diff --git a/nx/include/switch.h b/nx/include/switch.h
index dd22df23..6c5d8423 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "switch/kernel/random.h"
 #include "switch/kernel/jit.h"
 #include "switch/kernel/ipc.h"
+#include "switch/kernel/barrier.h"
 
 #include "switch/services/sm.h"
 #include "switch/services/smm.h"
diff --git a/nx/include/switch/kernel/barrier.h b/nx/include/switch/kernel/barrier.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76d2fcd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nx/include/switch/kernel/barrier.h
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#pragma once
+#include "semaphore.h"
+
+
+// barrier structure
+typedef struct barrier{
+    u64 count;
+    u64 thread_total;
+    Semaphore throttle;
+    Semaphore lock;
+    Semaphore thread_wait;
+} barrier;
+
+void barrierInit(barrier *my_barrier, u64 thread_count);
+
+void barrierWait(barrier *b);
diff --git a/nx/include/switch/kernel/semaphore.h b/nx/include/switch/kernel/semaphore.h
index 12f4c5b0..fac4aa66 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/kernel/semaphore.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/kernel/semaphore.h
@@ -42,3 +42,5 @@ void semaphoreWait(Semaphore *s);
  * @return true if no wait and successful lock, false otherwise.
  */
 bool semaphoreTryWait(Semaphore *s);
+
+
diff --git a/nx/source/kernel/barrier.c b/nx/source/kernel/barrier.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1b248b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nx/source/kernel/barrier.c
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#include "kernel/barrier.h"
+
+void barrierInit(barrier *my_barrier, u64 thread_count){
+    my_barrier->count = 0;
+    my_barrier->thread_total = thread_count;
+    semaphoreInit(&my_barrier->throttle, 0);
+    semaphoreInit(&my_barrier->lock, 1);
+    semaphoreInit(&my_barrier->thread_wait, 0);
+}
+
+void barrierWait(barrier *b){
+    semaphoreWait(&b->lock);
+    if(b->count < b->thread_total){
+        b->count++;
+    }
+    if(b->count < b->thread_total){
+        semaphoreSignal(&b->lock);
+        semaphoreWait(&b->thread_wait);
+        semaphoreSignal(&b->throttle);
+    }
+    else if(b->count == b->thread_total){
+        for(int i = 0; i < b->thread_total-1; i++){
+            semaphoreSignal(&b->thread_wait);
+            semaphoreWait(&b->throttle);
+        }
+        b->count = 0;
+        semaphoreSignal(&b->lock);
+    }
+}