diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
index f729b5b3e2..356c489627 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/material.rs
@@ -606,6 +606,11 @@ pub fn queue_material_meshes<M: Material>(
             if mesh.morph_targets.is_some() {
                 mesh_key |= MeshPipelineKey::MORPH_TARGETS;
             }
+
+            if material.properties.reads_view_transmission_texture {
+                mesh_key |= MeshPipelineKey::READS_VIEW_TRANSMISSION_TEXTURE;
+            }
+
             mesh_key |= alpha_mode_pipeline_key(material.properties.alpha_mode);
 
             let pipeline_id = pipelines.specialize(
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs
index 867f37680f..cb1579b376 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/mesh.rs
@@ -491,6 +491,7 @@ bitflags::bitflags! {
         const DEPTH_CLAMP_ORTHO                 = 1 << 10;
         const TEMPORAL_JITTER                   = 1 << 11;
         const MORPH_TARGETS                     = 1 << 12;
+        const READS_VIEW_TRANSMISSION_TEXTURE   = 1 << 13;
         const BLEND_RESERVED_BITS               = Self::BLEND_MASK_BITS << Self::BLEND_SHIFT_BITS; // ← Bitmask reserving bits for the blend state
         const BLEND_OPAQUE                      = 0 << Self::BLEND_SHIFT_BITS;                   // ← Values are just sequential within the mask, and can range from 0 to 3
         const BLEND_PREMULTIPLIED_ALPHA         = 1 << Self::BLEND_SHIFT_BITS;                   //
@@ -737,7 +738,7 @@ impl SpecializedMeshPipeline for MeshPipeline {
             // the current fragment value in the output and the depth is written to the
             // depth buffer
             depth_write_enabled = true;
-            is_opaque = true;
+            is_opaque = !key.contains(MeshPipelineKey::READS_VIEW_TRANSMISSION_TEXTURE);
         }
 
         if key.contains(MeshPipelineKey::NORMAL_PREPASS) {