diff --git a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_viewport.cc b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_viewport.cc
index 10688285ea7..6c53892583b 100644
--- a/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_viewport.cc
+++ b/source/blender/gpu/intern/gpu_viewport.cc
@@ -162,11 +162,13 @@ static void gpu_viewport_textures_create(GPUViewport *viewport)
   /* Can be shared with GPUOffscreen. */
   if (viewport->depth_tx == nullptr) {
     /* Depth texture can be read back by gizmos #view3d_depths_create. */
+    /* Swizle flag is needed by Workbench Volumes to read the stencil view. */
     viewport->depth_tx = GPU_texture_create_2d("dtxl_depth",
                                                UNPACK2(size),
                                                1,
                                                GPU_DEPTH24_STENCIL8,
-                                               usage | GPU_TEXTURE_USAGE_HOST_READ,
+                                               usage | GPU_TEXTURE_USAGE_HOST_READ |
+                                                   GPU_TEXTURE_USAGE_MIP_SWIZZLE_VIEW,
                                                nullptr);
     if (GPU_clear_viewport_workaround()) {
       static int depth_clear = 0;