diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.cc b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.cc
index a359a80d026..148a24e1d5d 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/mesh_data.cc
@@ -430,8 +430,15 @@ bool ED_mesh_color_ensure(Mesh *mesh, const char *name)
 {
   using namespace blender;
   BLI_assert(mesh->edit_mesh == nullptr);
-  if (mesh->attributes().contains(mesh->active_color_attribute)) {
-    return true;
+  const bke::AttributeAccessor attributes = mesh->attributes();
+  if (const std::optional<bke::AttributeMetaData> meta_data = attributes.lookup_meta_data(
+          mesh->active_color_attribute))
+  {
+    if ((ATTR_DOMAIN_AS_MASK(meta_data->domain) & ATTR_DOMAIN_MASK_COLOR) &&
+        (CD_TYPE_AS_MASK(meta_data->data_type) & CD_MASK_COLOR_ALL))
+    {
+      return true;
+    }
   }
 
   const std::string unique_name = BKE_id_attribute_calc_unique_name(mesh->id, name);
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.cc b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.cc
index d274ed46922..9821c15afe4 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/sculpt_paint/paint_vertex.cc
@@ -598,6 +598,24 @@ void smooth_brush_toggle_on(const bContext *C, Paint *paint, StrokeCache *cache)
 /** \} */
 }  // namespace blender::ed::sculpt_paint::vwpaint
 
+static bool color_attribute_supported(const std::optional<bke::AttributeMetaData> meta_data)
+{
+  if (!meta_data) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  if (!(ATTR_DOMAIN_AS_MASK(meta_data->domain) & ATTR_DOMAIN_MASK_COLOR) ||
+      !(CD_TYPE_AS_MASK(meta_data->data_type) & CD_MASK_COLOR_ALL))
+  {
+    return false;
+  }
+  return true;
+}
+
+static bool color_attribute_supported(const Mesh &mesh, const StringRef name)
+{
+  return color_attribute_supported(mesh.attributes().lookup_meta_data(name));
+}
+
 bool vertex_paint_mode_poll(bContext *C)
 {
   const Object *ob = CTX_data_active_object(C);
@@ -610,7 +628,7 @@ bool vertex_paint_mode_poll(bContext *C)
     return false;
   }
 
-  if (!mesh->attributes().contains(mesh->active_color_attribute)) {
+  if (!color_attribute_supported(*mesh, mesh->active_color_attribute)) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -992,8 +1010,7 @@ static bool vpaint_stroke_test_start(bContext *C, wmOperator *op, const float mo
 
   const std::optional<bke::AttributeMetaData> meta_data = *mesh->attributes().lookup_meta_data(
       mesh->active_color_attribute);
-
-  if (!meta_data) {
+  if (!color_attribute_supported(meta_data)) {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.cc b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.cc
index d828a0bc8ad..1311dd56148 100644
--- a/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/windowmanager/intern/wm_draw.cc
@@ -1543,6 +1543,13 @@ void wm_draw_update(bContext *C)
 
   BKE_image_free_unused_gpu_textures();
 
+#ifdef WITH_METAL_BACKEND
+  /* Reset drawable to ensure GPU context activation happens at least once per frame if only a
+   * single context exists. This is required to ensure the default framebuffer is updated
+   * to be the latest backbuffer. */
+  wm_window_clear_drawable(wm);
+#endif
+
   LISTBASE_FOREACH (wmWindow *, win, &wm->windows) {
 #ifdef WIN32
     GHOST_TWindowState state = GHOST_GetWindowState(