diff --git a/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/main.rs b/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/main.rs
index 2313808470..fa2a5da6f5 100644
--- a/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/main.rs
+++ b/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/main.rs
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ pub enum CommandTy {
 
 static_assertions::const_assert_eq!(core::mem::size_of::<CommandTy>(), 4);
 
+const VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_FENCE: u32 = 1 << 0;
+//const VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_INFO_RING_IDX: u32 = 1 << 1;
+
 #[derive(Debug)]
 #[repr(C)]
 pub struct ControlHeader {
diff --git a/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/scheme.rs b/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/scheme.rs
index 3241294db3..95714e9a77 100644
--- a/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/scheme.rs
+++ b/graphics/virtio-gpud/src/scheme.rs
@@ -66,6 +66,18 @@ impl VirtGpuAdapter<'_> {
         Ok(header)
     }
 
+    async fn send_request_fenced<T>(&self, request: Dma<T>) -> Result<Dma<ControlHeader>, Error> {
+        let mut header = Dma::new(ControlHeader::default())?;
+        header.flags |= VIRTIO_GPU_FLAG_FENCE;
+        let command = ChainBuilder::new()
+            .chain(Buffer::new(&request))
+            .chain(Buffer::new(&header).flags(DescriptorFlags::WRITE_ONLY))
+            .build();
+
+        self.control_queue.send(command).await;
+        Ok(header)
+    }
+
     async fn get_display_info(&self) -> Result<Dma<GetDisplayInfo>, Error> {
         let header = Dma::new(ControlHeader::with_ty(CommandTy::GetDisplayInfo))?;