diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/GlBuffer.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/GlBuffer.java
index d52804652..83b1a253d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/GlBuffer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/GlBuffer.java
@@ -2,27 +2,17 @@ package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer;
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20;
-import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL30;
 
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.GlObject;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.versioned.MapBufferRange;
 
-public class GlBuffer extends GlObject {
+public abstract class GlBuffer extends GlObject {
 
 	protected final GlBufferType type;
-	protected final GlBufferUsage usage;
 
 	public GlBuffer(GlBufferType type) {
-		this(type, GlBufferUsage.STATIC_DRAW);
-	}
-
-	public GlBuffer(GlBufferType type, GlBufferUsage usage) {
-		setHandle(GL20.glGenBuffers());
+		_create();
 		this.type = type;
-		this.usage = usage;
 	}
 
 	public GlBufferType getBufferTarget() {
@@ -30,37 +20,21 @@ public class GlBuffer extends GlObject {
 	}
 
 	public void bind() {
-		bind(type);
-	}
-
-	public void bind(GlBufferType type) {
 		GL20.glBindBuffer(type.glEnum, handle());
 	}
 
 	public void unbind() {
-		unbind(type);
+		GL20.glBindBuffer(type.glEnum, 0);
 	}
 
-	public void unbind(GlBufferType bufferType) {
-		GL20.glBindBuffer(bufferType.glEnum, 0);
-	}
+	public abstract void alloc(long size);
 
-	public void alloc(int size) {
-		GL15.glBufferData(type.glEnum, size, usage.glEnum);
-	}
+	public abstract void upload(ByteBuffer directBuffer);
 
-	public void upload(ByteBuffer directBuffer) {
-		GL15.glBufferData(type.glEnum, directBuffer, usage.glEnum);
-	}
+	public abstract MappedBuffer getBuffer(int offset, int length);
 
-	public MappedBuffer getBuffer(int offset, int length) {
-		if (Backend.getInstance().compat.mapBufferRange != MapBufferRange.UNSUPPORTED) {
-			return new MappedBufferRange(this, offset, length, GL30.GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT);
-		} else {
-			MappedFullBuffer fullBuffer = new MappedFullBuffer(this, MappedBufferUsage.WRITE_ONLY);
-			fullBuffer.position(offset);
-			return fullBuffer;
-		}
+	protected void _create() {
+		setHandle(GL20.glGenBuffers());
 	}
 
 	protected void deleteInternal(int handle) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/GlBufferImpl.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/GlBufferImpl.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7002e5505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/GlBufferImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL30;
+
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.versioned.MapBufferRange;
+
+public class GlBufferImpl extends GlBuffer {
+
+	protected final GlBufferUsage usage;
+
+	public GlBufferImpl(GlBufferType type) {
+		this(type, GlBufferUsage.STATIC_DRAW);
+	}
+
+	public GlBufferImpl(GlBufferType type, GlBufferUsage usage) {
+		super(type);
+		this.usage = usage;
+	}
+
+	public void alloc(long size) {
+		GL15.glBufferData(type.glEnum, size, usage.glEnum);
+	}
+
+	public void upload(ByteBuffer directBuffer) {
+		GL15.glBufferData(type.glEnum, directBuffer, usage.glEnum);
+	}
+
+	public MappedBuffer getBuffer(int offset, int length) {
+		if (Backend.getInstance().compat.mapBufferRange != MapBufferRange.UNSUPPORTED) {
+			return new MappedBufferRange(this, offset, length, GL30.GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT);
+		} else {
+			MappedFullBuffer fullBuffer = new MappedFullBuffer(this, MappedBufferUsage.WRITE_ONLY);
+			fullBuffer.position(offset);
+			return fullBuffer;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/PersistentGlBuffer.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/PersistentGlBuffer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49c0876b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/PersistentGlBuffer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer;
+
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL44.*;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+
+public class PersistentGlBuffer extends GlBuffer {
+
+	private PersistentMappedBuffer buffer;
+	int flags;
+
+	long size;
+	private long fence = -1;
+
+	public PersistentGlBuffer(GlBufferType type) {
+		super(type);
+
+		flags = GL_MAP_WRITE_BIT | GL_MAP_PERSISTENT_BIT | GL_MAP_COHERENT_BIT;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void unbind() {
+		super.unbind();
+
+		fence = glFenceSync(GL_SYNC_GPU_COMMANDS_COMPLETE, 0);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void alloc(long size) {
+		this.size = size;
+
+		if (buffer != null) {
+			deleteInternal(handle());
+			_create();
+		}
+
+		glBufferStorage(type.glEnum, size, flags);
+
+		buffer = new PersistentMappedBuffer(this);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void upload(ByteBuffer directBuffer) {
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public MappedBuffer getBuffer(int offset, int length) {
+
+		if (fence != -1) {
+			int waitReturn = GL_UNSIGNALED;
+			while (waitReturn != GL_ALREADY_SIGNALED && waitReturn != GL_CONDITION_SATISFIED) {
+				waitReturn = glClientWaitSync(fence, GL_SYNC_FLUSH_COMMANDS_BIT, 1);
+			}
+
+			glDeleteSync(fence);
+		}
+
+		fence = -1;
+
+		buffer.position(offset);
+
+		return buffer;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/PersistentMappedBuffer.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/PersistentMappedBuffer.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03516f0c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/gl/buffer/PersistentMappedBuffer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL15;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL44;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL46;
+
+public class PersistentMappedBuffer extends MappedBuffer {
+
+	PersistentGlBuffer owner;
+
+	public PersistentMappedBuffer(PersistentGlBuffer buffer) {
+		super(buffer);
+		owner = buffer;
+
+		ByteBuffer byteBuffer = GL44.glMapBufferRange(owner.type.glEnum, 0, owner.size, owner.flags);
+
+		setInternal(byteBuffer);
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void flush() {
+
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	protected void checkAndMap() {
+
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/Instancer.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/Instancer.java
index c2b3dd720..87069f7db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/Instancer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/Instancer.java
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.GlVertexArray;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.attrib.VertexFormat;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBuffer;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferImpl;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.MappedBuffer;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.PersistentGlBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.material.MaterialSpec;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.model.IBufferedModel;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.model.IndexedModel;
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ public class Instancer<D extends InstanceData> {
 
 		model = new IndexedModel(iModel);
 		vao = new GlVertexArray();
-		instanceVBO = new GlBuffer(GlBufferType.ARRAY_BUFFER);
+		instanceVBO = new PersistentGlBuffer(GlBufferType.ARRAY_BUFFER);
 
 		vao.bind();
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/model/BufferedModel.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/model/BufferedModel.java
index 5808c177e..d2774b107 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/model/BufferedModel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/model/BufferedModel.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.Backend;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.GlPrimitive;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.attrib.VertexFormat;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBuffer;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferImpl;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.MappedBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.core.model.IModel;
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ public class BufferedModel implements IBufferedModel {
 		this.model = model;
 		this.primitiveMode = primitiveMode;
 
-		vbo = new GlBuffer(GlBufferType.ARRAY_BUFFER);
+		vbo = new GlBufferImpl(GlBufferType.ARRAY_BUFFER);
 
 		vbo.bind();
 		// allocate the buffer on the gpu
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/FullscreenQuad.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/FullscreenQuad.java
index e19140a12..3f0c7c624 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/FullscreenQuad.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/FullscreenQuad.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.GlNumericType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.GlVertexArray;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBuffer;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferImpl;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.common.util.Lazy;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ public class FullscreenQuad {
 	private final GlBuffer vbo;
 
 	private FullscreenQuad() {
-		vbo = new GlBuffer(GlBufferType.ARRAY_BUFFER);
+		vbo = new GlBufferImpl(GlBufferType.ARRAY_BUFFER);
 		vbo.bind();
 		vbo.alloc(bufferSize);
 		vbo.getBuffer(0, bufferSize)
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/QuadConverter.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/QuadConverter.java
index 287cf37d5..36357b675 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/QuadConverter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/core/QuadConverter.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.lwjgl.system.MemoryUtil;
 
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.GlNumericType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBuffer;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferImpl;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.gl.buffer.GlBufferType;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.backend.model.ElementBuffer;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.event.ReloadRenderersEvent;
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ public class QuadConverter {
 	}
 
 	private GlBuffer getBuffer(GlNumericType type) {
-		return ebos.computeIfAbsent(type, $ -> new GlBuffer(GlBufferType.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER));
+		return ebos.computeIfAbsent(type, $ -> new GlBufferImpl(GlBufferType.ELEMENT_ARRAY_BUFFER));
 	}
 
 	/**