diff --git a/vulkano/src/sync/event.rs b/vulkano/src/sync/event.rs
index 5326c546..86d2bebc 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/sync/event.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/sync/event.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::ptr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use device::Device;
+use device::DeviceOwned;
 use OomError;
 use Success;
 use VulkanObject;
@@ -130,6 +131,13 @@ impl Event {
     }
 }
 
+unsafe impl DeviceOwned for Event {
+    #[inline]
+    fn device(&self) -> &Arc<Device> {
+        &self.device
+    }
+}
+
 unsafe impl VulkanObject for Event {
     type Object = vk::Event;
 
diff --git a/vulkano/src/sync/fence.rs b/vulkano/src/sync/fence.rs
index 3bd3bf90..5874cd34 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/sync/fence.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/sync/fence.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 
 use device::Device;
+use device::DeviceOwned;
 use Error;
 use OomError;
 use SafeDeref;
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ impl<D> Fence<D> where D: SafeDeref<Target = Device> {
     }
 }
 
+unsafe impl DeviceOwned for Fence {
+    #[inline]
+    fn device(&self) -> &Arc<Device> {
+        &self.device
+    }
+}
+
 unsafe impl<D> VulkanObject for Fence<D> where D: SafeDeref<Target = Device> {
     type Object = vk::Fence;
 
diff --git a/vulkano/src/sync/semaphore.rs b/vulkano/src/sync/semaphore.rs
index 75f0ba48..059b777f 100644
--- a/vulkano/src/sync/semaphore.rs
+++ b/vulkano/src/sync/semaphore.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use std::ptr;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use device::Device;
+use device::DeviceOwned;
 use OomError;
 use SafeDeref;
 use VulkanObject;
@@ -66,6 +67,13 @@ impl<D> Semaphore<D> where D: SafeDeref<Target = Device> {
     }
 }
 
+unsafe impl DeviceOwned for Semaphore {
+    #[inline]
+    fn device(&self) -> &Arc<Device> {
+        &self.device
+    }
+}
+
 unsafe impl<D> VulkanObject for Semaphore<D> where D: SafeDeref<Target = Device> {
     type Object = vk::Semaphore;