diff --git a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Analysis/ResourceUsage.cpp b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Analysis/ResourceUsage.cpp
index 4ff656c18282..e8dbaae15f5d 100644
--- a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Analysis/ResourceUsage.cpp
+++ b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Analysis/ResourceUsage.cpp
@@ -394,6 +394,12 @@ class ValueResourceUsage : public AbstractResourceUsage<DFX::ValueElement> {
               DFX::Resolution::REQUIRED);
           getState() ^= targetUsage.getState();
         })
+        .Case([&](IREE::Stream::AsyncBarrierOp op) {
+          auto &tiedUsage = solver.getElementFor<ValueResourceUsage>(
+              *this, Position::forValue(op.getOperand(0)),
+              DFX::Resolution::REQUIRED);
+          getState() ^= tiedUsage.getState();
+        })
         .Case([&](IREE::Stream::AsyncTransferOp op) {
           removeAssumedBits(NOT_TRANSFER_WRITE);
           auto &sourceUsage = solver.getElementFor<ValueResourceUsage>(
@@ -716,6 +722,12 @@ class ValueResourceUsage : public AbstractResourceUsage<DFX::ValueElement> {
             getState() ^= resultUsage.getState();
           }
         })
+        .Case([&](IREE::Stream::AsyncBarrierOp op) {
+          auto &resultUsage = solver.getElementFor<ValueResourceUsage>(
+              *this, Position::forValue(op.getResult()),
+              DFX::Resolution::OPTIONAL);
+          getState() ^= resultUsage.getState();
+        })
         .Case([&](IREE::Stream::AsyncTransferOp op) {
           removeAssumedBits(NOT_TRANSFER_READ);
           auto &resultUsage = solver.getElementFor<ValueResourceUsage>(
diff --git a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/FlowToStream/test/tensor_ops.mlir b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/FlowToStream/test/tensor_ops.mlir
index 4fb2216faeec..df9e5480ef90 100644
--- a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/FlowToStream/test/tensor_ops.mlir
+++ b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/FlowToStream/test/tensor_ops.mlir
@@ -138,6 +138,26 @@ util.func public @tensorSplat(%value: i8, %dim0: index) -> tensor<?x128xi8> {
 
 util.global private @device : !hal.device
 
+// CHECK-LABEL: @tensorBarrierDispatch
+//  CHECK-SAME: (%[[INPUT:.+]]: !stream.resource<*>, %[[DIM0:.+]]: index, %[[DIM1:.+]]: index)
+util.func public @tensorBarrierDispatch(%input: tensor<?x128xi8>, %dim0: index) -> tensor<?x128xi8> {
+  %c0 = arith.constant 0 : index
+  %barrier = flow.tensor.barrier %input : tensor<?x128xi8>{%dim0} on #hal.device.affinity<@device>
+  %0 = flow.dispatch @ex::@entry[%c0](%barrier) : (tensor<?x128xi8>{%dim0}) -> tensor<?x128xi8>{%dim0}
+
+  // CHECK: %[[C0:.+]] = arith.constant 0 : index
+  // CHECK: %[[BARRIER:.+]] = stream.async.barrier %[[INPUT]] : !stream.resource<*>{%[[DIM0]]} -> !stream.resource<*>
+  // CHECK: %[[C0_2:.+]] = arith.constant 0 : index
+  // CHECK: %[[SIZE:.+]] = stream.tensor.sizeof on(#hal.device.affinity<@device>) tensor<?x128xi8>{%arg2} : index
+  // CHECK: %[[DISP:.+]] = stream.async.dispatch on(#hal.device.affinity<@device>) @ex::@entry[%[[C0]]](%[[BARRIER]][%[[C0_2]] to %[[DIM0]] for %[[DIM0]]])
+  // CHECK: util.return %[[DISP]], %[[SIZE]]
+  util.return %0 : tensor<?x128xi8>
+}
+
+// -----
+
+util.global private @device : !hal.device
+
 // CHECK-LABEL: @tensorTransfer
 //  CHECK-SAME: (%[[INPUT:.+]]: !stream.resource<*>, %[[INPUT_SIZE:.+]]: index, %[[DIM0:.+]]: index)
 util.func public @tensorTransfer(%input: tensor<?x128xi8>, %dim0: index) -> tensor<?x128xi8> {
diff --git a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/PatternUtils.cpp b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/PatternUtils.cpp
index 45122452d64b..051b6a151a35 100644
--- a/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/PatternUtils.cpp
+++ b/compiler/src/iree/compiler/Dialect/Stream/Conversion/PatternUtils.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ ConvertedTensor transferTensorOperands(
   Value resource = convertedOperand[0];
   Value resourceSize = convertedOperand[1];
   auto affinityAttr = affinityAnalysis->lookupResourceAffinity(originalOperand);
-  if (affinityAttr != requiredAffinityAttr) {
+  bool isBarrier = resource.getDefiningOp() &&
+                   isa<IREE::Stream::AsyncBarrierOp>(resource.getDefiningOp());
+  if (affinityAttr != requiredAffinityAttr && !isBarrier) {
     resource = builder.create<IREE::Stream::AsyncTransferOp>(
         loc, resource.getType(), resource, resourceSize, resourceSize,
         affinityAttr, requiredAffinityAttr);