diff --git a/src/command_list.rs b/src/command_list.rs
index 7db8d120b7..d756ced45a 100644
--- a/src/command_list.rs
+++ b/src/command_list.rs
@@ -56,6 +56,34 @@ impl IndirectArgument {
     // TODO: missing variants
 }
 
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct ResourceBarrier(d3d12::D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER);
+
+impl ResourceBarrier {
+    pub fn transition(
+        resource: Resource,
+        subresource: u32,
+        state_before: d3d12::D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES,
+        state_after: d3d12::D3D12_RESOURCE_STATES,
+        flags: d3d12::D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_FLAGS,
+    ) -> Self {
+        let mut barrier = d3d12::D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER {
+            Type: d3d12::D3D12_RESOURCE_BARRIER_TYPE_TRANSITION,
+            Flags: flags,
+            ..unsafe { mem::zeroed() }
+        };
+        unsafe {
+            *barrier.u.Transition_mut() = d3d12::D3D12_RESOURCE_TRANSITION_BARRIER {
+                pResource: resource.as_mut_ptr(),
+                Subresource: subresource,
+                StateBefore: state_before,
+                StateAfter: state_after,
+            };
+        }
+        ResourceBarrier(barrier)
+    }
+}
+
 pub type CommandSignature = WeakPtr<d3d12::ID3D12CommandSignature>;
 pub type CommandList = WeakPtr<d3d12::ID3D12CommandList>;
 pub type GraphicsCommandList = WeakPtr<d3d12::ID3D12GraphicsCommandList>;
@@ -291,4 +319,10 @@ impl GraphicsCommandList {
             self.SetGraphicsRootUnorderedAccessView(root_index, buffer_location);
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn resource_barrier(&self, barriers: &[ResourceBarrier]) {
+        unsafe {
+            self.ResourceBarrier(barriers.len() as _, barriers.as_ptr() as _) // matches representation
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/device.rs b/src/device.rs
index 79f1d6a938..fd3fa5f595 100644
--- a/src/device.rs
+++ b/src/device.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 use com::WeakPtr;
 use command_list::{CmdListType, CommandSignature, IndirectArgument};
 use descriptor::{CpuDescriptor, DescriptorHeapFlags, DescriptorHeapType, RenderTargetViewDesc};
+use heap::{Heap, HeapFlags, HeapProperties};
 use std::ops::Range;
 use winapi::um::d3d12;
 use winapi::Interface;
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@ use {
     Fence, GraphicsCommandList, NodeMask, PipelineState, QueryHeap, Resource, RootSignature,
     Shader, TextureAddressMode,
 };
-use heap::{Properties, Flags, Heap};
 
 pub type Device = WeakPtr<d3d12::ID3D12Device>;
 
@@ -34,27 +34,23 @@ impl Device {
         (device, hr)
     }
 
-    pub fn create_heap(&self,
-                       size_in_bytes: u64,
-                       properties: Properties,
-                       alignment: u64,
-                       flags: Flags) -> D3DResult<Heap> {
+    pub fn create_heap(
+        &self,
+        size_in_bytes: u64,
+        properties: HeapProperties,
+        alignment: u64,
+        flags: HeapFlags,
+    ) -> D3DResult<Heap> {
         let mut heap = Heap::null();
 
-        let desc = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_DESC{
+        let desc = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_DESC {
             SizeInBytes: size_in_bytes,
             Properties: properties.0,
             Alignment: alignment,
             Flags: flags.bits(),
         };
 
-        let hr = unsafe {
-            self.CreateHeap(
-                &desc,
-                &d3d12::ID3D12Heap::uuidof(),
-                heap.mut_void(),
-            )
-        };
+        let hr = unsafe { self.CreateHeap(&desc, &d3d12::ID3D12Heap::uuidof(), heap.mut_void()) };
 
         (heap, hr)
     }
diff --git a/src/heap.rs b/src/heap.rs
index 82f3c5983c..de97dbf506 100644
--- a/src/heap.rs
+++ b/src/heap.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ pub type Heap = WeakPtr<d3d12::ID3D12Heap>;
 
 #[repr(u32)]
 #[derive(Clone, Copy)]
-pub enum Type {
+pub enum HeapType {
     Default = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_DEFAULT,
     Upload = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_UPLOAD,
     Readback = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_TYPE_READBACK,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ pub enum CpuPageProperty {
     Unknown = d3d12::D3D12_CPU_PAGE_PROPERTY_UNKNOWN,
     NotAvailable = d3d12::D3D12_CPU_PAGE_PROPERTY_NOT_AVAILABLE,
     WriteCombine = d3d12::D3D12_CPU_PAGE_PROPERTY_WRITE_COMBINE,
-    WriteBack= d3d12::D3D12_CPU_PAGE_PROPERTY_WRITE_BACK,
+    WriteBack = d3d12::D3D12_CPU_PAGE_PROPERTY_WRITE_BACK,
 }
 
 #[repr(u32)]
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ pub enum MemoryPool {
 }
 
 bitflags! {
-    pub struct Flags: u32 {
+    pub struct HeapFlags: u32 {
         const NONE = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_NONE;
         const SHARED = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_SHARED;
         const DENY_BUFFERS = d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_FLAG_DENY_BUFFERS;
@@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ bitflags! {
 }
 
 #[repr(transparent)]
-pub struct Properties(pub d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES);
-impl Properties {
+pub struct HeapProperties(pub d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES);
+impl HeapProperties {
     pub fn new(
-        heap_type: Type,
+        heap_type: HeapType,
         cpu_page_property: CpuPageProperty,
         memory_pool_preference: MemoryPool,
         creation_node_mask: u32,
         visible_node_mask: u32,
     ) -> Self {
-        Properties(d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES {
+        HeapProperties(d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_PROPERTIES {
             Type: heap_type as _,
             CPUPageProperty: cpu_page_property as _,
             MemoryPoolPreference: memory_pool_preference as _,
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ impl Properties {
 }
 
 #[repr(transparent)]
-pub struct Desc(d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_DESC);
-impl Desc{
+pub struct HeapDesc(d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_DESC);
+impl HeapDesc {
     pub fn new(
         size_in_bytes: u64,
-        properties: Properties,
+        properties: HeapProperties,
         alignment: u64,
-        flags: Flags,
+        flags: HeapFlags,
     ) -> Self {
-        Desc(d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_DESC{
+        HeapDesc(d3d12::D3D12_HEAP_DESC {
             SizeInBytes: size_in_bytes,
             Properties: properties.0,
             Alignment: alignment,
@@ -84,4 +84,3 @@ impl Desc{
         })
     }
 }
-