diff --git a/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.cpp b/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.cpp
index 2166d12d31f..2f01376a454 100644
--- a/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.cpp
+++ b/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.cpp
@@ -8115,10 +8115,67 @@ void RenderingDeviceVulkan::compute_list_dispatch_indirect(ComputeListID p_list,
 }
 
 void RenderingDeviceVulkan::compute_list_add_barrier(ComputeListID p_list) {
+	uint32_t barrier_flags = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT;
+	uint32_t access_flags = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT;
+	_compute_list_add_barrier(BARRIER_MASK_COMPUTE, barrier_flags, access_flags);
+}
+
+void RenderingDeviceVulkan::_compute_list_add_barrier(BitField<BarrierMask> p_post_barrier, uint32_t p_barrier_flags, uint32_t p_access_flags) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!compute_list);
+
+	VkImageMemoryBarrier *image_barriers = nullptr;
+
+	uint32_t image_barrier_count = compute_list->state.textures_to_sampled_layout.size();
+
+	if (image_barrier_count) {
+		image_barriers = (VkImageMemoryBarrier *)alloca(sizeof(VkImageMemoryBarrier) * image_barrier_count);
+	}
+
+	image_barrier_count = 0; // We'll count how many we end up issuing.
+
+	for (Texture *E : compute_list->state.textures_to_sampled_layout) {
+		if (E->layout != VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL) {
+			VkImageMemoryBarrier &image_memory_barrier = image_barriers[image_barrier_count++];
+			image_memory_barrier.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER;
+			image_memory_barrier.pNext = nullptr;
+			image_memory_barrier.srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT;
+			image_memory_barrier.dstAccessMask = p_access_flags;
+			image_memory_barrier.oldLayout = E->layout;
+			image_memory_barrier.newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL;
+
+			image_memory_barrier.srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED;
+			image_memory_barrier.dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED;
+			image_memory_barrier.image = E->image;
+			image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.aspectMask = E->read_aspect_mask;
+			image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = E->base_mipmap;
+			image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.levelCount = E->mipmaps;
+			image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = E->base_layer;
+			image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.layerCount = E->layers;
+
+			E->layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL;
+		}
+
+		if (E->used_in_frame != frames_drawn) {
+			E->used_in_transfer = false;
+			E->used_in_raster = false;
+			E->used_in_compute = false;
+			E->used_in_frame = frames_drawn;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (p_barrier_flags) {
+		VkMemoryBarrier mem_barrier;
+		mem_barrier.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_BARRIER;
+		mem_barrier.pNext = nullptr;
+		mem_barrier.srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT;
+		mem_barrier.dstAccessMask = p_access_flags;
+		vkCmdPipelineBarrier(compute_list->command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, p_barrier_flags, 0, 1, &mem_barrier, 0, nullptr, image_barrier_count, image_barriers);
+	} else if (image_barrier_count) {
+		vkCmdPipelineBarrier(compute_list->command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT, 0, 0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, image_barrier_count, image_barriers);
+	}
+
 #ifdef FORCE_FULL_BARRIER
 	_full_barrier(true);
-#else
-	_memory_barrier(VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT, VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT, true);
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -8139,62 +8196,7 @@ void RenderingDeviceVulkan::compute_list_end(BitField<BarrierMask> p_post_barrie
 		barrier_flags |= VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_TRANSFER_BIT;
 		access_flags |= VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_WRITE_BIT | VK_ACCESS_TRANSFER_READ_BIT;
 	}
-
-	if (barrier_flags == 0) {
-		barrier_flags = VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_BOTTOM_OF_PIPE_BIT;
-	}
-
-	VkImageMemoryBarrier *image_barriers = nullptr;
-
-	uint32_t image_barrier_count = compute_list->state.textures_to_sampled_layout.size();
-
-	if (image_barrier_count) {
-		image_barriers = (VkImageMemoryBarrier *)alloca(sizeof(VkImageMemoryBarrier) * image_barrier_count);
-	}
-
-	uint32_t barrier_idx = 0;
-
-	for (Texture *E : compute_list->state.textures_to_sampled_layout) {
-		VkImageMemoryBarrier &image_memory_barrier = image_barriers[barrier_idx++];
-		image_memory_barrier.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_MEMORY_BARRIER;
-		image_memory_barrier.pNext = nullptr;
-		image_memory_barrier.srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_READ_BIT | VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT;
-		image_memory_barrier.dstAccessMask = access_flags;
-		image_memory_barrier.oldLayout = E->layout;
-		image_memory_barrier.newLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL;
-
-		image_memory_barrier.srcQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED;
-		image_memory_barrier.dstQueueFamilyIndex = VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_IGNORED;
-		image_memory_barrier.image = E->image;
-		image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.aspectMask = E->read_aspect_mask;
-		image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.baseMipLevel = E->base_mipmap;
-		image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.levelCount = E->mipmaps;
-		image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.baseArrayLayer = E->base_layer;
-		image_memory_barrier.subresourceRange.layerCount = E->layers;
-
-		E->layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL;
-
-		if (E->used_in_frame != frames_drawn) {
-			E->used_in_transfer = false;
-			E->used_in_raster = false;
-			E->used_in_compute = false;
-			E->used_in_frame = frames_drawn;
-		}
-	}
-
-	VkMemoryBarrier mem_barrier;
-	mem_barrier.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_BARRIER;
-	mem_barrier.pNext = nullptr;
-	mem_barrier.srcAccessMask = VK_ACCESS_SHADER_WRITE_BIT;
-	mem_barrier.dstAccessMask = access_flags;
-
-	if (image_barrier_count > 0 || p_post_barrier != BARRIER_MASK_NO_BARRIER) {
-		vkCmdPipelineBarrier(compute_list->command_buffer, VK_PIPELINE_STAGE_COMPUTE_SHADER_BIT, barrier_flags, 0, 1, &mem_barrier, 0, nullptr, image_barrier_count, image_barriers);
-	}
-
-#ifdef FORCE_FULL_BARRIER
-	_full_barrier(true);
-#endif
+	_compute_list_add_barrier(p_post_barrier, barrier_flags, access_flags);
 
 	memdelete(compute_list);
 	compute_list = nullptr;
diff --git a/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.h b/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.h
index 91a09fa970b..3f01895745b 100644
--- a/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.h
+++ b/drivers/vulkan/rendering_device_vulkan.h
@@ -954,6 +954,8 @@ class RenderingDeviceVulkan : public RenderingDevice {
 
 	ComputeList *compute_list = nullptr;
 
+	void _compute_list_add_barrier(BitField<BarrierMask> p_post_barrier, uint32_t p_barrier_flags, uint32_t p_access_flags);
+
 	/**************************/
 	/**** FRAME MANAGEMENT ****/
 	/**************************/