diff --git a/impeller/aiks/picture.cc b/impeller/aiks/picture.cc
index 77f7fa8dbcfd0..c2cbac29cb0fc 100644
--- a/impeller/aiks/picture.cc
+++ b/impeller/aiks/picture.cc
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<Texture> Picture::RenderToTexture(
         "Picture Snapshot MSAA",  // label
         RenderTarget::
             kDefaultColorAttachmentConfigMSAA,  // color_attachment_config
-        std::nullopt                            // stencil_attachment_config
+        RenderTarget::
+            kDefaultStencilAttachmentConfig  // stencil_attachment_config
     );
   } else {
     target = render_target_allocator.CreateOffscreen(
@@ -76,7 +77,8 @@ std::shared_ptr<Texture> Picture::RenderToTexture(
         /*mip_count=*/1,
         "Picture Snapshot",                           // label
         RenderTarget::kDefaultColorAttachmentConfig,  // color_attachment_config
-        std::nullopt  // stencil_attachment_config
+        RenderTarget::
+            kDefaultStencilAttachmentConfig  // stencil_attachment_config
     );
   }
   if (!target.IsValid()) {
diff --git a/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc b/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
index 9da1ae322568b..f85a383fb37da 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/entity_pass.cc
@@ -459,29 +459,11 @@ bool EntityPass::Render(ContentContext& renderer,
   // this method.
   auto color0 = root_render_target.GetColorAttachments().find(0u)->second;
 
-  // If a root stencil was provided by the caller, then verify that it has a
-  // configuration which can be used to render this pass.
   auto stencil_attachment = root_render_target.GetStencilAttachment();
   auto depth_attachment = root_render_target.GetDepthAttachment();
-  if (stencil_attachment.has_value() && depth_attachment.has_value()) {
-    auto stencil_texture = stencil_attachment->texture;
-    if (!stencil_texture) {
-      VALIDATION_LOG << "The root RenderTarget must have a stencil texture.";
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    auto stencil_storage_mode =
-        stencil_texture->GetTextureDescriptor().storage_mode;
-    if (reads_from_onscreen_backdrop &&
-        stencil_storage_mode == StorageMode::kDeviceTransient) {
-      VALIDATION_LOG << "The given root RenderTarget stencil needs to be read, "
-                        "but it's marked as transient.";
-      return false;
-    }
-  }
-  // Setup a new root stencil with an optimal configuration if one wasn't
-  // provided by the caller.
-  else {
+  if (!stencil_attachment.has_value() || !depth_attachment.has_value()) {
+    // Setup a new root stencil with an optimal configuration if one wasn't
+    // provided by the caller.
     root_render_target.SetupDepthStencilAttachments(
         *renderer.GetContext(), *renderer.GetContext()->GetResourceAllocator(),
         color0.texture->GetSize(),
@@ -739,12 +721,7 @@ bool EntityPass::RenderElement(Entity& element_entity,
     return false;
   }
 
-  // If the pass context returns a backdrop texture, we need to draw it to the
-  // current pass. We do this because it's faster and takes significantly less
-  // memory than storing/loading large MSAA textures. Also, it's not possible to
-  // blit the non-MSAA resolve texture of the previous pass to MSAA textures
-  // (let alone a transient one).
-  if (result.backdrop_texture) {
+  if (result.just_created) {
     // Restore any clips that were recorded before the backdrop filter was
     // applied.
     auto& replay_entities = clip_replay_->GetReplayEntities();
@@ -753,7 +730,14 @@ bool EntityPass::RenderElement(Entity& element_entity,
         VALIDATION_LOG << "Failed to render entity for clip restore.";
       }
     }
+  }
 
+  // If the pass context returns a backdrop texture, we need to draw it to the
+  // current pass. We do this because it's faster and takes significantly less
+  // memory than storing/loading large MSAA textures. Also, it's not possible to
+  // blit the non-MSAA resolve texture of the previous pass to MSAA textures
+  // (let alone a transient one).
+  if (result.backdrop_texture) {
     auto size_rect = Rect::MakeSize(result.pass->GetRenderTargetSize());
     auto msaa_backdrop_contents = TextureContents::MakeRect(size_rect);
     msaa_backdrop_contents->SetStencilEnabled(false);
diff --git a/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc b/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc
index d39d41394fe34..73b15b16a9086 100644
--- a/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc
+++ b/impeller/entity/inline_pass_context.cc
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ InlinePassContext::RenderPassResult InlinePassContext::GetRenderPass(
       " Count=" + std::to_string(pass_count_));
 
   result.pass = pass_;
+  result.just_created = true;
 
   if (!renderer_.GetContext()->GetCapabilities()->SupportsReadFromResolve() &&
       result.backdrop_texture ==