diff --git a/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable.hpp b/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable.hpp
index be68a343e..621e16f8f 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/gfx/drawable.hpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public:
     void setDrawPriority(DrawPriority value) { drawPriority = value; }
 
     /// Whether to enable depth testing
-    bool getEnableDepth() { return enableDepth; }
+    bool getEnableDepth() const { return enableDepth; }
     virtual void setEnableDepth(bool value) { enableDepth = value; }
 
     /// Determines depth range within the layer for 2D drawables
diff --git a/include/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.hpp b/include/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.hpp
index d24198d32..58b15d4e3 100644
--- a/include/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.hpp
+++ b/include/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 #pragma once
 
+#include <mbgl/mtl/mtl_fwd.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/renderer/layer_group.hpp>
 
+#include <Foundation/NSSharedPtr.hpp>
+
+#include <optional>
+
 namespace mbgl {
 namespace mtl {
 
@@ -17,6 +22,8 @@ public:
     void render(RenderOrchestrator&, PaintParameters&) override;
 
 protected:
+    std::optional<MTLDepthStencilStatePtr> stateNone;
+    std::optional<MTLDepthStencilStatePtr> stateDepth;
 };
 
 } // namespace mtl
diff --git a/src/mbgl/mtl/drawable.cpp b/src/mbgl/mtl/drawable.cpp
index 79a5caed8..d0883842c 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/mtl/drawable.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/mtl/drawable.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,9 @@ void Drawable::draw(PaintParameters& parameters) const {
             if (enableStencil && !newStencilMode) {
                 newStencilMode = parameters.stencilModeForClipping(tileID->toUnwrapped());
             }
-            const auto depthMode = parameters.depthModeForSublayer(getSubLayerIndex(), getDepthType());
+            const auto depthMode = getEnableDepth()
+                                       ? parameters.depthModeForSublayer(getSubLayerIndex(), getDepthType())
+                                       : gfx::DepthMode::disabled();
             const auto stencilMode = enableStencil ? parameters.stencilModeForClipping(tileID->toUnwrapped())
                                                    : gfx::StencilMode::disabled();
             impl->depthStencilState = context.makeDepthStencilState(depthMode, stencilMode, renderable);
diff --git a/src/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.cpp b/src/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.cpp
index adb334d8e..678b8953b 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/mtl/tile_layer_group.cpp
@@ -74,15 +74,49 @@ void TileLayerGroup::render(RenderOrchestrator&, PaintParameters& parameters) {
     // If we're doing 3D stenciling and have any features to draw, set up the single-value stencil mask.
     // If we're doing 2D stenciling and have any drawables with tile IDs, render each tile into the stencil buffer with
     // a different value.
-    MTLDepthStencilStatePtr stateWithStencil, stateWithoutStencil;
+    // We can keep the depth-based descriptors, but the stencil-based ones can change
+    // every time, as a new value is assigned in each call to `stencilModeFor3D`.
+    std::optional<MTLDepthStencilStatePtr> stateStencil, stateDepthStencil;
+    std::function<const MTLDepthStencilStatePtr&(bool, bool)> getDepthStencilState;
     if (features3d) {
+        // If we're using group-wide states, build only the ones that actually get used
+        getDepthStencilState = [&](bool depth, bool stencil) -> const MTLDepthStencilStatePtr& {
+            if (depth) {
+                // We assume this doesn't change over the lifetime of a layer group.
+                const auto depthMode = parameters.depthModeFor3D();
+                if (stencil) {
+                    if (!stateDepthStencil.has_value()) {
+                        stateDepthStencil = context.makeDepthStencilState(depthMode, stencilMode3d, renderable);
+                    }
+                    return *stateDepthStencil;
+                } else {
+                    if (!stateDepth) {
+                        stateDepth = context.makeDepthStencilState(depthMode, gfx::StencilMode::disabled(), renderable);
+                    }
+                    return *stateDepth;
+                }
+            } else {
+                if (stencil) {
+                    if (!stateStencil.has_value()) {
+                        stateStencil = context.makeDepthStencilState(
+                            gfx::DepthMode::disabled(), stencilMode3d, renderable);
+                    }
+                    return *stateStencil;
+                } else {
+                    if (!stateNone) {
+                        stateNone = context.makeDepthStencilState(
+                            gfx::DepthMode::disabled(), gfx::StencilMode::disabled(), renderable);
+                    }
+                    return *stateNone;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         const auto depthMode = parameters.depthModeFor3D();
         if (stencil3d) {
             stencilMode3d = parameters.stencilModeFor3D();
-            stateWithStencil = context.makeDepthStencilState(depthMode, stencilMode3d, renderable);
             encoder->setStencilReferenceValue(stencilMode3d.ref);
         }
-        stateWithoutStencil = context.makeDepthStencilState(depthMode, gfx::StencilMode::disabled(), renderable);
     } else if (stencilTiles && !stencilTiles->empty()) {
         parameters.renderTileClippingMasks(stencilTiles);
     }
@@ -100,7 +134,7 @@ void TileLayerGroup::render(RenderOrchestrator&, PaintParameters& parameters) {
         // stencil mode for features with stencil enabled or disable stenciling.
         // 2D drawables will set their own stencil mode within `draw`.
         if (features3d) {
-            const auto& state = drawable.getEnableStencil() ? stateWithStencil : stateWithoutStencil;
+            const auto state = getDepthStencilState(drawable.getEnableDepth(), drawable.getEnableStencil());
             renderPass.setDepthStencilState(state);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/mbgl/renderer/layer_tweaker.cpp b/src/mbgl/renderer/layer_tweaker.cpp
index 426fd57b3..b39b25c75 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/renderer/layer_tweaker.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/renderer/layer_tweaker.cpp
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@ mat4 LayerTweaker::getTileMatrix(const UnwrappedTileID& tileID,
                                              : parameters.transformParams.projMatrix);
 
 #if !MLN_RENDER_BACKEND_OPENGL
-    // Offset the projection matrix NDC depth range for the drawable's layer and sublayer.
-    if (!drawable.getIs3D()) {
+    // If this drawable is participating in depth testing, offset the
+    // projection matrix NDC depth range for the drawable's layer and sublayer.
+    if (!drawable.getIs3D() && drawable.getEnableDepth()) {
         projMatrix[14] -= ((1 + drawable.getLayerIndex()) * PaintParameters::numSublayers -
                            drawable.getSubLayerIndex()) *
                           PaintParameters::depthEpsilon;