diff --git a/src/graphics/host_gpu/renderer/depthRenderTarget.cpp b/src/graphics/host_gpu/renderer/depthRenderTarget.cpp
index 507da9bb..c7f883ae 100644
--- a/src/graphics/host_gpu/renderer/depthRenderTarget.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/host_gpu/renderer/depthRenderTarget.cpp
@@ -160,8 +160,7 @@ static TextureCache::ImageDesc MakeDepthTargetDesc(const CommandBuffer& buffer,
 			           z.depth_view.slice_max);
 	}
 	// EXPCLEAR permits an HTile acceleration state; the host attachment is already expanded.
-	if (z.z_info.partially_resident ||
-	    z.stencil_info.partially_resident || z.z_info.max_mip_level != 0 ||
+	if (z.z_info.max_mip_level != 0 ||
 	    z.depth_view.current_mip_level != 0 || unsupported_shading_rate_encoding ||
 	    depth_address == 0 || (depth_address & 0xffffu) != 0) {
 		DepthFatal("unsupported depth register state");
diff --git a/tests/ShaderRecompilerComputeTests.cpp b/tests/ShaderRecompilerComputeTests.cpp
index ec6c4355..10dfc705 100644
--- a/tests/ShaderRecompilerComputeTests.cpp
+++ b/tests/ShaderRecompilerComputeTests.cpp
@@ -12813,6 +12813,18 @@ public:
       RenderDepthInfo phased_depth{};
       RenderExecutorTestAccess::ResolveRenderDepthTarget(
           executor, scheduler.Current(), phased_depth);
+      // PRT permits missing backing; a fully resident target keeps the same layout and image.
+      phased_depth_target.z_info.partially_resident = true;
+      phased_depth_target.stencil_info.partially_resident = true;
+      registers.SetDepthRenderTarget(phased_depth_target);
+      RenderDepthInfo resident_prt_depth{};
+      RenderExecutorTestAccess::ResolveRenderDepthTarget(
+          executor, scheduler.Current(), resident_prt_depth);
+      Require(name, "fully resident PRT depth identity",
+              resident_prt_depth.image_id == phased_depth.image_id &&
+                  resident_prt_depth.desc.info.data == phased_depth.desc.info.data &&
+                  resident_prt_depth.desc.info.stencil == phased_depth.desc.info.stencil,
+              "PRT permission changed a fully backed depth/stencil attachment");
       auto non_texture_compatible_target = phased_depth_target;
       non_texture_compatible_target.z_info.texture_compatibility =
           Prospero::TextureCompatiblePlaneCompression::kDisable;