diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
index 849b91f2b..7c8af2e2b 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/wgpu_integration.rs
@@ -186,14 +186,14 @@ impl<'app> WgpuWinitApp<'app> {
         let mut painter = pollster::block_on(egui_wgpu::winit::Painter::new(
             egui_ctx.clone(),
             self.native_options.wgpu_options.clone(),
-            egui_wgpu::depth_format_from_bits(
-                self.native_options.depth_buffer,
-                self.native_options.stencil_buffer,
-            ),
             self.native_options.viewport.transparent.unwrap_or(false),
             egui_wgpu::RendererOptions {
                 msaa_samples: self.native_options.multisampling.max(1) as _,
                 dithering: self.native_options.dithering,
+                depth_stencil_format: egui_wgpu::depth_format_from_bits(
+                    self.native_options.depth_buffer,
+                    self.native_options.stencil_buffer,
+                ),
             },
         ));
 
diff --git a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs
index b4e003a33..59e27e7ac 100644
--- a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ impl RenderState {
         config: &WgpuConfiguration,
         instance: &wgpu::Instance,
         compatible_surface: Option<&wgpu::Surface<'static>>,
-        depth_format: Option<wgpu::TextureFormat>,
         options: RendererOptions,
     ) -> Result<Self, WgpuError> {
         profiling::scope!("RenderState::create"); // async yield give bad names using `profile_function`
@@ -243,7 +242,7 @@ impl RenderState {
         };
         let target_format = crate::preferred_framebuffer_format(&surface_formats)?;
 
-        let renderer = Renderer::new(&device, target_format, depth_format, options);
+        let renderer = Renderer::new(&device, target_format, options);
 
         // On wasm, depending on feature flags, wgpu objects may or may not implement sync.
         // It doesn't make sense to switch to Rc for that special usecase, so simply disable the lint.
diff --git a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/renderer.rs b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/renderer.rs
index b3a539155..10cb4b08f 100644
--- a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/renderer.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/renderer.rs
@@ -198,6 +198,12 @@ pub struct RendererOptions {
     ///
     /// Defaults to true.
     pub dithering: bool,
+
+    /// What format to use for the depth and stencil buffers,
+    /// e.g. [`wgpu::TextureFormat::Depth32FloatStencil8`].
+    ///
+    /// egui doesn't need depth/stencil, so the default value is `None` (no depth or stancil buffers).
+    pub depth_stencil_format: Option<wgpu::TextureFormat>,
 }
 
 impl Default for RendererOptions {
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ impl Default for RendererOptions {
         Self {
             msaa_samples: 0,
             dithering: true,
+            depth_stencil_format: None,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -244,7 +251,6 @@ impl Renderer {
     pub fn new(
         device: &wgpu::Device,
         output_color_format: wgpu::TextureFormat,
-        output_depth_format: Option<wgpu::TextureFormat>,
         options: RendererOptions,
     ) -> Self {
         profiling::function_scope!();
@@ -332,13 +338,15 @@ impl Renderer {
             push_constant_ranges: &[],
         });
 
-        let depth_stencil = output_depth_format.map(|format| wgpu::DepthStencilState {
-            format,
-            depth_write_enabled: false,
-            depth_compare: wgpu::CompareFunction::Always,
-            stencil: wgpu::StencilState::default(),
-            bias: wgpu::DepthBiasState::default(),
-        });
+        let depth_stencil = options
+            .depth_stencil_format
+            .map(|format| wgpu::DepthStencilState {
+                format,
+                depth_write_enabled: false,
+                depth_compare: wgpu::CompareFunction::Always,
+                stencil: wgpu::StencilState::default(),
+                bias: wgpu::DepthBiasState::default(),
+            });
 
         let pipeline = {
             profiling::scope!("create_render_pipeline");
diff --git a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/winit.rs b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/winit.rs
index 1c0a2ca3d..c96723769 100644
--- a/crates/egui-wgpu/src/winit.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-wgpu/src/winit.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ pub struct Painter {
     configuration: WgpuConfiguration,
     options: RendererOptions,
     support_transparent_backbuffer: bool,
-    depth_format: Option<wgpu::TextureFormat>,
     screen_capture_state: Option<CaptureState>,
 
     instance: wgpu::Instance,
@@ -56,7 +55,6 @@ impl Painter {
     pub async fn new(
         context: Context,
         configuration: WgpuConfiguration,
-        depth_format: Option<wgpu::TextureFormat>,
         support_transparent_backbuffer: bool,
         options: RendererOptions,
     ) -> Self {
@@ -68,7 +66,6 @@ impl Painter {
             configuration,
             options,
             support_transparent_backbuffer,
-            depth_format,
             screen_capture_state: None,
 
             instance,
@@ -204,7 +201,6 @@ impl Painter {
                 &self.configuration,
                 &self.instance,
                 Some(&surface),
-                self.depth_format,
                 self.options,
             )
             .await?;
@@ -278,7 +274,7 @@ impl Painter {
 
         Self::configure_surface(surface_state, render_state, &self.configuration);
 
-        if let Some(depth_format) = self.depth_format {
+        if let Some(depth_format) = self.options.depth_stencil_format {
             self.depth_texture_view.insert(
                 viewport_id,
                 render_state