diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_context.mm b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_context.mm
index a89b1562396..e24dd0bcae8 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_context.mm
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_context.mm
@@ -2191,16 +2191,6 @@ void present(MTLRenderPassDescriptor *blit_descriptor,
   id<MTLCommandBuffer> cmdbuf = [ctx->queue commandBuffer];
   MTLCommandBufferManager::num_active_cmd_bufs++;
 
-  if (MTLCommandBufferManager::sync_event != nil) {
-    /* Release synchronization primitive for current frame to avoid cross-frame dependencies.
-     * We require MTLEvents to ensure correct ordering of workload submissions within a frame,
-     * however, we should not create long chains of dependencies spanning several drawables as any
-     * temporary stalls can then trigger erroneous GPU timeouts in non-dependent submissions.  */
-    [MTLCommandBufferManager::sync_event release];
-    MTLCommandBufferManager::sync_event = nil;
-    MTLCommandBufferManager::event_signal_val = 0;
-  }
-
   /* Do Present Call and final Blit to MTLDrawable. */
   id<MTLRenderCommandEncoder> enc = [cmdbuf renderCommandEncoderWithDescriptor:blit_descriptor];
   [enc setRenderPipelineState:blit_pso];
diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_state.mm b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_state.mm
index a9f11a970d9..5f570625ff1 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_state.mm
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/metal/mtl_state.mm
@@ -607,6 +607,19 @@ void MTLFence::wait()
     return;
   }
 
+  /* Note(#106431 #106704): `sync_event` is a global cross-context synchronization primitive used
+   * to ensure GPU workloads execute in the correct order across contexts.
+   *
+   * To prevent unexpected GPU stalls, this needs to be reset when used along side explicit
+   * synchronization. Previously this was handled during frame boundaries, however, to eliminate
+   * situational flickering (#106704), only reset this during the cases where we are waiting on
+   * synchronization primitives. */
+  if (MTLCommandBufferManager::sync_event != nil) {
+    [MTLCommandBufferManager::sync_event release];
+    MTLCommandBufferManager::sync_event = nil;
+    MTLCommandBufferManager::event_signal_val = 0;
+  }
+
   if (signalled_) {
     MTLContext *ctx = MTLContext::get();
     BLI_assert(ctx);