diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pipeline_helper.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pipeline_helper.h
index 8d085f4541..f5c6ca78b5 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pipeline_helper.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/pipeline_helper.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "shader_recompiler/shader_info.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h"
 #include "video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_update_descriptor.h"
+#include "video_core/surface.h"
 #include "video_core/texture_cache/types.h"
 #include "video_core/vulkan_common/vulkan_device.h"
 
@@ -232,10 +233,16 @@ inline void PushImageDescriptors(TextureCache& texture_cache,
             ImageView& image_view{texture_cache.GetImageView(image_view_id)};
             const VkImageView vk_image_view{image_view.Handle(desc.type)};
             const Sampler& sampler{texture_cache.GetSampler(sampler_id)};
+            const auto surface_type{VideoCore::Surface::GetFormatType(image_view.format)};
+            const bool allow_depth_compare =
+                desc.is_depth && (surface_type == VideoCore::Surface::SurfaceType::Depth ||
+                                  surface_type == VideoCore::Surface::SurfaceType::DepthStencil);
             const bool use_fallback_sampler{sampler.HasAddedAnisotropy() &&
                                             !image_view.SupportsAnisotropy()};
-            const VkSampler vk_sampler{use_fallback_sampler ? sampler.HandleWithDefaultAnisotropy()
-                                                            : sampler.Handle()};
+            const VkSampler vk_sampler{use_fallback_sampler
+                                           ? sampler.HandleWithDefaultAnisotropy(
+                                                 allow_depth_compare)
+                                           : sampler.Handle(allow_depth_compare)};
             guest_descriptor_queue.AddSampledImage(vk_image_view, vk_sampler);
             rescaling.PushTexture(texture_cache.IsRescaling(image_view));
         }
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
index 5cd4273c2d..a289865102 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.cpp
@@ -2314,6 +2314,7 @@ vk::ImageView ImageView::MakeView(VkFormat vk_format, VkImageAspectFlags aspect_
 
 Sampler::Sampler(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime, const Tegra::Texture::TSCEntry& tsc) {
     const auto& device = runtime.device;
+    has_depth_compare = tsc.depth_compare_enabled != 0;
     // Check if custom border colors are supported
     const bool has_custom_border_colors = runtime.device.IsCustomBorderColorsSupported();
     const bool has_format_undefined = runtime.device.IsCustomBorderColorWithoutFormatSupported();
@@ -2354,7 +2355,7 @@ Sampler::Sampler(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime, const Tegra::Texture::TSCEntry& t
     // Some games have samplers with garbage. Sanitize them here.
     const f32 max_anisotropy = std::clamp(tsc.MaxAnisotropy(), 1.0f, 16.0f);
 
-    const auto create_sampler = [&](const f32 anisotropy) {
+    const auto create_sampler = [&](const f32 anisotropy, bool enable_depth_compare) {
         return device.GetLogical().CreateSampler(VkSamplerCreateInfo{
             .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SAMPLER_CREATE_INFO,
             .pNext = pnext,
@@ -2368,7 +2369,7 @@ Sampler::Sampler(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime, const Tegra::Texture::TSCEntry& t
             .mipLodBias = tsc.LodBias(),
             .anisotropyEnable = static_cast<VkBool32>(anisotropy > 1.0f ? VK_TRUE : VK_FALSE),
             .maxAnisotropy = anisotropy,
-            .compareEnable = tsc.depth_compare_enabled,
+            .compareEnable = enable_depth_compare,
             .compareOp = MaxwellToVK::Sampler::DepthCompareFunction(tsc.depth_compare_func),
             .minLod = tsc.mipmap_filter == TextureMipmapFilter::None ? 0.0f : tsc.MinLod(),
             .maxLod = tsc.mipmap_filter == TextureMipmapFilter::None ? 0.25f : tsc.MaxLod(),
@@ -2378,11 +2379,18 @@ Sampler::Sampler(TextureCacheRuntime& runtime, const Tegra::Texture::TSCEntry& t
         });
     };
 
-    sampler = create_sampler(max_anisotropy);
+    sampler = create_sampler(max_anisotropy, has_depth_compare);
+    if (has_depth_compare) {
+        sampler_no_compare = create_sampler(max_anisotropy, false);
+    }
 
     const f32 max_anisotropy_default = static_cast<f32>(1U << tsc.max_anisotropy);
     if (max_anisotropy > max_anisotropy_default) {
-        sampler_default_anisotropy = create_sampler(max_anisotropy_default);
+        sampler_default_anisotropy = create_sampler(max_anisotropy_default, has_depth_compare);
+        if (has_depth_compare) {
+            sampler_default_anisotropy_no_compare =
+                create_sampler(max_anisotropy_default, false);
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
index 4bb9687ab0..ee1c842852 100644
--- a/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
+++ b/src/video_core/renderer_vulkan/vk_texture_cache.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2025 Eden Emulator Project
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2026 Eden Emulator Project
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
 
 // SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright 2019 yuzu Emulator Project
@@ -396,11 +396,18 @@ class Sampler {
 public:
     explicit Sampler(TextureCacheRuntime&, const Tegra::Texture::TSCEntry&);
 
-    [[nodiscard]] VkSampler Handle() const noexcept {
+    [[nodiscard]] VkSampler Handle(bool enable_depth_compare = true) const noexcept {
+        if (!enable_depth_compare && sampler_no_compare) {
+            return *sampler_no_compare;
+        }
         return *sampler;
     }
 
-    [[nodiscard]] VkSampler HandleWithDefaultAnisotropy() const noexcept {
+    [[nodiscard]] VkSampler HandleWithDefaultAnisotropy(
+        bool enable_depth_compare = true) const noexcept {
+        if (!enable_depth_compare && sampler_default_anisotropy_no_compare) {
+            return *sampler_default_anisotropy_no_compare;
+        }
         return *sampler_default_anisotropy;
     }
 
@@ -408,9 +415,16 @@ public:
         return static_cast<bool>(sampler_default_anisotropy);
     }
 
+    [[nodiscard]] bool HasDepthCompareEnabled() const noexcept {
+        return has_depth_compare;
+    }
+
 private:
     vk::Sampler sampler;
+    vk::Sampler sampler_no_compare;
     vk::Sampler sampler_default_anisotropy;
+    vk::Sampler sampler_default_anisotropy_no_compare;
+    bool has_depth_compare = false;
 };
 
 struct TextureCacheParams {