diff --git a/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp b/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp
index d6d6723..957ff41 100644
--- a/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp
+++ b/include/aquamarine/output/Output.hpp
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ namespace Aquamarine {
         void                  setBuffer(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<IBuffer> buffer);
         void                  setExplicitInFence(int64_t fenceFD);  // -1 removes
         void                  setExplicitOutFence(int64_t fenceFD); // -1 removes
+        void                  resetExplicitFences();
 
       private:
         SInternalState internalState;
diff --git a/src/output/Output.cpp b/src/output/Output.cpp
index 3cdc849..20e39ce 100644
--- a/src/output/Output.cpp
+++ b/src/output/Output.cpp
@@ -105,11 +105,13 @@ void Aquamarine::COutputState::setExplicitOutFence(int64_t fenceFD) {
     internalState.committed |= AQ_OUTPUT_STATE_EXPLICIT_OUT_FENCE;
 }
 
-void Aquamarine::COutputState::onCommit() {
-    internalState.committed = 0;
-    internalState.damage.clear();
-
+void Aquamarine::COutputState::resetExplicitFences() {
     // fences are now used, let's reset them to not confuse ourselves later.
     internalState.explicitInFence  = -1;
     internalState.explicitOutFence = -1;
 }
+
+void Aquamarine::COutputState::onCommit() {
+    internalState.committed = 0;
+    internalState.damage.clear();
+}