diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
index f5e7ba45bd8..2a3012ae217 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_batch.c
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ zink_reset_batch_state(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch_state *bs)
    struct zink_screen *screen = zink_screen(ctx->base.screen);
 
    VkResult result = VKSCR(ResetCommandPool)(screen->dev, bs->cmdpool, 0);
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+      mesa_loge("ZINK: vkResetCommandPool failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
+   result = VKSCR(ResetCommandPool)(screen->dev, bs->unsynchronized_cmdpool, 0);
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       mesa_loge("ZINK: vkResetCommandPool failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
 
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ zink_reset_batch_state(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch_state *bs)
     */
    bs->fence.submitted = false;
    bs->has_barriers = false;
+   bs->has_unsync = false;
    if (bs->fence.batch_id)
       zink_screen_update_last_finished(screen, bs->fence.batch_id);
    bs->fence.batch_id = 0;
@@ -289,6 +293,10 @@ zink_batch_state_destroy(struct zink_screen *screen, struct zink_batch_state *bs
       VKSCR(FreeCommandBuffers)(screen->dev, bs->cmdpool, 1, &bs->reordered_cmdbuf);
    if (bs->cmdpool)
       VKSCR(DestroyCommandPool)(screen->dev, bs->cmdpool, NULL);
+   if (bs->unsynchronized_cmdbuf)
+      VKSCR(FreeCommandBuffers)(screen->dev, bs->unsynchronized_cmdpool, 1, &bs->unsynchronized_cmdbuf);
+   if (bs->unsynchronized_cmdpool)
+      VKSCR(DestroyCommandPool)(screen->dev, bs->unsynchronized_cmdpool, NULL);
    free(bs->real_objs.objs);
    free(bs->slab_objs.objs);
    free(bs->sparse_objs.objs);
@@ -330,12 +338,17 @@ create_batch_state(struct zink_context *ctx)
       mesa_loge("ZINK: vkCreateCommandPool failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
       goto fail;
    }
+   result = VKSCR(CreateCommandPool)(screen->dev, &cpci, NULL, &bs->unsynchronized_cmdpool);
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      mesa_loge("ZINK: vkCreateCommandPool failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
+      goto fail;
+   }
 
    VkCommandBuffer cmdbufs[2];
    VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo cbai = {0};
    cbai.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
-   cbai.commandPool = bs->cmdpool;
    cbai.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+   cbai.commandPool = bs->cmdpool;
    cbai.commandBufferCount = 2;
 
    result = VKSCR(AllocateCommandBuffers)(screen->dev, &cbai, cmdbufs);
@@ -346,6 +359,14 @@ create_batch_state(struct zink_context *ctx)
    bs->cmdbuf = cmdbufs[0];
    bs->reordered_cmdbuf = cmdbufs[1];
 
+   cbai.commandPool = bs->unsynchronized_cmdpool;
+   cbai.commandBufferCount = 1;
+   result = VKSCR(AllocateCommandBuffers)(screen->dev, &cbai, &bs->unsynchronized_cmdbuf);
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      mesa_loge("ZINK: vkAllocateCommandBuffers failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
+      goto fail;
+   }
+
 #define SET_CREATE_OR_FAIL(ptr) \
    if (!_mesa_set_init(ptr, bs, _mesa_hash_pointer, _mesa_key_pointer_equal)) \
       goto fail
@@ -376,6 +397,7 @@ create_batch_state(struct zink_context *ctx)
 
    cnd_init(&bs->usage.flush);
    mtx_init(&bs->usage.mtx, mtx_plain);
+   simple_mtx_init(&bs->exportable_lock, mtx_plain);
    memset(&bs->buffer_indices_hashlist, -1, sizeof(bs->buffer_indices_hashlist));
 
    if (!zink_batch_descriptor_init(screen, bs))
@@ -497,6 +519,10 @@ zink_start_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch *batch)
    if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
       mesa_loge("ZINK: vkBeginCommandBuffer failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
 
+   result = VKCTX(BeginCommandBuffer)(batch->state->unsynchronized_cmdbuf, &cbbi);
+   if (result != VK_SUCCESS)
+      mesa_loge("ZINK: vkBeginCommandBuffer failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
+
    batch->state->fence.completed = false;
    if (ctx->last_fence) {
       struct zink_batch_state *last_state = zink_batch_state(ctx->last_fence);
@@ -511,6 +537,7 @@ zink_start_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch *batch)
       capture_label.pNext = NULL;
       capture_label.pLabelName = "vr-marker,frame_end,type,application";
       memset(capture_label.color, 0, sizeof(capture_label.color));
+      VKCTX(CmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT)(batch->state->unsynchronized_cmdbuf, &capture_label);
       VKCTX(CmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT)(batch->state->reordered_cmdbuf, &capture_label);
       VKCTX(CmdInsertDebugUtilsLabelEXT)(batch->state->cmdbuf, &capture_label);
    }
@@ -530,6 +557,7 @@ zink_start_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_batch *batch)
    if (screen->info.have_EXT_attachment_feedback_loop_dynamic_state) {
       VKCTX(CmdSetAttachmentFeedbackLoopEnableEXT)(ctx->batch.state->cmdbuf, 0);
       VKCTX(CmdSetAttachmentFeedbackLoopEnableEXT)(ctx->batch.state->reordered_cmdbuf, 0);
+      VKCTX(CmdSetAttachmentFeedbackLoopEnableEXT)(ctx->batch.state->unsynchronized_cmdbuf, 0);
    }
 }
 
@@ -612,8 +640,10 @@ submit_queue(void *data, void *gdata, int thread_index)
    si[ZINK_SUBMIT_CMDBUF].waitSemaphoreCount = util_dynarray_num_elements(&bs->wait_semaphores, VkSemaphore);
    si[ZINK_SUBMIT_CMDBUF].pWaitSemaphores = bs->wait_semaphores.data;
    si[ZINK_SUBMIT_CMDBUF].pWaitDstStageMask = bs->wait_semaphore_stages.data;
-   VkCommandBuffer cmdbufs[2];
+   VkCommandBuffer cmdbufs[3];
    unsigned c = 0;
+   if (bs->has_unsync)
+      cmdbufs[c++] = bs->unsynchronized_cmdbuf;
    if (bs->has_barriers)
       cmdbufs[c++] = bs->reordered_cmdbuf;
    cmdbufs[c++] = bs->cmdbuf;
@@ -666,6 +696,14 @@ submit_queue(void *data, void *gdata, int thread_index)
          goto end;
       }
    }
+   if (bs->has_unsync) {
+      result = VKSCR(EndCommandBuffer)(bs->unsynchronized_cmdbuf);
+      if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+         mesa_loge("ZINK: vkEndCommandBuffer failed (%s)", vk_Result_to_str(result));
+         bs->is_device_lost = true;
+         goto end;
+      }
+   }
 
    if (!si[ZINK_SUBMIT_SIGNAL].signalSemaphoreCount)
       num_si--;
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
index d06afa922d3..1b500b21df7 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.c
@@ -3314,6 +3314,9 @@ flush_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, bool sync)
       /* start rp to do all the clears */
       zink_batch_rp(ctx);
    zink_batch_no_rp_safe(ctx);
+
+   util_queue_fence_wait(&ctx->unsync_fence);
+   util_queue_fence_reset(&ctx->flush_fence);
    zink_end_batch(ctx, batch);
    ctx->deferred_fence = NULL;
 
@@ -3351,6 +3354,7 @@ flush_batch(struct zink_context *ctx, bool sync)
       tc_renderpass_info_reset(&ctx->dynamic_fb.tc_info);
       ctx->rp_tc_info_updated = true;
    }
+   util_queue_fence_signal(&ctx->flush_fence);
 }
 
 void
@@ -4456,6 +4460,11 @@ zink_copy_image_buffer(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *dst, stru
    bool needs_present_readback = false;
 
    bool buf2img = buf == src;
+   bool unsync = !!(map_flags & PIPE_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED);
+   if (unsync) {
+      util_queue_fence_wait(&ctx->flush_fence);
+      util_queue_fence_reset(&ctx->unsync_fence);
+   }
 
    if (buf2img) {
       if (zink_is_swapchain(img)) {
@@ -4466,9 +4475,11 @@ zink_copy_image_buffer(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *dst, stru
       box.x = dstx;
       box.y = dsty;
       box.z = dstz;
-      zink_resource_image_transfer_dst_barrier(ctx, img, dst_level, &box);
-      zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->buffer_barrier(ctx, buf, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT);
+      zink_resource_image_transfer_dst_barrier(ctx, img, dst_level, &box, unsync);
+      if (!unsync)
+         zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->buffer_barrier(ctx, buf, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT);
    } else {
+      assert(!(map_flags & PIPE_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED));
       if (zink_is_swapchain(img))
          needs_present_readback = zink_kopper_acquire_readback(ctx, img, &use_img);
       zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->image_barrier(ctx, use_img, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_SRC_OPTIMAL, 0, 0);
@@ -4514,12 +4525,17 @@ zink_copy_image_buffer(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *dst, stru
    region.imageExtent.width = src_box->width;
    region.imageExtent.height = src_box->height;
 
-   /* never promote to unordered if swapchain was acquired */
-   VkCommandBuffer cmdbuf = needs_present_readback ?
+   VkCommandBuffer cmdbuf = unsync ?
+                            ctx->batch.state->unsynchronized_cmdbuf :
+                            /* never promote to unordered if swapchain was acquired */
+                            needs_present_readback ?
                             ctx->batch.state->cmdbuf :
                             buf2img ? zink_get_cmdbuf(ctx, buf, use_img) : zink_get_cmdbuf(ctx, use_img, buf);
    zink_batch_reference_resource_rw(batch, use_img, buf2img);
    zink_batch_reference_resource_rw(batch, buf, !buf2img);
+   if (unsync) {
+      ctx->batch.state->has_unsync = true;
+   }
 
    /* we're using u_transfer_helper_deinterleave, which means we'll be getting PIPE_MAP_* usage
     * to indicate whether to copy either the depth or stencil aspects
@@ -4578,7 +4594,10 @@ zink_copy_image_buffer(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *dst, stru
       }
       zink_cmd_debug_marker_end(ctx, cmdbuf, marker);
    }
+   if (unsync)
+      util_queue_fence_signal(&ctx->unsync_fence);
    if (needs_present_readback) {
+      assert(!unsync);
       if (buf2img) {
          img->obj->unordered_write = false;
          buf->obj->unordered_read = false;
@@ -5286,6 +5305,9 @@ zink_context_create(struct pipe_screen *pscreen, void *priv, unsigned flags)
    zink_context_resource_init(&ctx->base);
    zink_context_query_init(&ctx->base);
 
+   util_queue_fence_init(&ctx->flush_fence);
+   util_queue_fence_init(&ctx->unsync_fence);
+
    list_inithead(&ctx->query_pools);
    _mesa_set_init(&ctx->update_barriers[0][0], ctx, _mesa_hash_pointer, _mesa_key_pointer_equal);
    _mesa_set_init(&ctx->update_barriers[1][0], ctx, _mesa_hash_pointer, _mesa_key_pointer_equal);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
index 2eacd4b10a9..09348d95825 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_context.h
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ zink_check_unordered_transfer_access(struct zink_resource *res, unsigned level,
 bool
 zink_check_valid_buffer_src_access(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, unsigned offset, unsigned size);
 void
-zink_resource_image_transfer_dst_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, unsigned level, const struct pipe_box *box);
+zink_resource_image_transfer_dst_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, unsigned level, const struct pipe_box *box, bool unsync);
 bool
 zink_resource_buffer_transfer_dst_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, unsigned offset, unsigned size);
 void
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
index b07bf408b55..d0b478f3ee6 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_resource.c
@@ -2307,7 +2307,6 @@ zink_image_map(struct pipe_context *pctx,
          zink_fb_clears_apply_region(ctx, pres, zink_rect_from_box(box));
    }
    if (!res->linear || !res->obj->host_visible) {
-      assert(!(usage & PIPE_MAP_UNSYNCHRONIZED));
       enum pipe_format format = pres->format;
       if (usage & PIPE_MAP_DEPTH_ONLY)
          format = util_format_get_depth_only(pres->format);
@@ -2337,6 +2336,7 @@ zink_image_map(struct pipe_context *pctx,
       struct zink_resource *staging_res = zink_resource(trans->staging_res);
 
       if (usage & PIPE_MAP_READ) {
+         assert(!(usage & TC_TRANSFER_MAP_THREADED_UNSYNC));
          /* force multi-context sync */
          if (zink_resource_usage_is_unflushed_write(res))
             zink_resource_usage_wait(ctx, res, ZINK_RESOURCE_ACCESS_WRITE);
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
index fdaa0f618fb..05a904f3231 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_synchronization.cpp
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ resource_check_defer_image_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resourc
       _mesa_set_add(ctx->need_barriers[is_compute], res);
 }
 
-template <bool HAS_SYNC2>
+template <bool HAS_SYNC2, bool UNSYNCHRONIZED>
 void
 zink_resource_image_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, VkImageLayout new_layout, VkAccessFlags flags, VkPipelineStageFlags pipeline)
 {
@@ -341,11 +341,18 @@ zink_resource_image_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res,
       res->obj->unordered_write = true;
       if (is_write || zink_resource_usage_check_completion_fast(zink_screen(ctx->base.screen), res, ZINK_RESOURCE_ACCESS_RW))
          res->obj->unordered_read = true;
+   } else {
+      assert(!UNSYNCHRONIZED);
    }
-   /* if current batch usage exists with ordered non-transfer access, never promote
-    * this avoids layout dsync
-    */
-   if (zink_resource_usage_matches(res, ctx->batch.state) && !ctx->unordered_blitting &&
+   if (UNSYNCHRONIZED) {
+      cmdbuf = ctx->batch.state->unsynchronized_cmdbuf;
+      res->obj->unordered_write = true;
+      res->obj->unordered_read = true;
+      ctx->batch.state->has_unsync = true;
+   } else if (zink_resource_usage_matches(res, ctx->batch.state) && !ctx->unordered_blitting &&
+      /* if current batch usage exists with ordered non-transfer access, never promote
+      * this avoids layout dsync
+      */
        (!res->obj->unordered_read || !res->obj->unordered_write)) {
       cmdbuf = ctx->batch.state->cmdbuf;
       res->obj->unordered_write = false;
@@ -417,7 +424,8 @@ zink_resource_image_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res,
    }
    zink_cmd_debug_marker_end(ctx, cmdbuf, marker);
 
-   resource_check_defer_image_barrier(ctx, res, new_layout, pipeline);
+   if (!UNSYNCHRONIZED)
+      resource_check_defer_image_barrier(ctx, res, new_layout, pipeline);
 
    if (is_write)
       res->obj->last_write = flags;
@@ -425,6 +433,8 @@ zink_resource_image_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res,
    res->obj->access = flags;
    res->obj->access_stage = pipeline;
    res->layout = new_layout;
+   if (res->obj->exportable)
+      simple_mtx_lock(&ctx->batch.state->exportable_lock);
    if (res->obj->dt) {
       struct kopper_displaytarget *cdt = res->obj->dt;
       if (cdt->swapchain->num_acquires && res->obj->dt_idx != UINT32_MAX) {
@@ -441,12 +451,14 @@ zink_resource_image_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res,
    if (new_layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL)
       zink_resource_copies_reset(res);
    if (res->obj->exportable && queue_import) {
-      for (; res; res = zink_resource(res->base.b.next)) {
-         VkSemaphore sem = zink_screen_export_dmabuf_semaphore(zink_screen(ctx->base.screen), res);
+      for (struct zink_resource *r = res; r; r = zink_resource(r->base.b.next)) {
+         VkSemaphore sem = zink_screen_export_dmabuf_semaphore(zink_screen(ctx->base.screen), r);
          if (sem)
             util_dynarray_append(&ctx->batch.state->fd_wait_semaphores, VkSemaphore, sem);
       }
    }
+   if (res->obj->exportable)
+      simple_mtx_unlock(&ctx->batch.state->exportable_lock);
 }
 
 bool
@@ -466,7 +478,7 @@ zink_check_valid_buffer_src_access(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resourc
 }
 
 void
-zink_resource_image_transfer_dst_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, unsigned level, const struct pipe_box *box)
+zink_resource_image_transfer_dst_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, unsigned level, const struct pipe_box *box, bool unsync)
 {
    if (res->obj->copies_need_reset)
       zink_resource_copies_reset(res);
@@ -474,7 +486,10 @@ zink_resource_image_transfer_dst_barrier(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_r
    if (res->layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL ||
        zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->driver_workarounds.broken_cache_semantics ||
        zink_check_unordered_transfer_access(res, level, box)) {
-      zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->image_barrier(ctx, res, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT);
+      if (unsync)
+         zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->image_barrier_unsync(ctx, res, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT);
+      else
+         zink_screen(ctx->base.screen)->image_barrier(ctx, res, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT);
    } else {
       res->obj->access = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
       res->obj->last_write = VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT;
@@ -699,9 +714,11 @@ zink_synchronization_init(struct zink_screen *screen)
 {
    if (screen->info.have_vulkan13 || screen->info.have_KHR_synchronization2) {
       screen->buffer_barrier = zink_resource_buffer_barrier<true>;
-      screen->image_barrier = zink_resource_image_barrier<true>;
+      screen->image_barrier = zink_resource_image_barrier<true, false>;
+      screen->image_barrier_unsync = zink_resource_image_barrier<true, true>;
    } else {
       screen->buffer_barrier = zink_resource_buffer_barrier<false>;
-      screen->image_barrier = zink_resource_image_barrier<false>;
+      screen->image_barrier = zink_resource_image_barrier<false, false>;
+      screen->image_barrier_unsync = zink_resource_image_barrier<false, true>;
    }
 }
diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
index 95867de8639..98d3337a9bd 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/zink/zink_types.h
@@ -599,6 +599,8 @@ struct zink_batch_state {
    VkCommandPool cmdpool;
    VkCommandBuffer cmdbuf;
    VkCommandBuffer reordered_cmdbuf;
+   VkCommandPool unsynchronized_cmdpool;
+   VkCommandBuffer unsynchronized_cmdbuf;
    VkSemaphore signal_semaphore; //external signal semaphore
    struct util_dynarray signal_semaphores; //external signal semaphores
    struct util_dynarray wait_semaphores; //external wait semaphores
@@ -620,6 +622,8 @@ struct zink_batch_state {
    VkAccessFlags unordered_write_access;
    VkPipelineStageFlags unordered_write_stages;
 
+   simple_mtx_t exportable_lock;
+
    struct util_queue_fence flush_completed;
 
    struct set programs;
@@ -654,6 +658,7 @@ struct zink_batch_state {
 
    bool is_device_lost;
    bool has_barriers;
+   bool has_unsync;
 };
 
 static inline struct zink_batch_state *
@@ -1502,6 +1507,7 @@ struct zink_screen {
 
    void (*buffer_barrier)(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, VkAccessFlags flags, VkPipelineStageFlags pipeline);
    void (*image_barrier)(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, VkImageLayout new_layout, VkAccessFlags flags, VkPipelineStageFlags pipeline);
+   void (*image_barrier_unsync)(struct zink_context *ctx, struct zink_resource *res, VkImageLayout new_layout, VkAccessFlags flags, VkPipelineStageFlags pipeline);
 
    bool compact_descriptors; /**< toggled if descriptor set ids are compacted */
    uint8_t desc_set_id[ZINK_MAX_DESCRIPTOR_SETS]; /**< converts enum zink_descriptor_type -> the actual set id */
@@ -1781,6 +1787,9 @@ struct zink_context {
 
    struct pipe_device_reset_callback reset;
 
+   struct util_queue_fence unsync_fence; //unsigned during unsync recording (blocks flush ops)
+   struct util_queue_fence flush_fence; //unsigned during flush (blocks unsync ops)
+
    struct zink_fence *deferred_fence;
    struct zink_fence *last_fence; //the last command buffer submitted
    struct zink_batch_state *batch_states; //list of submitted batch states: ordered by increasing timeline id