diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/Android.bp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/Android.bp
index ce2d3a9..8e7e9b9 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/Android.bp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/Android.bp
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
         "libhidlmemory",
         "libneuralnetworks_generated_test_harness",
         "libneuralnetworks_utils",
+        "libsync",
     ],
     whole_static_libs: [
         "neuralnetworks_generated_V1_0_example",
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
index a2c0c4e..dec931b 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/GeneratedTestHarness.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,13 @@
 #include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.2/IPreparedModelCallback.h>
 #include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.2/types.h>
 #include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.3/IDevice.h>
+#include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.3/IFencedExecutionCallback.h>
 #include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.3/IPreparedModel.h>
 #include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.3/IPreparedModelCallback.h>
 #include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.3/types.h>
 #include <android/hidl/allocator/1.0/IAllocator.h>
 #include <android/hidl/memory/1.0/IMemory.h>
+#include <android/sync.h>
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 #include <hidlmemory/mapping.h>
 
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@
 
 namespace {
 
-enum class Executor { ASYNC, SYNC, BURST };
+enum class Executor { ASYNC, SYNC, BURST, FENCED };
 
 enum class OutputType { FULLY_SPECIFIED, UNSPECIFIED, INSUFFICIENT };
 
@@ -562,6 +564,43 @@
 
             break;
         }
+        case Executor::FENCED: {
+            SCOPED_TRACE("fenced");
+            ErrorStatus result;
+            hidl_handle sync_fence_handle;
+            sp<IFencedExecutionCallback> fenced_callback;
+            Return<void> ret = preparedModel->executeFenced(
+                    request, {}, testConfig.measureTiming,
+                    [&result, &sync_fence_handle, &fenced_callback](
+                            ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
+                            const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
+                        result = error;
+                        sync_fence_handle = handle;
+                        fenced_callback = callback;
+                    });
+            ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+            if (result != ErrorStatus::NONE) {
+                ASSERT_EQ(sync_fence_handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
+                ASSERT_EQ(fenced_callback, nullptr);
+                executionStatus = ErrorStatus::GENERAL_FAILURE;
+            } else if (sync_fence_handle.getNativeHandle()) {
+                constexpr int kInfiniteTimeout = -1;
+                int sync_fd = sync_fence_handle.getNativeHandle()->data[0];
+                ASSERT_GT(sync_fd, 0);
+                int r = sync_wait(sync_fd, kInfiniteTimeout);
+                ASSERT_GE(r, 0);
+            }
+            if (result == ErrorStatus::NONE) {
+                ASSERT_NE(fenced_callback, nullptr);
+                Return<void> ret = fenced_callback->getExecutionInfo(
+                        [&executionStatus, &timing](ErrorStatus error, Timing t) {
+                            executionStatus = error;
+                            timing = t;
+                        });
+                ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+            }
+            break;
+        }
     }
 
     if (testConfig.outputType != OutputType::FULLY_SPECIFIED &&
@@ -635,7 +674,7 @@
         case TestKind::GENERAL: {
             outputTypesList = {OutputType::FULLY_SPECIFIED};
             measureTimingList = {MeasureTiming::NO, MeasureTiming::YES};
-            executorList = {Executor::ASYNC, Executor::SYNC, Executor::BURST};
+            executorList = {Executor::ASYNC, Executor::SYNC, Executor::BURST, Executor::FENCED};
         } break;
         case TestKind::DYNAMIC_SHAPE: {
             outputTypesList = {OutputType::UNSPECIFIED, OutputType::INSUFFICIENT};
@@ -671,7 +710,8 @@
                                    const TestModel& coupledModel) {
     const std::vector<OutputType> outputTypesList = {OutputType::FULLY_SPECIFIED};
     const std::vector<MeasureTiming> measureTimingList = {MeasureTiming::NO, MeasureTiming::YES};
-    const std::vector<Executor> executorList = {Executor::ASYNC, Executor::SYNC, Executor::BURST};
+    const std::vector<Executor> executorList = {Executor::ASYNC, Executor::SYNC, Executor::BURST,
+                                                Executor::FENCED};
 
     for (const OutputType outputType : outputTypesList) {
         for (const MeasureTiming measureTiming : measureTimingList) {
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
index be4112a..1ddd09c 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/ValidateRequest.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@
 
 #define LOG_TAG "neuralnetworks_hidl_hal_test"
 
+#include <android/hardware/neuralnetworks/1.3/IFencedExecutionCallback.h>
 #include <chrono>
+
 #include "1.0/Utils.h"
 #include "1.3/Callbacks.h"
 #include "ExecutionBurstController.h"
@@ -136,6 +138,22 @@
             burst->freeMemory(keys.front());
         }
     }
+
+    // dispatch
+    {
+        SCOPED_TRACE(message + " [executeFenced]");
+        Return<void> ret = preparedModel->executeFenced(
+                request, {}, MeasureTiming::NO,
+                [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
+                   const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
+                    if (error != ErrorStatus::DEVICE_UNAVAILABLE) {
+                        ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
+                    }
+                    ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
+                    ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
+                });
+        ASSERT_TRUE(ret.isOk());
+    }
 }
 
 ///////////////////////// REMOVE INPUT ////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
index 93c8f13..28cc8ff 100644
--- a/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
+++ b/neuralnetworks/1.3/vts/functional/VtsHalNeuralnetworks.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,35 @@
 // Forward declaration from ValidateBurst.cpp
 void validateBurst(const sp<IPreparedModel>& preparedModel, const V1_0::Request& request);
 
+// Validate sync_fence handles for dispatch with valid input
+void validateExecuteFenced(const sp<IPreparedModel>& preparedModel, const Request& request) {
+    SCOPED_TRACE("Expecting request to fail [executeFenced]");
+    Return<void> ret_null =
+            preparedModel->executeFenced(request, {hidl_handle(nullptr)}, V1_2::MeasureTiming::NO,
+                                         [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
+                                            const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
+                                             ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
+                                             ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
+                                             ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
+                                         });
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret_null.isOk());
+
+    native_handle_t* nativeHandle = native_handle_create(1, 0);
+    ASSERT_NE(nullptr, nativeHandle);
+    nativeHandle->data[0] = -1;
+    hidl_handle hidlHandle;
+    hidlHandle.setTo(nativeHandle, /*shouldOwn=*/true);
+    Return<void> ret_invalid =
+            preparedModel->executeFenced(request, {hidlHandle}, V1_2::MeasureTiming::NO,
+                                         [](ErrorStatus error, const hidl_handle& handle,
+                                            const sp<IFencedExecutionCallback>& callback) {
+                                             ASSERT_EQ(ErrorStatus::INVALID_ARGUMENT, error);
+                                             ASSERT_EQ(handle.getNativeHandle(), nullptr);
+                                             ASSERT_EQ(callback, nullptr);
+                                         });
+    ASSERT_TRUE(ret_invalid.isOk());
+}
+
 void validateEverything(const sp<IDevice>& device, const Model& model, const Request& request,
                         std::pair<bool, bool> supportsDeadlines) {
     const auto [prepareModelDeadlineSupported, executionDeadlineSupported] = supportsDeadlines;
@@ -144,6 +173,7 @@
     if (preparedModel == nullptr) return;
 
     validateRequest(preparedModel, request, executionDeadlineSupported);
+    validateExecuteFenced(preparedModel, request);
 
     // TODO(butlermichael): Check if we need to test burst in V1_3 if the interface remains V1_2.
     ASSERT_TRUE(nn::compliantWithV1_0(request));