diff --git a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
index e7edfc1630..84ba08c0b3 100644
--- a/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
+++ b/components/resource/scenemanager.cpp
@@ -700,6 +700,10 @@ namespace Resource
                 node->accept(renamingVisitor);
             }
 
+            // Replace osg::Depth with reverse-Z-compatible SceneUtil::AutoDepth
+            SceneUtil::ReplaceDepthVisitor replaceDepthVisitor;
+            node->accept(replaceDepthVisitor);
+
             for (osg::Node* foundRigNode : rigFinder.mFoundNodes)
             {
                 if (foundRigNode->libraryName() == std::string_view("osgAnimation"))
@@ -1015,9 +1019,6 @@ namespace Resource
                 mMinFilter, mMagFilter, mMaxAnisotropy);
             loaded->accept(setFilterSettingsControllerVisitor);
 
-            SceneUtil::ReplaceDepthVisitor replaceDepthVisitor;
-            loaded->accept(replaceDepthVisitor);
-
             osg::ref_ptr<Shader::ShaderVisitor> shaderVisitor(createShaderVisitor());
             loaded->accept(*shaderVisitor);