diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files b/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files
index 7cd7633870..6e43c1045f 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/ci/licenses_golden/excluded_files
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@
 ../../../flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/pipeline_cache_data_vk_unittests.cc
 ../../../flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_builder_vk_unittests.cc
 ../../../flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_cache_unittests.cc
+../../../flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk_unittests.cc
 ../../../flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/resource_manager_vk_unittests.cc
 ../../../flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain/README.md
 ../../../flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/swapchain/khr/README.md
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/BUILD.gn b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/BUILD.gn
index 43b15f40dc..6e8b85e9f6 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/BUILD.gn
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/BUILD.gn
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ impeller_component("vulkan_unittests") {
     "pipeline_cache_data_vk_unittests.cc",
     "render_pass_builder_vk_unittests.cc",
     "render_pass_cache_unittests.cc",
+    "render_pass_vk_unittests.cc",
     "resource_manager_vk_unittests.cc",
     "test/gpu_tracer_unittests.cc",
     "test/mock_vulkan.cc",
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.cc
index f946cf3571..a770765a79 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.cc
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.cc
@@ -340,6 +340,10 @@ void RenderPassVK::SetCommandLabel(std::string_view label) {
 
 // |RenderPass|
 void RenderPassVK::SetStencilReference(uint32_t value) {
+  if (current_stencil_ == value) {
+    return;
+  }
+  current_stencil_ = value;
   command_buffer_vk_.setStencilReference(
       vk::StencilFaceFlagBits::eVkStencilFrontAndBack, value);
 }
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.h b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.h
index 80d6d93f0c..bc921f1077 100644
--- a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.h
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class RenderPassVK final : public RenderPass {
   vk::CommandBuffer command_buffer_vk_;
   std::shared_ptr<Texture> color_image_vk_;
   std::shared_ptr<Texture> resolve_image_vk_;
+  uint32_t current_stencil_ = 0;
 
   // Per-command state.
   std::array<vk::DescriptorImageInfo, kMaxBindings> image_workspace_;
diff --git a/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk_unittests.cc b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk_unittests.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e692f51beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/src/flutter/impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk_unittests.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// Copyright 2013 The Flutter Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "flutter/testing/testing.h"  // IWYU pragma: keep
+#include "gtest/gtest.h"
+#include "impeller/core/formats.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_builder_vk.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/render_pass_vk.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/backend/vulkan/test/mock_vulkan.h"
+#include "impeller/renderer/render_target.h"
+#include "vulkan/vulkan_enums.hpp"
+
+namespace impeller {
+namespace testing {
+
+TEST(RenderPassVK, DoesNotRedundantlySetStencil) {
+  std::shared_ptr<ContextVK> context = MockVulkanContextBuilder().Build();
+  std::shared_ptr<Context> copy = context;
+  auto cmd_buffer = context->CreateCommandBuffer();
+
+  RenderTargetAllocator allocator(context->GetResourceAllocator());
+  RenderTarget target = allocator.CreateOffscreenMSAA(*copy.get(), {1, 1}, 1);
+
+  std::shared_ptr<RenderPass> render_pass =
+      cmd_buffer->CreateRenderPass(target);
+
+  // Stencil reference set once at buffer start.
+  auto called_functions = GetMockVulkanFunctions(context->GetDevice());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::count(called_functions->begin(), called_functions->end(),
+                       "vkCmdSetStencilReference"),
+            1);
+
+  // Duplicate stencil ref is not replaced.
+  render_pass->SetStencilReference(0);
+  render_pass->SetStencilReference(0);
+  render_pass->SetStencilReference(0);
+
+  called_functions = GetMockVulkanFunctions(context->GetDevice());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::count(called_functions->begin(), called_functions->end(),
+                       "vkCmdSetStencilReference"),
+            1);
+
+  // Different stencil value is updated.
+  render_pass->SetStencilReference(1);
+  called_functions = GetMockVulkanFunctions(context->GetDevice());
+  EXPECT_EQ(std::count(called_functions->begin(), called_functions->end(),
+                       "vkCmdSetStencilReference"),
+            2);
+}
+
+}  // namespace testing
+}  // namespace impeller