diff --git a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h
index f2d9bf0ec..b01000d06 100644
--- a/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h
+++ b/include/QF/Vulkan/qf_vid.h
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 //FIXME location
 typedef enum {
 	QFV_passDepth,			// geometry
+	QFV_passTranslucent,	// geometry
 	QFV_passGBuffer,		// geometry
 	QFV_passLighting,		// single quad
-	QFV_passTranslucent,	// geometry
 	QFV_passCompose,		// single quad
 
 	QFV_NumPasses
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/deferred.plist b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/deferred.plist
index 229c24c10..d956a5792 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/deferred.plist
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/deferred.plist
@@ -329,7 +329,21 @@
 					layout = depth_stencil_attachment_optimal;
 				};
 			},
-			{	// 1 g-buffer generation
+			{	// 1 translucent
+				pipelineBindPoint = graphics;
+				colorAttachments = (
+					{	// translucent
+						attachment = 6;
+						layout = color_attachment_optimal;
+					},
+				);
+				depthStencilAttachment = {
+					attachment = 0;
+					layout = depth_stencil_read_only_optimal;
+				};
+				preserveAttachments = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+			},
+			{	// 2 g-buffer generation
 				pipelineBindPoint = graphics;
 				colorAttachments = (
 					{	// color
@@ -351,11 +365,11 @@
 				);
 				depthStencilAttachment = {
 					attachment = 0;
-					layout = depth_stencil_attachment_optimal;
+					layout = depth_stencil_read_only_optimal;
 				};
 				preserveAttachments = (6);
 			},
-			{	// 2 lighting
+			{	// 3 lighting
 				pipelineBindPoint = graphics;
 				inputAttachments = (
 					{	// depth
@@ -387,16 +401,6 @@
 				);
 				preserveAttachments = (6);
 			},
-			{	// 3 translucent
-				pipelineBindPoint = graphics;
-				colorAttachments = (
-					{	// translucent
-						attachment = 6;
-						layout = color_attachment_optimal;
-					},
-				);
-				preserveAttachments = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
-			},
 			{	// 4 compose
 				pipelineBindPoint = graphics;
 				inputAttachments = (
@@ -421,7 +425,7 @@
 		dependencies = (
 			{
 				srcSubpass = 0;	// depth
-				dstSubpass = 1; // g-buffer
+				dstSubpass = 1; // translucent
 				srcStageMask = color_attachment_output;
 				dstStageMask = fragment_shader;
 				srcAccessMask = color_attachment_write;
@@ -429,8 +433,8 @@
 				dependencyFlags = by_region;
 			},
 			{
-				srcSubpass = 1;	// g-buffer
-				dstSubpass = 2;	// lighting
+				srcSubpass = 0;	// depth
+				dstSubpass = 2; // g-buffer
 				srcStageMask = color_attachment_output;
 				dstStageMask = fragment_shader;
 				srcAccessMask = color_attachment_write;
@@ -438,7 +442,16 @@
 				dependencyFlags = by_region;
 			},
 			{
-				srcSubpass = 2;	// lighting
+				srcSubpass = 2;	// g-buffer
+				dstSubpass = 3;	// lighting
+				srcStageMask = color_attachment_output;
+				dstStageMask = fragment_shader;
+				srcAccessMask = color_attachment_write;
+				dstAccessMask = shader_read;
+				dependencyFlags = by_region;
+			},
+			{
+				srcSubpass = 3;	// lighting
 				dstSubpass = 4;	// compose
 				srcStageMask = color_attachment_output;
 				dstStageMask = fragment_shader;
@@ -447,7 +460,7 @@
 				dependencyFlags = by_region;
 			},
 			{
-				srcSubpass = 3;	// translucent
+				srcSubpass = 1;	// translucent
 				dstSubpass = 4;	// compose
 				srcStageMask = color_attachment_output;
 				dstStageMask = fragment_shader;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist
index 54bc0f9af..97bcc9251 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/qfpipeline.plist
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@
 			//renderPass = renderpass;
 		};
 		alias_gbuf = {
-			subpass = 1;
+			subpass = 2;
 			stages = (
 				{
 					stage = vertex;
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@
 			//renderPass = renderpass;
 		};
 		bsp_gbuf = {
-			subpass = 1;
+			subpass = 2;
 			stages = (
 				{
 					stage = vertex;
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@
 			//renderPass = renderpass;
 		};
 		bsp_skysheet = {
-			subpass = 3;
+			subpass = 1;
 			stages = (
 				{
 					stage = vertex;
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@
 			//renderPass = renderpass;
 		};
 		twod = {
-			subpass = 3;
+			subpass = 1;
 			stages = (
 				{
 					stage = vertex;
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@
 			viewport      = $properties.viewport;
 			rasterization = $properties.rasterization.counter_cw_cull_back;
 			multisample   = $properties.multisample;
-			depthStencil  = $properties.depthStencil.test_and_write;
+			depthStencil  = $properties.depthStencil.test_only;
 			colorBlend = {
 				logicOpEnable = false;
 				attachments = ($properties.attachmentBlendOp.alpha_blend);
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
 			//renderPass = renderpass;
 		};
 		lighting = {
-			subpass = 2;
+			subpass = 3;
 			stages = (
 				{
 					stage = vertex;
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c
index 25a2d9d13..c2581e773 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vulkan_alias.c
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ static const char *alias_pass_names[] = {
 	"translucent",
 };
 
+static QFV_Subpass subpass_map[] = {
+	QFV_passDepth,			// QFV_aliasDepth
+	QFV_passGBuffer,		// QFV_aliasGBuffer
+	QFV_passTranslucent,	// QFV_aliasTranslucent
+};
+
 static void
 emit_commands (VkCommandBuffer cmd, int pose1, int pose2,
 			   qfv_alias_skin_t *skin,
@@ -174,7 +180,7 @@ alias_begin_subpass (QFV_AliasSubpass subpass, VkPipeline pipeline,
 	dfunc->vkResetCommandBuffer (cmd, 0);
 	VkCommandBufferInheritanceInfo inherit = {
 		VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_INHERITANCE_INFO, 0,
-		ctx->renderpass, subpass,
+		ctx->renderpass, subpass_map[subpass],
 		cframe->framebuffer,
 		0, 0, 0,
 	};