diff --git a/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/venus_hw.h b/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/venus_hw.h
index 23a34976505..18bd1964002 100644
--- a/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/venus_hw.h
+++ b/src/virtio/virtio-gpu/venus_hw.h
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ struct virgl_renderer_capset_venus {
     * shifts the responsibilities to the client drivers.
     */
    uint32_t allow_vk_wait_syncs;
+
+   /* This flag indicates that the renderer supports multiple fencing
+    * timelines. The client driver is expected to associate each VkQueue with
+    * one of these timelines at queue creation by binding it with an unused
+    * ring_idx. Queues created without a ring_idx binding are associated to a
+    * shared legacy timeline. The special ring_idx==0 is reserved for CPU
+    * fences that are signaled by the renderer immediately upon consumption of
+    * the associated renderer submission.
+    */
+   uint32_t supports_multiple_timelines;
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c
index 08d172bc7d9..ea8715c4e80 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_instance.c
@@ -219,6 +219,12 @@ vn_instance_init_experimental_features(struct vn_instance *instance)
       &reply_dec, &struct_size, &instance->experimental);
    vn_renderer_shmem_unref(instance->renderer, reply_shmem);
 
+   /* if renderer supports multiple_timelines, the driver will use it and
+    * globalFencing support can be assumed.
+    */
+   if (instance->renderer->info.supports_multiple_timelines)
+      instance->experimental.globalFencing = VK_TRUE;
+
    if (VN_DEBUG(INIT)) {
       vn_log(instance,
              "VkVenusExperimentalFeatures100000MESA is as below:"
@@ -297,6 +303,8 @@ vn_instance_init_renderer(struct vn_instance *instance)
              renderer_info->supports_blob_id_0);
       vn_log(instance, "allow_vk_wait_syncs: %d",
              renderer_info->allow_vk_wait_syncs);
+      vn_log(instance, "supports_multiple_timelines: %d",
+             renderer_info->supports_multiple_timelines);
    }
 
    return VK_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_virtgpu.c b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_virtgpu.c
index 407129ff8f3..a4e3998b941 100644
--- a/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_virtgpu.c
+++ b/src/virtio/vulkan/vn_renderer_virtgpu.c
@@ -1380,8 +1380,6 @@ virtgpu_init_renderer_info(struct virtgpu *gpu)
 
    info->has_implicit_fencing = false;
 
-   info->max_sync_queue_count = gpu->max_sync_queue_count;
-
    const struct virgl_renderer_capset_venus *capset = &gpu->capset.data;
    info->wire_format_version = capset->wire_format_version;
    info->vk_xml_version = capset->vk_xml_version;
@@ -1399,6 +1397,9 @@ virtgpu_init_renderer_info(struct virtgpu *gpu)
 
    info->allow_vk_wait_syncs = capset->allow_vk_wait_syncs;
 
+   info->supports_multiple_timelines = capset->supports_multiple_timelines;
+   info->max_sync_queue_count = gpu->max_sync_queue_count;
+
    if (gpu->bo_blob_mem == VIRTGPU_BLOB_MEM_GUEST_VRAM)
       info->has_guest_vram = true;
 }