diff --git a/lsfg-vk-backend/src/modules/pipeline/signature.hpp b/lsfg-vk-backend/src/modules/pipeline/signature.hpp
index 544ecf8..fa95fff 100644
--- a/lsfg-vk-backend/src/modules/pipeline/signature.hpp
+++ b/lsfg-vk-backend/src/modules/pipeline/signature.hpp
@@ -187,6 +187,92 @@ namespace lsfgvk::pipeline {
                 }
             }
 
+            // Calculate pipeline stages by reordering passes with dependencies as constraints
+            std::vector<size_t> writtenImages;
+            for (size_t i = 0; i < this->m_images.size(); i++) {
+                const auto& image{this->m_images.at(i)};
+                if (image.flags & ImageFlag::ExternalInput)
+                    writtenImages.push_back(i);
+            }
+
+            std::vector<size_t> remainingPasses(this->m_passes.size());
+            std::iota(remainingPasses.begin(), remainingPasses.end(), 0);
+
+            size_t currentStageIndex{0};
+            std::pair<size_t, size_t> currentStageBounds{
+                0,
+                this->m_splitIndices.empty() ? this->m_passes.size() : this->m_splitIndices.front()
+            };
+
+            while (!remainingPasses.empty()) {
+                auto& currentStage{s.stages.emplace_back()};
+
+                // Find all passes that may be executed next
+                std::vector<size_t> validPasses{};
+                for (const auto& passIdx : remainingPasses) {
+                    if (passIdx < currentStageBounds.first || passIdx >= currentStageBounds.second)
+                        continue; // Skip passes that are not in the current stage
+
+                    const auto& pass{this->m_passes.at(passIdx)};
+
+                    bool isValid{true};
+                    for (const auto& image : pass.inputs) {
+                        if (!image.idx())
+                            continue;
+                        if (std::ranges::find(writtenImages, *image.idx()) != writtenImages.end())
+                            continue;
+
+                        isValid = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+
+                    if (!isValid)
+                        continue;
+
+                    validPasses.push_back(passIdx);
+                }
+
+                // If no valid pass exists in the current stage, move on to the next stage
+                if (validPasses.empty() && currentStageIndex < this->m_splitIndices.size()) {
+                    currentStageIndex++;
+                    currentStageBounds = {
+                        currentStageBounds.second,
+                        currentStageIndex < this->m_splitIndices.size() ?
+                            this->m_splitIndices.at(currentStageIndex) : this->m_passes.size()
+                    };
+
+                    s.stages.pop_back();
+                    s.splitIndices.emplace_back(s.stages.size());
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // Sort valid passes by shader name
+                auto begin = std::ranges::begin(validPasses);
+                auto end = std::ranges::end(validPasses);
+                for (auto i = begin; i != end; i++) {
+                    std::rotate(
+                        std::upper_bound(begin, i, *i, [this](size_t a, size_t b) {
+                            return this->m_passes.at(a).shader < this->m_passes.at(b).shader;
+                        }),
+                        i, std::next(i)
+                    );
+                }
+
+                // Merge passes into execution step
+                for (const auto& passIdx : validPasses) {
+                    const auto& pass{this->m_passes.at(passIdx)};
+
+                    for (const auto& resource : pass.outputs) {
+                        if (!resource.idx())
+                            continue;
+                        writtenImages.push_back(*resource.idx());
+                    }
+
+                    currentStage.passes.push_back(passIdx);
+                    remainingPasses.erase(std::ranges::find(remainingPasses, passIdx));
+                }
+            }
+
             // Copy remaining resources into signature
             for (const auto& shader : shaderInfos)
                 s.shaders.emplace_back(shader.id, shader.hasHdrVariant);