VulkanDevice.h"
+#include "VulkanFence.h"
+
+PulseFence VulkanCreateFence(PulseDevice device)
+{
+	VkFenceCreateInfo fence_info = {};
+	fence_info.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_FENCE_CREATE_INFO;
+	fence_info.flags = VK_FENCE_CREATE_SIGNALED_BIT;
+	VkFence vulkan_fence;
+	VulkanDevice* vulkan_device = VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(device, VulkanDevice*);
+	CHECK_VK_RETVAL(vulkan_device->vkCreateFence(vulkan_device->device, &fence_info, PULSE_NULLPTR, &vulkan_fence), PULSE_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+
+	PulseFenceHandler* fence = (PulseFenceHandler*)malloc(sizeof(PulseFenceHandler));
+	PULSE_CHECK_ALLOCATION_RETVAL(fence, PULSE_NULL_HANDLE);
+	fence->driver_data = vulkan_fence;
+	return fence;
+}
+
+void VulkanDestroyFence(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence)
+{
+	VulkanDevice* vulkan_device = VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(device, VulkanDevice*);
+	if(vulkan_device == PULSE_NULLPTR || vulkan_device->device == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+		return;
+	VkFence vulkan_fence = VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(fence, VkFence);
+	if(vulkan_fence == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+		return;
+	vulkan_device->vkDestroyFence(vulkan_device->device, vulkan_fence, PULSE_NULLPTR);
+	free(fence);
+}
+
+bool VulkanIsFenceReady(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence)
+{
+	VulkanDevice* vulkan_device = VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(device, VulkanDevice*);
+	if(vulkan_device == PULSE_NULLPTR || vulkan_device->device == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+		return false;
+	VkFence vulkan_fence = VULKAN_RETRIEVE_DRIVER_DATA_AS(fence, VkFence);
+	if(vulkan_fence == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
+		return false;
+	VkResult res = vulkan_device->vkGetFenceStatus(vulkan_device->device, vulkan_fence);
+	switch(res)
+	{
+		case VK_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST: PulseSetInternalError(PULSE_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST); return false;
+		case VK_NOT_READY: return false;
+		case VK_SUCCESS: return true;
+
+		default: return false;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+bool VulkanWaitForFences(PulseDevice device, PulseFence *const *fences, uint32_t fences_count, bool wait_for_all)
+{
+}
diff --git a/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanFence.h b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanFence.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e801a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/Backends/Vulkan/VulkanFence.h
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2024 kanel
+// This file is part of "Pulse"
+// For conditions of distribution and use, see copyright notice in LICENSE
+
+#ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_VULKAN_BACKEND
+
+#ifndef PULSE_VULKAN_FENCE_H_
+#define PULSE_VULKAN_FENCE_H_
+
+#include <vulkan/vulkan_core.h>
+
+#include <Pulse.h>
+#include "VulkanDevice.h"
+
+PulseFence VulkanCreateFence(PulseDevice device);
+void VulkanDestroyFence(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence);
+bool VulkanIsFenceReady(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence);
+bool VulkanWaitForFences(PulseDevice device, PulseFence *const *fences, uint32_t fences_count, bool wait_for_all);
+
+#endif // PULSE_VULKAN_FENCE_H_
+
+#endif // PULSE_ENABLE_VULKAN_BACKEND
diff --git a/Sources/PulseBackend.c b/Sources/PulseBackend.c
index 58c6ca9..e29ef12 100644
--- a/Sources/PulseBackend.c
+++ b/Sources/PulseBackend.c
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ PULSE_API const char* PulseVerbaliseErrorType(PulseErrorType error)
 		case PULSE_ERROR_BACKENDS_CANDIDATES_SHADER_FORMAT_MISMATCH: return "no backend candidates support the required shader formats";
 		case PULSE_ERROR_INITIALIZATION_FAILED:                      return "initialization of an object could not be completed for implementation-specific reasons";
 		case PULSE_ERROR_ALLOCATION_FAILED:                          return "an internal allocation failed";
+		case PULSE_ERROR_DEVICE_LOST:                                return "device has been lost";
 
 		default: return "invalid error type";
 	};
diff --git a/Sources/PulseInternal.h b/Sources/PulseInternal.h
index f8dc8e7..8ce3c4d 100644
--- a/Sources/PulseInternal.h
+++ b/Sources/PulseInternal.h
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ typedef void (*PulseDestroyDevicePFN)(PulseDevice);
 typedef PulseComputePipeline (*PulseCreateComputePipelinePFN)(PulseDevice, const PulseComputePipelineCreateInfo*);
 typedef void (*PulseBindComputePipelinePFN)(PulseComputePass, PulseComputePipeline);
 typedef void (*PulseDestroyComputePipelinePFN)(PulseDevice, PulseComputePipeline);
+typedef PulseFence (*PulseCreateFencePFN)(PulseDevice device);
+typedef void (*PulseDestroyFencePFN)(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence);
+typedef bool (*PulseIsFenceReadyPFN)(PulseDevice device, PulseFence fence);
+typedef bool (*PulseWaitForFencesPFN)(PulseDevice device, PulseFence* const* fences, uint32_t fences_count, bool wait_for_all);
 
 typedef struct PulseBackendHandler
 {
@@ -66,20 +70,33 @@ typedef struct PulseDeviceHandler
 	PulseCreateComputePipelinePFN PFN_CreateComputePipeline;
 	PulseBindComputePipelinePFN PFN_BindComputePipeline;
 	PulseDestroyComputePipelinePFN PFN_DestroyComputePipeline;
+	PulseCreateFencePFN PFN_CreateFence;
+	PulseDestroyFencePFN PFN_DestroyFence;
+	PulseIsFenceReadyPFN PFN_IsFenceReady;
+	PulseWaitForFencesPFN PFN_WaitForFences;
 
 	// Attributes
 	void* driver_data;
 	PulseBackend backend;
 } PulseDeviceHandler;
 
+typedef struct PulseFenceHandler
+{
+	void* driver_data;
+} PulseFenceHandler;
+
 void PulseSetInternalError(PulseErrorType error);
 
 #define PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(fn, _namespace) pulse_device->PFN_##fn = _namespace##fn;
 #define PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE(_namespace) \
 	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(DestroyDevice, _namespace) \
 	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(CreateComputePipeline, _namespace) \
-	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(BindComputePipeline, _namespace) \
 	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(DestroyComputePipeline, _namespace) \
+	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(BindComputePipeline, _namespace) \
+	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(CreateFence, _namespace) \
+	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(DestroyFence, _namespace) \
+	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(IsFenceReady, _namespace) \
+	PULSE_LOAD_DRIVER_DEVICE_FUNCTION(WaitForFences, _namespace) \
 
 #ifdef PULSE_ENABLE_VULKAN_BACKEND
 	extern PulseBackendHandler VulkanDriver;