diff --git a/include/hyprgraphics/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp b/include/hyprgraphics/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp
index 1d3655d..922aa93 100644
--- a/include/hyprgraphics/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp
+++ b/include/hyprgraphics/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ namespace Hyprgraphics {
 
         void enqueue(Hyprutils::Memory::CAtomicSharedPointer<IAsyncResource> resource);
 
+        // Synchronously await the resource being available
+        void await(Hyprutils::Memory::CAtomicSharedPointer<IAsyncResource> resource);
+
       private:
         std::thread m_gatherThread;
 
diff --git a/include/hyprgraphics/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp b/include/hyprgraphics/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp
index 1479612..c1aa04a 100644
--- a/include/hyprgraphics/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp
+++ b/include/hyprgraphics/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@
 #include <atomic>
 
 namespace Hyprgraphics {
+    struct SAsyncResourceImpl;
+
     class IAsyncResource {
       public:
-        IAsyncResource()          = default;
+        IAsyncResource();
         virtual ~IAsyncResource() = default;
 
         virtual void render() = 0;
@@ -29,5 +31,7 @@ namespace Hyprgraphics {
             Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CCairoSurface> cairoSurface;
             Hyprutils::Math::Vector2D                        pixelSize;
         } m_asset;
+
+        Hyprutils::Memory::CUniquePointer<SAsyncResourceImpl> m_impl;
     };
 }
diff --git a/src/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp b/src/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
index 7ea058f..7e3e7de 100644
--- a/src/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
+++ b/src/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include <hyprgraphics/resource/AsyncResourceGatherer.hpp>
+#include "resources/AsyncResource.hpp"
 
 using namespace Hyprgraphics;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,13 @@ void CAsyncResourceGatherer::enqueue(Hyprutils::Memory::CAtomicSharedPointer<IAs
     wakeUpMainThread();
 }
 
+void CAsyncResourceGatherer::await(Hyprutils::Memory::CAtomicSharedPointer<IAsyncResource> resource) {
+    resource->m_impl->awaitingCv = Hyprutils::Memory::makeUnique<std::condition_variable>();
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(resource->m_impl->awaitingMtx);
+    resource->m_impl->awaitingCv->wait(lk, [&resource] { return resource->m_impl->awaitingEvent; });
+    resource->m_impl->awaitingCv.reset();
+}
+
 void CAsyncResourceGatherer::asyncAssetSpinLock() {
     while (!m_asyncLoopState.exit) {
 
@@ -56,6 +64,10 @@ void CAsyncResourceGatherer::asyncAssetSpinLock() {
         for (auto& r : requests) {
             r->render();
 
+            if (r->m_impl->awaitingCv) {
+                r->m_impl->awaitingEvent = true;
+                r->m_impl->awaitingCv->notify_all();
+            }
             r->m_ready = true;
             r->m_events.finished.emit();
         }
diff --git a/src/resource/resources/AsyncResource.cpp b/src/resource/resources/AsyncResource.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f867f83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resource/resources/AsyncResource.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#include "AsyncResource.hpp"
+
+using namespace Hyprgraphics;
+using namespace Hyprutils::Memory;
+
+IAsyncResource::IAsyncResource() : m_impl(makeUnique<SAsyncResourceImpl>()) {
+    ;
+}
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diff --git a/src/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp b/src/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a0c61b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <hyprgraphics/resource/resources/AsyncResource.hpp>
+
+#include <condition_variable>
+
+namespace Hyprgraphics {
+    struct SAsyncResourceImpl {
+        Hyprutils::Memory::CUniquePointer<std::condition_variable> awaitingCv;
+        std::mutex                                                 awaitingMtx;
+        bool                                                       awaitingEvent = false;
+    };
+}
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