diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
index 9d014c39c9..c6d1583ce1 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/device/mod.rs
@@ -4974,21 +4974,25 @@ impl<G: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory> Global<G> {
     /// Poll all devices belonging to the backend `A`.
     ///
     /// If `force_wait` is true, block until all buffer mappings are done.
+    ///
+    /// Return `all_queue_empty` indicating whether there are more queue submissions still in flight.
     fn poll_devices<A: HalApi>(
         &self,
         force_wait: bool,
         closures: &mut UserClosures,
-    ) -> Result<(), WaitIdleError> {
+    ) -> Result<bool, WaitIdleError> {
         profiling::scope!("poll_devices");
 
         let hub = A::hub(self);
         let mut devices_to_drop = vec![];
+        let mut all_queue_empty = true;
         {
             let mut token = Token::root();
             let (device_guard, mut token) = hub.devices.read(&mut token);
 
             for (id, device) in device_guard.iter(A::VARIANT) {
                 let (cbs, queue_empty) = device.maintain(hub, force_wait, &mut token)?;
+                all_queue_empty = all_queue_empty && queue_empty;
 
                 // If the device's own `RefCount` clone is the only one left, and
                 // its submission queue is empty, then it can be freed.
@@ -5003,41 +5007,49 @@ impl<G: GlobalIdentityHandlerFactory> Global<G> {
             self.exit_device::<A>(device_id);
         }
 
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(all_queue_empty)
     }
 
     /// Poll all devices on all backends.
     ///
     /// This is the implementation of `wgpu::Instance::poll_all`.
-    pub fn poll_all_devices(&self, force_wait: bool) -> Result<(), WaitIdleError> {
+    ///
+    /// Return `all_queue_empty` indicating whether there are more queue submissions still in flight.
+    pub fn poll_all_devices(&self, force_wait: bool) -> Result<bool, WaitIdleError> {
         let mut closures = UserClosures::default();
+        let mut all_queue_empty = true;
 
         #[cfg(vulkan)]
         {
-            self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Vulkan>(force_wait, &mut closures)?;
+            all_queue_empty = self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Vulkan>(force_wait, &mut closures)?
+                && all_queue_empty;
         }
         #[cfg(metal)]
         {
-            self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Metal>(force_wait, &mut closures)?;
+            all_queue_empty =
+                self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Metal>(force_wait, &mut closures)? && all_queue_empty;
         }
         #[cfg(dx12)]
         {
-            self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Dx12>(force_wait, &mut closures)?;
+            all_queue_empty =
+                self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Dx12>(force_wait, &mut closures)? && all_queue_empty;
         }
         #[cfg(dx11)]
         {
-            self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Dx11>(force_wait, &mut closures)?;
+            all_queue_empty =
+                self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Dx11>(force_wait, &mut closures)? && all_queue_empty;
         }
         #[cfg(gl)]
         {
-            self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Gles>(force_wait, &mut closures)?;
+            all_queue_empty =
+                self.poll_devices::<hal::api::Gles>(force_wait, &mut closures)? && all_queue_empty;
         }
 
         unsafe {
             closures.fire();
         }
 
-        Ok(())
+        Ok(all_queue_empty)
     }
 
     pub fn device_label<A: HalApi>(&self, id: id::DeviceId) -> String {
diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
index 62014032f1..64c567b975 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
@@ -824,10 +824,10 @@ impl crate::Context for Context {
         ready(id.ok())
     }
 
-    fn instance_poll_all_devices(&self, force_wait: bool) {
+    fn instance_poll_all_devices(&self, force_wait: bool) -> bool {
         let global = &self.0;
         match global.poll_all_devices(force_wait) {
-            Ok(()) => (),
+            Ok(all_queue_empty) => all_queue_empty,
             Err(err) => self.handle_error_fatal(err, "Device::poll"),
         }
     }
diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs
index 6e766b06a7..2696d158a6 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/web.rs
@@ -1066,8 +1066,9 @@ impl crate::Context for Context {
         )
     }
 
-    fn instance_poll_all_devices(&self, _force_wait: bool) {
+    fn instance_poll_all_devices(&self, _force_wait: bool) -> bool {
         // Devices are automatically polled.
+        true
     }
 
     fn adapter_request_device(
diff --git a/wgpu/src/lib.rs b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
index 1463e17961..b8c89ab1d0 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ trait Context: Debug + Send + Sized + Sync {
         desc: &DeviceDescriptor,
         trace_dir: Option<&std::path::Path>,
     ) -> Self::RequestDeviceFuture;
-    fn instance_poll_all_devices(&self, force_wait: bool);
+    fn instance_poll_all_devices(&self, force_wait: bool) -> bool;
     fn adapter_is_surface_supported(
         &self,
         adapter: &Self::AdapterId,
@@ -1563,8 +1563,10 @@ impl Instance {
     /// Polls all devices.
     /// If `force_wait` is true and this is not running on the web,
     /// then this function will block until all in-flight buffers have been mapped.
-    pub fn poll_all(&self, force_wait: bool) {
-        self.context.instance_poll_all_devices(force_wait);
+    ///
+    /// Return `all_queue_empty` indicating whether there are more queue submissions still in flight.
+    pub fn poll_all(&self, force_wait: bool) -> bool {
+        self.context.instance_poll_all_devices(force_wait)
     }
 
     /// Generates memory report.