diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py
index 7fbf7c3e6a4..2b43822a73a 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/space_node.py
@@ -823,19 +823,19 @@ class NODE_PT_quality(bpy.types.Panel):
         layout.use_property_split = True
         layout.use_property_decorate = False
 
+        scene = context.scene
+        rd = scene.render
+
         snode = context.space_data
         tree = snode.node_tree
         prefs = bpy.context.preferences
 
-        use_realtime = False
         col = layout.column()
         if prefs.experimental.use_experimental_compositors:
-            col.prop(tree, "execution_mode")
-            use_realtime = tree.execution_mode == 'REALTIME'
-        col.prop(tree, "precision")
+            col.prop(rd, "compositor_device", text="Device")
+        col.prop(rd, "compositor_precision", text="Precision")
 
         col = layout.column()
-        col.active = not use_realtime
         col.prop(tree, "use_viewer_border")
 
         col = layout.column()
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
index 83a91b109f6..58a18a68ec6 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_blender_version.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ extern "C" {
 
 /* Blender file format version. */
 #define BLENDER_FILE_VERSION BLENDER_VERSION
-#define BLENDER_FILE_SUBVERSION 32
+#define BLENDER_FILE_SUBVERSION 33
 
 /* Minimum Blender version that supports reading file written with the current
  * version. Older Blender versions will test this and cancel loading the file, showing a warning to
diff --git a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc
index a4cb092d82e..cbf5259d48b 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenloader/intern/versioning_400.cc
@@ -3132,6 +3132,7 @@ void blo_do_versions_400(FileData *fd, Library * /*lib*/, Main *bmain)
   }
 
   if (!MAIN_VERSION_FILE_ATLEAST(bmain, 402, 3)) {
+    constexpr int NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_CPU = 0;
     constexpr int NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_FULL_FRAME = 1;
 
     constexpr int NTREE_COM_GROUPNODE_BUFFER = 1 << 3;
@@ -3465,6 +3466,19 @@ void blo_do_versions_400(FileData *fd, Library * /*lib*/, Main *bmain)
     }
   }
 
+  if (!MAIN_VERSION_FILE_ATLEAST(bmain, 402, 33)) {
+    constexpr int NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU = 2;
+
+    LISTBASE_FOREACH (Scene *, scene, &bmain->scenes) {
+      if (scene->nodetree) {
+        if (scene->nodetree->execution_mode == NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU) {
+          scene->r.compositor_device = SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU;
+        }
+        scene->r.compositor_precision = scene->nodetree->precision;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Always bump subversion in BKE_blender_version.h when adding versioning
    * code here, and wrap it inside a MAIN_VERSION_FILE_ATLEAST check.
diff --git a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_compositor.cc b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_compositor.cc
index cf630fdf15d..0b5c699883f 100644
--- a/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_compositor.cc
+++ b/source/blender/compositor/intern/COM_compositor.cc
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ void COM_execute(Render *render,
   compositor_reset_node_tree_status(node_tree);
 
   if (U.experimental.use_full_frame_compositor &&
-      node_tree->execution_mode == NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU)
+      scene->r.compositor_device == SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU)
   {
     /* GPU compositor. */
     RE_compositor_execute(*render, *scene, *render_data, *node_tree, view_name, render_context);
diff --git a/source/blender/draw/engines/compositor/compositor_engine.cc b/source/blender/draw/engines/compositor/compositor_engine.cc
index 6ac0bd0b25a..41ac23d8255 100644
--- a/source/blender/draw/engines/compositor/compositor_engine.cc
+++ b/source/blender/draw/engines/compositor/compositor_engine.cc
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ class Context : public realtime_compositor::Context {
 
   realtime_compositor::ResultPrecision get_precision() const override
   {
-    switch (get_node_tree().precision) {
-      case NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO:
+    switch (get_scene().r.compositor_precision) {
+      case SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO:
         return realtime_compositor::ResultPrecision::Half;
-      case NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL:
+      case SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL:
         return realtime_compositor::ResultPrecision::Full;
     }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
index 2d8668b8acd..6ed78708e78 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_draw.cc
@@ -4457,7 +4457,7 @@ static bool realtime_compositor_is_in_use(const bContext &context)
   }
 
   if (U.experimental.use_full_frame_compositor &&
-      scene->nodetree->execution_mode == NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU)
+      scene->r.compositor_device == SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU)
   {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
index 5952c4beff6..b4a6d351dce 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_node/node_edit.cc
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static bool is_compositing_possible(const bContext *C)
   Scene *scene = CTX_data_scene(C);
   /* CPU compositor can always run. */
   if (!U.experimental.use_full_frame_compositor ||
-      scene->nodetree->execution_mode != NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU)
+      scene->r.compositor_device != SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU)
   {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h
index 13aed95de01..2810e184285 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_node_types.h
@@ -678,9 +678,9 @@ typedef struct bNodeTree {
   /** Tile size for compositor engine. */
   int chunksize DNA_DEPRECATED;
   /** Execution mode to use for compositor engine. */
-  int execution_mode;
-  /** Execution mode to use for compositor engine. */
-  int precision;
+  int execution_mode DNA_DEPRECATED;
+  /** Precision used by the GPU execution of the compositor tree. */
+  int precision DNA_DEPRECATED;
 
   /** #NodeGroupColorTag. */
   int color_tag;
@@ -842,18 +842,6 @@ enum {
   // NTREE_IS_LOCALIZED = 1 << 5,
 };
 
-/* tree->execution_mode */
-typedef enum eNodeTreeExecutionMode {
-  NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_CPU = 0,
-  NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU = 2,
-} eNodeTreeExecutionMode;
-
-/* tree->precision */
-typedef enum eNodeTreePrecision {
-  NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO = 0,
-  NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL = 1,
-} eNodeTreePrecision;
-
 typedef enum eNodeTreeRuntimeFlag {
   /** There is a node that references an image with animation. */
   NTREE_RUNTIME_FLAG_HAS_IMAGE_ANIMATION = 1 << 0,
diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
index cfcd0eade5d..1c0a05116bb 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_scene_types.h
@@ -825,6 +825,12 @@ typedef struct RenderData {
   float motion_blur_shutter;
   int motion_blur_position;
   struct CurveMapping mblur_shutter_curve;
+
+  /** Device to use for compositor engine. */
+  int compositor_device; /* eCompositorDevice */
+
+  /** Precision used by the GPU execution of the compositor tree. */
+  int compositor_precision; /* eCompositorPrecision */
 } RenderData;
 
 /** #RenderData::quality_flag */
@@ -845,6 +851,18 @@ enum {
   SCE_MB_END = 2,
 };
 
+/** #RenderData::compositor_device */
+typedef enum eCompositorDevice {
+  SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_CPU = 0,
+  SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU = 1,
+} eCompositorDevice;
+
+/** #RenderData::compositor_precision */
+typedef enum eCompositorPrecision {
+  SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO = 0,
+  SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL = 1,
+} eCompositorPrecision;
+
 /** \} */
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.cc
index 0a3de43d6ca..9cdece45edb 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_nodetree.cc
@@ -110,22 +110,6 @@ const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_node_group_color_tag_items[] = {
     {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
 };
 
-static const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_execution_mode_items[] = {
-    {NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_CPU, "CPU", 0, "CPU", ""},
-    {NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU, "GPU", 0, "GPU", ""},
-    {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
-};
-
-static const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_precision_items[] = {
-    {NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO,
-     "AUTO",
-     0,
-     "Auto",
-     "Full precision for final renders, half precision otherwise"},
-    {NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL, "FULL", 0, "Full", "Full precision"},
-    {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
-};
-
 const EnumPropertyItem rna_enum_mapping_type_items[] = {
     {NODE_MAPPING_TYPE_POINT, "POINT", 0, "Point", "Transform a point"},
     {NODE_MAPPING_TYPE_TEXTURE,
@@ -10570,18 +10554,6 @@ static void rna_def_composite_nodetree(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_struct_sdna(srna, "bNodeTree");
   RNA_def_struct_ui_icon(srna, ICON_RENDERLAYERS);
 
-  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "precision", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
-  RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, nullptr, "precision");
-  RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, rna_enum_precision_items);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Precision", "The precision of compositor intermediate result");
-  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_NODE | ND_DISPLAY, "rna_NodeTree_update");
-
-  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "execution_mode", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
-  RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, nullptr, "execution_mode");
-  RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, rna_enum_execution_mode_items);
-  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Execution Mode", "Set how compositing is executed");
-  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_NODE | ND_DISPLAY, "rna_NodeTree_update");
-
   prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "use_viewer_border", PROP_BOOLEAN, PROP_NONE);
   RNA_def_property_boolean_sdna(prop, nullptr, "flag", NTREE_VIEWER_BORDER);
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc
index a63c383c179..2d1b915086c 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_scene.cc
@@ -1831,6 +1831,18 @@ void rna_Scene_use_freestyle_update(Main * /*bmain*/, Scene * /*scene*/, Pointer
   }
 }
 
+void rna_Scene_compositor_update(Main *bmain, Scene * /*scene*/, PointerRNA *ptr)
+{
+  Scene *scene = (Scene *)ptr->owner_id;
+
+  if (scene->nodetree) {
+    bNodeTree *ntree = reinterpret_cast<bNodeTree *>(scene->nodetree);
+    WM_main_add_notifier(NC_NODE | NA_EDITED, &ntree->id);
+    WM_main_add_notifier(NC_SCENE | ND_NODES, &ntree->id);
+    ED_node_tree_propagate_change(nullptr, bmain, ntree);
+  }
+}
+
 void rna_Scene_use_view_map_cache_update(Main * /*bmain*/, Scene * /*scene*/, PointerRNA * /*ptr*/)
 {
 #  ifdef WITH_FREESTYLE
@@ -6696,6 +6708,22 @@ static void rna_def_scene_render_data(BlenderRNA *brna)
       {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
   };
 
+  static const EnumPropertyItem compositor_device_items[] = {
+      {SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_CPU, "CPU", 0, "CPU", ""},
+      {SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU, "GPU", 0, "GPU", ""},
+      {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
+  };
+
+  static const EnumPropertyItem compositor_precision_items[] = {
+      {SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO,
+       "AUTO",
+       0,
+       "Auto",
+       "Full precision for final renders, half precision otherwise"},
+      {SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL, "FULL", 0, "Full", "Full precision"},
+      {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
+  };
+
   rna_def_scene_ffmpeg_settings(brna);
 
   srna = RNA_def_struct(brna, "RenderSettings", nullptr);
@@ -7423,6 +7451,20 @@ static void rna_def_scene_render_data(BlenderRNA *brna)
   RNA_def_property_struct_type(prop, "BakeSettings");
   RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Bake Data", "");
 
+  /* Compositor. */
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "compositor_device", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, compositor_device_items);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(prop, "Compositor Device", "Set how compositing is executed");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_NODE | ND_DISPLAY, "rna_Scene_compositor_update");
+
+  prop = RNA_def_property(srna, "compositor_precision", PROP_ENUM, PROP_NONE);
+  RNA_def_property_enum_sdna(prop, nullptr, "compositor_precision");
+  RNA_def_property_enum_items(prop, compositor_precision_items);
+  RNA_def_property_ui_text(
+      prop, "Compositor Precision", "The precision of compositor intermediate result");
+  RNA_def_property_update(prop, NC_NODE | ND_DISPLAY, "rna_Scene_compositor_update");
+
   /* Nestled Data. */
   /* *** Non-Animated *** */
   RNA_define_animate_sdna(false);
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/compositor.cc b/source/blender/render/intern/compositor.cc
index 504d1af636a..66997c4e214 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/compositor.cc
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/compositor.cc
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ class Context : public realtime_compositor::Context {
 
   realtime_compositor::ResultPrecision get_precision() const override
   {
-    switch (input_data_.node_tree->precision) {
-      case NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO:
+    switch (input_data_.scene->r.compositor_precision) {
+      case SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_AUTO:
         /* Auto uses full precision for final renders and half procession otherwise. */
         if (this->render_context()) {
           return realtime_compositor::ResultPrecision::Full;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ class Context : public realtime_compositor::Context {
         else {
           return realtime_compositor::ResultPrecision::Half;
         }
-      case NODE_TREE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL:
+      case SCE_COMPOSITOR_PRECISION_FULL:
         return realtime_compositor::ResultPrecision::Full;
     }
 
diff --git a/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.cc b/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.cc
index c55407981d2..1a505b5349e 100644
--- a/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.cc
+++ b/source/blender/render/intern/pipeline.cc
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ void RE_FreeUnusedGPUResources()
       /* Detect if scene is using GPU compositing, and if either a node editor is
        * showing the nodes, or an image editor is showing the render result or viewer. */
       if (!(scene->use_nodes && scene->nodetree &&
-            scene->nodetree->execution_mode == NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU))
+            scene->r.compositor_device == SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU))
       {
         continue;
       }
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ static bool is_compositing_possible_on_gpu(Scene *scene, ReportList *reports)
 {
   /* CPU compositor can always run. */
   if (!U.experimental.use_full_frame_compositor ||
-      scene->nodetree->execution_mode != NTREE_EXECUTION_MODE_GPU)
+      scene->r.compositor_device != SCE_COMPOSITOR_DEVICE_GPU)
   {
     return true;
   }
diff --git a/tests/python/compositor_realtime_render_tests.py b/tests/python/compositor_realtime_render_tests.py
index 2b187bb0ac7..c112616d201 100644
--- a/tests/python/compositor_realtime_render_tests.py
+++ b/tests/python/compositor_realtime_render_tests.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 ENABLE_REALTIME_COMPOSITOR_SCRIPT = "import bpy; " \
     "bpy.context.preferences.experimental.use_experimental_compositors = True; " \
-    "bpy.data.scenes[0].node_tree.execution_mode = 'GPU'"
+    "bpy.data.scenes[0].render.compositor_device = 'GPU'"
 
 
 def get_arguments(filepath, output_filepath):