diff --git a/docs/features.txt b/docs/features.txt
index 68a80e4f37d..35e0774c4df 100644
--- a/docs/features.txt
+++ b/docs/features.txt
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ Khronos extensions that are not part of any Vulkan version:
   VK_EXT_display_surface_counter                        DONE (anv, lvp, nvk, panvk, radv, tu, vn)
   VK_EXT_dynamic_rendering_unused_attachments           DONE (anv, hk, lvp, nvk, radv, tu, vn)
   VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state3                        DONE (anv, hk, lvp, nvk, pvr, radv, tu, vn)
-  VK_EXT_external_memory_acquire_unmodified             DONE (anv, radv, vn)
+  VK_EXT_external_memory_acquire_unmodified             DONE (anv, panvk, radv, vn)
   VK_EXT_external_memory_dma_buf                        DONE (anv, hasvk, hk, lvp, nvk, panvk, pvr, radv, tu, v3dv, vn)
   VK_EXT_external_memory_host                           DONE (anv, dzn, hasvk, lvp, radv)
   VK_EXT_filter_cubic                                   DONE (tu/a650+, vn)
diff --git a/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt b/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
index bf535b93f38..2bc78b29002 100644
--- a/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
+++ b/docs/relnotes/new_features.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 VK_KHR_relaxed_block_layout on pvr
 VK_KHR_storage_buffer_storage_class on pvr
+VK_EXT_external_memory_acquire_unmodified on panvk
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_meta.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_meta.c
index 41cca7b8001..733629bbcb2 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_meta.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_cmd_meta.c
@@ -659,6 +659,20 @@ cmd_clear_afbc_metadata(VkCommandBuffer _cmdbuf,
    panvk_per_arch(cmd_meta_compute_end)(cmdbuf, &save);
 }
 
+static bool
+panvk_acquire_unmodified(const VkImageMemoryBarrier2 *barrier)
+{
+   if (barrier->srcQueueFamilyIndex != VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_EXTERNAL &&
+       barrier->srcQueueFamilyIndex != VK_QUEUE_FAMILY_FOREIGN_EXT)
+      return false;
+
+   const VkExternalMemoryAcquireUnmodifiedEXT *acquire_unmodified =
+      vk_find_struct_const(barrier->pNext,
+                           EXTERNAL_MEMORY_ACQUIRE_UNMODIFIED_EXT);
+   return acquire_unmodified &&
+          acquire_unmodified->acquireUnmodifiedMemory == VK_TRUE;
+}
+
 /* TODO: pass less data than what's in a VkImageMemoryBarrier2 */
 
 struct panvk_image_layout_transition_handler {
@@ -672,7 +686,8 @@ panvk_get_image_layout_transition_handler(const VkImageMemoryBarrier2 *barrier)
 {
    VK_FROM_HANDLE(panvk_image, img, barrier->image);
 
-   if (barrier->oldLayout == barrier->newLayout)
+   if (barrier->oldLayout == barrier->newLayout ||
+       panvk_acquire_unmodified(barrier))
       return (struct panvk_image_layout_transition_handler){0};
 
    if (barrier->oldLayout == VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED &&
diff --git a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_physical_device.c b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_physical_device.c
index 69bdc512eea..10ac39cb9e4 100644
--- a/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_physical_device.c
+++ b/src/panfrost/vulkan/panvk_vX_physical_device.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ panvk_per_arch(get_physical_device_extensions)(
       .EXT_descriptor_indexing = PAN_ARCH >= 9,
       .EXT_extended_dynamic_state = true,
       .EXT_extended_dynamic_state2 = true,
+      .EXT_external_memory_acquire_unmodified = true,
       .EXT_external_memory_dma_buf = true,
       .EXT_global_priority = true,
       .EXT_global_priority_query = true,