diff --git a/hw/rtl/core/VX_core.sv b/hw/rtl/core/VX_core.sv
index e93e5c93..dab5836c 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/core/VX_core.sv
+++ b/hw/rtl/core/VX_core.sv
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ module VX_core import VX_gpu_pkg::*; #(
     assign scheduler_idles = pipeline_perf_if.sched_idles;
     int scheduler_stalls;
     assign scheduler_stalls = pipeline_perf_if.sched_stalls;
+    int scheduler_barrier_stalls;
+    assign scheduler_barrier_stalls = pipeline_perf_if.sched_barrier_stalls;
     int ibuf_stalls;
     assign ibuf_stalls = pipeline_perf_if.ibf_stalls;
     int scrb_alu_per_core;
@@ -395,6 +397,10 @@ module VX_core import VX_gpu_pkg::*; #(
           $itor(scheduler_idles) / $itor(cycles) * 100.0);
         $display("scheduler stalls: %d cycles (%f%%)", pipeline_perf_if.sched_stalls,
           $itor(scheduler_stalls) / $itor(cycles) * 100.0);
+        $display("scheduler barrier stalls: %d count across NUM_WARPS=%d (%f%%)",
+          pipeline_perf_if.sched_barrier_stalls,
+          `NUM_WARPS,
+          $itor(scheduler_barrier_stalls) / $itor(cycles) * 100.0);
         $display("ibuffer stalls: %d cycles (%f%%)",pipeline_perf_if.ibf_stalls,
           $itor(ibuf_stalls) / $itor(cycles) * 100.0);
         // see VX_scoreboard.sv
diff --git a/hw/rtl/core/VX_schedule.sv b/hw/rtl/core/VX_schedule.sv
index 94ade0d1..c890a2f6 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/core/VX_schedule.sv
+++ b/hw/rtl/core/VX_schedule.sv
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ module VX_schedule import VX_gpu_pkg::*; #(
         // don't check req_id == rsp_id, otherwise it limits us to
         // 1 outstanding request.  instead assume that any response coming
         // back contains a valid id
+        //
+        // NOTE(hansung): Because every response is broadcasted to all cores,
+        // this doesn't work when cores in the cluster use different sets of
+        // IDs.  Need a way to keep track of in-use barriers for each core and
+        // validate responses accordingly.
         if (gbar_bus_if.rsp_valid) begin
             barrier_masks_n[gbar_bus_if.rsp_id] = '0;
             // instead of unlocking all warps, only unlock those that
@@ -408,22 +413,28 @@ module VX_schedule import VX_gpu_pkg::*; #(
 `ifdef PERF_ENABLE    
     reg [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] perf_sched_idles;
     reg [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] perf_sched_stalls;
+    reg [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] perf_sched_barrier_stalls;
 
     wire schedule_idle = ~schedule_valid;
     wire schedule_stall = schedule_if.valid && ~schedule_if.ready;
+    wire [`CLOG2(`NUM_WARPS+1)-1:0] schedule_barrier_stall;
+    `POP_COUNT(schedule_barrier_stall, barrier_stalls);
 
     always @(posedge clk) begin
         if (reset) begin
             perf_sched_idles  <= '0;
             perf_sched_stalls <= '0;            
+            perf_sched_barrier_stalls <= '0;            
         end else begin
             perf_sched_idles  <= perf_sched_idles + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(schedule_idle);
             perf_sched_stalls <= perf_sched_stalls + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(schedule_stall);
+            perf_sched_barrier_stalls <= perf_sched_barrier_stalls + `PERF_CTR_BITS'(schedule_barrier_stall);
         end
     end
 
     assign perf_schedule_if.sched_idles = perf_sched_idles;
     assign perf_schedule_if.sched_stalls = perf_sched_stalls;    
+    assign perf_schedule_if.sched_barrier_stalls = perf_sched_barrier_stalls;
 `endif
 
 endmodule
diff --git a/hw/rtl/interfaces/VX_pipeline_perf_if.sv b/hw/rtl/interfaces/VX_pipeline_perf_if.sv
index 7d421875..661ebcdf 100644
--- a/hw/rtl/interfaces/VX_pipeline_perf_if.sv
+++ b/hw/rtl/interfaces/VX_pipeline_perf_if.sv
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 interface VX_pipeline_perf_if ();
     wire [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] sched_idles;
     wire [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] sched_stalls;
+    wire [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] sched_barrier_stalls;
     wire [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] ibf_stalls;
     wire [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] scb_stalls;
     wire [`PERF_CTR_BITS-1:0] units_uses [`NUM_EX_UNITS];
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ interface VX_pipeline_perf_if ();
 
     modport schedule (
         output sched_idles,
+        output sched_barrier_stalls,
         output sched_stalls        
     );
 
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ interface VX_pipeline_perf_if ();
 
     modport slave (
         input sched_idles,
+        input sched_barrier_stalls,
         input sched_stalls,
         input ibf_stalls,
         input scb_stalls,