diff --git a/src/compositor/compositor_core.cpp b/src/compositor/compositor_core.cpp
index 49b43b7..97b5a2d 100644
--- a/src/compositor/compositor_core.cpp
+++ b/src/compositor/compositor_core.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 extern "C" {
 #include <wlr/backend/headless.h>
 #include <wlr/render/allocator.h>
+#include <wlr/render/drm_syncobj.h>
 #include <wlr/render/swapchain.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_compositor.h>
@@ -197,6 +198,23 @@ auto CompositorState::create_compositor() -> Result<void> {
         }
     }
 
+    // Own a composite-OUTPUT signal timeline so every exported frame carries a producer-write
+    // fence (P5), independent of whether the client bound wp_linux_drm_syncobj_v1. Best-effort:
+    // absence degrades to the status-quo implicit path (see compositor_present.cpp).
+    if (renderer->features.timeline && drm_fd >= 0) {
+        present_signal_timeline = wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_create(drm_fd);
+        present_timeline_supported = (present_signal_timeline != nullptr);
+        if (present_timeline_supported) {
+            GOGGLES_LOG_INFO("Compositor: composite-write signal timeline enabled");
+        } else {
+            GOGGLES_LOG_WARN(
+                "Compositor: signal timeline creation failed; implicit signal sync fallback");
+        }
+    } else {
+        GOGGLES_LOG_WARN("Compositor: renderer lacks features.timeline; composite-write fence "
+                         "export unavailable (implicit signal sync fallback)");
+    }
+
     return {};
 }
 
@@ -382,6 +400,11 @@ void CompositorState::teardown() {
         allocator = nullptr;
     }
 
+    if (present_signal_timeline) {
+        wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_unref(present_signal_timeline);
+        present_signal_timeline = nullptr;
+    }
+
     if (renderer) {
         wlr_renderer_destroy(renderer);
         renderer = nullptr;
diff --git a/src/compositor/compositor_present.cpp b/src/compositor/compositor_present.cpp
index ef6f1f6..05b5b24 100644
--- a/src/compositor/compositor_present.cpp
+++ b/src/compositor/compositor_present.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <numeric>
 
 extern "C" {
+#include <libdrm/drm.h>
 #include <wlr/render/allocator.h>
 #include <wlr/render/drm_syncobj.h>
 #include <wlr/render/pass.h>
@@ -653,7 +654,17 @@ bool CompositorState::render_surface_to_frame(const InputTarget& target) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    wlr_render_pass* pass = wlr_renderer_begin_buffer_pass(renderer, buffer, nullptr);
+    uint64_t pass_point = 0;
+    wlr_render_pass* pass = nullptr;
+    if (present_timeline_supported) {
+        pass_point = ++present_signal_point;
+        wlr_buffer_pass_options opts{};
+        opts.signal_timeline = present_signal_timeline;
+        opts.signal_point = pass_point;
+        pass = wlr_renderer_begin_buffer_pass(renderer, buffer, &opts);
+    } else {
+        pass = wlr_renderer_begin_buffer_pass(renderer, buffer, nullptr);
+    }
     if (!pass) {
         wlr_buffer_unlock(buffer);
         return false;
@@ -719,18 +730,31 @@ bool CompositorState::render_surface_to_frame(const InputTarget& target) {
     frame.image.handle = std::move(dup_fd);
     frame.frame_number = ++presented_frame_number;
 
-    // Export the acquire fence from the root surface so Vulkan waits on compositor writes.
-    wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_surface_v1_state* syncobj_state =
-        wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1_get_surface_state(root_surface);
-    if (syncobj_state && syncobj_state->acquire_timeline) {
-        int sync_file = wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_export_sync_file(syncobj_state->acquire_timeline,
-                                                                  syncobj_state->acquire_point);
-        if (sync_file >= 0) {
-            frame.sync_fd = util::UniqueFd{sync_file};
+    // Export the composite OUTPUT write fence so goggles waits on the compositor's render
+    // completion. The signal timeline is the compositor's own, independent of whether the client
+    // bound wp_linux_drm_syncobj_v1, so every client gets a producer-write fence when supported.
+    if (present_timeline_supported) {
+        bool materialized = false;
+        if (wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_check(present_signal_timeline, pass_point,
+                                           DRM_SYNCOBJ_WAIT_FLAGS_WAIT_AVAILABLE, &materialized) &&
+            materialized) {
+            int sync_file =
+                wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_export_sync_file(present_signal_timeline, pass_point);
+            if (sync_file >= 0) {
+                frame.sync_fd = util::UniqueFd{sync_file};
+            } else {
+                GOGGLES_LOG_WARN("Composite-write sync_file export failed (point {})", pass_point);
+            }
+        } else {
+            GOGGLES_LOG_WARN("Composite-write point {} not materialized at export; frame published "
+                             "without producer fence",
+                             pass_point);
         }
     }
 
     // Release stays tied to the exported buffer so wlroots can retire it after import completes.
+    wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_surface_v1_state* syncobj_state =
+        wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1_get_surface_state(root_surface);
     if (syncobj_state && syncobj_state->release_timeline) {
         wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1_state_signal_release_with_buffer(syncobj_state, buffer);
     }
diff --git a/src/compositor/compositor_state.hpp b/src/compositor/compositor_state.hpp
index 623a7b3..b463689 100644
--- a/src/compositor/compositor_state.hpp
+++ b/src/compositor/compositor_state.hpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct wlr_allocator;
 struct wlr_backend;
 struct wlr_buffer;
 struct wlr_compositor;
+struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline;
 struct wlr_layer_shell_v1;
 struct wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_manager_v1;
 struct wlr_output;
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ using ::wlr_allocator;
 using ::wlr_backend;
 using ::wlr_buffer;
 using ::wlr_compositor;
+using ::wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline;
 using ::wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_manager_v1;
 using ::wlr_output;
 using ::wlr_output_layout;
@@ -166,6 +168,9 @@ struct CompositorState {
     std::vector<std::unique_ptr<LayerSurfaceHooks>> layer_hooks;
     wlr_layer_shell_v1* layer_shell = nullptr;
     wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_manager_v1* syncobj_manager = nullptr;
+    wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline* present_signal_timeline = nullptr; // composite-OUTPUT write timeline
+    uint64_t present_signal_point = 0; // monotonic, compositor-thread only
+    bool present_timeline_supported = false;
     wlr_drm_format present_format{};
     std::string wayland_socket_name;
     mutable std::mutex hooks_mutex;