diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 97941564a3..5576d41a0d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
     Bug #6993: Shooting your last round of ammunition causes the attack animation to cancel
     Bug #7009: Falling actors teleport to the ground without receiving any damage on cell loading
     Bug #7034: Misc items defined in one content file are not treated as keys if another content file uses them as such
+    Bug #7040: Incorrect rendering order for Rebirth's Stormfang
     Bug #7042: Weapon follow animations that immediately follow the hit animations cause multiple hits
     Bug #7044: Changing a class' services does not affect autocalculated NPCs
     Bug #7053: Running into objects doesn't trigger GetCollidingPC
diff --git a/apps/components_tests/nifosg/testnifloader.cpp b/apps/components_tests/nifosg/testnifloader.cpp
index fa023fff0d..90b8d5c26a 100644
--- a/apps/components_tests/nifosg/testnifloader.cpp
+++ b/apps/components_tests/nifosg/testnifloader.cpp
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ osg::Group {
           AttributeList 1 {
             osg::Depth {
               UniqueID 10
+              Function LEQUAL
             }
             Value OFF
           }
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwrender/skyutil.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwrender/skyutil.cpp
index 2881f51d4c..dacf628a2c 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwrender/skyutil.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwrender/skyutil.cpp
@@ -885,12 +885,11 @@ namespace MWRender
         osg::StateSet* queryStateSet = new osg::StateSet;
         if (queryVisible)
         {
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth(osg::Depth::LEQUAL);
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth;
             // This is a trick to make fragments written by the query always use the maximum depth value,
             // without having to retrieve the current far clipping distance.
             // We want the sun glare to be "infinitely" far away.
             double far = SceneUtil::AutoDepth::isReversed() ? 0.0 : 1.0;
-            depth->setFunction(osg::Depth::LEQUAL);
             depth->setZNear(far);
             depth->setZFar(far);
             depth->setWriteMask(false);
diff --git a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
index bf63415b63..d817ed2c9f 100644
--- a/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
+++ b/components/nifosg/nifloader.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 #include <osg/AlphaFunc>
 #include <osg/BlendFunc>
-#include <osg/Depth>
 #include <osg/FrontFace>
 #include <osg/Material>
 #include <osg/PolygonMode>
@@ -2011,7 +2010,7 @@ namespace NifOsg
                 stateset->setMode(GL_DEPTH_TEST, osg::StateAttribute::OFF);
                 return;
             }
-            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new osg::Depth;
+            osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth;
             depth->setWriteMask(depthWrite);
             if (!depthTest)
                 depth->setFunction(osg::Depth::ALWAYS);
diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
index 82a77ccc0a..cbda399120 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
@@ -275,14 +275,14 @@ namespace Resource
             {
                 if (stateset->getRenderingHint() == osg::StateSet::TRANSPARENT_BIN)
                 {
-                    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new osg::Depth;
+                    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth;
                     depth->setWriteMask(false);
 
                     stateset->setAttributeAndModes(depth, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
                 }
                 else if (stateset->getRenderingHint() == osg::StateSet::OPAQUE_BIN)
                 {
-                    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new osg::Depth;
+                    osg::ref_ptr<osg::Depth> depth = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth;
                     depth->setWriteMask(true);
 
                     stateset->setAttributeAndModes(depth, osg::StateAttribute::ON);
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/depth.hpp b/components/sceneutil/depth.hpp
index ccc214ae3e..a9f99b145f 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/depth.hpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/depth.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ namespace SceneUtil
     {
     public:
         AutoDepth(
-            osg::Depth::Function func = osg::Depth::LESS, double zNear = 0.0, double zFar = 1.0, bool writeMask = true)
+            // NB: OSG uses LESS test function by default, Morrowind uses LEQUAL
+            osg::Depth::Function func = osg::Depth::LEQUAL, double zNear = 0.0, double zFar = 1.0,
+            bool writeMask = true)
         {
             setFunction(func);
             setZNear(zNear);
diff --git a/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp b/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp
index e616880697..2d00980565 100644
--- a/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp
+++ b/components/sceneutil/extradata.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ namespace SceneUtil
 {
     void setupSoftEffect(osg::Node& node, float size, bool falloff, float falloffDepth)
     {
-        static const osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::AutoDepth> depth = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth(osg::Depth::LESS, 0, 1, false);
+        static const osg::ref_ptr<SceneUtil::AutoDepth> depth
+            = new SceneUtil::AutoDepth(osg::Depth::LEQUAL, 0, 1, false);
 
         osg::StateSet* stateset = node.getOrCreateStateSet();