diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt
index eca1d00fbe..88c9fb9ab0 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/BooleanSetting.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ enum class BooleanSetting(override val key: String) : AbstractBooleanSetting {
     RENDERER_USE_DISK_SHADER_CACHE("use_disk_shader_cache"),
     RENDERER_FORCE_MAX_CLOCK("force_max_clock"),
     RENDERER_ASYNCHRONOUS_SHADERS("use_asynchronous_shaders"),
+    RENDERER_EARLY_RELEASE_FENCES("early_release_fences"),
     RENDERER_REACTIVE_FLUSHING("use_reactive_flushing"),
     ENABLE_BUFFER_HISTORY("enable_buffer_history"),
     SYNC_MEMORY_OPERATIONS("sync_memory_operations"),
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
index 02289edeae..61248b35d8 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/model/view/SettingsItem.kt
@@ -679,6 +679,13 @@ abstract class SettingsItem(
                     descriptionId = R.string.renderer_asynchronous_shaders_description
                 )
             )
+            put(
+                SwitchSetting(
+                    BooleanSetting.RENDERER_EARLY_RELEASE_FENCES,
+                    titleId = R.string.renderer_early_release_fences,
+                    descriptionId = R.string.renderer_early_release_fences_description
+                )
+            )
             put(
                 SingleChoiceSetting(
                     IntSetting.FAST_GPU_TIME,
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
index 61b86c70d0..0024ab8e80 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/java/org/yuzu/yuzu_emu/features/settings/ui/SettingsFragmentPresenter.kt
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ class SettingsFragmentPresenter(
             add(BooleanSetting.SKIP_CPU_INNER_INVALIDATION.key)
             add(BooleanSetting.FIX_BLOOM_EFFECTS.key)
             add(BooleanSetting.RENDERER_ASYNCHRONOUS_SHADERS.key)
+            add(BooleanSetting.RENDERER_EARLY_RELEASE_FENCES.key)
             add(SettingsItem.GPU_UNSWIZZLE_COMBINED)
 
             add(HeaderSetting(R.string.extensions))
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b703575cc5..5c3d7a966e 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -510,6 +510,8 @@
     <string name="fix_bloom_effects_description">Reduces bloom blur in LA/EOW (Adreno 700), removes bloom in Burnout. Warning: may cause graphical artifacts in other games.</string>
     <string name="renderer_asynchronous_shaders">Use asynchronous shaders</string>
     <string name="renderer_asynchronous_shaders_description">Compiles shaders asynchronously. This may reduce stutters but may also introduce glitches.</string>
+    <string name="renderer_early_release_fences">Release Fences Early</string>
+    <string name="renderer_early_release_fences_description">Fixes crashes and freezes in some games, may cause issues with Unreal Engine games.</string>
     <string name="gpu_unswizzle_settings">GPU Unswizzle Settings</string>
     <string name="gpu_unswizzle_settings_description">Configure GPU-based texture unswizzling parameters or disable it entirely. Adjust these settings to balance performance and texture loading quality.</string>
     <string name="gpu_unswizzle_enable">Enable GPU Unswizzle</string>
diff --git a/src/common/settings.h b/src/common/settings.h
index de7387c4f8..7077046e34 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.h
+++ b/src/common/settings.h
@@ -546,6 +546,16 @@ struct Values {
     SwitchableSetting<bool> use_asynchronous_shaders{linkage, false, "use_asynchronous_shaders",
                                                      Category::RendererHacks};
 
+#ifdef ANDROID
+    SwitchableSetting<bool> early_release_fences{linkage,
+                                                 false,
+                                                 "early_release_fences",
+                                                 Category::RendererAdvanced,
+                                                 Specialization::Default,
+                                                 true,
+                                                 true};
+#endif
+
     SwitchableSetting<GpuUnswizzleSize> gpu_unswizzle_texture_size{linkage,
                                                   GpuUnswizzleSize::Large,
                                                   "gpu_unswizzle_texture_size",
diff --git a/src/video_core/fence_manager.h b/src/video_core/fence_manager.h
index e4c4329e81..dc7711a6cf 100644
--- a/src/video_core/fence_manager.h
+++ b/src/video_core/fence_manager.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -72,32 +72,49 @@ public:
     }
 
     void SignalFence(std::function<void()>&& func) {
-        if constexpr (!can_async_check) {
-            TryReleasePendingFences<false>();
-        }
+        const bool delay_fence = Settings::IsGPULevelHigh();
         const bool should_flush = ShouldFlush();
-        const bool delay_fence = Settings::IsGPULevelHigh() || (Settings::IsGPULevelMedium() && should_flush);
+        #ifdef __ANDROID__
+        const bool early_release_fences = Settings::values.early_release_fences.GetValue();
+        #else
+        constexpr bool early_release_fences = false;
+        #endif
+        constexpr bool async_supported = can_async_check;
         CommitAsyncFlushes();
         TFence new_fence = CreateFence(!should_flush);
-        if constexpr (can_async_check) {
-            guard.lock();
+        std::unique_lock lock(guard, std::defer_lock);
+
+        const bool needs_lock = (early_release_fences && delay_fence) ||
+                            (!early_release_fences && async_supported);
+        if (needs_lock) {
+            lock.lock();
+        }
+        if (!delay_fence) {
+            if (early_release_fences) {
+                TryReleasePendingFences<false>();
+            } else if constexpr (!async_supported) {
+                TryReleasePendingFences<false>();
+            }
         }
         if (delay_fence) {
             uncommitted_operations.emplace_back(std::move(func));
         }
-        pending_operations.emplace_back(std::move(uncommitted_operations));
+        if (!uncommitted_operations.empty()) {
+            pending_operations.emplace_back(std::move(uncommitted_operations));
+            uncommitted_operations.clear();
+        }
         QueueFence(new_fence);
         if (!delay_fence) {
             func();
         }
         fences.push(std::move(new_fence));
+        if (needs_lock) {
+            lock.unlock();
+            cv.notify_all();
+        }
         if (should_flush) {
             rasterizer.FlushCommands();
         }
-        if constexpr (can_async_check) {
-            guard.unlock();
-            cv.notify_all();
-        }
         rasterizer.InvalidateGPUCache();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
index a82e2c73fa..2dce02e060 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_master_semaphore.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2020 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -80,9 +80,7 @@ void MasterSemaphore::Wait(u64 tick) {
     if (!semaphore) {
         // If we don't support timeline semaphores, wait for the value normally
         std::unique_lock lk{free_mutex};
-        free_cv.wait(lk, [&] {
-            return gpu_tick.load(std::memory_order_acquire) >= tick;
-        });
+        free_cv.wait(lk, [&] { return gpu_tick.load(std::memory_order_relaxed) >= tick; });
         return;
     }
 
@@ -218,30 +216,13 @@ void MasterSemaphore::WaitThread(std::stop_token token) {
             wait_queue.pop();
         }
 
-#ifdef ANDROID
-        VkResult status;
-        do {
-            status = fence.GetStatus();
-            if (status == VK_NOT_READY) {
-                std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::microseconds(100));
-            }
-        } while (status == VK_NOT_READY);
-
-        if (status == VK_SUCCESS) {
-            fence.Reset();
-        } else {
-            vk::Check(status);
-            continue;
-        }
-#else
         fence.Wait();
         fence.Reset();
-#endif
 
         {
             std::scoped_lock lock{free_mutex};
             free_queue.push_front(std::move(fence));
-            gpu_tick.store(host_tick, std::memory_order_release);
+            gpu_tick.store(host_tick);
         }
         free_cv.notify_all();
     }