diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 443168d2a6..f0e9ca349d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.google.android.filament:filament-android:1.54.0'
+    implementation 'com.google.android.filament:filament-android:1.54.1'
 }
 ```
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Here are all the libraries available in the group `com.google.android.filament`:
 iOS projects can use CocoaPods to install the latest release:
 
 ```shell
-pod 'Filament', '~> 1.54.0'
+pod 'Filament', '~> 1.54.1'
 ```
 
 ### Snapshots
diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index c0680a5505..0bad42c932 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ A new header is inserted each time a *tag* is created.
 Instead, if you are authoring a PR for the main branch, add your release note to
 [NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md](./NEW_RELEASE_NOTES.md).
 
+## v1.54.2
+
+- Add a `name` API to Filament objects for debugging handle use-after-free assertions
+
 ## v1.54.1
 
 
diff --git a/android/gradle.properties b/android/gradle.properties
index f8284a4f77..994ce21404 100644
--- a/android/gradle.properties
+++ b/android/gradle.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 GROUP=com.google.android.filament
-VERSION_NAME=1.54.0
+VERSION_NAME=1.54.1
 
 POM_DESCRIPTION=Real-time physically based rendering engine for Android.
 
diff --git a/filament/CMakeLists.txt b/filament/CMakeLists.txt
index 96d1b57a19..87eee91494 100644
--- a/filament/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/filament/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ set(SRCS
         src/Engine.cpp
         src/Exposure.cpp
         src/Fence.cpp
+        src/FilamentBuilder.cpp
         src/FrameInfo.cpp
         src/FrameSkipper.cpp
         src/Froxelizer.cpp
diff --git a/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h b/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
index e20f76bc4b..a2bb01637e 100644
--- a/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
+++ b/filament/backend/include/backend/DriverEnums.h
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ struct RasterState {
             bool inverseFrontFaces                      : 1;        // 31
 
             //! padding, must be 0
-            bool depthClamp                             : 1;        // 32
+            uint8_t padding                             : 1;        // 32
         };
         uint32_t u = 0;
     };
diff --git a/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc b/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc
index b3c9809044..591df4c346 100644
--- a/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc
+++ b/filament/backend/include/private/backend/DriverAPI.inc
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ DECL_DRIVER_API_0(finish)
 // reset state tracking, if the driver does any state tracking (e.g. GL)
 DECL_DRIVER_API_0(resetState)
 
+DECL_DRIVER_API_N(setDebugTag,
+        backend::HandleBase::HandleId, handleId,
+        utils::CString, tag)
+
 /*
  * Creating driver objects
  * -----------------------
@@ -354,7 +358,6 @@ DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_0(bool, isParallelShaderCompileSupported)
 DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_0(bool, isDepthStencilResolveSupported)
 DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_N(bool, isDepthStencilBlitSupported, backend::TextureFormat, format)
 DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_0(bool, isProtectedTexturesSupported)
-DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_0(bool, isDepthClampSupported)
 DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_0(uint8_t, getMaxDrawBuffers)
 DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_0(size_t, getMaxUniformBufferSize)
 DECL_DRIVER_API_SYNCHRONOUS_0(math::float2, getClipSpaceParams)
diff --git a/filament/backend/include/private/backend/HandleAllocator.h b/filament/backend/include/private/backend/HandleAllocator.h
index 03fccef6e0..a829e56550 100644
--- a/filament/backend/include/private/backend/HandleAllocator.h
+++ b/filament/backend/include/private/backend/HandleAllocator.h
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
 #include <backend/Handle.h>
 
 #include <utils/Allocator.h>
+#include <utils/CString.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
+#include <utils/Panic.h>
 #include <utils/compiler.h>
 #include <utils/debug.h>
 #include <utils/ostream.h>
-#include <utils/Panic.h>
 
 #include <tsl/robin_map.h>
 
@@ -173,8 +174,10 @@ public:
                 uint8_t const age = (tag & HANDLE_AGE_MASK) >> HANDLE_AGE_SHIFT;
                 auto const pNode = static_cast<typename Allocator::Node*>(p);
                 uint8_t const expectedAge = pNode[-1].age;
-                FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(expectedAge == age) <<
-                        "use-after-free of Handle with id=" << handle.getId();
+                // getHandleTag() is only called if the check fails.
+                FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(expectedAge == age)
+                        << "use-after-free of Handle with id=" << handle.getId()
+                        << ", tag=" << getHandleTag(handle.getId()).c_str_safe();
             }
         }
 
@@ -201,6 +204,34 @@ public:
         return handle_cast<Dp>(const_cast<Handle<B>&>(handle));
     }
 
+    void associateTagToHandle(HandleBase::HandleId id, utils::CString&& tag) noexcept {
+        // TODO: for now, only pool handles check for use-after-free, so we only keep tags for
+        // those
+        if (isPoolHandle(id)) {
+            // Truncate the tag's age to N bits.
+            constexpr uint8_t N = 2; // support a history of 4 tags
+            constexpr uint8_t mask = (1 << N) - 1;
+
+            uint8_t const age = (id & HANDLE_AGE_MASK) >> HANDLE_AGE_SHIFT;
+            uint8_t const newAge = age & mask;
+            uint32_t const key = (id & ~HANDLE_AGE_MASK) | (newAge << HANDLE_AGE_SHIFT);
+
+            // This line is the costly part. In the future, we could potentially use a custom
+            // allocator.
+            mDebugTags[key] = std::move(tag);
+        }
+    }
+
+    utils::CString getHandleTag(HandleBase::HandleId id) const noexcept {
+        if (!isPoolHandle(id)) {
+            return "(no tag)";
+        }
+        if (auto pos = mDebugTags.find(id); pos != mDebugTags.end()) {
+            return pos->second;
+        }
+        return "(no tag)";
+    }
+
 private:
 
     template<typename D>
@@ -363,6 +394,7 @@ private:
     // Below is only used when running out of space in the HandleArena
     mutable utils::Mutex mLock;
     tsl::robin_map<HandleBase::HandleId, void*> mOverflowMap;
+    tsl::robin_map<HandleBase::HandleId, utils::CString> mDebugTags;
     HandleBase::HandleId mId = 0;
     bool mUseAfterFreeCheckDisabled = false;
 };
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/HandleAllocator.cpp b/filament/backend/src/HandleAllocator.cpp
index 07d028d9d4..6cdcaa4af4 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/HandleAllocator.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/HandleAllocator.cpp
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ HandleAllocator<P0, P1, P2>::HandleAllocator(const char* name, size_t size,
         bool disableUseAfterFreeCheck) noexcept
     : mHandleArena(name, size, disableUseAfterFreeCheck),
       mUseAfterFreeCheckDisabled(disableUseAfterFreeCheck) {
+    // Reserve initial space for debug tags. This prevents excessive calls to malloc when the first
+    // few tags are set.
+    mDebugTags.reserve(512);
 }
 
 template <size_t P0, size_t P1, size_t P2>
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.h b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.h
index 69de2a5b73..da0cfa55bf 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.h
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ public:
          size_t size, bool forceGpuBuffer = false);
     ~MetalBuffer();
 
+    [[nodiscard]] bool wasAllocationSuccessful() const noexcept { return mBuffer || mCpuBuffer; }
+
     MetalBuffer(const MetalBuffer& rhs) = delete;
     MetalBuffer& operator=(const MetalBuffer& rhs) = delete;
 
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.mm b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.mm
index 0d8556b036..d6f68c33af 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.mm
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalBuffer.mm
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ MetalBuffer::MetalBuffer(MetalContext& context, BufferObjectBinding bindingType,
         mBuffer = { [context.device newBufferWithLength:size options:MTLResourceStorageModePrivate],
             TrackedMetalBuffer::Type::GENERIC };
     }
-    FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(mBuffer)
-            << "Could not allocate Metal buffer of size " << size << ".";
+    // mBuffer might fail to be allocated. Clients can check for this by calling
+    // wasAllocationSuccessful().
 }
 
 MetalBuffer::~MetalBuffer() {
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalContext.h b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalContext.h
index 5ab2fccd27..73e674d11b 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalContext.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalContext.h
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ struct MetalContext {
     std::array<BufferState, MAX_SSBO_COUNT> ssboState;
     CullModeStateTracker cullModeState;
     WindingStateTracker windingState;
-    DepthClampStateTracker depthClampState;
     Handle<HwRenderPrimitive> currentRenderPrimitive;
 
     // State caches.
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.h b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.h
index 359ef53d88..7190c518b8 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.h
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ class MetalDriver final : public DriverBase {
 
 public:
     static Driver* create(MetalPlatform* platform, const Platform::DriverConfig& driverConfig);
-    void runAtNextTick(const std::function<void()>& fn) noexcept;
 
 private:
 
@@ -75,10 +74,12 @@ private:
 
     /*
      * Tasks run regularly on the driver thread.
+     * Not thread-safe; tasks are run from the driver thead and must be enqueued from the driver
+     * thread.
      */
+    void runAtNextTick(const std::function<void()>& fn) noexcept;
     void executeTickOps() noexcept;
     std::vector<std::function<void()>> mTickOps;
-    std::mutex mTickOpsLock;
 
     // Tasks regularly executed on the driver thread after a command buffer has completed
     struct DeferredTask {
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm
index afb3ce2d7c..fd6b45e30a 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalDriver.mm
@@ -405,17 +405,40 @@ void MetalDriver::createVertexBufferR(Handle<HwVertexBuffer> vbh,
         uint32_t vertexCount, Handle<HwVertexBufferInfo> vbih) {
     MetalVertexBufferInfo const* const vbi = handle_cast<const MetalVertexBufferInfo>(vbih);
     construct_handle<MetalVertexBuffer>(vbh, *mContext, vertexCount, vbi->bufferCount, vbih);
+    // No actual GPU memory is allocated here, so no need to check for allocation success.
 }
 
 void MetalDriver::createIndexBufferR(Handle<HwIndexBuffer> ibh, ElementType elementType,
         uint32_t indexCount, BufferUsage usage) {
-    auto elementSize = (uint8_t) getElementTypeSize(elementType);
-    construct_handle<MetalIndexBuffer>(ibh, *mContext, usage, elementSize, indexCount);
+    auto elementSize = (uint8_t)getElementTypeSize(elementType);
+    auto* indexBuffer =
+            construct_handle<MetalIndexBuffer>(ibh, *mContext, usage, elementSize, indexCount);
+    auto& buffer = indexBuffer->buffer;
+    // If the allocation was not successful, postpone the error message until the next tick, to give
+    // Filament a chance to call setDebugTag on the handle; this way we get a nicer error message.
+    if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(!buffer.wasAllocationSuccessful())) {
+        const size_t byteCount = buffer.getSize();
+        runAtNextTick([byteCount, this, ibh]() {
+            FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(false)
+                    << "Could not allocate Metal index buffer of size " << byteCount
+                    << ", tag=" << mHandleAllocator.getHandleTag(ibh.getId()).c_str_safe();
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 void MetalDriver::createBufferObjectR(Handle<HwBufferObject> boh, uint32_t byteCount,
         BufferObjectBinding bindingType, BufferUsage usage) {
-    construct_handle<MetalBufferObject>(boh, *mContext, bindingType, usage, byteCount);
+    auto* bufferObject =
+            construct_handle<MetalBufferObject>(boh, *mContext, bindingType, usage, byteCount);
+    // If the allocation was not successful, postpone the error message until the next tick, to give
+    // Filament a chance to call setDebugTag on the handle; this way we get a nicer error message.
+    if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(!bufferObject->getBuffer()->wasAllocationSuccessful())) {
+        runAtNextTick([byteCount, this, boh]() {
+            FILAMENT_CHECK_POSTCONDITION(false)
+                    << "Could not allocate Metal buffer of size " << byteCount
+                    << ", tag=" << mHandleAllocator.getHandleTag(boh.getId()).c_str_safe();
+        });
+    }
 }
 
 void MetalDriver::createTextureR(Handle<HwTexture> th, SamplerType target, uint8_t levels,
@@ -1061,10 +1084,6 @@ bool MetalDriver::isProtectedTexturesSupported() {
     return false;
 }
 
-bool MetalDriver::isDepthClampSupported() {
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool MetalDriver::isWorkaroundNeeded(Workaround workaround) {
     switch (workaround) {
         case Workaround::SPLIT_EASU:
@@ -1961,13 +1980,6 @@ void MetalDriver::bindPipeline(PipelineState const& ps) {
         [mContext->currentRenderPassEncoder setFrontFacingWinding:winding];
     }
 
-    // depth clip mode
-    MTLDepthClipMode depthClipMode = rs.depthClamp ? MTLDepthClipModeClamp : MTLDepthClipModeClip;
-    mContext->depthClampState.updateState(depthClipMode);
-    if (mContext->depthClampState.stateChanged()) {
-        [mContext->currentRenderPassEncoder setDepthClipMode:depthClipMode];
-    }
-
     // Set the depth-stencil state, if a state change is needed.
     DepthStencilState depthState;
     if (depthAttachment) {
@@ -2311,16 +2323,17 @@ void MetalDriver::enumerateBoundBuffers(BufferObjectBinding bindingType,
 void MetalDriver::resetState(int) {
 }
 
+void MetalDriver::setDebugTag(HandleBase::HandleId handleId, utils::CString tag) {
+    mHandleAllocator.associateTagToHandle(handleId, std::move(tag));
+}
+
 void MetalDriver::runAtNextTick(const std::function<void()>& fn) noexcept {
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> const lock(mTickOpsLock);
     mTickOps.push_back(fn);
 }
 
 void MetalDriver::executeTickOps() noexcept {
     std::vector<std::function<void()>> ops;
-    mTickOpsLock.lock();
     std::swap(ops, mTickOps);
-    mTickOpsLock.unlock();
     for (const auto& f : ops) {
         f();
     }
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalHandles.mm b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalHandles.mm
index f2ccebdecc..dbfcff07b9 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalHandles.mm
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalHandles.mm
@@ -253,10 +253,6 @@ void MetalSwapChain::present() {
     }
 }
 
-#ifndef FILAMENT_RELEASE_PRESENT_DRAWABLE_MAIN_THREAD
-#define FILAMENT_RELEASE_PRESENT_DRAWABLE_MAIN_THREAD 1
-#endif
-
 class PresentDrawableData {
 public:
     PresentDrawableData() = delete;
@@ -275,14 +271,10 @@ public:
            [that->mDrawable present];
         }
 
-#if FILAMENT_RELEASE_PRESENT_DRAWABLE_MAIN_THREAD == 1
         // mDrawable is acquired on the driver thread. Typically, we would release this object on
         // the same thread, but after receiving consistent crash reports from within
         // [CAMetalDrawable dealloc], we suspect this object requires releasing on the main thread.
         dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{ cleanupAndDestroy(that); });
-#else
-        that->mDriver->runAtNextTick([that]() { cleanupAndDestroy(that); });
-#endif
     }
 
 private:
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalState.h b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalState.h
index 2f5579d060..0f604e264b 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalState.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/metal/MetalState.h
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ using SamplerStateCache = StateCache<SamplerState, id<MTLSamplerState>, SamplerS
 
 using CullModeStateTracker = StateTracker<MTLCullMode>;
 using WindingStateTracker = StateTracker<MTLWinding>;
-using DepthClampStateTracker = StateTracker<MTLDepthClipMode>;
 
 // Argument encoder
 
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp
index 54f8d41135..a4586c16b8 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/noop/NoopDriver.cpp
@@ -208,10 +208,6 @@ bool NoopDriver::isProtectedTexturesSupported() {
     return true;
 }
 
-bool NoopDriver::isDepthClampSupported() {
-    return false;
-}
-
 bool NoopDriver::isWorkaroundNeeded(Workaround) {
     return false;
 }
@@ -413,4 +409,7 @@ void NoopDriver::bindDescriptorSet(
         backend::DescriptorSetOffsetArray&& offsets) {
 }
 
+void NoopDriver::setDebugTag(HandleBase::HandleId handleId, utils::CString tag) {
+}
+
 } // namespace filament
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp
index a7933407bb..66327633f1 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.cpp
@@ -676,7 +676,6 @@ void OpenGLContext::initExtensionsGLES(Extensions* ext, GLint major, GLint minor
 #ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
     ext->EXT_debug_marker = exts.has("GL_EXT_debug_marker"sv);
 #endif
-    ext->EXT_depth_clamp = exts.has("GL_EXT_depth_clamp"sv);
     ext->EXT_discard_framebuffer = exts.has("GL_EXT_discard_framebuffer"sv);
 #ifndef __EMSCRIPTEN__
     ext->EXT_disjoint_timer_query = exts.has("GL_EXT_disjoint_timer_query"sv);
@@ -747,7 +746,6 @@ void OpenGLContext::initExtensionsGL(Extensions* ext, GLint major, GLint minor)
     ext->EXT_color_buffer_half_float = true;  // Assumes core profile.
     ext->EXT_clip_cull_distance = true;
     ext->EXT_debug_marker = exts.has("GL_EXT_debug_marker"sv);
-    ext->EXT_depth_clamp = true;
     ext->EXT_discard_framebuffer = false;
     ext->EXT_disjoint_timer_query = true;
     ext->EXT_multisampled_render_to_texture = false;
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h
index 4544ca104f..8659ba3d2a 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLContext.h
@@ -224,9 +224,8 @@ public:
         bool EXT_color_buffer_float;
         bool EXT_color_buffer_half_float;
         bool EXT_debug_marker;
-        bool EXT_depth_clamp;
-        bool EXT_discard_framebuffer;
         bool EXT_disjoint_timer_query;
+        bool EXT_discard_framebuffer;
         bool EXT_multisampled_render_to_texture2;
         bool EXT_multisampled_render_to_texture;
         bool EXT_protected_textures;
@@ -244,10 +243,10 @@ public:
         bool KHR_parallel_shader_compile;
         bool KHR_texture_compression_astc_hdr;
         bool KHR_texture_compression_astc_ldr;
-        bool OES_EGL_image_external_essl3;
-        bool OES_depth24;
         bool OES_depth_texture;
+        bool OES_depth24;
         bool OES_packed_depth_stencil;
+        bool OES_EGL_image_external_essl3;
         bool OES_rgb8_rgba8;
         bool OES_standard_derivatives;
         bool OES_texture_npot;
@@ -623,7 +622,6 @@ constexpr size_t OpenGLContext::getIndexForCap(GLenum cap) noexcept { //NOLINT
 #ifdef BACKEND_OPENGL_VERSION_GL
         case GL_PROGRAM_POINT_SIZE:             index = 10; break;
 #endif
-        case GL_DEPTH_CLAMP:                    index = 11; break;
         default: break;
     }
     assert_invariant(index < state.enables.caps.size());
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
index 321ea0e81f..43d774b201 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/OpenGLDriver.cpp
@@ -462,14 +462,6 @@ void OpenGLDriver::setRasterState(RasterState rs) noexcept {
     } else {
         gl.disable(GL_SAMPLE_ALPHA_TO_COVERAGE);
     }
-
-    if (gl.ext.EXT_depth_clamp) {
-        if (rs.depthClamp) {
-            gl.enable(GL_DEPTH_CLAMP);
-        } else {
-            gl.disable(GL_DEPTH_CLAMP);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void OpenGLDriver::setStencilState(StencilState ss) noexcept {
@@ -2254,10 +2246,6 @@ bool OpenGLDriver::isProtectedTexturesSupported() {
     return getContext().ext.EXT_protected_textures;
 }
 
-bool OpenGLDriver::isDepthClampSupported() {
-    return getContext().ext.EXT_depth_clamp;
-}
-
 bool OpenGLDriver::isWorkaroundNeeded(Workaround workaround) {
     switch (workaround) {
         case Workaround::SPLIT_EASU:
@@ -2349,6 +2337,10 @@ void OpenGLDriver::makeCurrent(Handle<HwSwapChain> schDraw, Handle<HwSwapChain>
 // Updating driver objects
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+void OpenGLDriver::setDebugTag(HandleBase::HandleId handleId, utils::CString tag) {
+    mHandleAllocator.associateTagToHandle(handleId, std::move(tag));
+}
+
 void OpenGLDriver::setVertexBufferObject(Handle<HwVertexBuffer> vbh,
         uint32_t index, Handle<HwBufferObject> boh) {
    DEBUG_MARKER()
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/opengl/gl_headers.h b/filament/backend/src/opengl/gl_headers.h
index 04ad63ff6a..569c8ed285 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/opengl/gl_headers.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/opengl/gl_headers.h
@@ -201,12 +201,6 @@ using namespace glext;
 #   define GL_CLIP_DISTANCE1                        0x3001
 #endif
 
-#if defined(GL_EXT_depth_clamp)
-#   define GL_DEPTH_CLAMP                           GL_DEPTH_CLAMP_EXT
-#else
-#   define GL_DEPTH_CLAMP                           0x864F
-#endif
-
 #if defined(GL_KHR_debug)
 #   define GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT                          GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_KHR
 #   define GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS              GL_DEBUG_OUTPUT_SYNCHRONOUS_KHR
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.h b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
index 46fe475612..9f506e03f7 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanContext.h
@@ -125,10 +125,6 @@ public:
         return mPhysicalDeviceFeatures.imageCubeArray == VK_TRUE;
     }
 
-    inline bool isDepthClampSupported() const noexcept {
-        return mPhysicalDeviceFeatures.depthClamp == VK_TRUE;
-    }
-
     inline bool isDebugMarkersSupported() const noexcept {
         return mDebugMarkersSupported;
     }
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
index 643c7d87bd..673af25691 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanDriver.cpp
@@ -1038,10 +1038,6 @@ bool VulkanDriver::isProtectedTexturesSupported() {
     return false;
 }
 
-bool VulkanDriver::isDepthClampSupported() {
-    return mContext.isDepthClampSupported();
-}
-
 bool VulkanDriver::isWorkaroundNeeded(Workaround workaround) {
     switch (workaround) {
         case Workaround::SPLIT_EASU: {
@@ -1827,8 +1823,6 @@ void VulkanDriver::bindPipeline(PipelineState const& pipelineState) {
         .dstAlphaBlendFactor = getBlendFactor(rasterState.blendFunctionDstAlpha),
         .colorWriteMask = (VkColorComponentFlags) (rasterState.colorWrite ? 0xf : 0x0),
         .rasterizationSamples = rt->getSamples(),
-        .depthClamp = rasterState.depthClamp,
-        .reserved = 0,
         .colorTargetCount = rt->getColorTargetCount(mCurrentRenderPass),
         .colorBlendOp = rasterState.blendEquationRGB,
         .alphaBlendOp =  rasterState.blendEquationAlpha,
@@ -2020,6 +2014,10 @@ void VulkanDriver::debugCommandBegin(CommandStream* cmds, bool synchronous, cons
 void VulkanDriver::resetState(int) {
 }
 
+void VulkanDriver::setDebugTag(HandleBase::HandleId handleId, utils::CString tag) {
+    mResourceAllocator.associateHandle(handleId, std::move(tag));
+}
+
 // explicit instantiation of the Dispatcher
 template class ConcreteDispatcher<VulkanDriver>;
 
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.cpp
index 4c440a0085..27f70e7840 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ VulkanPipelineCache::PipelineCacheEntry* VulkanPipelineCache::createPipeline() n
     vkRaster.polygonMode = VK_POLYGON_MODE_FILL;
     vkRaster.cullMode = raster.cullMode;
     vkRaster.frontFace = raster.frontFace;
-    vkRaster.depthClampEnable = raster.depthClamp;
     vkRaster.depthBiasEnable = raster.depthBiasEnable;
     vkRaster.depthBiasConstantFactor = raster.depthBiasConstantFactor;
     vkRaster.depthBiasClamp = 0.0f;
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.h b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.h
index 985574b74c..e6816497c0 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanPipelineCache.h
@@ -90,9 +90,7 @@ public:
         VkBlendFactor         srcAlphaBlendFactor : 5;
         VkBlendFactor         dstAlphaBlendFactor : 5;
         VkColorComponentFlags colorWriteMask : 4;
-        uint8_t               rasterizationSamples : 4;// offset = 4 bytes
-        uint8_t               depthClamp : 1;
-        uint8_t               reserved : 3;
+        uint8_t               rasterizationSamples;    // offset = 4 bytes
         uint8_t               colorTargetCount;        // offset = 5 bytes
         BlendEquation         colorBlendOp : 4;        // offset = 6 bytes
         BlendEquation         alphaBlendOp : 4;
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanResourceAllocator.h b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanResourceAllocator.h
index 04187658b7..572aeed4f7 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanResourceAllocator.h
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/VulkanResourceAllocator.h
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ public:
         mHandleAllocatorImpl.deallocate(handle, obj);
     }
 
+    inline void associateHandle(HandleBase::HandleId id, utils::CString&& tag) noexcept {
+        mHandleAllocatorImpl.associateTagToHandle(id, std::move(tag));
+    }
+
 private:
     AllocatorImpl mHandleAllocatorImpl;
 
diff --git a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp
index 2e88542080..b4152807cc 100644
--- a/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp
+++ b/filament/backend/src/vulkan/platform/VulkanPlatform.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ VkDevice createLogicalDevice(VkPhysicalDevice physicalDevice,
     // We could simply enable all supported features, but since that may have performance
     // consequences let's just enable the features we need.
     VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures enabledFeatures{
-            .depthClamp = features.depthClamp,
             .samplerAnisotropy = features.samplerAnisotropy,
             .textureCompressionETC2 = features.textureCompressionETC2,
             .textureCompressionBC = features.textureCompressionBC,
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/BufferObject.h b/filament/include/filament/BufferObject.h
index 74a4b1ff39..8c76719c85 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/BufferObject.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/BufferObject.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
     using BufferDescriptor = backend::BufferDescriptor;
     using BindingType = backend::BufferObjectBinding;
 
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
     public:
         Builder() noexcept;
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& bindingType(BindingType bindingType) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this BufferObject for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this BufferObject
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the BufferObject and returns a pointer to it. After creation, the buffer
          * object is uninitialized. Use BufferObject::setBuffer() to initialize it.
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/FilamentAPI.h b/filament/include/filament/FilamentAPI.h
index 19d6ba246a..7a6f16d630 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/FilamentAPI.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/FilamentAPI.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <utils/compiler.h>
 #include <utils/PrivateImplementation.h>
+#include <utils/CString.h>
 
 #include <stddef.h>
 
@@ -54,6 +55,22 @@ public:
 template<typename T>
 using BuilderBase = utils::PrivateImplementation<T>;
 
+void builderMakeName(utils::CString& outName, const char* name, size_t len) noexcept;
+
+template <typename Builder>
+class UTILS_PUBLIC BuilderNameMixin {
+public:
+    Builder& name(const char* name, size_t len) noexcept {
+        builderMakeName(mName, name, len);
+        return static_cast<Builder&>(*this);
+    }
+
+    utils::CString const& getName() const noexcept { return mName; }
+
+private:
+    utils::CString mName;
+};
+
 } // namespace filament
 
 #endif // TNT_FILAMENT_FILAMENTAPI_H
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/IndexBuffer.h b/filament/include/filament/IndexBuffer.h
index 35b8a10ef2..ff29e1f44d 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/IndexBuffer.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/IndexBuffer.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public:
         UINT = uint8_t(backend::ElementType::UINT),      //!< 32-bit indices
     };
 
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
     public:
         Builder() noexcept;
@@ -83,6 +83,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& bufferType(IndexType indexType) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this IndexBuffer for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this IndexBuffer
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the IndexBuffer object and returns a pointer to it. After creation, the index
          * buffer is uninitialized. Use IndexBuffer::setBuffer() to initialize the IndexBuffer.
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/InstanceBuffer.h b/filament/include/filament/InstanceBuffer.h
index 2135152d88..843c7983bb 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/InstanceBuffer.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/InstanceBuffer.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class UTILS_PUBLIC InstanceBuffer : public FilamentAPI {
     struct BuilderDetails;
 
 public:
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
 
     public:
@@ -70,6 +70,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& localTransforms(math::mat4f const* UTILS_NULLABLE localTransforms) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this InstanceBuffer for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this InstanceBuffer
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the InstanceBuffer object and returns a pointer to it.
          */
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/MorphTargetBuffer.h b/filament/include/filament/MorphTargetBuffer.h
index 655bb8d848..cb77bb79c8 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/MorphTargetBuffer.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/MorphTargetBuffer.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class UTILS_PUBLIC MorphTargetBuffer : public FilamentAPI {
     struct BuilderDetails;
 
 public:
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
     public:
         Builder() noexcept;
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& count(size_t count) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this MorphTargetBuffer for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this MorphTargetBuffer
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the MorphTargetBuffer object and returns a pointer to it.
          *
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/SkinningBuffer.h b/filament/include/filament/SkinningBuffer.h
index 36ae30ed43..27b13191e5 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/SkinningBuffer.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/SkinningBuffer.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class UTILS_PUBLIC SkinningBuffer : public FilamentAPI {
     struct BuilderDetails;
 
 public:
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
     public:
         Builder() noexcept;
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& initialize(bool initialize = true) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this SkinningBuffer for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this SkinningBuffer
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the SkinningBuffer object and returns a pointer to it.
          *
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/Stream.h b/filament/include/filament/Stream.h
index 6cafbacc8b..883a8ccab3 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/Stream.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/Stream.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public:
      *
      * To create a NATIVE stream, call the <pre>stream</pre> method on the builder.
      */
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
     public:
         Builder() noexcept;
@@ -136,6 +136,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& height(uint32_t height) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this Stream for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this Stream
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the Stream object and returns a pointer to it.
          *
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/Texture.h b/filament/include/filament/Texture.h
index 8a27f831c2..b351c42943 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/Texture.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/Texture.h
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
 
 
     //! Use Builder to construct a Texture object instance
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
     public:
         Builder() noexcept;
@@ -202,6 +202,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& swizzle(Swizzle r, Swizzle g, Swizzle b, Swizzle a) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this Texture for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this Texture
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+         // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the Texture object and returns a pointer to it.
          *
diff --git a/filament/include/filament/VertexBuffer.h b/filament/include/filament/VertexBuffer.h
index fccbd0046f..64106434ab 100644
--- a/filament/include/filament/VertexBuffer.h
+++ b/filament/include/filament/VertexBuffer.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
     using AttributeType = backend::ElementType;
     using BufferDescriptor = backend::BufferDescriptor;
 
-    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails> {
+    class Builder : public BuilderBase<BuilderDetails>, public BuilderNameMixin<Builder> {
         friend struct BuilderDetails;
     public:
         Builder() noexcept;
@@ -158,6 +158,21 @@ public:
          */
         Builder& advancedSkinning(bool enabled) noexcept;
 
+        /**
+         * Associate an optional name with this VertexBuffer for debugging purposes.
+         *
+         * name will show in error messages and should be kept as short as possible. The name is
+         * truncated to a maximum of 128 characters.
+         *
+         * The name string is copied during this method so clients may free its memory after
+         * the function returns.
+         *
+         * @param name A string to identify this VertexBuffer
+         * @param len Length of name, should be less than or equal to 128
+         * @return This Builder, for chaining calls.
+         */
+        // Builder& name(const char* UTILS_NONNULL name, size_t len) noexcept; // inherited
+
         /**
          * Creates the VertexBuffer object and returns a pointer to it.
          *
diff --git a/filament/src/FilamentBuilder.cpp b/filament/src/FilamentBuilder.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..08f1cb3231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filament/src/FilamentBuilder.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2024 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#include <filament/FilamentAPI.h>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+
+namespace filament {
+
+void builderMakeName(utils::CString& outName, const char* name, size_t len) noexcept {
+    if (!name) {
+        return;
+    }
+    size_t const length = std::min(len, size_t { 128u });
+    outName = utils::CString(name, length);
+}
+
+} // namespace filament
diff --git a/filament/src/PostProcessManager.cpp b/filament/src/PostProcessManager.cpp
index a5acd48177..680ae50656 100644
--- a/filament/src/PostProcessManager.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/PostProcessManager.cpp
@@ -3204,6 +3204,7 @@ FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> PostProcessManager::resolve(FrameGraph& fg,
                 assert_invariant(dst);
                 assert_invariant(srcDesc.format == dstDesc.format);
                 assert_invariant(srcDesc.width == dstDesc.width && srcDesc.height == dstDesc.height);
+                assert_invariant(srcDesc.samples > 1 && dstDesc.samples <= 1);
                 driver.resolve(
                         dst, dstSubDesc.level, dstSubDesc.layer,
                         src, srcSubDesc.level, srcSubDesc.layer);
diff --git a/filament/src/RenderPass.cpp b/filament/src/RenderPass.cpp
index f939a1eaba..fa50ce3f72 100644
--- a/filament/src/RenderPass.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/RenderPass.cpp
@@ -449,8 +449,7 @@ RenderPass::Command* RenderPass::instanceify(FEngine& engine,
 UTILS_ALWAYS_INLINE // This function exists only to make the code more readable. we want it inlined.
 inline              // and we don't need it in the compilation unit
 void RenderPass::setupColorCommand(Command& cmdDraw, Variant variant,
-        FMaterialInstance const* const UTILS_RESTRICT mi,
-        bool inverseFrontFaces, bool hasDepthClamp) noexcept {
+        FMaterialInstance const* const UTILS_RESTRICT mi, bool inverseFrontFaces) noexcept {
 
     FMaterial const * const UTILS_RESTRICT ma = mi->getMaterial();
     variant = Variant::filterVariant(variant, ma->isVariantLit());
@@ -491,7 +490,6 @@ void RenderPass::setupColorCommand(Command& cmdDraw, Variant variant,
     cmdDraw.info.rasterState.colorWrite = mi->isColorWriteEnabled();
     cmdDraw.info.rasterState.depthWrite = mi->isDepthWriteEnabled();
     cmdDraw.info.rasterState.depthFunc = mi->getDepthFunc();
-    cmdDraw.info.rasterState.depthClamp = hasDepthClamp;
     cmdDraw.info.materialVariant = variant;
     // we keep "RasterState::colorWrite" to the value set by material (could be disabled)
 }
@@ -589,9 +587,6 @@ RenderPass::Command* RenderPass::generateCommandsImpl(RenderPass::CommandTypeFla
     bool const hasInstancedStereo =
             renderFlags & IS_INSTANCED_STEREOSCOPIC;
 
-    bool const hasDepthClamp =
-            renderFlags & HAS_DEPTH_CLAMP;
-
     float const cameraPositionDotCameraForward = dot(cameraPosition, cameraForward);
 
     auto const* const UTILS_RESTRICT soaWorldAABBCenter = soa.data<FScene::WORLD_AABB_CENTER>();
@@ -612,7 +607,6 @@ RenderPass::Command* RenderPass::generateCommandsImpl(RenderPass::CommandTypeFla
         cmd.info.rasterState.depthWrite = true;
         cmd.info.rasterState.depthFunc = RasterState::DepthFunc::GE;
         cmd.info.rasterState.alphaToCoverage = false;
-        cmd.info.rasterState.depthClamp = hasDepthClamp;
     }
 
     for (uint32_t i = range.first; i < range.last; ++i) {
@@ -728,8 +722,7 @@ RenderPass::Command* RenderPass::generateCommandsImpl(RenderPass::CommandTypeFla
 //                    morphing.morphTargetBuffer->getHwHandle() : SamplerGroupHandle{};
 
             if constexpr (isColorPass) {
-                RenderPass::setupColorCommand(cmd, renderableVariant, mi,
-                        inverseFrontFaces, hasDepthClamp);
+                RenderPass::setupColorCommand(cmd, renderableVariant, mi, inverseFrontFaces);
                 const bool blendPass = Pass(cmd.key & PASS_MASK) == Pass::BLENDED;
                 if (blendPass) {
                     // TODO: at least for transparent objects, AABB should be per primitive
diff --git a/filament/src/RenderPass.h b/filament/src/RenderPass.h
index 472fdc8e8d..9c2148ba42 100644
--- a/filament/src/RenderPass.h
+++ b/filament/src/RenderPass.h
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ public:
     static constexpr RenderFlags HAS_SHADOWING             = 0x01;
     static constexpr RenderFlags HAS_INVERSE_FRONT_FACES   = 0x02;
     static constexpr RenderFlags IS_INSTANCED_STEREOSCOPIC = 0x04;
-    static constexpr RenderFlags HAS_DEPTH_CLAMP           = 0x08;
 
     // Arena used for commands
     using Arena = utils::Arena<
@@ -454,7 +453,7 @@ private:
             uint8_t instancedStereoEyeCount) noexcept;
 
     static void setupColorCommand(Command& cmdDraw, Variant variant,
-            FMaterialInstance const* mi, bool inverseFrontFaces, bool hasDepthClamp) noexcept;
+            FMaterialInstance const* mi, bool inverseFrontFaces) noexcept;
 
     static void updateSummedPrimitiveCounts(
             FScene::RenderableSoa& renderableData, utils::Range<uint32_t> vr) noexcept;
diff --git a/filament/src/RendererUtils.cpp b/filament/src/RendererUtils.cpp
index d8560bb4b7..2e57af691f 100644
--- a/filament/src/RendererUtils.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/RendererUtils.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <utils/Panic.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
+#include <optional>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include <stddef.h>
@@ -50,8 +51,9 @@ namespace filament {
 using namespace backend;
 using namespace math;
 
-FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> RendererUtils::colorPass(
+RendererUtils::ColorPassOutput RendererUtils::colorPass(
         FrameGraph& fg, const char* name, FEngine& engine, FView const& view,
+        ColorPassInput const& colorPassInput,
         FrameGraphTexture::Descriptor const& colorBufferDesc,
         ColorPassConfig const& config, PostProcessManager::ColorGradingConfig colorGradingConfig,
         RenderPass::Executor passExecutor) noexcept {
@@ -67,8 +69,6 @@ FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> RendererUtils::colorPass(
         FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> structure;
     };
 
-    Blackboard& blackboard = fg.getBlackboard();
-
     auto& colorPass = fg.addPass<ColorPassData>(name,
             [&](FrameGraph::Builder& builder, ColorPassData& data) {
 
@@ -76,21 +76,21 @@ FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> RendererUtils::colorPass(
                 TargetBufferFlags clearDepthFlags = config.clearFlags & TargetBufferFlags::DEPTH;
                 TargetBufferFlags clearStencilFlags = config.clearFlags & TargetBufferFlags::STENCIL;
 
-                data.shadows = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("shadows");
-                data.ssao = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("ssao");
-                data.color = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("color");
-                data.depth = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("depth");
+                data.color = colorPassInput.linearColor;
+                data.depth = colorPassInput.depth;
+                data.shadows = colorPassInput.shadows;
+                data.ssao = colorPassInput.ssao;
 
                 // Screen-space reflection or refractions
                 if (config.hasScreenSpaceReflectionsOrRefractions) {
-                    data.ssr = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("ssr");
+                    data.ssr = colorPassInput.ssr;
                     if (data.ssr) {
                         data.ssr = builder.sample(data.ssr);
                     }
                 }
 
                 if (config.hasContactShadows) {
-                    data.structure = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("structure");
+                    data.structure = colorPassInput.structure;
                     assert_invariant(data.structure);
                     data.structure = builder.sample(data.structure);
                 }
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> RendererUtils::colorPass(
                 }
 
                 if (colorGradingConfig.asSubpass) {
+                    assert_invariant(config.msaa <= 1);
+                    assert_invariant(colorBufferDesc.samples <= 1);
                     data.output = builder.createTexture("Tonemapped Buffer", {
                             .width = colorBufferDesc.width,
                             .height = colorBufferDesc.height,
@@ -194,7 +196,6 @@ FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> RendererUtils::colorPass(
                         .samples = config.msaa,
                         .layerCount = static_cast<uint8_t>(colorBufferDesc.depth),
                         .clearFlags = clearColorFlags | clearDepthFlags | clearStencilFlags});
-                blackboard["depth"] = data.depth;
             },
             [=, passExecutor = std::move(passExecutor), &view, &engine](FrameGraphResources const& resources,
                     ColorPassData const& data, DriverApi& driver) {
@@ -260,24 +261,21 @@ FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> RendererUtils::colorPass(
             }
     );
 
-    // when color grading is done as a subpass, the output of the color-pass is the ldr buffer
-    auto output = colorGradingConfig.asSubpass ? colorPass->output : colorPass->color;
-
-    blackboard["color"] = output;
-    return output;
+    return {
+            .linearColor = colorPass->color,
+            .tonemappedColor = colorPass->output,   // can be null
+            .depth = colorPass->depth
+    };
 }
 
-std::pair<FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture>, bool> RendererUtils::refractionPass(
+std::optional<RendererUtils::ColorPassOutput> RendererUtils::refractionPass(
         FrameGraph& fg, FEngine& engine, FView const& view,
+        ColorPassInput colorPassInput,
         ColorPassConfig config,
         PostProcessManager::ScreenSpaceRefConfig const& ssrConfig,
         PostProcessManager::ColorGradingConfig colorGradingConfig,
         RenderPass const& pass) noexcept {
 
-    auto& blackboard = fg.getBlackboard();
-    auto input = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("color");
-    FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> output;
-
     // find the first refractive object in channel 2
     RenderPass::Command const* const refraction = std::partition_point(pass.begin(), pass.end(),
             [](auto const& command) {
@@ -292,23 +290,21 @@ std::pair<FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture>, bool> RendererUtils::refractionPass(
 
     // if there wasn't any refractive object, just skip everything below.
     if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(hasScreenSpaceRefraction)) {
-        PostProcessManager& ppm = engine.getPostProcessManager();
-
-        // clear the color/depth buffers, which will orphan (and cull) the color pass
-        input.clear();
-        blackboard.remove("color");
-        blackboard.remove("depth");
-
+        assert_invariant(!colorPassInput.linearColor);
+        assert_invariant(!colorPassInput.depth);
         config.hasScreenSpaceReflectionsOrRefractions = true;
 
-        input = RendererUtils::colorPass(fg, "Color Pass (opaque)", engine, view, {
+        PostProcessManager& ppm = engine.getPostProcessManager();
+        auto const opaquePassOutput = RendererUtils::colorPass(fg,
+                "Color Pass (opaque)", engine, view, colorPassInput, {
                         // When rendering the opaques, we need to conserve the sample buffer,
                         // so create a config that specifies the sample count.
                         .width = config.physicalViewport.width,
                         .height = config.physicalViewport.height,
                         .samples = config.msaa,
                         .format = config.hdrFormat
-                }, config, { .asSubpass = false },
+                },
+                config, { .asSubpass = false, .customResolve = false },
                 pass.getExecutor(pass.begin(), refraction));
 
 
@@ -317,13 +313,16 @@ std::pair<FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture>, bool> RendererUtils::refractionPass(
         // in bound because only the descriptor 0 (frame uniforms) matters, and it's
         // present in both.
         PostProcessManager::generateMipmapSSR(ppm, fg,
-                input, ssrConfig.refraction, true, ssrConfig);
+                opaquePassOutput.linearColor,
+                ssrConfig.refraction,
+                true, ssrConfig);
 
         // Now we're doing the refraction pass proper.
-        // This uses the same framebuffer (color and depth) used by the opaque pass. This happens
-        // automatically because these are set in the Blackboard (they were set by the opaque
-        // pass). For this reason, `desc` below is only used in colorPass() for the width and
-        // height.
+        // This uses the same framebuffer (color and depth) used by the opaque pass.
+        // For this reason, the `colorBufferDesc` parameter of colorPass() below is only used  for
+        // the width and height.
+        colorPassInput.linearColor = opaquePassOutput.linearColor;
+        colorPassInput.depth = opaquePassOutput.depth;
 
         // Since we're reusing the existing target we don't want to clear any of its buffer.
         // Important: if this target ended up being an imported target, then the clearFlags
@@ -331,22 +330,25 @@ std::pair<FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture>, bool> RendererUtils::refractionPass(
         // and we'd end up clearing the opaque pass. This scenario never happens because it is
         // prevented in Renderer.cpp's final blit.
         config.clearFlags = TargetBufferFlags::NONE;
-        output = RendererUtils::colorPass(fg, "Color Pass (transparent)", engine, view, {
+        auto transparentPassOutput = RendererUtils::colorPass(fg, "Color Pass (transparent)",
+                engine, view, colorPassInput, {
                         .width = config.physicalViewport.width,
                         .height = config.physicalViewport.height },
-                config, colorGradingConfig, pass.getExecutor(refraction, pass.end()));
+                config, colorGradingConfig,
+                pass.getExecutor(refraction, pass.end()));
 
         if (config.msaa > 1 && !colorGradingConfig.asSubpass) {
             // We need to do a resolve here because later passes (such as color grading or DoF) will
             // need to sample from 'output'. However, because we have MSAA, we know we're not
             // sampleable. And this is because in the SSR case, we had to use a renderbuffer to
             // conserve the multi-sample buffer.
-            output = ppm.resolve(fg, "Resolved Color Buffer", output, { .levels = 1 });
+            transparentPassOutput.linearColor = ppm.resolve(fg, "Resolved Color Buffer",
+                    transparentPassOutput.linearColor, { .levels = 1 });
         }
-    } else {
-        output = input;
+        return transparentPassOutput;
     }
-    return { output, hasScreenSpaceRefraction };
+
+    return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 UTILS_NOINLINE
diff --git a/filament/src/RendererUtils.h b/filament/src/RendererUtils.h
index 9b7e93cbc6..34ea7b0eda 100644
--- a/filament/src/RendererUtils.h
+++ b/filament/src/RendererUtils.h
@@ -21,14 +21,19 @@
 #include "RenderPass.h"
 
 #include "fg/FrameGraphId.h"
+#include "fg/FrameGraphTexture.h"
+
+#include <filament/Viewport.h>
 
 #include <backend/DriverEnums.h>
 #include <backend/PixelBufferDescriptor.h>
 
+#include <math/vec2.h>
 #include <math/vec4.h>
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
+#include <optional>
 #include <utility>
 
 namespace filament {
@@ -71,15 +76,32 @@ public:
         bool screenSpaceReflectionHistoryNotReady;
     };
 
-    static FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> colorPass(
+    struct ColorPassInput {
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> linearColor;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> tonemappedColor;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> depth;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> shadows;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> ssao;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> ssr;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> structure;
+    };
+    struct ColorPassOutput {
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> linearColor;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> tonemappedColor;
+        FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> depth;
+    };
+
+    static ColorPassOutput colorPass(
             FrameGraph& fg, const char* name, FEngine& engine, FView const& view,
+            ColorPassInput const& colorPassInput,
             FrameGraphTexture::Descriptor const& colorBufferDesc,
             ColorPassConfig const& config,
             PostProcessManager::ColorGradingConfig colorGradingConfig,
             RenderPass::Executor passExecutor) noexcept;
 
-    static std::pair<FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture>, bool> refractionPass(
+    static std::optional<RendererUtils::ColorPassOutput> refractionPass(
             FrameGraph& fg, FEngine& engine, FView const& view,
+            ColorPassInput colorPassInput,
             ColorPassConfig config,
             PostProcessManager::ScreenSpaceRefConfig const& ssrConfig,
             PostProcessManager::ColorGradingConfig colorGradingConfig,
diff --git a/filament/src/ShadowMap.cpp b/filament/src/ShadowMap.cpp
index fd5d314580..ac0df6ed0d 100644
--- a/filament/src/ShadowMap.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/ShadowMap.cpp
@@ -829,13 +829,13 @@ ShadowMap::Corners ShadowMap::computeFrustumCorners(
     Corners const csViewFrustumCorners = {
             .vertices = {
                     { -1, -1, far  },
-                    {  1, -1, far  },
-                    { -1,  1, far  },
-                    {  1,  1, far  },
+                    { 1,  -1, far  },
+                    { -1, 1,  far  },
+                    { 1,  1,  far  },
                     { -1, -1, near },
-                    {  1, -1, near },
-                    { -1,  1, near },
-                    {  1,  1, near },
+                    { 1,  -1, near },
+                    { -1, 1,  near },
+                    { 1,  1,  near },
             }
     };
 
diff --git a/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.cpp b/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.cpp
index ef2be45c13..2229f6ade2 100644
--- a/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.cpp
@@ -66,15 +66,15 @@ namespace filament {
 using namespace backend;
 using namespace math;
 
-ShadowMapManager::ShadowMapManager(FEngine& engine)
-    : mIsDepthClampSupported(engine.getDriverApi().isDepthClampSupported()) {
+// do this only if depth-clamp is available
+static constexpr bool USE_DEPTH_CLAMP = false;
+
+ShadowMapManager::ShadowMapManager(FEngine& engine) {
     FDebugRegistry& debugRegistry = engine.getDebugRegistry();
     debugRegistry.registerProperty("d.shadowmap.visualize_cascades",
             &engine.debug.shadowmap.visualize_cascades);
     debugRegistry.registerProperty("d.shadowmap.disable_light_frustum_align",
             &engine.debug.shadowmap.disable_light_frustum_align);
-    debugRegistry.registerProperty("d.shadowmap.depth_clamp",
-            &engine.debug.shadowmap.depth_clamp);
 }
 
 ShadowMapManager::~ShadowMapManager() {
@@ -367,22 +367,7 @@ FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> ShadowMapManager::render(FEngine& engine, FrameG
 
                     // generate and sort the commands for rendering the shadow map
 
-                    RenderPass::RenderFlags renderPassFlags{};
-                    if (view.isFrontFaceWindingInverted()) {
-                        renderPassFlags |= RenderPass::HAS_INVERSE_FRONT_FACES;
-                    }
-
-                    bool const canUseDepthClamp =
-                            !view.hasVSM() &&
-                            mIsDepthClampSupported &&
-                            engine.debug.shadowmap.depth_clamp;
-
-                    if (canUseDepthClamp) {
-                        renderPassFlags |= RenderPass::HAS_DEPTH_CLAMP;
-                    }
-
                     RenderPass const pass = passBuilder
-                            .renderFlags(renderPassFlags)
                             .camera(cameraInfo)
                             .visibilityMask(entry.visibilityMask)
                             .geometry(scene->getRenderableData(), entry.range)
@@ -652,14 +637,8 @@ ShadowMapManager::ShadowTechnique ShadowMapManager::updateCascadeShadowMaps(FEng
             cameraInfo.zf = -nearFarPlanes[i + 1];
             updateNearFarPlanes(&cameraInfo.cullingProjection, cameraInfo.zn, cameraInfo.zf);
 
-            bool const canUseDepthClamp =
-                    !view.hasVSM() &&
-                    mIsDepthClampSupported &&
-                    engine.debug.shadowmap.depth_clamp;
-
             auto shaderParameters = shadowMap.updateDirectional(engine,
-                    lightData, 0, cameraInfo, shadowMapInfo, sceneInfo,
-                    canUseDepthClamp);
+                    lightData, 0, cameraInfo, shadowMapInfo, sceneInfo, USE_DEPTH_CLAMP);
 
             if (shadowMap.hasVisibleShadows()) {
                 const size_t shadowIndex = shadowMap.getShadowIndex();
diff --git a/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.h b/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.h
index 0d4b68324d..a823c1e4c1 100644
--- a/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.h
+++ b/filament/src/ShadowMapManager.h
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ private:
     ShadowMapCacheContainer mShadowMapCache;
     uint32_t mDirectionalShadowMapCount = 0;
     uint32_t mSpotShadowMapCount = 0;
-    bool const mIsDepthClampSupported;
     bool mInitialized = false;
 
     ShadowMap& getShadowMap(size_t index) noexcept {
diff --git a/filament/src/components/RenderableManager.cpp b/filament/src/components/RenderableManager.cpp
index 27573fe66a..35abe8d947 100644
--- a/filament/src/components/RenderableManager.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/components/RenderableManager.cpp
@@ -590,6 +590,9 @@ void FRenderableManager::create(
             // full size of the UBO.
             instances.handle = driver.createBufferObject(sizeof(PerRenderableUib),
                     BufferObjectBinding::UNIFORM, backend::BufferUsage::DYNAMIC);
+            if (auto name = instances.buffer->getName(); !name.empty()) {
+                driver.setDebugTag(instances.handle.getId(), std::move(name));
+            }
         }
 
         const uint32_t boneCount = builder->mSkinningBoneCount;
diff --git a/filament/src/details/BufferObject.cpp b/filament/src/details/BufferObject.cpp
index 04a68223ba..a462e42a42 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/BufferObject.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/BufferObject.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "FilamentAPI-impl.h"
 
+#include <utils/CString.h>
+
 namespace filament {
 
 struct BufferObject::BuilderDetails {
@@ -56,6 +58,9 @@ FBufferObject::FBufferObject(FEngine& engine, const BufferObject::Builder& build
     FEngine::DriverApi& driver = engine.getDriverApi();
     mHandle = driver.createBufferObject(builder->mByteCount, builder->mBindingType,
             backend::BufferUsage::STATIC);
+    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+        driver.setDebugTag(mHandle.getId(), std::move(name));
+    }
 }
 
 void FBufferObject::terminate(FEngine& engine) {
diff --git a/filament/src/details/Engine.h b/filament/src/details/Engine.h
index ae2e24c608..c5c8567c88 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/Engine.h
+++ b/filament/src/details/Engine.h
@@ -617,7 +617,6 @@ public:
             bool focus_shadowcasters = true;
             bool visualize_cascades = false;
             bool disable_light_frustum_align = false;
-            bool depth_clamp = true;
             float dzn = -1.0f;
             float dzf =  1.0f;
             float display_shadow_texture_scale = 0.25f;
diff --git a/filament/src/details/IndexBuffer.cpp b/filament/src/details/IndexBuffer.cpp
index 66fc5d2f58..ae881de358 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/IndexBuffer.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/IndexBuffer.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 
 #include "FilamentAPI-impl.h"
 
+#include <utils/CString.h>
+
 namespace filament {
 
 struct IndexBuffer::BuilderDetails {
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ FIndexBuffer::FIndexBuffer(FEngine& engine, const IndexBuffer::Builder& builder)
             (backend::ElementType)builder->mIndexType,
             uint32_t(builder->mIndexCount),
             backend::BufferUsage::STATIC);
+    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+        driver.setDebugTag(mHandle.getId(), std::move(name));
+    }
 }
 
 void FIndexBuffer::terminate(FEngine& engine) {
diff --git a/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.cpp b/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.cpp
index af22554d0f..89fdd0e5d9 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ InstanceBuffer* InstanceBuffer::Builder::build(Engine& engine) {
 
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-FInstanceBuffer::FInstanceBuffer(FEngine& engine, const Builder& builder) {
+FInstanceBuffer::FInstanceBuffer(FEngine& engine, const Builder& builder)
+    : mName(builder.getName()) {
     mInstanceCount = builder->mInstanceCount;
 
     mLocalTransforms.reserve(mInstanceCount);
diff --git a/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.h b/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.h
index 2d25f7833e..56bac500c2 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.h
+++ b/filament/src/details/InstanceBuffer.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 #include <math/mat4.h>
 
+#include <utils/CString.h>
 #include <utils/FixedCapacityVector.h>
 
 namespace filament {
@@ -46,10 +47,13 @@ public:
     void prepare(FEngine& engine, math::mat4f rootTransform, const PerRenderableData& ubo,
             backend::Handle<backend::HwBufferObject> handle);
 
+    utils::CString const& getName() const noexcept { return mName; }
+
 private:
     friend class RenderableManager;
 
     utils::FixedCapacityVector<math::mat4f> mLocalTransforms;
+    utils::CString mName;
     size_t mInstanceCount;
 };
 
diff --git a/filament/src/details/Material.cpp b/filament/src/details/Material.cpp
index 8c76ff6852..407b435d4b 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/Material.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/Material.cpp
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ Program FMaterial::getProgramWithVariants(
 
 void FMaterial::createAndCacheProgram(Program&& p, Variant variant) const noexcept {
     auto program = mEngine.getDriverApi().createProgram(std::move(p));
+    mEngine.getDriverApi().setDebugTag(program.getId(), mName);
     assert_invariant(program);
     mCachedPrograms[variant.key] = program;
 }
diff --git a/filament/src/details/MaterialInstance.cpp b/filament/src/details/MaterialInstance.cpp
index c8726738a2..04c5fb0519 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/MaterialInstance.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/MaterialInstance.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ FMaterialInstance::FMaterialInstance(FEngine& engine, FMaterial const* material)
         mUniforms = UniformBuffer(material->getUniformInterfaceBlock().getSize());
         mUbHandle = driver.createBufferObject(mUniforms.getSize(),
                 BufferObjectBinding::UNIFORM, backend::BufferUsage::STATIC);
+        driver.setDebugTag(mUbHandle.getId(), material->getName());
     }
 
     // set the UBO, always descriptor 0
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ FMaterialInstance::FMaterialInstance(FEngine& engine,
         mUniforms.setUniforms(other->getUniformBuffer());
         mUbHandle = driver.createBufferObject(mUniforms.getSize(),
                 BufferObjectBinding::UNIFORM, backend::BufferUsage::DYNAMIC);
+        driver.setDebugTag(mUbHandle.getId(), material->getName());
     }
 
     // set the UBO, always descriptor 0
diff --git a/filament/src/details/MorphTargetBuffer.cpp b/filament/src/details/MorphTargetBuffer.cpp
index 71aa13ab7e..f7c9444e04 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/MorphTargetBuffer.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/MorphTargetBuffer.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <math/mat4.h>
 #include <math/norm.h>
 
+#include <utils/CString.h>
+
 namespace filament {
 
 using namespace backend;
@@ -123,6 +125,11 @@ FMorphTargetBuffer::FMorphTargetBuffer(FEngine& engine, const Builder& builder)
             getHeight(mVertexCount),
             mCount,
             TextureUsage::DEFAULT);
+
+    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+        driver.setDebugTag(mPbHandle.getId(), name);
+        driver.setDebugTag(mTbHandle.getId(), std::move(name));
+    }
 }
 
 void FMorphTargetBuffer::terminate(FEngine& engine) {
diff --git a/filament/src/details/Renderer.cpp b/filament/src/details/Renderer.cpp
index 9254a76888..ff307a8f3b 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/Renderer.cpp
@@ -656,16 +656,16 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
     // on qualcomm hardware -- we might need a backend dependent toggle at some point
     const PostProcessManager::ColorGradingConfig colorGradingConfig{
             .asSubpass =
-                    hasColorGrading &&
                     msaaSampleCount <= 1 &&
-                    !bloomOptions.enabled && !dofOptions.enabled && !taaOptions.enabled &&
                     driver.isFrameBufferFetchSupported() &&
+                    hasColorGrading &&
+                    !bloomOptions.enabled && !dofOptions.enabled && !taaOptions.enabled &&
                     !engine.debug.renderer.disable_subpasses,
             .customResolve =
-                    msaaOptions.customResolve &&
                     msaaSampleCount > 1 &&
-                    hasColorGrading &&
                     driver.isFrameBufferFetchMultiSampleSupported() &&
+                    msaaOptions.customResolve &&
+                    hasColorGrading &&
                     !engine.debug.renderer.disable_subpasses,
             .translucent = needsAlphaChannel,
             .fxaa = hasFXAA,
@@ -674,6 +674,9 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
                     TextureFormat::RGBA8 : getLdrFormat(needsAlphaChannel)
     };
 
+    // by construction (msaaSampleCount) both asSubpass and customResolve can't be true
+    assert_invariant(colorGradingConfig.asSubpass + colorGradingConfig.customResolve < 2);
+
     // whether we're scaled at all
      bool scaled = any(notEqual(scale, float2(1.0f)));
 
@@ -696,13 +699,12 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
 
     CameraInfo cameraInfo = view.computeCameraInfo(engine);
 
-    // when colorgrading-as-subpass is active, we know that many other effects are disabled
-    // such as dof, bloom. Moreover, if fxaa and scaling are not enabled, we're essentially in
-    // a very fast rendering path -- in this case, we would need an extra blit to "resolve" the
-    // buffer padding (because there are no other pass that can do it as a side effect).
-    // In this case, it is better to skip the padding, which won't be helping much.
-    const bool noBufferPadding = (colorGradingConfig.asSubpass && !hasFXAA && !scaled)
-            || engine.debug.renderer.disable_buffer_padding;
+    // If fxaa and scaling are not enabled, we're essentially in a very fast rendering path -- in
+    // this case, we would need an extra blit to "resolve" the buffer padding (because there are no
+    // other pass that can do it as a side effect). In this case, it is better to skip the padding,
+    // which won't be helping much.
+    const bool noBufferPadding
+            = (!hasFXAA && !scaled) || engine.debug.renderer.disable_buffer_padding;
 
     // guardBand must be a multiple of 16 to guarantee the same exact rendering up to 4 mip levels.
     float const guardBand = guardBandOptions.enabled ? 16.0f : 0.0f;
@@ -948,7 +950,6 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
             .scale = aoOptions.resolution,
             .picking = view.hasPicking()
     });
-    blackboard["structure"] = structure;
     const auto picking = picking_;
 
 
@@ -1003,7 +1004,6 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
             ssReflectionsOptions.enabled ? TextureFormat::RGBA16F : TextureFormat::R11F_G11F_B10F,
             view.getCameraUser().getFieldOfView(Camera::Fov::VERTICAL), config.scale);
     config.ssrLodOffset = ssrConfig.lodOffset;
-    blackboard["ssr"] = ssrConfig.ssr;
 
     // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     // screen-space reflections pass
@@ -1108,24 +1108,39 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
     );
 
     // the color pass itself + color-grading as subpass if needed
-    auto colorPassOutput = RendererUtils::colorPass(fg, "Color Pass", mEngine, view,
+    auto colorPassOutput = RendererUtils::colorPass(fg, "Color Pass", mEngine, view, {
+                .shadows = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("shadows"),
+                .ssao = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("ssao"),
+                .ssr = ssrConfig.ssr,
+                .structure = structure
+            },
             colorBufferDesc, config, colorGradingConfigForColor, pass.getExecutor());
 
     if (view.isScreenSpaceRefractionEnabled() && !pass.empty()) {
-        // this cancels the colorPass() call above if refraction is active.
-        // the color pass + refraction + color-grading as subpass if needed
-        const auto [output, enabled] = RendererUtils::refractionPass(fg, mEngine, view,
+        // This cancels the colorPass() call above if refraction is active.
+        // The color pass + refraction + color-grading as subpass if needed
+        auto const output = RendererUtils::refractionPass(fg, mEngine, view, {
+                        .shadows = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("shadows"),
+                        .ssao = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("ssao"),
+                        .ssr = ssrConfig.ssr,
+                        .structure = structure
+                },
                 config, ssrConfig, colorGradingConfigForColor, pass);
-        colorPassOutput = output;
-        hasScreenSpaceRefraction = enabled;
+
+        hasScreenSpaceRefraction = output.has_value();
+        if (hasScreenSpaceRefraction) {
+            colorPassOutput = output.value();
+        }
     }
 
     if (colorGradingConfig.customResolve) {
+        assert_invariant(fg.getDescriptor(colorPassOutput.linearColor).samples <= 1);
         // TODO: we have to "uncompress" (i.e. detonemap) the color buffer here because it's used
         //       by many other passes (Bloom, TAA, DoF, etc...). We could make this more
         //       efficient by using ARM_shader_framebuffer_fetch. We use a load/store (i.e.
         //       subpass) here because it's more convenient.
-        colorPassOutput = ppm.customResolveUncompressPass(fg, colorPassOutput);
+        colorPassOutput.linearColor =
+                ppm.customResolveUncompressPass(fg, colorPassOutput.linearColor);
     }
 
     // export the color buffer if screen-space reflections are enabled
@@ -1141,7 +1156,9 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
                     // The "output" of this pass is going to be used during the next frame as
                     // an "import".
                     builder.sideEffect();
-                    data.history = builder.sample(colorPassOutput); // FIXME: an access must be declared for detach(), why?
+
+                    // we can't use colorPassOutput here because it could be tonemapped
+                    data.history = builder.sample(colorPassOutput.linearColor); // FIXME: an access must be declared for detach(), why?
                 }, [&view, projection](FrameGraphResources const& resources, auto const& data,
                         backend::DriverApi&) {
                     auto& history = view.getFrameHistory();
@@ -1151,14 +1168,20 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
                 });
     }
 
-    FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> input = colorPassOutput;
+    // this is the output of the color pass / input to post processing,
+    // this is only used later for comparing it with the output after post-processing
+    FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> const postProcessInput = colorGradingConfig.asSubpass ?
+                                                             colorPassOutput.tonemappedColor :
+                                                             colorPassOutput.linearColor;
+
+    // input can change below
+    FrameGraphId<FrameGraphTexture> input = postProcessInput;
 
     // Resolve depth -- which might be needed because of TAA or DoF. This pass will be culled
     // if the depth is not used below or if the depth is not MS (e.g. it could have been
     // auto-resolved).
     // In practice, this is used on Vulkan and older Metal devices.
-    auto depth = blackboard.get<FrameGraphTexture>("depth");
-    depth = ppm.resolve(fg, "Resolved Depth Buffer", depth, { .levels = 1 });
+    auto depth = ppm.resolve(fg, "Resolved Depth Buffer", colorPassOutput.depth, { .levels = 1 });
 
     // Debug: CSM visualisation
     if (UTILS_UNLIKELY(engine.debug.shadowmap.visualize_cascades &&
@@ -1274,7 +1297,7 @@ void FRenderer::renderJob(RootArenaScope& rootArenaScope, FView& view) {
     // The intermediate buffer is accomplished with a "fake" opaqueBlit (i.e. blit) operation.
 
     const bool outputIsSwapChain =
-            (input == colorPassOutput) && (viewRenderTarget == mRenderTargetHandle);
+            (input == postProcessInput) && (viewRenderTarget == mRenderTargetHandle);
     if (mightNeedFinalBlit) {
         if (blendModeTranslucent ||
             xvp != svp ||
diff --git a/filament/src/details/SkinningBuffer.cpp b/filament/src/details/SkinningBuffer.cpp
index 5970d56c94..0c5759323a 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/SkinningBuffer.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/SkinningBuffer.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,9 @@
 #include <math/half.h>
 #include <math/mat4.h>
 
-#include <string.h>
+#include <utils/CString.h>
 
+#include <string.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 
@@ -81,6 +82,11 @@ FSkinningBuffer::FSkinningBuffer(FEngine& engine, const Builder& builder)
             BufferObjectBinding::UNIFORM,
             BufferUsage::DYNAMIC);
 
+    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+        // TODO: We should also tag the texture created inside createIndicesAndWeightsHandle.
+        driver.setDebugTag(mHandle.getId(), std::move(name));
+    }
+
     if (builder->mInitialize) {
         // initialize the bones to identity (before rounding up)
         auto* out = driver.allocatePod<PerRenderableBoneUib::BoneData>(mBoneCount);
diff --git a/filament/src/details/Stream.cpp b/filament/src/details/Stream.cpp
index 317113ace0..c60bcf8bef 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/Stream.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/Stream.cpp
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
 
 #include <backend/PixelBufferDescriptor.h>
 
+#include <utils/CString.h>
 #include <utils/Panic.h>
 #include <filament/Stream.h>
 
-
 namespace filament {
 
 using namespace backend;
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ FStream::FStream(FEngine& engine, const Builder& builder) noexcept
     } else {
         mStreamHandle = engine.getDriverApi().createStreamAcquired();
     }
+
+    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+        engine.getDriverApi().setDebugTag(mStreamHandle.getId(), std::move(name));
+    }
 }
 
 void FStream::terminate(FEngine& engine) noexcept {
diff --git a/filament/src/details/Texture.cpp b/filament/src/details/Texture.cpp
index e9cd835955..c1e574c260 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/Texture.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/Texture.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,12 @@ FTexture::FTexture(FEngine& engine, const Builder& builder) {
         mHandle = driver.importTexture(builder->mImportedId,
                 mTarget, mLevelCount, mFormat, mSampleCount, mWidth, mHeight, mDepth, mUsage);
     }
+
     mHandleForSampling = mHandle;
+
+    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+        driver.setDebugTag(mHandle.getId(), std::move(name));
+    }
 }
 
 // frees driver resources, object becomes invalid
diff --git a/filament/src/details/VertexBuffer.cpp b/filament/src/details/VertexBuffer.cpp
index 6269bc5ed7..8aabcf4fc7 100644
--- a/filament/src/details/VertexBuffer.cpp
+++ b/filament/src/details/VertexBuffer.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <utils/bitset.h>
 #include <utils/compiler.h>
+#include <utils/CString.h>
 #include <utils/debug.h>
 #include <utils/Log.h>
 #include <utils/ostream.h>
@@ -259,7 +260,9 @@ FVertexBuffer::FVertexBuffer(FEngine& engine, const VertexBuffer::Builder& build
             mBufferCount, mDeclaredAttributes.count(), mAttributes);
 
     mHandle = driver.createVertexBuffer(mVertexCount, mVertexBufferInfoHandle);
-
+    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+        driver.setDebugTag(mHandle.getId(), name);
+    }
 
     // calculate buffer sizes
     size_t bufferSizes[MAX_VERTEX_BUFFER_COUNT] = {};
@@ -287,6 +290,9 @@ FVertexBuffer::FVertexBuffer(FEngine& engine, const VertexBuffer::Builder& build
                 if (!mBufferObjects[i]) {
                     BufferObjectHandle bo = driver.createBufferObject(bufferSizes[i],
                             backend::BufferObjectBinding::VERTEX, backend::BufferUsage::STATIC);
+                    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+                        driver.setDebugTag(bo.getId(), name);
+                    }
                     driver.setVertexBufferObject(mHandle, i, bo);
                     mBufferObjects[i] = bo;
                 }
@@ -303,6 +309,9 @@ FVertexBuffer::FVertexBuffer(FEngine& engine, const VertexBuffer::Builder& build
                 if (!mBufferObjects[i]) {
                     BufferObjectHandle const bo = driver.createBufferObject(bufferSizes[i],
                             backend::BufferObjectBinding::VERTEX, backend::BufferUsage::STATIC);
+                    if (auto name = builder.getName(); !name.empty()) {
+                        driver.setDebugTag(bo.getId(), name);
+                    }
                     driver.setVertexBufferObject(mHandle, i, bo);
                     mBufferObjects[i] = bo;
                 }
diff --git a/ios/CocoaPods/Filament.podspec b/ios/CocoaPods/Filament.podspec
index 8ec4c8d8cc..1e87d19b7e 100644
--- a/ios/CocoaPods/Filament.podspec
+++ b/ios/CocoaPods/Filament.podspec
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 Pod::Spec.new do |spec|
   spec.name = "Filament"
-  spec.version = "1.54.0"
+  spec.version = "1.54.1"
   spec.license = { :type => "Apache 2.0", :file => "LICENSE" }
   spec.homepage = "https://google.github.io/filament"
   spec.authors = "Google LLC."
   spec.summary = "Filament is a real-time physically based rendering engine for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and WASM/WebGL."
   spec.platform = :ios, "11.0"
-  spec.source = { :http => "https://github.com/google/filament/releases/download/v1.54.0/filament-v1.54.0-ios.tgz" }
+  spec.source = { :http => "https://github.com/google/filament/releases/download/v1.54.1/filament-v1.54.1-ios.tgz" }
 
   # Fix linking error with Xcode 12; we do not yet support the simulator on Apple silicon.
   spec.pod_target_xcconfig = {
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialProvider.cpp b/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialProvider.cpp
index 7e7fa6d947..7de9234152 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialProvider.cpp
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/MaterialProvider.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,13 @@ bool operator==(const MaterialKey& k1, const MaterialKey& k2) {
         (k1.volumeThicknessUV == k2.volumeThicknessUV) &&
         (k1.hasSheen == k2.hasSheen) &&
         (k1.hasIOR == k2.hasIOR) &&
-        (k1.hasVolume == k2.hasVolume);
+        (k1.hasVolume == k2.hasVolume) &&
+        (k1.hasSpecular == k2.hasSpecular) &&
+        (k1.hasSpecularTexture == k2.hasSpecularTexture) &&
+        (k1.hasSpecularColorTexture == k2.hasSpecularColorTexture) &&
+        (k1.specularTextureUV == k2.specularTextureUV) &&
+        (k1.specularColorTextureUV == k2.specularColorTextureUV)
+        ;
 }
 
 // Filament supports up to 2 UV sets. glTF has arbitrary texcoord set indices, but it allows
diff --git a/libs/gltfio/src/UbershaderProvider.cpp b/libs/gltfio/src/UbershaderProvider.cpp
index 64451aa363..d70c5ab695 100644
--- a/libs/gltfio/src/UbershaderProvider.cpp
+++ b/libs/gltfio/src/UbershaderProvider.cpp
@@ -259,6 +259,24 @@ MaterialInstance* UbershaderProvider::createMaterialInstance(MaterialKey* config
     mi->setParameter("occlusionUvMatrix", identity);
     mi->setParameter("emissiveUvMatrix", identity);
 
+    // set to -1 all possibly optional parameters
+    for (auto const* param : {
+            "clearCoatIndex",
+            "clearCoatRoughnessIndex",
+            "clearCoatNormalIndex",
+            "sheenColorIndex",
+            "sheenRoughnessIndex",
+            "volumeThicknessUvMatrix",
+            "volumeThicknessIndex",
+            "transmissionIndex",
+            "specularIndex",
+            "specularColorIndex",
+    }) {
+        if (material->hasParameter(param)) {
+            mi->setParameter(param, -1);
+        }
+    }
+
     if (config->hasClearCoat) {
         mi->setParameter("clearCoatIndex",
                 getUvIndex(config->clearCoatUV, config->hasClearCoatTexture));
@@ -340,10 +358,10 @@ MaterialInstance* UbershaderProvider::createMaterialInstance(MaterialKey* config
         mi->setParameter("sheenRoughnessMap", mDummyTexture, sampler);
     }
 
-    if (mi->getMaterial()->hasParameter("ior")) {
+    if (material->hasParameter("ior")) {
         mi->setParameter("ior", 1.5f);
     }
-    if (mi->getMaterial()->hasParameter("reflectance")) {
+    if (material->hasParameter("reflectance")) {
         mi->setParameter("reflectance", 0.5f);
     }
 
@@ -355,6 +373,14 @@ MaterialInstance* UbershaderProvider::createMaterialInstance(MaterialKey* config
         mi->setParameter("specularColorMap", mDummyTexture, sampler);
     }
 
+    if (material->hasParameter("specularColorFactor")) {
+        mi->setParameter("specularColorFactor", float3(1.0f));
+    }
+
+    if (material->hasParameter("specularStrength")) {
+        mi->setParameter("specularStrength", 1.0f);
+    }
+
     return mi;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/gltf_viewer.cpp b/samples/gltf_viewer.cpp
index e3dc4363a3..6206c0c9a4 100644
--- a/samples/gltf_viewer.cpp
+++ b/samples/gltf_viewer.cpp
@@ -905,8 +905,6 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
                         debug.getPropertyAddress<bool>("d.shadowmap.focus_shadowcasters"));
                 ImGui::Checkbox("Disable light frustum alignment",
                         debug.getPropertyAddress<bool>("d.shadowmap.disable_light_frustum_align"));
-                ImGui::Checkbox("Depth clamp",
-                        debug.getPropertyAddress<bool>("d.shadowmap.depth_clamp"));
 
                 bool debugDirectionalShadowmap;
                 if (debug.getProperty("d.shadowmap.debug_directional_shadowmap",
diff --git a/web/filament-js/package.json b/web/filament-js/package.json
index 60f36d09e9..21ca5f2f83 100644
--- a/web/filament-js/package.json
+++ b/web/filament-js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "filament",
-  "version": "1.54.0",
+  "version": "1.54.1",
   "description": "Real-time physically based rendering engine",
   "main": "filament.js",
   "module": "filament.js",