diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.c
index ec48f72a2a0..9977160101d 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ static const struct debug_control vn_perf_options[] = {
    { "no_async_buffer_create", VN_PERF_NO_ASYNC_BUFFER_CREATE },
    { "no_async_queue_submit", VN_PERF_NO_ASYNC_QUEUE_SUBMIT },
    { "no_event_feedback", VN_PERF_NO_EVENT_FEEDBACK },
+   { "no_fence_feedback", VN_PERF_NO_FENCE_FEEDBACK },
    { NULL, 0 },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.h b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.h
index 47505e7e805..d8a68721697 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.h
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_common.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ enum vn_perf {
    VN_PERF_NO_ASYNC_BUFFER_CREATE = 1ull << 1,
    VN_PERF_NO_ASYNC_QUEUE_SUBMIT = 1ull << 2,
    VN_PERF_NO_EVENT_FEEDBACK = 1ull << 3,
+   VN_PERF_NO_FENCE_FEEDBACK = 1ull << 4,
 };
 
 typedef uint64_t vn_object_id;
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
index 1ba46ad9664..5fa1a3ee47e 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_physical_device.c
@@ -164,6 +164,30 @@ vn_physical_device_init_features(struct vn_physical_device *physical_dev)
 
    feats->vulkan_1_0 = features2.features;
 
+   /* TODO allow sparse resource along with sync feedback
+    *
+    * vkQueueBindSparse relies on explicit sync primitives. To intercept the
+    * timeline semaphores within each bind info to write the feedback buffer,
+    * we have to split the call into bindInfoCount number of calls while
+    * inserting vkQueueSubmit to wait on the signal timeline semaphores before
+    * filling the feedback buffer. To intercept the fence to be signaled, we
+    * have to relocate the fence to another vkQueueSubmit call and potentially
+    * have to use an internal timeline semaphore to synchronize between them.
+    * Those would make the code overly complex, so we disable sparse binding
+    * for simplicity.
+    */
+   if (!VN_PERF(NO_FENCE_FEEDBACK)) {
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseBinding = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidencyBuffer = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidencyImage2D = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidencyImage3D = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidency2Samples = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidency4Samples = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidency8Samples = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidency16Samples = false;
+      feats->vulkan_1_0.sparseResidencyAliased = false;
+   }
+
    struct VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Features *vk11_feats = &feats->vulkan_1_1;
    struct VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Features *vk12_feats = &feats->vulkan_1_2;
 
@@ -466,6 +490,13 @@ vn_physical_device_init_properties(struct vn_physical_device *physical_dev)
 
    props->vulkan_1_0 = properties2.properties;
 
+   /* TODO allow sparse resource along with sync feedback */
+   if (!VN_PERF(NO_FENCE_FEEDBACK)) {
+      props->vulkan_1_0.limits.sparseAddressSpaceSize = 0;
+      props->vulkan_1_0.sparseProperties =
+         (VkPhysicalDeviceSparseProperties){ 0 };
+   }
+
    struct VkPhysicalDeviceProperties *vk10_props = &props->vulkan_1_0;
    struct VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan11Properties *vk11_props = &props->vulkan_1_1;
    struct VkPhysicalDeviceVulkan12Properties *vk12_props = &props->vulkan_1_2;
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_queue.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_queue.c
index 37f8ebe1f71..e50d28b2eaf 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_queue.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_queue.c
@@ -392,6 +392,9 @@ vn_QueueBindSparse(VkQueue _queue,
    struct vn_queue *queue = vn_queue_from_handle(_queue);
    struct vn_device *dev = queue->device;
 
+   /* TODO allow sparse resource along with sync feedback */
+   assert(VN_PERF(NO_FENCE_FEEDBACK));
+
    struct vn_queue_submission submit;
    VkResult result = vn_queue_submission_prepare_bind_sparse(
       &submit, _queue, bindInfoCount, pBindInfo, fence);