diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/bokeh.rs b/crates/gpu/src/bokeh.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..db7ca9f7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/bokeh.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+//! Classic 3D depth of field on the GPU (`bokeh_*` kernels): the plane buffer padded, its
+//! highlights boosted, row prefix sums, then one span gather per blur level
+//! ([`effectcraft_render::three_d::bokeh::kernel_spans`]) accumulated with each pixel's level
+//! weight — the CPU's `progressive_blur` step for step.
+
+use effectcraft_render::three_d::PlaneDof;
+use effectcraft_render::three_d::bokeh::kernel_spans;
+
+use crate::context::{Enc, GpuImage, Params};
+
+/// Blur `src` (an unpadded plane buffer) as `d` says. Returns the padded, blurred image.
+pub(crate) fn apply(e: &mut Enc, src: &GpuImage, d: &PlaneDof) -> Option<GpuImage> {
+    let (w, h) = (src.width + 2 * d.pad, src.height + 2 * d.pad);
+    if !e.g.fits(w + 1, h) || d.radius.len() != w as usize * h as usize || d.levels.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let padded = e.image(w, h);
+    e.copy_into(src, &padded, d.pad, d.pad);
+    let boosted = if d.highlight.gain > 0.0 {
+        let out = e.image(w, h);
+        let mut p = Params::default();
+        p.f[0] = [d.highlight.gain as f32, d.highlight.threshold as f32, d.highlight.saturation as f32, 0.0];
+        e.pixels("bokeh_boost", &p, &padded, None, &out, None);
+        out
+    } else {
+        padded
+    };
+    let prefix = e.image(w + 1, h);
+    e.dispatch("bokeh_prefix", &Params::default(), &boosted, None, &prefix, None, (h.div_ceil(64), 1));
+    // Radius map, then every level's spans.
+    let mut data: Vec<f32> = d.radius.as_ref().clone();
+    let mut levels = vec![];
+    for &r in &d.levels {
+        let (kernels, norm) = kernel_spans(&d.iris, r as f64).unwrap_or_else(|| (vec![(1.0, vec![(0, -0.5, 0.5)])], 1.0));
+        let off = data.len() as u32;
+        let mut count = 0u32;
+        for (wt, spans) in &kernels {
+            for &(dy, x0, x1) in spans {
+                data.extend_from_slice(&[dy as f32, x0 as f32, x1 as f32, *wt]);
+                count += 1;
+            }
+        }
+        levels.push((off, count, norm));
+    }
+    let buf = e.data(&data);
+    let n = d.levels.len() as u32;
+    let (lo, hi) = (d.levels[0], d.levels[d.levels.len() - 1]);
+    let mut acc = e.image(w, h);
+    for (k, (off, count, norm)) in levels.into_iter().enumerate() {
+        let out = e.image(w, h);
+        let mut p = Params::default();
+        p.u[0] = [off, count, k as u32, n];
+        p.u[1] = [u32::from(k == 0), 0, 0, 0];
+        p.f[0] = [1.0 / norm, lo, hi, 0.0];
+        e.pixels("bokeh_gather", &p, &prefix, Some(&acc), &out, Some(&buf));
+        acc = out;
+    }
+    Some(acc)
+}
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/classic3d.rs b/crates/gpu/src/classic3d.rs
index 0c72dd601..99d429f95 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/classic3d.rs
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/classic3d.rs
@@ -136,11 +136,18 @@ pub(crate) fn draw_run(e: &mut Enc, run: &Run3d, canvas: &GpuImage) -> Option<Gp
     {
         return None;
     }
-    // Plane textures: the layer uploads (cached per buffer; bokeh depth of field is already in
-    // them).
+    // Plane textures: the layer uploads (cached per buffer), with bokeh depth of field blurred
+    // here when the plane has it.
     let mut texs: Vec<(GpuImage, [f64; 2])> = Vec::with_capacity(run.planes.len());
     for p in &run.planes {
-        texs.push((e.g.upload_buf(&p.buf)?, p.buf.offset));
+        let up = e.g.upload_buf(&p.buf)?;
+        match &p.dof {
+            Some(d) => {
+                let pad = d.pad as f64;
+                texs.push((crate::bokeh::apply(e, &up, d)?, [p.buf.offset[0] + pad, p.buf.offset[1] + pad]));
+            }
+            None => texs.push((up, p.buf.offset)),
+        }
     }
     let sizes: Vec<(u32, u32)> = texs.iter().map(|(t, _)| (t.width, t.height)).collect();
     let (aw, ah, pos) = pack(&sizes, e.g.max_dim)?;
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/context.rs b/crates/gpu/src/context.rs
index d6f388831..cb90fd9be 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/context.rs
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/context.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ const ENTRIES: &[&str] = &[
     "shadow_combine",
     "pointwise",
     "adjust_mix",
+    "bokeh_boost",
+    "bokeh_prefix",
+    "bokeh_gather",
 ];
 
 /// Entry points that also bind group 1 (four read-only storage buffers; see
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/lib.rs b/crates/gpu/src/lib.rs
index bf47e3c58..0e3eb0e09 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 //! egui-wgpu to draw.
 
 mod adv3d;
+mod bokeh;
 mod classic3d;
 mod context;
 mod effects;
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/shaders/kernels.wgsl b/crates/gpu/src/shaders/kernels.wgsl
index 443abcf9c..f471a86b8 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/shaders/kernels.wgsl
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/shaders/kernels.wgsl
@@ -844,3 +844,118 @@ fn adjust_mix(@builtin(global_invocation_id) gid: vec3<u32>) {
     let k = data[(gid.y * P.u[0].x + gid.x) * 4u + 3u] * P.f[0].x;
     textureStore(out, p, c + (a - c) * k);
 }
+
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------- Classic 3D bokeh depth of field
+// (render::three_d::bokeh: boost_highlights, row prefix sums, span gathers per blur level
+// blended by each pixel's radius.)
+
+// Highlight boost: f[0] = (gain, threshold, saturation).
+@compute @workgroup_size(16, 16)
+fn bokeh_boost(@builtin(global_invocation_id) gid: vec3<u32>) {
+    let dims = out_dims();
+    let p = vec2<i32>(gid.xy);
+    if (p.x >= dims.x || p.y >= dims.y) {
+        return;
+    }
+    var c = textureLoad(src, p, 0);
+    let gain = P.f[0].x;
+    let thr = clamp(P.f[0].y, 0.0, 1.0);
+    let satk = P.f[0].z;
+    if (c.w > 0.0 && gain > 0.0) {
+        let a = c.w;
+        let rgb = c.xyz / a;
+        let l = 0.2126 * rgb.x + 0.7152 * rgb.y + 0.0722 * rgb.z;
+        if (!(l < thr || (thr >= 1.0 && l < 1.0))) {
+            var over = 1.0;
+            if (thr < 1.0) {
+                over = clamp((l - thr) / (1.0 - thr), 0.0, 1.0);
+            }
+            let k = 1.0 + gain * 4.0 * max(over, 0.25);
+            let sat = 1.0 + satk;
+            let o = max(vec3<f32>(l) + (rgb - vec3<f32>(l)) * sat, vec3<f32>(0.0)) * k;
+            c = vec4<f32>(o * a, a);
+        }
+    }
+    textureStore(out, p, c);
+}
+
+// Row prefix sums: out is (w + 1) × h, out[x] = sum of src[0..x]. One invocation per row.
+@compute @workgroup_size(64, 1)
+fn bokeh_prefix(@builtin(global_invocation_id) gid: vec3<u32>) {
+    let dims = vec2<i32>(textureDimensions(src));
+    let y = i32(gid.x);
+    if (y >= dims.y) {
+        return;
+    }
+    var acc = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+    textureStore(out, vec2<i32>(0, y), acc);
+    for (var x = 0; x < dims.x; x = x + 1) {
+        acc = acc + textureLoad(src, vec2<i32>(x, y), 0);
+        textureStore(out, vec2<i32>(x + 1, y), acc);
+    }
+}
+
+fn bokeh_prefix_at(y: i32, t: f32) -> vec4<f32> {
+    let n = i32(textureDimensions(src).x) - 1;
+    if (t <= 0.0) {
+        return vec4<f32>(0.0);
+    }
+    if (t >= f32(n)) {
+        return textureLoad(src, vec2<i32>(n, y), 0);
+    }
+    let i = i32(floor(t));
+    let f = t - f32(i);
+    let a = textureLoad(src, vec2<i32>(i, y), 0);
+    let b = textureLoad(src, vec2<i32>(i + 1, y), 0);
+    return a + (b - a) * f;
+}
+
+// One blur level added into the accumulator `aux`: src = prefix sums; data = the radius map
+// (w·h) then spans (dy, x0, x1, weight). u[0] = (span offset, span count, level, levels),
+// u[1].x = 1 for the first level (no accumulator yet); f[0] = (1 / norm, lo, hi).
+@compute @workgroup_size(16, 16)
+fn bokeh_gather(@builtin(global_invocation_id) gid: vec3<u32>) {
+    let dims = out_dims();
+    let p = vec2<i32>(gid.xy);
+    if (p.x >= dims.x || p.y >= dims.y) {
+        return;
+    }
+    var acc = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+    if (P.u[1].x == 0u) {
+        acc = textureLoad(aux, p, 0);
+    }
+    let r = data[u32(p.y) * u32(dims.x) + u32(p.x)];
+    let k = P.u[0].z;
+    let n = P.u[0].w;
+    var wgt = 1.0;
+    if (n > 1u) {
+        let lo = P.f[0].y;
+        let hi = P.f[0].z;
+        let f = clamp((r - lo) / (hi - lo) * f32(n - 1u), 0.0, f32(n - 1u));
+        let kk = min(u32(floor(f)), n - 2u);
+        let t = f - f32(kk);
+        if (k == kk) {
+            wgt = 1.0 - t;
+        } else if (k == kk + 1u) {
+            wgt = t;
+        } else {
+            wgt = 0.0;
+        }
+    }
+    if (wgt > 0.0) {
+        var g = vec4<f32>(0.0);
+        let off = P.u[0].x;
+        for (var i = 0u; i < P.u[0].y; i = i + 1u) {
+            let s = off + i * 4u;
+            let sy = p.y + i32(data[s]);
+            if (sy < 0 || sy >= dims.y) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            let hi = bokeh_prefix_at(sy, f32(p.x) + data[s + 2u] + 0.5);
+            let lo = bokeh_prefix_at(sy, f32(p.x) + data[s + 1u] + 0.5);
+            g = g + (hi - lo) * data[s + 3u];
+        }
+        acc = acc + g * P.f[0].x * wgt;
+    }
+    textureStore(out, p, acc);
+}
diff --git a/crates/gpu/src/tests_3d.rs b/crates/gpu/src/tests_3d.rs
index f10368d20..e28ce3bf6 100644
--- a/crates/gpu/src/tests_3d.rs
+++ b/crates/gpu/src/tests_3d.rs
@@ -218,3 +218,69 @@ fn the_gpu_draws_classic_3d_runs_itself() {
     let d = crate::tests::diff(&cpu, &img, 1e-3);
     assert!(d.over * 200 <= d.total, "{d:?}");
 }
+
+/// Classic 3D bokeh depth of field runs on the GPU: iris shapes, highlights, fringe, Fast
+/// Rectangle and a tilted plane (progressive blur) match the CPU.
+#[test]
+fn bokeh_depth_of_field_runs_on_the_gpu() {
+    let cases: [(&str, &[(&str, Value)]); 4] = [
+        ("fast rectangle", &[]),
+        ("hexagon + highlights", &[("irisShape", Value::Enum(4)), ("irisRotation", n(15.0)), ("highlightGain", n(40.0)), ("highlightThreshold", n(150.0))]),
+        ("round + fringe", &[("irisShape", Value::Enum(6)), ("irisRoundness", n(60.0)), ("irisDiffractionFringe", n(80.0))]),
+        ("wide triangle", &[("irisShape", Value::Enum(1)), ("irisAspectRatio", n(2.0))]),
+    ];
+    for depth in [BitDepth::Bpc8, BitDepth::Bpc32] {
+        for (label, vals) in cases {
+            // The crossing planes are tilted (±35°): every plane blurs progressively.
+            let mut s = crossing(depth, BlendMode::Normal);
+            camera(&mut s, [80.0, 50.0, -220.0], Some((180.0, 40.0)));
+            for l in &mut s.p.comp_mut(s.cid).unwrap().layers {
+                if l.name == "Camera" {
+                    for (k, v) in vals {
+                        set(l, &format!("cameraOptions/{k}"), v.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            check(&format!("bokeh {label} {depth:?}"), compare_at(&s, opts(), Tick::ZERO), 0.005);
+            // The blur is the GPU's: the prepared planes carry it unapplied.
+            if depth == BitDepth::Bpc32
+                && let Some(g) = gpu()
+            {
+                let r = Renderer::new(&s.p, &Pattern, RenderOpts { backend: Backend::Gpu, ..opts() });
+                let ctx = r.eval_ctx(s.cid, Tick::ZERO).unwrap();
+                let run: Vec<_> = r.visible_layers(&ctx).into_iter().filter(|l| l.is_3d()).collect();
+                let prep = r.prepare_3d_run(&ctx, &run, (W, H)).unwrap();
+                assert!(prep.planes.iter().filter(|p| p.draw).all(|p| p.dof.is_some()), "{label}: depth of field deferred to the GPU");
+                let mut e = crate::context::Enc::new(g.context());
+                let canvas = e.image(W, H);
+                assert!(crate::classic3d::draw_run(&mut e, &prep, &canvas).is_some(), "{label}: drawn on the GPU");
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/// A 2D layer whose track matte is a 3D layer: the matte is drawn through the camera on the
+/// GPU walk as on the CPU.
+#[test]
+fn two_d_layer_with_a_three_d_track_matte() {
+    for depth in [BitDepth::Bpc8, BitDepth::Bpc32] {
+        for kind in [MatteKind::Alpha, MatteKind::Luma] {
+            let mut s = scene(depth);
+            let bg = s.solid([0.1, 0.12, 0.2], W, H);
+            s.push(bg);
+            let fill = s.footage(W, H);
+            let fid = s.push(fill);
+            // The matte: a solid turned in 3D, seen through a camera.
+            let m = three_d(s.solid([0.9, 0.9, 0.9], 70, 50), [80.0, 50.0, 30.0], 40.0);
+            let mid = s.push(m);
+            camera(&mut s, [40.0, 30.0, -200.0], None);
+            let layers = &mut s.p.comp_mut(s.cid).unwrap().layers;
+            let fi = layers.iter().position(|l| l.id == fid).unwrap();
+            layers[fi].track_matte = Some(TrackMatte { layer: mid, kind });
+            if let Some(ml) = layers.iter_mut().find(|l| l.id == mid) {
+                ml.switches.video = false;
+            }
+            check(&format!("3d matte {kind:?} {depth:?}"), compare_at(&s, opts(), Tick::ZERO), 0.005);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/render/src/lib.rs b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
index 6ede490bb..d590eaf97 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/lib.rs
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ pub struct Renderer<'a> {
     /// Switches inherited from the precomp layers this comp is rendered through (see
     /// [`RenderOpts::nested_switches`]): the worst quality and whether motion blur is allowed.
     pub(crate) inherited: Option<(Quality, bool)>,
+    /// Classic 3D depth of field is left to an accelerator ([`three_d::Plane3d::dof`]).
+    pub(crate) defer_dof: bool,
 }
 
 /// How a collapsed precomp's 3D layers are placed in the parent (see `Renderer::collapse_into`).
@@ -407,6 +409,7 @@ impl<'a> Renderer<'a> {
             opacity_mul: 1.0,
             collapse3d: None,
             inherited: None,
+            defer_dof: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -441,7 +444,7 @@ impl<'a> Renderer<'a> {
 
     /// A renderer for nested work (precomps, layers read by effects): one level deeper.
     fn nested(&self) -> Renderer<'a> {
-        Renderer { depth: self.depth + 1, outer: None, opacity_mul: 1.0, collapse3d: None, ..*self }
+        Renderer { depth: self.depth + 1, outer: None, opacity_mul: 1.0, collapse3d: None, defer_dof: false, ..*self }
     }
 
     /// The nested comp of a precomp layer whose transformations collapse into this comp: the
diff --git a/crates/render/src/three_d/bokeh.rs b/crates/render/src/three_d/bokeh.rs
index 0252ecb05..12bcbcf37 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/three_d/bokeh.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/three_d/bokeh.rs
@@ -190,21 +190,28 @@ pub fn boost_highlights(img: &mut Image, h: &Highlight) {
     });
 }
 
-/// Gather blur of a premultiplied image with a bokeh kernel of radius `r` (pixels). Pixels
-/// beyond the image are transparent.
-pub fn bokeh_blur(img: &Image, iris: &Iris, r: f64) -> Image {
+/// Weighted row-span kernels and their normalisation.
+pub type Kernels = (Vec<(f32, Vec<(i32, f64, f64)>)>, f32);
+
+/// The bokeh kernel of radius `r` as weighted row spans (see [`Iris::spans`]) and the sum of
+/// weights; `None` when the blur does nothing (radius below 0.3 px). Fast Rectangle is the box
+/// of the iris' width and height (one span per row covering whole pixels); the diffraction
+/// fringe adds the rim as the full iris minus a shrunken one. The GPU gathers with exactly these
+/// spans.
+pub fn kernel_spans(iris: &Iris, r: f64) -> Option<Kernels> {
     if r < 0.3 {
-        return img.clone();
+        return None;
     }
     if iris.sides == 0 {
-        // Fast Rectangle: a separable box of the iris' width and height.
         let a = iris.aspect.clamp(0.01, 100.0).sqrt();
-        let rx = (r * a).round().max(0.0) as usize;
-        let ry = (r / a).round().max(0.0) as usize;
-        return effectcraft_raster::box_blur(img, rx, ry, 1, false);
+        let rx = (r * a).round().max(0.0) as i32;
+        let ry = (r / a).round().max(0.0) as i32;
+        if rx == 0 && ry == 0 {
+            return None;
+        }
+        let spans = (-ry..=ry).map(|dy| (dy, -rx as f64 - 0.5, rx as f64 + 0.5)).collect();
+        return Some((vec![(1.0, spans)], ((2 * rx + 1) * (2 * ry + 1)) as f32));
     }
-    // The iris as row spans (prefix-sum gather: cost ∝ kernel height, not area). The
-    // diffraction fringe adds the rim: the full iris minus a shrunken one.
     let outer = iris.spans(r);
     let area = |sp: &[(i32, f64, f64)]| sp.iter().map(|s| (s.2 - s.1) as f32).sum::<f32>();
     let mut kernels = vec![(1.0f32, outer)];
@@ -216,25 +223,72 @@ pub fn bokeh_blur(img: &Image, iris: &Iris, r: f64) -> Image {
         kernels.push((-f, inner));
     }
     let norm: f32 = kernels.iter().map(|(wt, sp)| wt * area(sp)).sum();
-    if norm <= 0.0 {
+    (norm > 0.0).then_some((kernels, norm))
+}
+
+/// Gather blur of a premultiplied image with a bokeh kernel of radius `r` (pixels). Pixels
+/// beyond the image are transparent.
+pub fn bokeh_blur(img: &Image, iris: &Iris, r: f64) -> Image {
+    if r < 0.3 {
         return img.clone();
     }
-    span_gather(img, &kernels, norm)
+    if iris.sides == 0 {
+        // Fast Rectangle: a separable box of the iris' width and height (the same as its spans).
+        let a = iris.aspect.clamp(0.01, 100.0).sqrt();
+        let rx = (r * a).round().max(0.0) as usize;
+        let ry = (r / a).round().max(0.0) as usize;
+        return effectcraft_raster::box_blur(img, rx, ry, 1, false);
+    }
+    // The iris as row spans (prefix-sum gather: cost ∝ kernel height, not area).
+    match kernel_spans(iris, r) {
+        Some((kernels, norm)) => span_gather(img, &kernels, norm),
+        None => img.clone(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// The blur levels of a depth-varying blur ([`progressive_blur`]): `None` when nothing blurs,
+/// one level for a near-constant radius, else up to eight radii spanning the range.
+pub fn blur_levels(radius: &[f32]) -> Option<Vec<f32>> {
+    let (lo, hi) = radius.iter().fold((f32::INFINITY, 0.0f32), |(a, b), &r| (a.min(r), b.max(r)));
+    if !lo.is_finite() || hi < 0.3 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    if hi - lo < 0.75 {
+        return Some(vec![(lo + hi) * 0.5]);
+    }
+    let n = (((hi - lo) / 2.0).ceil() as usize + 1).clamp(2, 8);
+    Some((0..n).map(|i| lo + (hi - lo) * i as f32 / (n - 1) as f32).collect())
+}
+
+/// How much level `k` of `levels` contributes at radius `r` (the two levels bracketing `r`
+/// are blended linearly).
+pub fn level_weight(levels: &[f32], k: usize, r: f32) -> f32 {
+    let n = levels.len();
+    if n <= 1 {
+        return 1.0;
+    }
+    let (lo, hi) = (levels[0], levels[n - 1]);
+    let f = ((r - lo) / (hi - lo) * (n - 1) as f32).clamp(0.0, (n - 1) as f32);
+    let kk = (f.floor() as usize).min(n - 2);
+    let t = f - kk as f32;
+    if k == kk {
+        1.0 - t
+    } else if k == kk + 1 {
+        t
+    } else {
+        0.0
+    }
 }
 
 /// Depth-varying blur: `radius` gives each pixel's blur radius. The image is blurred at up to
 /// eight radii spanning the range and each pixel interpolates between the two levels around
 /// its own radius.
 pub fn progressive_blur(img: &Image, iris: &Iris, radius: &[f32]) -> Image {
-    let (lo, hi) = radius.iter().fold((f32::INFINITY, 0.0f32), |(a, b), &r| (a.min(r), b.max(r)));
-    if !lo.is_finite() || hi < 0.3 {
-        return img.clone();
+    let Some(levels) = blur_levels(radius) else { return img.clone() };
+    if levels.len() == 1 {
+        return bokeh_blur(img, iris, levels[0] as f64);
     }
-    if hi - lo < 0.75 {
-        return bokeh_blur(img, iris, ((lo + hi) * 0.5) as f64);
-    }
-    let n = (((hi - lo) / 2.0).ceil() as usize + 1).clamp(2, 8);
-    let levels: Vec<f32> = (0..n).map(|i| lo + (hi - lo) * i as f32 / (n - 1) as f32).collect();
+    let (lo, hi, n) = (levels[0], levels[levels.len() - 1], levels.len());
     let blurred: Vec<Image> = levels.par_iter().map(|&r| bokeh_blur(img, iris, r as f64)).collect();
     let mut out = Image::new(img.width, img.height);
     out.data.par_iter_mut().enumerate().for_each(|(i, o)| {
diff --git a/crates/render/src/three_d/compose.rs b/crates/render/src/three_d/compose.rs
index 25755a474..dd28816ed 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/three_d/compose.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/three_d/compose.rs
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ pub(crate) struct Item<'a> {
     winv: Mat4,
     bounds: [f64; 4],
     bbox: [i64; 4],
+    /// Depth of field left to an accelerator (`buf` is then unblurred and unpadded).
+    dof: Option<PlaneDof>,
+}
+
+/// Depth of field of a plane for an accelerator to apply ([`Plane3d::dof`]): pad the buffer by
+/// `pad` transparent pixels, boost its highlights, then blur it at each of `levels` with
+/// [`super::bokeh::kernel_spans`] and blend the levels by each pixel's `radius` (padded buffer
+/// pixels, row-major) with [`super::bokeh::level_weight`] — what the CPU's depth of field does.
+#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+pub struct PlaneDof {
+    pub pad: u32,
+    pub iris: super::bokeh::Iris,
+    pub highlight: super::bokeh::Highlight,
+    pub radius: Arc<Vec<f32>>,
+    pub levels: Vec<f32>,
 }
 
 impl Item<'_> {
@@ -216,10 +231,20 @@ fn prepare_with<'a>(
     let world = outer * ctx.world_matrix(layer) * local;
     // Depth of field: a bokeh blur by each buffer pixel's circle of confusion (constant for a
     // layer facing the camera, progressive for a tilted one).
+    let mut plane_dof = None;
+    let mut bounds = buf_bounds(&buf);
     if let Some(dof) = cam.dof.filter(|_| !ctx.comp.draft_3d && !r.opts.draft) {
-        buf = dof_blur(&cam, &dof, world, buf);
+        if r.defer_dof {
+            // An accelerator blurs: hand it the radius map of the padded buffer.
+            if let Some((pd, padded_bounds)) = dof_plan(&cam, &dof, world, &buf) {
+                plane_dof = Some(pd);
+                bounds = padded_bounds;
+            }
+        } else {
+            buf = dof_blur(&cam, &dof, world, buf);
+            bounds = buf_bounds(&buf);
+        }
     }
-    let bounds = buf_bounds(&buf);
     let n = if in_run { mb_samples(r, ctx, layer) } else { 1 };
     let geos: Vec<Geo> = if n <= 1 {
         geo(&cam, world, bounds, comp, s, out).into_iter().collect()
@@ -258,16 +283,20 @@ fn prepare_with<'a>(
         winv: world.inverse().unwrap_or(Mat4::IDENTITY),
         bounds,
         bbox,
+        dof: plane_dof,
     })
 }
 
 /// Blur radius (buffer pixels) of every buffer pixel of a plane at `world` (layer → world), from
 /// its camera depth: the circle of confusion over the on-screen size of one layer pixel there.
 fn dof_radii(cam: &CameraState, dof: &super::camera::Dof, world: Mat4, buf: &Buf) -> Vec<f32> {
-    let s = buf.scale.max(1e-9);
+    dof_radii_at(cam, dof, world, (buf.img.width as usize, buf.img.height as usize), buf.offset, buf.scale)
+}
+
+fn dof_radii_at(cam: &CameraState, dof: &super::camera::Dof, world: Mat4, (w, h): (usize, usize), offset: [f64; 2], scale: f64) -> Vec<f32> {
+    let s = scale.max(1e-9);
     let sx = world.apply_vec(vec3(1.0, 0.0, 0.0)).length().max(1e-9);
-    let (w, h) = (buf.img.width as usize, buf.img.height as usize);
-    let at = |x: f64, y: f64| cam.depth(world.apply(vec3((x - buf.offset[0]) / s, (y - buf.offset[1]) / s, 0.0)));
+    let at = |x: f64, y: f64| cam.depth(world.apply(vec3((x - offset[0]) / s, (y - offset[1]) / s, 0.0)));
     // Camera depth is affine across a plane.
     let z0 = at(0.5, 0.5);
     let (zx, zy) = (at(1.5, 0.5) - z0, at(0.5, 1.5) - z0);
@@ -285,6 +314,30 @@ fn dof_radii(cam: &CameraState, dof: &super::camera::Dof, world: Mat4, buf: &Buf
     out
 }
 
+/// The padding [`dof_blur`] gives a buffer whose largest blur radius is `rmax`.
+fn dof_pad(dof: &super::camera::Dof, rmax: f64) -> u32 {
+    let a = dof.iris.aspect.clamp(0.01, 100.0).sqrt().max(1.0 / dof.iris.aspect.clamp(0.01, 100.0).sqrt());
+    (rmax * a).ceil() as u32 + 2
+}
+
+/// [`dof_blur`] planned for an accelerator: the padding, radius map and levels, and the padded
+/// buffer's layer-space bounds. `None` when nothing blurs.
+fn dof_plan(cam: &CameraState, dof: &super::camera::Dof, world: Mat4, buf: &Buf) -> Option<(PlaneDof, [f64; 4])> {
+    let radii = dof_radii(cam, dof, world, buf);
+    let rmax = radii.iter().copied().fold(0.0f32, f32::max) as f64;
+    if rmax <= 0.3 {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let pad = dof_pad(dof, rmax);
+    let (w, h) = (buf.img.width as usize + 2 * pad as usize, buf.img.height as usize + 2 * pad as usize);
+    let offset = [buf.offset[0] + pad as f64, buf.offset[1] + pad as f64];
+    let radius = dof_radii_at(cam, dof, world, (w, h), offset, buf.scale);
+    let levels = super::bokeh::blur_levels(&radius)?;
+    let s = buf.scale.max(1e-9);
+    let bounds = [-offset[0] / s, -offset[1] / s, (w as f64 - offset[0]) / s, (h as f64 - offset[1]) / s];
+    Some((PlaneDof { pad, iris: dof.iris, highlight: dof.highlight, radius: Arc::new(radius), levels }, bounds))
+}
+
 /// Depth of field for one plane: highlights boosted, then a bokeh-shaped blur by depth.
 fn dof_blur(cam: &CameraState, dof: &super::camera::Dof, world: Mat4, buf: Arc<Buf>) -> Arc<Buf> {
     let radii = dof_radii(cam, dof, world, &buf);
@@ -292,8 +345,7 @@ fn dof_blur(cam: &CameraState, dof: &super::camera::Dof, world: Mat4, buf: Arc<B
     if rmax <= 0.3 {
         return buf;
     }
-    let a = dof.iris.aspect.clamp(0.01, 100.0).sqrt().max(1.0 / dof.iris.aspect.clamp(0.01, 100.0).sqrt());
-    let pad = (rmax * a).ceil() as u32 + 2;
+    let pad = dof_pad(dof, rmax);
     let mut padded = buf.img.padded(pad);
     super::bokeh::boost_highlights(&mut padded, &dof.highlight);
     let pbuf = Buf { img: padded, offset: [buf.offset[0] + pad as f64, buf.offset[1] + pad as f64], scale: buf.scale };
@@ -664,8 +716,11 @@ pub struct Run3d {
 /// One plane of a [`Run3d`].
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Plane3d {
-    /// The layer buffer (blending space; depth of field already applied).
+    /// The layer buffer (blending space; depth of field already applied unless `dof` is set).
     pub buf: Arc<Buf>,
+    /// Depth of field for the accelerator to apply to `buf` (`bounds` are then the padded
+    /// buffer's).
+    pub dof: Option<PlaneDof>,
     pub bicubic: bool,
     /// One per motion-blur sub-sample (equal weights).
     pub geos: Vec<Geo>,
@@ -695,7 +750,9 @@ pub(crate) fn gpu_run(r: &Renderer, ctx: &EvalCtx, run: &[&Layer], out: (u32, u3
     if ctx.comp.renderer == effectcraft_project::Renderer::Advanced3D && r.collapse3d.is_none() {
         return None;
     }
-    let g = gather(r, ctx, run, out);
+    // Depth of field is left to the accelerator (its blur runs where the planes are drawn).
+    let rd = Renderer { defer_dof: true, ..*r };
+    let g = gather(&rd, ctx, run, out);
     let planes: Vec<Plane3d> = g
         .items
         .into_iter()
@@ -704,6 +761,7 @@ pub(crate) fn gpu_run(r: &Renderer, ctx: &EvalCtx, run: &[&Layer], out: (u32, u3
             layer_id: it.layer.id.0 as u32,
             mode: it.layer.blend_mode,
             buf: it.buf,
+            dof: it.dof,
             bicubic: it.bicubic,
             geos: it.geos,
             mat: it.mat,
diff --git a/crates/render/src/three_d/mod.rs b/crates/render/src/three_d/mod.rs
index b880cdcdc..80d5dd19d 100644
--- a/crates/render/src/three_d/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/render/src/three_d/mod.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ mod tests;
 mod tests_orient;
 
 pub use camera::{CameraState, Dof, Rig, View3D, ViewCam, Views3D, active_camera, default_camera, default_view_cam};
-pub use compose::{Geo as PlaneGeo, Plane3d, Run3d};
+pub use compose::{Geo as PlaneGeo, Plane3d, PlaneDof, Run3d};
 pub use light::{LightState, Material, lights_at};
 
 use effectcraft_geom::Mat3;