diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h
index 424781496ee..8e10a766f79 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_private.h
@@ -519,6 +519,11 @@ void v3dv_cmd_buffer_finish_job(struct v3dv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer);
 void v3dv_cmd_buffer_start_frame(struct v3dv_cmd_buffer *cmd_buffer,
                                  const struct v3dv_framebuffer *framebuffer);
 
+struct v3dv_semaphore {
+   /* A syncobject handle associated with this semaphore */
+   uint32_t sync;
+};
+
 struct v3dv_shader_module {
    unsigned char sha1[20];
    uint32_t size;
@@ -728,6 +733,7 @@ V3DV_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(v3dv_image, VkImage)
 V3DV_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(v3dv_image_view, VkImageView)
 V3DV_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(v3dv_pipeline, VkPipeline)
 V3DV_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(v3dv_render_pass, VkRenderPass)
+V3DV_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(v3dv_semaphore, VkSemaphore)
 V3DV_DEFINE_NONDISP_HANDLE_CASTS(v3dv_shader_module, VkShaderModule)
 
 /* This is defined as a macro so that it works for both
diff --git a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c
index cbef88bd794..e9a6c2f33cb 100644
--- a/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c
+++ b/src/broadcom/vulkan/v3dv_queue.c
@@ -157,3 +157,45 @@ v3dv_QueueSubmit(VkQueue _queue,
 
    return result;
 }
+
+VkResult
+v3dv_CreateSemaphore(VkDevice _device,
+                     const VkSemaphoreCreateInfo *pCreateInfo,
+                     const VkAllocationCallbacks *pAllocator,
+                     VkSemaphore *pSemaphore)
+{
+   V3DV_FROM_HANDLE(v3dv_device, device, _device);
+
+   assert(pCreateInfo->sType == VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SEMAPHORE_CREATE_INFO);
+
+   struct v3dv_semaphore *sem =
+      vk_alloc2(&device->alloc, pAllocator, sizeof(struct v3dv_semaphore), 8,
+               VK_SYSTEM_ALLOCATION_SCOPE_OBJECT);
+   if (sem == NULL)
+      return vk_error(device->instance, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
+
+   int ret = drmSyncobjCreate(device->fd, 0, &sem->sync);
+   if (ret) {
+      vk_free2(&device->alloc, pAllocator, sem);
+      return vk_error(device->instance, VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY);
+   }
+
+   *pSemaphore = v3dv_semaphore_to_handle(sem);
+
+   return VK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+void
+v3dv_DestroySemaphore(VkDevice _device,
+                      VkSemaphore semaphore,
+                      const VkAllocationCallbacks *pAllocator)
+{
+   V3DV_FROM_HANDLE(v3dv_device, device, _device);
+   V3DV_FROM_HANDLE(v3dv_semaphore, sem, semaphore);
+
+   if (sem == NULL)
+      return;
+
+   drmSyncobjDestroy(device->fd, sem->sync);
+   vk_free2(&device->alloc, pAllocator, sem);
+}