diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.cpp b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.cpp
index 013a5ac4a6..f11393c0a0 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ const Element Element::COLOR_COMPRESSED_EAC_RED_SIGNED { TILE4x4, COMPRESSED, CO
 const Element Element::COLOR_COMPRESSED_EAC_XY { TILE4x4, COMPRESSED, COMPRESSED_EAC_XY };
 const Element Element::COLOR_COMPRESSED_EAC_XY_SIGNED { TILE4x4, COMPRESSED, COMPRESSED_EAC_XY_SIGNED };
 
+const Element Element::DEPTH24_STENCIL8 { SCALAR, UINT32, DEPTH_STENCIL };
+
 const Element Element::VEC2NU8_XY{ VEC2, NUINT8, XY };
 
 const Element Element::COLOR_R11G11B10{ SCALAR, FLOAT, R11G11B10 };
diff --git a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h
index 705d746a5b..25bb2baba4 100644
--- a/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h
+++ b/libraries/gpu/src/gpu/Format.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ public:
     static const Element COLOR_COMPRESSED_EAC_RED_SIGNED;
     static const Element COLOR_COMPRESSED_EAC_XY;
     static const Element COLOR_COMPRESSED_EAC_XY_SIGNED;
+    static const Element DEPTH24_STENCIL8;
     static const Element VEC2NU8_XY;
     static const Element VEC4F_COLOR_RGBA;
     static const Element VEC2F_UV;
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
index 72b3c2ceb4..4e012db7b0 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/FramebufferCache.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void FramebufferCache::createPrimaryFramebuffer() {
 gpu::FramebufferPointer FramebufferCache::getFramebuffer() {
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(_mutex);
     if (_cachedFramebuffers.empty()) {
-        _cachedFramebuffers.push_back(gpu::FramebufferPointer(gpu::Framebuffer::create("cached", gpu::Element::COLOR_SRGBA_32, _frameBufferSize.width(), _frameBufferSize.height())));
+        _cachedFramebuffers.push_back(gpu::FramebufferPointer(gpu::Framebuffer::create("cached", gpu::Element::COLOR_SRGBA_32, gpu::Element::DEPTH24_STENCIL8, _frameBufferSize.width(), _frameBufferSize.height())));
     }
     gpu::FramebufferPointer result = _cachedFramebuffers.front();
     _cachedFramebuffers.pop_front();