diff --git a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxInterStageShaderVariables.spec.ts b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxInterStageShaderVariables.spec.ts
index e54b7f7df178..cb1e2c09dba4 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxInterStageShaderVariables.spec.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxInterStageShaderVariables.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ function getPipelineDescriptor(device: GPUDevice, testValue: number): GPURenderP
       module,
       entryPoint: 'vs',
     },
+    depthStencil: { format: 'depth32float', depthWriteEnabled: true, depthCompare: 'always' },
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexAttributes.spec.ts b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexAttributes.spec.ts
index 9e5aaa144bfa..b37cc9230931 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexAttributes.spec.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexAttributes.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function getPipelineDescriptor(device: GPUDevice, lastIndex: number): GPURenderP
         },
       ],
     },
+    depthStencil: { format: 'depth32float', depthWriteEnabled: true, depthCompare: 'always' },
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBufferArrayStride.spec.ts b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBufferArrayStride.spec.ts
index 0af5724f2a2a..be9c7ffd7f7b 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBufferArrayStride.spec.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBufferArrayStride.spec.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ function getPipelineDescriptor(device: GPUDevice, testValue: number): GPURenderP
         },
       ],
     },
+    depthStencil: { format: 'depth32float', depthWriteEnabled: true, depthCompare: 'always' },
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBuffers.spec.ts b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBuffers.spec.ts
index 9a4108cb0c08..02701de0d1e9 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBuffers.spec.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/api/validation/capability_checks/limits/maxVertexBuffers.spec.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function getPipelineDescriptor(device: GPUDevice, testValue: number): GPURenderP
       module,
       buffers,
     },
+    depthStencil: { format: 'depth32float', depthWriteEnabled: true, depthCompare: 'always' },
   };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webgpu/api/validation/layout_shader_compat.spec.ts b/src/webgpu/api/validation/layout_shader_compat.spec.ts
index 2b5e609c55d6..5ee16510c77a 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/api/validation/layout_shader_compat.spec.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/api/validation/layout_shader_compat.spec.ts
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ g.test('pipeline_layout_shader_exact_match')
               code: vertexShader,
             }),
           },
+          depthStencil: { format: 'depth32float', depthWriteEnabled: true, depthCompare: 'always' },
         });
         break;
       }
diff --git a/src/webgpu/api/validation/render_pipeline/misc.spec.ts b/src/webgpu/api/validation/render_pipeline/misc.spec.ts
index 861eb4d24c7f..d10c7ca99985 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/api/validation/render_pipeline/misc.spec.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/api/validation/render_pipeline/misc.spec.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ g.test('no_attachment')
 g.test('vertex_state_only')
   .desc(
     `Tests creating vertex-state-only render pipeline. A vertex-only render pipeline has no fragment
-state (and thus has no color state), and can be created with or without depth stencil state.`
+state (and thus has no color state), and must have a depth-stencil state as an attachment is required.`
   )
   .params(u =>
     u
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ state (and thus has no color state), and can be created with or without depth st
       targets: hasColor ? [{ format: 'rgba8unorm' }] : [],
     });
 
-    t.doCreateRenderPipelineTest(isAsync, true, descriptor);
+    t.doCreateRenderPipelineTest(isAsync, depthStencilState !== undefined, descriptor);
   });
 
 g.test('pipeline_layout,device_mismatch')
diff --git a/src/webgpu/api/validation/shader_module/entry_point.spec.ts b/src/webgpu/api/validation/shader_module/entry_point.spec.ts
index c956dc302144..67dbef1851e1 100644
--- a/src/webgpu/api/validation/shader_module/entry_point.spec.ts
+++ b/src/webgpu/api/validation/shader_module/entry_point.spec.ts
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ and check that the APIs only accept matching entryPoint.
         module: t.device.createShaderModule({ code }),
         entryPoint,
       },
+      depthStencil: { format: 'depth32float', depthWriteEnabled: true, depthCompare: 'always' },
     };
     let _success = true;
     if (shaderModuleStage !== 'vertex') {
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ an undefined entryPoint is valid if there's an extra shader stage.
         }),
         entryPoint: undefined,
       },
+      depthStencil: { format: 'depth32float', depthWriteEnabled: true, depthCompare: 'always' },
     };
 
     const success = extraShaderModuleStage !== 'vertex';