diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
index 0207863cd98f53..563edd3a9f527b 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_2d.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ impl Node for MainPass2dNode {
             .get_manual(world, view_entity)
             .expect("view entity should exist");
 
+        if transparent_phase.items.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let pass_descriptor = RenderPassDescriptor {
             label: Some("main_pass_2d"),
             color_attachments: &[target.get_color_attachment(Operations {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_3d.rs b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_3d.rs
index 28841e8acbfd40..bd2ab599c4998a 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_3d.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_core_pipeline/src/main_pass_3d.rs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl Node for MainPass3dNode {
                 Err(_) => return Ok(()), // No window
             };
 
-        {
+        if !opaque_phase.items.is_empty() {
             // Run the opaque pass, sorted front-to-back
             // NOTE: Scoped to drop the mutable borrow of render_context
             #[cfg(feature = "trace")]
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ impl Node for MainPass3dNode {
             }
         }
 
-        {
+        if !alpha_mask_phase.items.is_empty() {
             // Run the alpha mask pass, sorted front-to-back
             // NOTE: Scoped to drop the mutable borrow of render_context
             #[cfg(feature = "trace")]
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ impl Node for MainPass3dNode {
             }
         }
 
-        {
+        if !transparent_phase.items.is_empty() {
             // Run the transparent pass, sorted back-to-front
             // NOTE: Scoped to drop the mutable borrow of render_context
             #[cfg(feature = "trace")]
diff --git a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
index d3fafd0e018d17..9fc57c640d4f91 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_pbr/src/render/light.rs
@@ -1439,6 +1439,11 @@ impl Node for ShadowPassNode {
                     .view_light_query
                     .get_manual(world, view_light_entity)
                     .unwrap();
+
+                if shadow_phase.items.is_empty() {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 let pass_descriptor = RenderPassDescriptor {
                     label: Some(&view_light.pass_name),
                     color_attachments: &[],
diff --git a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
index dd7c8fd31a60ec..ccaa880e14a7e3 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ui/src/render/render_pass.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ impl Node for UiPassNode {
             .query
             .get_manual(world, view_entity)
             .expect("view entity should exist");
+
+        if transparent_phase.items.is_empty() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+
         let pass_descriptor = RenderPassDescriptor {
             label: Some("ui_pass"),
             color_attachments: &[RenderPassColorAttachment {